How Stacking Projectors for Passive 3D CAN Work
by John Sciacca There was a blog post on our site a few weeks ago titled, “ Four Reasons to...
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by John Sciacca There was a blog post on our site a few weeks ago titled, “ Four Reasons to...
By David Rodarte I’m sure you’ve heard about “strength in numbers,” and that “two heads are better than one.” Chances...
by John Sciacca Outside of control companies like Crestron, Control4 and even Lutron where dealers are required to attend training to...
by Derek Dellinger dnp denmark has helped to push the potential of front projection technology with their Supernova...
By Lindsey Snyder Meridian recently opened an East Coast showroom in New York City, which boasts a brand new, state-of-the-art theater...
Here’s what I know about the bizarre turn of events for the Russound-owned Colorado vNet brand. Last week a Colorado vNet customer leaked...
by Dave Tkachuk Ira Friedman’s thoughtful analysis in Residential Systems -- “ Will You Design or Build? ”...
After 41 years of walking this earth, I’ve come to learn a few things about myself. Deep, soul-searching things that come to define...
Editor’s Note: When my industry friend (she pitches me stories on her clients’ installations and sends me press releases about cool...
At first thought, the idea of utilizing two projectors to generate a 3D image seems like a very logical approach. After all, standard...
The CI business is all about the personal touch. To get the job done right, you have to take the time to get...
One of the least kept secrets that came out this January was the Verizon announcement about acquiring Apple’s iPhone for their users. Of...
To be fair, SIM2 USA VP Alberto Fabiano’s actual words were, “I am no Sam Runco,” after noting how many dealers still cite...
Think back to the last time you searched for a local product or service. Did you grab a newspaper and scan the ads,...
Perhaps hidden in the commotion that is CES were two relatively important stories directly affecting the CEDIA channel. The first news was that...
Much like my previous experience of Landing the Great, White Whale, this has been an evolving tale. A trilogy if you will. (Don’t...
If you want to know what was said at the CES launch party for DIY Network's upcoming Hollywood Hi-Tech--"the first TV show devoted...
For me, with my custom installation glasses focused in a different direction, last week’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was more important as...
TV manufacturers have already decided that 3D TV is going to be the next big thing, and that, oh yes, so help me...
ELAN has been through a lot over the past year and a half. After weathering its parent company Nortek’s major financial reorganization in 2009,...
Call me Sciacca-mael… Some years ago--never mind how long precisely--OK, it was yesterday to be exact---having little or no money in...
The Internet has changed everything, making the world a smaller and far more accessible place. You can become an expert on any subject...
While Black Friday is the end-all, be-all shopping day for nearly every major retailer in the Western world, it is a total non-event...
Back before I boarded this leg of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride and became a custom installer, I was a golf professional. (There is...
I did a major car trash clean-up the other day, and I stumbled across a dusty old binder in my trunk. It was...
I chatted last week with Fred McNickle, director of sales and marketing for THX Video Technology, about the upcoming THX hands-on Video Certification Workshop,...
To salt one's game: To publically insult or demean someone even if it's unintentional, especially when they're around someone they're...
If you’re a Control4 dealer – as I am – you received an e-mail earlier this week from Glen Mella, company president and...
Remember those crazy deals that you’d hear about back in the Reagan-licious 1980s where European countries were apparently so starving for the U.S....
Philips recently announced that it is closing the doors on its Pronto remote control division. Distributors will be able to place...
There are many reasons that people attend the annual CEDIA EXPO event, but one of the main additions to to the convention in...
“I believe I have something to say. Or rather, I have something to say that I believe in. My father once...
The world’s largest technology distributor, Ingram Micro Inc., owners of CE distribution powerhouses AVAD and DBL Distributing, hosted a vendor expo for customers...
CEDIA EXPO 2010 may have come and gone but there are still many CEDIA University training opportunities remaining for 2010, including a lighting...
Well, it’s been over six months since I postulated that iPod – with it’s cheap-cheap 160 Gig drive, incredibly-easy-to-manage-your-library iTunes software...
With the current addition of Comcast’s new Digital Adapter (DTA) remote controls, the anger and complexity about this service provider has tripled. Everyone...
You might be surprised to find out that a large portion of my job at Custom Theater and Audio is surprisingly UN-blogging related....