Audio/Video

Elan’s Aton division plans June availability of an in-wall touchpad to control its DLA series of speaker-level audio “routers,” promoted as bringing RF and...

iPod docks that attach to A/V receivers and home stereo systems are surging in popularity, garnering an attachment rate of 35 to 40 percent...

In custom “rack” systems, Sony added home-control technology for the first time to a prepackaged NHS-series custom-installed home theater/multiroom-audio “rack system.” The NHS-130C system...

NuVision, based in Scottsdale, Ariz., continues to roll out its Lucidium line of “integration friendly” LCD TVs by adding a range of small screen...

A multitude of sound-track formats, including losslessly compressed Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master sound tracks, have been appearing on Blu-ray and HD DVD...

Sangean America, which launched its first one-piece tabletop Internet radio last November at a $279 street price, plans in two to three months to...

Sony launched its first single-speaker bar-style virtual-surround system at International CES, where the company also launched its first iPod-docking stereo systems. The iPod-docking stereo...

A growing selection of compact shelf systems and home theater in a box (HTiB) systems unveiled at International CES connect to a new generation...

Soon after shipping the industry’s first home theater in a box (HTiB) system with Blu-ray Disc player in December, Samsung went to International CES...

Although rear-projection TV systems have suffered from recent high-profile defections, Texas Instruments used International CES to keep its Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology vital...

Hewlett-Packard unveiled at International CES a wireless digital media receiver (DMR) that will give any TV the ability to connect via wired or wireless...

The trilogy of high-end video projector brands Planar/Runco/Vidikron that are now under the direction of Planar used the recent International CES to unveil several...

ViewSonic introduced at International CES a range of new HDTVs and PC monitors including 1080p LCD TVs, desktop LCD and back-lit LED monitors and...

North American Digital Television Sales Forecasts Sales By Display Type

Speaker maker Bowers & Wilkins unveiled a wireless 5.1-channel home theater system targeted to retail at a tentative $15,000 to $18,000 when it ships...

Powerline communication (PLC) and wireless technologies of many stripes appeared at International CES in consumer products and in chipsets, either to replace wired cables...

Installers can’t deny it any longer; installer-level custom install revenues aren’t growing as rapidly these days, thanks to two consecutive years of the sharpest...

More wired and wireless audio-network devices turning up here at International CES let music follow consumers as they roam around the house. Many of...

Pioneer’s quartet of new mainstream-series A/V receivers (AVR) is singing at International CES. They include the first mainstream-series AVR, the $599-suggested VSX-1018AH, with embedded...

Now with hardware manufacturers cutting prices and Web-enabled extra content either available or soon on the way for both formats, the feuding HD disc...

TWICE: How are installers responding to the market’s challenges? Mike Hench, The Edge Group: Some dealers are joining forces, and some are more aggressively...

Camcorder makers are focusing on high definition and solid state recording, particularly to flash memory, at International CES. Though DVD camcorders have reached near...

By Feb. 17, 2009, all full-power television stations will shut down their analog transmitters and become 100 percent digital, and the millions of American...

Scores of home audio products on display at January’s CES will demonstrate the industry’s embrace of new music sources and recognition of change in...

Pinnacle Systems launched its first wireless digital media adapter (DMA) with universal plug-and-play A/V (UPnP A/V) capability to connect automatically with UPnP-equipped PCs and...

An IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) working group has developed a powerline-network standard that will enable the incompatible Home Plug and Panasonic...

Far from declaring a stalemate in the high-definition disc format war as Sony’s CEO Howard Stringer recently did, Walt Disney Home Entertainment president Bob...

Samsung confirmed it has dropped a planned midtier Blu-ray Disc player from its forthcoming next-generation line, simplifying its assortment to the BD-P1400 and BD-UP5000...

Planar Systems introduced under its Runco brand its first flat-panel LCD display designed specifically for outdoor use. The 42-inch WP-42HD is part of the...

The fledgling tabletop Internet radio market will gain another competitor with the mid-November shipment of Sangean’s first model, which will retail for about $299....

A wireless 5.1-channel surround-sound system from SoundOn will be available in the fourth quarter and will be followed in 2008 by wireless PC speakers,...

Speaker suppliers have introduced new cabinet speakers for the fall, many of them designed for on-wall use next to flat-panel TVs, while others are...

Klipsch is launching the most expensive speaker pair in its history and a new series of thin-cabinet home theater speakers intended to complement flat-panel...

NHT borrowed components from its pro audio line to build its highest performance home theater speaker system at a suggested $45,000. The NHT Pro...

Qsonix launched the next version of its music-management system, adding additional zones and more storage capacity. The Q110 offers four-zone output, up from its...

Architectural speakers compatible with NetStreams IP-based multiroom-A/V systems have been available only from Polk, but Triad and Sonance plan to follow. In 2006, Polk...

Custom install suppliers cooked up some new ways to serve mankind’s desire to consume music and movies. The ingredients in their cookbooks, opened during...

NetStreams unveiled a pair of devices that deliver home theater surround sound directly to amplified, IP-addressable architectural speakers installed in the main home theater...

New Medium Enterprises (NME) attended the recent CEDIA Expo to brief dealers and the press on its new low-cost red-laser high-definition optical disc format...

Denver — Looking to stay competitive with LG’s recently announced second -generation dual-format HD disc player and other premium Blu-ray players, Samsung is announced...

Denver — Sharp used a pre-CEDIA press conference Wednesday to take the wraps off of its first Blu-ray Disc player for the U.S. market....

DENVER — More multiroom-audio and multiroom-A/V systems are using fewer boxes to distribute music and video to multiple rooms of the house. Exhibitors at...