Audio/Video

In the beginning there was the dumb set-top box (STB). Its sole function was to unscramble 30-40 channels of analog cable TV signals to...

Faroudja, the developer of home and professional video-enhancing technologies, used CEDIA to announce a series of new video display packages designed to simplify the...

ViewSonic used the recent CEDIA Expo to unveil its first 16:9 widescreen LCD multimedia display for dual use as a digital TV and PC...

S² Technologies, which handles the Luce TV brand for the custom home theater specialty market, has launched a more mainstream brand of flat-panel TVs...

Pioneer expects to be the first supplier offering an industry-standard 1394 connection between a DVD-Audio player and a receiver, the company said during the...

The first AM/FM radios that use software to tune into stations will dramatically enhance reception of analog broadcasts and will be in stores in...

Pine Brook, N.J. — Denon has expanded its sales every year since 1996 and is poised to increase sales once again for the fiscal...

Panasonic used CEDIA to unveil its second-generation HD-level DLP rear-projection monitor, and an ultra high-end 3-chip DLP front projector. The PT-52DL52 52W-inch rear-projection DLP...

Sim2 Seleco traveled to CEDIA to introduce its first rear-projection monitors for the U.S. market. The two models are part of the company’s new...

Toshiba America Consumer Products announced that it had added home theater front projectors to its product portfolio, taking over the CEDIA distribution for the...

Some customary and uncustomary products turned up here at CEDIA’s just completed custom-install show. The customary products, which require installation, included new distributed-audio systems...

SpeakerCraft introduced its second distributed-audio keypad system, an upgraded line of pivoting in-ceiling speakers, its first digital (Class D) distributed-audio amp, and its first...

High-end home theater manufacturer TAW used CEDIA to introduce a high-performance LCoS front projector and a new video processor in its “Rock” series. The...

Runco formally unveiled a pair of DLP front projectors at CEDIA Expo. Model VX-5000c, shipping now at a $26,995 suggested retail price, is a...

Video projector manufacturer InFocus used CEDIA Expo to unveil its second DLP projector slated for consumer home theater applications. The ScreenPlay 7200 incorporates Texas...

More companies plan to unveil their first combination SACD/DVD-AV players during the CEDIA Expo, but others will remain firmly in one format camp or...

Precision CRT video projectors, new plasma display panels and DVD recorders are among some of the hotter video items slated to debut at this...

Xitel, a 26-year-old OEM supplier to the PC and telecom industries, has launched its first branded consumer product, a bridge that delivers downloaded or...

The custom-installation industry withstood assaults from an extended bear market, the dot-com implosion, a slow-growth economy and terrorism to begin a turnaround in recent...

In the days leading up to federal regulatory decisions on the proposed merger of satellite providers GM Hughes (including DirecTV, PanAmSat and Hughes Network...

Headphone CD players that play MP3- and WMA-encoded CDs will be available in the fourth quarter at less than $50 because of a new...

The declining cost of memory is driving down prices and raising the capacity of Internet audio portables that use flash memory and hard drives...

“It was a case of a product winning in its price point. It was an obvious choice,” said Myer-Emco VP Gary Yacoubian, referring to...

Despite the hype over HDTV quality that permeates retail showrooms, an Enhanced Definition TV (EDTV) level display —Panasonic’s PT-42PD3-P — was one of the...

Two-year-old Tivoli Audio is expanding into new markets with the launch of its first clock radio and its first battery-operated portable radio. The Boston-based...

NHT will follow up the launch of its eight Evolution speakers with sonically matching on-walls for rear and side channels, a restructured architectural series,...

EchoStar announced it will add IEEE 1394 digital connectors to next-generation set-top decoder boxes, using VividLogic’s FireBus Home Entertainment Infrastructure. VividLogic’s FireBus software will...

Pinnacle Systems officially announced at PC Expo that Version 8 of its popular Studio AV consumer video editing suite will be available in August...

Canton plans to celebrate its 30th birthday by launching a pair of reference speakers and by reworking its marketing message to balance the brand’s...

Epson America used the professional video display show Infocomm here to announce its “first-ever home theater” video projector — the PowerLite TW-100. The projector...

Samsung said it has launched a $5 million national advertising campaign for its comprehensive flat-panel TV products, which include both plasma display panels and...

Advertised Internet Audio Portable Prices April 2002

e.Digital plans July 1 shipments of a trio of Internet audio portables, one of which rips directly from a CD player without a PC...

McIntosh’s first DVD-Audio/Video player and new SACD/DVD-Video players from Philips are in development, the companies said during the recent Home Entertainment 2002 show here....

Four new receivers, a pair of custom-oriented multichannel amps, and a DVD player are due from NAD in coming months, said sales director Steve...

M&K expanded its Xenon speaker series by increasing the number of LCR SKUs to three from one and adding a tripole surround. The series...

Tannoy brought supertweeter-equipped speakers to lower price points with the launch of the Eyris series, designed for use with DVD-Audio and SACD players. The...

Vendors set up table-top displays during PARA’s recent conference to talk up new products and programs. Here’s what some of the suppliers highlighted: Bryston:...

Pinnacle Systems unveiled its latest video editing suite called the Pinnacle Edition Creative Collection, which targets advanced home level users and prosumers. Pinnacle said...

Fujitsu said it has amended its warranty for all Plasmavision SlimScreen plasma display monitors, excluding coverage from unauthorized retailers and resellers, particularly those using...

The digital television transition is likely to take “a very long time” with or without the support of cable TV, announced Robert Sachs, National...

Sonance has expanded and upgraded its architectural speaker selection with the introduction of more in-wall/in-ceiling woofers and an upgraded entry-level C series. The company...