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Austere and Harman Partner to Pair Austere Cables with the Harman Family of Audio Products
Austere brings sophistication and style to discerning Harman consumers looking for pinnacle performance in home audio.
HDMI
The Wire - Press Releases
Vanco International Announces Four New HDMI Distribution Solutions
Vanco International LLC, an industry leader in AV distribution and electronic accessory products, today announces the addition of four new products in the Evolution...
Sponsored
Make Sure HDMI Products Are Licensed And Certified
Sales of consumer electronics grew sharply last year, and 2021 is shaping up to be a banner year as well. Enabled with HDMI®...
Audio
Metra Home Theater Group Changes Its Name To MetraAV
With growth in resimercial business, company expands company to also Include commercial integration products
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Vanco International Introduces Two New Fiber HDMI Extenders
The new Evolution HDMI fiber extenders support multiple methods of control and extend 4K HDR resolutions to extreme distances
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Austere Expands Sales Footprint of its Critically-Acclaimed Home Theater Accessories with O’Rourke Sales Company Partnership
Austere and O’Rourke Sales Company, a national wholesale distributor with more than 55 years of distribution expertise in consumer electronics, today announced that they...
Sponsored
HDMI 2.1 Products Will Drive Home Entertainment Sales This Holiday Season
Home entertainment products with HDMI® 2.1-enabled features hit the market this year and in particular are ready for the holiday buying season. Now is...
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BenQ Expands InstaShow Wireless Presentation System With InstaShow S Model for Conference Rooms
The New WDC20 Securely Displays Four Screens Simultaneously at 4K Resolution From Any HDMI Device Without Software, Apps, or Network Access COSTA MESA, Calif....
CES
New Mandatory HDMI Cable Certification Assures HDMI 2.1, 8K Support
At its CES 2020 press conference Monday morning, the HDMI Forum and the HDMI Licensing Administrator (HDMI LA) announced a mandatory certification program for...
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Vanco International Invites Distributors and Integrators to Webinar on New Evolution EVO-IP HDMI Over IP System
Batavia, IL – October 17, 2018 – Vanco International LLC, an industry leader in AV distribution and electronic accessory products, invites distributors and integrators...
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Vanco International Announces Updates to Popular EVO-IP HDMI over IP System for Commercial AV Market
InfoComm 2018 – Las Vegas, NV – June 6 – 8, 2018 – Vanco International LLC, an industry leader in AV distribution and electronic...
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Vanco International Adds Patented 4K HDMI Extender to Evolution Brand
Batavia, IL – May 16, 2018 – Vanco International LLC, an industry leader in AV distribution and electronic accessory products, is pleased to announce...
The Wire - Press Releases
InFocus Introduces SimpleShare Wireless Presentation Solutions
Portland, OR – May 3, 2018 — InFocus Corporation (www.infocus.com), a leading provider of display wall solutions for collaboration and learning, announces SimpleShare, a...
news
How HDMI 2.1 Will Change Video’s Future
Last week’s announcement of the forthcoming HDMI 2.1 standard was delivered with a certain shock factor to the audiovisual community, both for its remarkable...
news
CES 2017: HDMI Forum Releases New Spec
HDMI Forum today announced the upcoming release of Version 2.1 of the HDMI specification, designed for higher video resolution, refresh rate and increased bandwidth....
Audio
Yamaha’s New All-In-One Soundbar Tagged At $200
Yamaha announced its new all-in-one soundbar, the ultra-slim YAS-106. The soundbar provides a virtual surround-sound experience from Dolby Digital and DTS multichannel soundtracks through...
Audio
High-Res, Wireless Key To Sony Home-Audio Launch
Wireless multiroom audio, high-resolution audio, and high dynamic range (HDR)-capable HDMI 2.0a connections are the anchors in Sony’s 2016 home-audio lineup. New products include...
Audio
Emotiva Prepares For Big Year With BasX, Other Audio Products
It’s turning out to be a big product year for Emotiva Audio, the high-performance component-audio supplier that sells direct to consumers and through retailers....
Audio
Low-Price Denon AVRs Ready For 4K HDR, Dolby Atmos, DTS:X
Denon continues to offer a full suite of capabilities to integrate its latest two S-series audio/video receivers with current and next-generation 4K Ultra HD...
Accessories
What You Need To Know About USB Type-C Connectors
TWICE sister publication Residential Systems breaks down the who, why and what you need to know about this new connector standard. See the full...
Audio
CEDIA Expo: AudioControl AVRs Ready For Latest 4K Sources, Object-Based Audio
AudioControl will go to the CEDIA Expo next week with nine new products, including its first two AVRs equipped with Dolby Atmos, HDCP 2.2,...
Accessories
Premium High-Speed HDMI Cables To Get Certification Testing
The HDMI Licensing organization launched a voluntary testing program for HDMI cables. The program intends to certify that cables designated as Premium High-Speed HDMI...
Audio
Pioneer Jumps On DTS:X Bandwagon
Pioneer launched its first three audio/video receivers that can be upgraded to decode DTS:X object-based surround soundtracks. Their predecessors featured Dolby Atmos object-based surround...
Blu-ray/DVD
Samsung 4K TVs Get Ready For 4K HDR Blu-ray Players
Samsung said it is first to market with TVs supporting HDMI 2.0a, the HDMI connector technology that accepts high-dynamic-range (HDR) metadata from external devices...
Audio
Integra: No Objections To Object-Based Surround
Upper Saddle River, N.J. – Integra is expanding its selection of audio components equipped with Dolby Atmos surround and ready to deliver DTS:X surround...
news
SuperMHL Chips Arrive on the Scene
When superMHL was first unveiled back in January at CES, one of the main unanswered questions was, “When will we see this in actual...
news
Lenovo Readies Computer On A Stick
Beijing –Lenovo plans October U.S. availability of its first stick computer, a pocket-size Windows computer that plugs into a TV’s HDMI port to turn...
Car Electronics
Rosen Adds HDMI To Headrest DVD System
Corona, Calif. – Aftermarket car electronics supplier Rosen Electronics added an HDMI port to a headrest entertainment system to display smartphone content on multiple...
Industry
HDMI 2.0a Spec Released, HDR Capability Added
Sunnyvale, Calif. — The HDMI Forum has released version 2.0a of the HDMI specification. The spec, which is available to current HDMI 2.0...
Audio
Retail Soundbar Sales Jump 31% to $1.5 Billion In ‘14
San Diego — Factory-level soundbar shipments in the U.S. grew 37 percent in 2014, with retail-level dollar volume rising 31 percent to $1.5 billion...
Audio
HDCP 2.2: What’s Here, What’s Coming
Here is what some A/C receiver suppliers offer in the way of HDMI 2.0 and HDCP 2.2 and what they plan: Anthem: No current...
Audio
AVRs Navigate HDCP 2.2 Transition
HDCP. Have there ever been four letters that have caused such a collective shudder from custom integrators and specialty retailers everywhere? It works; it...
Accessories
THX Launches HDMI-Cable Certification
San Francisco – THX developed a certification program for HDMI 2.0 and up cables to ensure the cables pass through 4K content without affecting...
Blogs
Is DisplayPort 1.3 Better For UHD TV Than HDMI?
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) issued this week a new version of the DisplayPort audio/video interface, currently used primarily in the IT industry...
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