Day three of the 2014 CEDIA Expo was still a busy one, despite the fact that many attendees probably already returned home. As I have said all this week, the HomeAV market is BACK and this year’s show featured a number of new products for the home, many of which are impressive. With that in […]

CEDIA EXPO 2014 showed steady growth in attendance and exhibitor participation. More than 480 exhibitors and 18,500 attendees from 82 countries participated in the 2014 event in Denver. Professional and overall attendance both grew by 3 percent, and the overall exhibitor footprint also saw growth with a 14 percent increase in the square footage of […]

Extron has started shipping the DSC HD-HD – a compact HDCP-compliant scaler that converts between HDMI resolutions and frame rates. It accepts video from 480i up to 1920×1200, 1080p and 2K, and offers high performance upscaling and downscaling with multiple output rates up to 1920×1200, including HDTV 1080p/60 and 2K. The DSC HD-HD features Extron’s […]

Peerless-AV says its new ADS100-B (aka PeerSound) is the industry’s first rack mountable wireless audio transmission system with a remote antenna. The remote antenna mounting capability also allows for moving the antenna up to 10 feet away from structures that reduce Wi-Fi performance. The eight-input PeerSound offers an in-wall or on-wall amplifier installation and it […]

CEDIA has released preliminary findings from CEDIA’s annual market research report, Size and Scope of the Residential Electronic Systems Market. The report is a part of CEDIA’s research offerings, which are designed to provide CEDIA members, industry businesses and other key stakeholders with market data that will enable them to make better business decisions. The […]

Usually, the second day of a show is slightly less crowded for a plethora of reasons (e.g., training classes, meetings, people who pop into a show for only one day usually attend Day One, late night Day One parties, etc). But CEDIA 2014 enjoyed a busier second day than the first. No doubt. And, the […]

Crestron’s new Network Stream Player (CEN-NSP-1) provides both wired and wireless options for streaming music from an iPod, iPhone or iPad to a Crestron audio distribution system. It also gives listeners the freedom to enjoy SiriusXM Internet radio without a web-enabled device. Listeners can use AirPlay to wirelessly stream music from their Apple device to […]

Designed for streaming HD content wirelessly when running cables is not an option, the Peerless-AV HD Flow Pro Wireless Multimedia Kit can transmit content through walls and ceilings. With five inputs and the ability to multicast to up to four displays, the HD Flow Pro streams Full HD 1920x1080p and passive 3D signals up to […]

CEDIA has announced the winners in its Manufacturers’ Excellence Awards. Honorees include 10 Best New Product winners and one Sustainable Lifestyle Product Innovation winner. Best New Product Winners: Basalte – Sentido Control4 – Control4Composer Express Crestron – 4K DigitalMedia Receiver and Room Controller Crestron – Crestron Pyng Lutron Electronics – Lutron Sivoia QS Triathlon Roller […]

Barco’s first residential product, dubbed the Orion, is truly a one-of-a-kind in that it’s the industry’s only 2.35:1 aspect ratio (CinemaScope) projector on the market. The Orion Cinemascope uses a new high-capacity DLP chip, developed by Barco engineers in partnership with Texas Instruments, which allows an image of 2,560×1,080 resolution to be displayed in the […]

The ELAN UltraMatrix includes three lines of matrix switchers that switch analog, digital, HDMI and HDBaseT audio return inputs, along with analog, digital and HDMI outputs. Using integrated audio routing, installers can route audio from analog, optical SPDIF, coaxial SPDIF and HDMI inputs to analog, coaxial SPDIF or HDMI/HDBaseT outputs. The series flagship gMV1616 combines […]

Panamax has announced a new BlueBOLT-enabled SM3-Pro System Manager. Using BlueBOLT technology offers integrators the ability to: Perform remote hard reboots monitor energy usage and network status Program scheduled on/off commands to reduce energy consumption Automatically reboot equipment after connectivity loss Create custom triggers for on/off, reboots and alerts depending based on sensor inputs monitoring […]

Niles’s Auriel MRC-6430 whole-home audio controller is finally shipping. The MRC-6430 allows up to six distinct music sources to play different music in up to six rooms. Using TCP/IP, the MRC-6430 operates with virtually zero latency and is ready for future expansion into lighting control, remote management and HVAC control. That’s because Auriel is based […]

Core Brands is introducing the new flagship Xantech EN85K Ensemble universal infrared (IR) kit. Engineered to send IR signals easily from a remote control to devices in separate locations, these IR kits now provide a new micro-sensor, more housing options and the brand’s dependable circuitry to provide high performance, flexibility and design to any single- […]

ELAN has a new control platform called g1, which ELAN calls the most-affordable in the company’s history. The controller is designed for media rooms, smaller projects, secondary homes, production builder packages and as a hand-held universal remote alternative. Shipping now, the ELAN g1 System Controller is a controller configured with three IR outputs, one IR […]

The new SpeakerCraft solutions look totally different that their past line starting with their new AIM speakers. The totally redesigned AIM series have three new technology enhancements to give the speaker line improved fidelity, audio direction and sound isolation. Acoustic Isolation Technologies reduce mechanical energy and the next generation Waveplane design broadens the power response […]

Crestron unveiled its new 12-input, 6-Zone “Plus Two” Amplifier, specifically for mid-size audio systems, today at CEDIA Expo. Each room output on the C2N-AMP-6X100 is capable of 100 watts for each of the six amplified zones. That’s 50 watts per channel at 8 ohms or 75 watts per channel at 4 ohms. Outputs also may […]

Crestron is demonstrating at CEDIA Expo the new Digital QMT 3 Series shade motor (CSM-QMTDC-163-1), which expands its industry-first line of brushless motors with solid-state controls. The new motor features a smaller diameter than the 5 Series (CSM-QMTDC-256-2), enabling placement in narrower window jambs and shallower pockets. Crestron says it delivers tremendous torque with virtually […]

More 4K ultra-HD (UHD) TV sets were shipped in Q2’14 than shipped all year in 2013. According to the NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, 2.1 million sets were shipped in Q2, compared to 1.6 million in 2013. Brands introduced their 2014 model ranges in Q2, with a clear focus on 4K […]

CEDIA announced today, in partnership with Sony and other manufacturers, the first High Resolution Audio (HRA) training program specifically developed for A/V specialty dealers and installers. The program will be conducted in cooperation with The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers (P&E) Wing and will focus on innovative ways to integrate hi-res compatible devices and music […]

Control4 is shipping its new Composer Express, a mobile configuration tool that enables Control4 dealers to supposedly simplify and accelerate the set-up process for home automation systems. According to Control4, a technician should be able to configure most one-room home theaters quicker, or set up hundreds of devices in the most complex whole-home installations in […]

Crestron introduced its new family of handheld remotes at CEDIA EXPO 2014. The family includes the TSR-302 touch screen remote, the HR-150 50-button remote, and the HR-100 34-button remote. Each model is engineered for use in different types of rooms. Functional navigation is consistent across the family of remotes, so homeowners won’t get confused as […]

Denon Electronics is taking aim right at SONOS with its new HEOS wireless multi-room sound systems by offering its users the ability to stream their favorite music with Spotify Connect. Working with any existing home Wi-Fi network, HEOS sound system connects easily to a home network. It also connects seamlessly to Spotify Connect. The new […]

URC today announced the Vivido Series of two-way designer lighting solutions for Total Control and ccGEN2 whole-house home automation systems. The new lineup includes everything needed for integrated lighting including master and accessory light dimmers, switches, a lamp dimming module, an appliance switching module and more. URC systems will control and dim all loads including […]

Pakedge Device & Software is announcing a range of four “value-priced,” enterprise-grade complete AV network systems designed for use on smaller network deployments or on budget constrained projects. The four systems include Pakedge network components, and are based on two platforms — a standard platform and a power-users platform with TruStream (for users with higher […]

IDEAL NETWORKS is debuting its new VDV II Series of affordable cable verifiers at CEDIA. Available in three versions, VDV II verifiers check the integrity and detect all wiring faults in low-voltage copper cables commonly deployed in residential, commercial or industrial voice, data or video installations, including telephone wiring, LAN (CAT 5 to CAT 7, […]

HARMAN’s AMX announced at CEDIA EXPO 2014 that it’s shipping its Alero 8 Zone Power Amplifier (ALR-AMP-8). Whether listening to music in the living room, the kitchen or outdoors, Alero has multi-room distributed audio with 16 channels using a Class D amplifier technology that, when in standby power, it requires no external cooling sources to […]

Global Caché today at CEDIA announced the availability of Control Tower, a secure IR database in the cloud. The online database is available for integrators/installers, users and Global Caché partners. Global Caché’s products connect almost any electrical device to a Wi-Fi and/or IP network so it can be controlled, automated and maintained by network-based software. […]

FX Luminaire released this week the new VE, a hanging LED fixture that complements both commercial and residential landscapes with soft, overhead illumination. The VE is available in a choice of four metal finishes on a copper sleeve, and ten powder coat finishes made of anodized die cast aluminum with 1 or 3 LED for […]

URC today announced URC LED Lighting, a ZigBee based wireless lighting control system that the company says is so easy to install that no high voltage experience is required. These new, affordable products are installed as part of a Total Control or ccGEN2 whole-house home automation project. The initial URC LED Lighting products include an […]

Russound has announced the new MCA-88X Streaming Multizone Controller Digital Amplifier, an eight source, eight zone controller with built-in XStream Technology that streams content from the cloud, home network, tablets and phones, all from a single component. Scalable up to 48 zones by combining multiple controllers, the MCA-88X is part of Russound’s next generation of […]

Today DVDO announced the expansion of its Air3 WirelessHD adapter series with the Air3Cand Air3C-Pro.  The Air3 series adapters connect audio/video (AV) gear wirelessly to TVs or projectors and deliver full 1080p60 HD content via HDMI. The Air3C is a consumer version of the wireless adapter to provide an easy, do it yourself (DIY) connectivity […]