4 Tips for Cleaning Screens
 C.I.S. - Charlotte, NC's Home for Samsung TV Installation and Service! Here are some tips and products to keep your displays, cell phones and remotes controls streak-free and spotless.
With spring just around the corner, it’s time to clear away the cobwebs and get your house back in shape.
In addition to windows, walls and floors, your spring cleaning project should also include TV screens, iPods and remote controls.
What’s the best way to de-grime them? Here are a few products we’ve run across as well as tips from custom electronics professionals.
1. “Most cleaners—even soap and water—are either too harsh or leave water spots on the surface,” says Joshua Huffman of RG Convergence Technologies in Raleigh, N.C.
“Keeping this in mind, we use microfiber cleaning cloths from Blue Wonder.” They’re a little pricey at $6.50 a cloth [check site for current price range], but they’re reusable and won’t scratch the surface of the screen (www.bluewondercloth.com).
2. You can protect your remote from gunk build-up by fitting a clear cover over it. If your kids’ messy hands to find the remote, you can easily wipe away the grime with a sanitary wipe or household cleaner.
3. Jayson Small of Adobe Cinema & Automation, Mashpee, Mass., recommends laying an anti-glare film ($15 from the Apple store) on the screen of your iPod, iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. “This will protect the screen from scratches and can easily be cleaned with a dry or slightly damp microfiber cloth.”
4. Most of us have gone through a cell phone or two due to water damage. A product called the Bheestie Bag ($20, www.bheestie.com) promises to dry out electronic devices. You just take out the battery, drop the device into the bag and let it sit overnight. The company says it can be used for products such as iPods, too. Water absorbing beads pull out the moisture. Does it work? We haven’t tried it, so we’d love to hear from someone who has. Email us.
by Lisa Montgomery
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/4_tips_for_cleaning_screens/
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What Display is Best for My Viewing Distance?
 CIS - Charlotte, NC's Source for speakercraft and Marantz home theater speakers and electronics! Is a plasma a good idea for Steve’s 15-20 foot viewing distance?
Q. I am looking at purchasing a Samsung PN63B590 for my living room. I’m going plasma because of the size, and my viewing distance is 15-20 feet. Is there a better option that you know of for the same price range? – Steve, Indiana
A. Steve, my suggestion, considering your viewing distance, is to go with a two-piece projection system.
I searched around and found an Epson Home Cinema 8100 1080p Projector for $1,500. I also found an Elite Screen 100-inch EZ Frame CineGrey Screen for $385. This system gives you a much bigger screen for less than $2,000.
The 100-inch CineGrey from Elite helps color saturation, black levels and contrast in rooms with ambient light. The Epson projector is a highly-rated, affordable 1080p projector that should be bright enough to fill a 100-inch screen with some ambient light.
A plasma will do certain things better than a two-piece system. But with the combination of Epson’s 1080p resolution and the gray screen, you should get a good picture from it and an even better picture when the lights are off.
One thing both plasmas and projection systems need is control of a room’s ambient light. LCD TVs are brighter and custom installers tend to use them more in a bright room. Where you’re looking at a plasma, you’ll need some control of the light.
If you buy this system, look into Lutron’s Maestro IR dimmer. It’s $40 at Home Depot, installs in a few minutes, and controls your lights, saving you just as much money as a CFL bulb.
If this system is too complex, talk to a local custom installer. He may have some basic packages that he could install for you.
by Robert Archer
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/what_display_is_best_for_my_viewing_distance/C223
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Samsung Bows 3D LED TV
 CIS: Charlotte, NC's Source For 3D Theater Electronics! Samsung formally kicked off the global launch of four 3D HD LED TVs during a press conference here Tuesday, and revealed plans for a major advertising and promotional campaign to support the category.
The event brought DreamWorks Animation SKG’s Jeffrey Katzenberg to Samsung’s New York City showroom to announce the next part of a strategic alliance between the movie studio and the Korean electronics maker, which involves an exclusive offering of the “Shrek” film series in its entirety in 3D Blu-ray for the first time.
Samsung’s multimillion-dollar national advertising and marketing blitz will include extensive TV support – which began with a teaser spot during the 2010 Academy Awards telecast – a coast-to-coast in-store merchandising program employing 5,000 3D merchandising kiosks, and a “3D starter kit” including two pair of 3D glasses and a copy of DreamWork’s 3D Blu-ray movie “Monsters vs. Aliens” for the purchase of a Samsung 3D TV and a Samsung 3D Blu-ray player or 3D Blu-ray home-theater system.
In addition, Katzenberg announced that during the second half of 2010, DreamWorks Animation’s “Shrek” film series will be available in 3D Blu-ray for Samsung home entertainment systems.
“Audiences across the globe can’t get enough of 3D,” Katzenberg said at the event. “It is, quite frankly, the entertainment revolution of our time.”
Samsung will have 17 3D products overall in 2010, “making it the broadest 3D entertainment lineup in world,” said Tim Baxter, Samsung Electronics America president.
The company will offer 3D in three LCD TV series, including the 7000, 8000 and 9000 series, and will offer the capability in two plasma series, including the 7000 and 8000. Plasma models will be available in the 50-inch, 58-inch and 63-inch screen sizes in both series.
Screen sizes for LCD models will include 40, 46, 55 and 65 inches. Four of the 3D LCD models are in select stores now.
Pricing will range from a $1,699 suggested retail for the 46-inch 240Hz CCFL backlit LN46C750 (due in May) to $6,999 for the 55-inch 240Hz LED backlit UN55C9000 (due in April); the latter ships with a touchscreen LCD remote control with built-in Wi-Fi capability.
The UN46C7000 ($2,599) and UN55C7000 ($3,299) are shipping now.
Samsung has dubbed its “holistic” U.S. marketing campaign “Dedicated to Wonder.” Baxter said it will employ television advertising and the first 3D Imax cinema advertising for a consumer electronics brand, beginning in April.
The effort utilizes a renowned production team, including the Oscar-winning director of photography Mauro Fiore.
By Greg Tarr
http://www.twice.com/article/449856-Samsung_Bows_3D_LED_TV.php
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