Onkyo Adds 3D-Ready Pre-Pro, Blu-ray Player with Blockbuster VOD
 CIS is Charlotte's #1 Authorized Onkyo Dealer. Onkyo will ship three THX-certified components in September 2010.
Onkyo will ship three new THX-certified components in September 2010, including its first multichannel preamp-processor that is also 3D-ready, a 150-watt nine-channel amplifier, and a next-generation Blu-ray player.
The flagship PR-SC5508 ($2,199) is a THX-Ultra 2 Plus certified, network-capable, 9.2-channel audio-video controller that is 3D-ready with an HDMI 1.4 interface. The PR-SC5508 also features:
-HQV Reon-VX video processing and 1080p upscaling
-ISF Video Calibration
-DLNA 1.5 and Windows 7 compatible connection to PC audio and Internet radio
-Pandora, Rhapsody, Mediafly, Slacker, Napster, VTuner, and Sirius Internet Radio
Connectivity on the PR-SC5508 includes 8 HDMI inputs, dual USBs, two balanced line-level XLR audio inputs, and nine XLR preamp outputs.
The matching PA-MC5500 ($1,699) nine-channel power amplifier is THX-Ultra2 Plus certified and is 8-ohm rated at 150 Watts per channel, and up to 400 Watts dynamic power into 3 ohms. It features Onkyo’s WRAT (Wide Range Amplifier Technology) design for “low negative feedback, low distortion, extended frequency response, and a power supply with high instantaneous-current capability.”
Other features of the PA-MC5500:
-A three-stage inverted Darlington circuit to remove distortion
-Balanced line-level XLR inputs
-Anti-resonant chassis and gold-plated inputs and outputs
-Multi-zone and bi-amp capability
The Onkyo BD-SP808 ($599) is a THX- and DLNA 1.5-certified Blu-ray player that offers Blockbuster On Demand, Marvel Qdeo video scaler and Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio sound.
The Profile 2.0 BD-SP808 has an Ethernet port for BD-Live features, including picture-in-picture and web-based firmware updates. There’s an SD card slot for playback of downloaded web content, and HDMI Source Direct mode outputs video signals in their native resolution.
by Steve Crowe
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/onkyo_adds_3d-ready_pre-pro_blu-ray_player_with_blockbuster_vod/
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Samsung Breaks $1,000 3D Barrier with 50-inch Plasma
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Besides the lack of content, the other major hurdle that’s preventing 3D video from mass adoption has been the high prices of the displays.
Samsung is going to break the high-price ceiling of the format when it begins shipping a 3D television for less than $1,000.
Samsung will introduce a $989 50-inch 3D-ready high-definition television (HDTV) that consumers can already pre-order.
The Samsung PN50C490 is expected to have a resolution of 1365 x 768, and three HDMI v1.4 inputs, a single USB port, two component video inputs with left/right analog audio and a shared composite/PC (RGB) and PC audio/RF input.
The one caveat with the Energy Star-certified 3D television is that there are no active-shutter glasses included with it. With an average price of approximately $150 per set, a family of four should expect the additional cost of entry into the world of 3D to rise by about $600 before the purchase of a 3D-capable Blu-ray player.
That’s still a relative bargain.
by Robert Archer
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/samsung_breaks_1000_3d_barrier_with_50-inch_plasma/
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URC to Debut Subsystems for Home Control
 URC MX-6000 - Available At Custom Installation Services Charlotte NC! Over the past couple of years, URC has worked hard to reposition itself as a whole-house control company – not just a maker of remotes.
In a symbolic gesture, the company even changed its name in March from Universal Remote Controls to just plain URC, which is what everyone has always called it anyway.
The name-change sets the stage for CEDA Expo 2010, where we’ll see URC’s most ambitious play in the home automation space.
The company promises a “monumental unveiling” of a new line called Total Control, which pushes URC “beyond controlling the home theater and becomes the whole house control company of choice,” according to a CEDIA teaser.
Of course, we’ve heard that claim from URC before. Likewise from virtually every manufacturer of higher-end remote controls.
So what makes this particular unveiling so monumental?
Today, “We offer whole-house control, but to a large extent it’s with third-party products,” URC marketing director Jon Sienkiewicz tells Electronic House sister publication CE Pro. “Now, we’ll have URC-branded products.”
URC-branded products? As in subsystems?
It wouldn’t be a first. With help from Lutron, URC developed its own line of natively compatible lighting controls in 2008. The company did recently unveil an energy monitoring app for its networked controllers. Could thermostats, multiroom audio, IP cameras and other subsystems be far behind? URC isn’t saying.
by Julie Jacobson
http://www.electronichouse.com/article/urc_to_debut_subsystems_for_home_control/
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