Epic Integrated A/V

04/08/2021

The best way to enjoy movies at home 🎬

Cineluxe talks about Kaleidescape's 20th anniversary and how the company became the premier service for watching movies at home with co-founder Cheena Srinivasan, new CEO Tayloe Stansbury, and marketing VP Norma Garcia-Muro.

01/27/2021

Movie rentals now available on Kaleidescape!
http://ow.ly/QVzo50DjTbb

https://www.epic-iav.com/products/kaleidescape-strato-c-movie-player/

11/19/2020

With so many options for audio/video equipment, it's helpful to have a trusted recommendation. Our product showcase is where we highlight our carefully-vetted products. Check back periodically or contact us for specific recommendations.
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11/11/2020

Tell us about your project. Conference room buildout? Classroom audio/video? Just need some data jacks installed? Here are a few ways that we stand out from the crowd.

Contact us today: https://www.epic-iav.com/

12/18/2012

Sound & Communications: Open Standards Evolution, A Look 'under the hood' of AVB

A/V Professionals - If you aren't already familiar with Audio Video Bridging (AVB), you need to be. Get caught up here:

Sound & Communications 2012-11-19 Issue, Vol.58 No. 11

11/20/2012

Cisco Blog » Blog Archive » Worldwide IPv6 Usage Reaches Key Threshold

Businesses: If you aren't planning for IPv6, you'd better get started.
If you are an A/V professional and you aren't proficient in network technology, don't delay any longer - or find a good company to partner with that understands both AV and IT.

This past weekend, Google’s IPv6 Statistics reported that on November 17, 2012, user activity on their websites via native IPv6 reached 1% for the very first time. This may not sound like much at first glance, but for a system like the Internet which is slated to have 19 billion active fixed and mob...

11/19/2012

CompTIA: Fiscal Cliff Will Cause ‘Major Trauma’ to IT Sector - Jason Knott, CE Pro

CompTIA: Fiscal Cliff Will Cause ‘Major Trauma’ to IT Sector - Jason Knott, CE Pro

CompTIA says the so-called Fiscal Cliff will severely cripple IT integrators by reducing the small business expense threshold, the R&D tax credit and access to education and government contracts.

09/12/2012

You'd Better HOPE that Best Buy Doesn't Go Under!

Interesting perspective for Home AV professionals to consider.

rAVe is an opinionated news organization, providing news and commentary that reflect the opinions of its authors.

08/24/2012

10-Gig? 100-Gig? How about 1Tbps! lnkd.in/YF4Qwc

03/29/2012

China Increases its LCD Import Duty; Time to Move Fabs to China? | DisplaySearch Blog

Interesting article about how the Chinese gov't "encourages" manufacturers to move even more jobs to China.

China’s Ministry of Finance has officially announced changes in import duties on certain products, among them LCD TV panels. As we discussed last December, discussions have been ongoing for some time about changing the LCD import dutycurrently 5% on all modules and 3% for 26” and larger TV open cell...

01/18/2012

The big hammer of SOPA, P**A will only crush Internet freedom - Chicago Sun-Times

Very good explanation of what SOPA and P**A are and why you should oppose them.

ANDY IHNATKO: A building rage over the Stop Online Piracy and Protect IP Acts culminated on January 18 when numerous popular sites “went dark.” Destinations like Wikipedia, BoingBoing and Google shut down or posted other measures of protest over the twin bills targeting online piracy. Why fight a se...

03/01/2011

A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning.

Very cool video

Watch "A Day Made of Glass" and take a look at Corning's vision for the future with specialty glass at the heart of it.

12/08/2010

Marantz

Marantz adds AirPlay to select receivers: Stream music and song information directly from iTunes to your audio system, control with an iPad/iPod/iPhone from anywhere in the house.

If you already own an AirPlay compatible AV component from Marantz, you can upgrade to enjoy this exclusive technology for $49.99 using your device’s "Feature Upgrade."

11/23/2010

Marantz SR7005 Receiver Reviewed

Marantz SR7005 Receiver Reviewed. (We are Marantz dealers if you have further questions or are interested in purchasing)

Marantz has enjoyed a long tenure in the high-end world of audio and video, and has maintained two product lines to help meet the needs of potential buyers at varying price points. There are components from the standard Marantz...

11/22/2010

Netflix introduces a $7.99 streaming-only plan

Netflix introduces a $7.99 streaming-only plan; Raises prices for all other plans

11/17/2010

Crestron Donates System to Wounded Veterans

Crestron, a leading electronics and control system manufacturer, Donates System to Wounded Veterans

Crestron hosted the fifth Eagles Program dedication ceremony last month at the Wounded Warrior Detachment Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. A new home

11/10/2010

RT : Philips Pronto is ‘Not Dead at All,’ Distributor Says http://bit.ly/cpCJL2

11/01/2010

Philips Closes Pronto Business Unit

Philips shuts down Pronto lineup of Universal Remote Controllers

Company is unsuccessful in finding a buyer for the remote control product line, saying it 'no longer fits with the Philips strategy.'

10/19/2010

Netflix now disc-free on Wii and PS3 | Sync Blog

You can now stream Netflix to your Wii or PS3 without inserting a disc

The popular streaming-video service Netflix announced today that discs are no longer needed on Wii and PS3 consoles. Plus, 1080p and Dolby 5.1 support have been added.

10/19/2010

Press Release: Crestron DigitalMedia is 3D Ready

Press Release: Crestron DigitalMedia is 3D Ready

Crestron DM is the only complete, integrated solution for the digital
age, and it enables customers to enjoy the impactful 3D experience in
the comfort of their own homes. With DM, uncompressed digital signals,
HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, Ethernet and USB keyboard/mouse control are
seamlessly managed and distributed up to 330 feet over a single DM 8G
shielded twisted pair wire or up to 1000 feet via a multimode fiber
strand.

10/15/2010

With the PMC3-XP, Prodigy Now Works with All Crestron Products

Crestron adds 2700 products to their Prodigy line-up
(along with an onscreen display feature for controlling your home through your TV)

Expansion to Crestron from Prodigy is now possible with the PMC3-XP. Building on the power of the PMC3, the XP model enables the use of any Crestron device, including touchpanels, surround sound, video distribution and more. Equipped with additional horsepower, the PMC3-XP controls more than 100 Pro...

10/13/2010

Do you wish you could get a text or email when water first starts leaking into your basement, before it turns into a disaster?

Or is there some other alert you would like to get when something happens at your home or business?

10/11/2010

What would you most like to control or check on with your phone?

(mine is my garage door - now I can check my phone after I drive away and it will tell me if I remembered to close the garage - and if I forgot, I can close the garage with my phone)

10/08/2010

Product News: Home Control Standard in $130K Houses - in Utah, by Jason Knott - Electronic House

Home Audio and Control System (and an iPad) comes Standard in these $130k Homes

Builder Holmes Homes has teamed with custom electronics pro Safe & Sound Systems on a development near Salt Lake City that will feature Control4 systems, plus a free iPad for you.

09/17/2010

Confirmed: Intel says HDCP 'master key' crack is real - Engadget

It's official: Intel confirms that the "master key" crack for HDCP is real. Somebody 'hacked' the HD protection protocol used by HDMI.

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08/31/2010

Sports: CBS, Panasonic to Broadcast U.S. Open in 3D, by Robert Archer - Electronic House Product.

CBS, Panasonic to Broadcast U.S. Open in 3D

The tennis action will be broadcast nationally on DirecTV’s n3D channel, and filmed with camera angles designed to better deliver the 3D experience.

08/23/2010

Samsung Blu-ray players won't play Warner, Universal movies after firmware update, require a rollbac

Samsung Blu-ray players won't play Warner, Universal movies after firmware update, require a rollback

As annoying as continuous Blu-ray player updates are, usually having the latest one is the best way to play more movies. Unfortunately the opposite w

08/20/2010

Denon DBP-1611UD Blu-ray Player Reviewed

Now you can finally get the quality and performance of a Denon Blu-ray player without sacrificing Netflix and other streaming features.

Denon recently announced two new additions to its Blu-ray lineup: the $799 DBP-2011UDCI and the $399 DBP-1611UD. Both models are universal disc players, and both are 3D-ready. We have not performed a hands-on review of the DBP-1611UD, but here is...

08/20/2010

FOX starts framing the NFL in 16x9 and letterboxing the laggards -- Engadget HD

FOX Starts Framing the NFL in Widescreen - Older TVs will now have 'black bars' above and below the picture

If you love football and HD as much as we do, then you know the pain we feel when we watch a game with lots

08/19/2010

U.S. residential broadband speeds average 50% of advertised speeds « Boy Genius Report

Broadband Internet Speeds Average only 50% as Fast as Advertised

The megabit wars are pretty comical on both the residential and wireless broadband fronts. Companies promise internet speeds “up to” a certain number of megabits and label their network technologies with catchy phrases like “power boost.”

08/18/2010

Panasonic TC-P50GT25 50" THX 3D Plasma with 2D Conversion First Look — Reviews and News from Audioh

First Look at the Panasonic TC-P50GT25 50" THX 3D Plasma *with 2D Conversion*

At a fairly reasonable $1,700 for the 42" TC-P42GT25 and $2,100 for the 50" TC-P50GT25, you're not exactly going to have to mortgage the house to one-up the Jones in the race for a 3D television.

08/16/2010

Panasonic intros 42- and 50-inch 3D Viera GT25 plasma sets, its first with 2D-to-3D conversion -- En

Panasonic introduces its first plasma TVs with 2D to 3D conversion

If you thought you could crawl in a corner and wait for this 3D onslaught to pass, you may be camped out for some time

07/26/2010

Panasonic's consumer-grade 3D camcorder leaks out, the HDC-SDT750 http://bit.ly/bBz9eR

07/22/2010

NHL uses BD-Live to connect Blackhawks fans via championship Blu-ray discs http://bit.ly/9i9LBv

07/22/2010

A quick Public Service Announcement on “dots” versus “pixels” in LCDs http://bit.ly/cDvsaP

07/22/2010

Good Article from : "Battery Backup Isn’t a Cure-all Solution" http://bit.ly/99Mrfx

07/22/2010

Marantz Intros 3D-ready Universal Blu-ray Players http://bit.ly/9C7Qlo

07/06/2010

AT&T U-verse DVR and Service Reviewed

Not a review as much as it is a warning to those considering AT&T U-verse.

Bundling one's entertainment services - be it television, Internet or phone - is all the rage these days. Every service from satellite to cable is seemingly offering an all-in-one solution in the hope of making your home entertainment more enjoyable...