Winter 2006 Newsletter

Winter is definitely here. Time to stay in and catch up to all the music and movies we have wanted to see and hear but have not had a chance to. In this newsletter you will find some very exiting new items, in particular the new Blu-ray player (Sample) from Pioneer Elite, what a picture! Also, remember these big TV's will help keep your homes warm this winter as well.

New Arrivals

We are proud to announce that we are now a dealer for Arcam!

Arcam designs and manufactures award winning hi-fi and home cinema equipment from its base just outside Cambridge.

Since 1976, Arcam have been dedicated to providing high performance solutions for people who demand the best from movies and music. Arcam products utilize the latest ground-breaking technology, whilst maintaining a sophisticated simplicity of design. They pride themselves on producing equipment which lasts; indeed, they are still able to repair most products we made over twenty years ago.

Elite PRO-1110HD Regular

$10,000.00

PRO-1540HD, 60" HDTV Plasma

Redesigned Deep Encased Cell Structure to improve brightness, image accuracy and panel efficiency. New Exclusive First-Surface PRO Color Filter for enhanced contrast, color and reduction in light reflection on screen. Fully Integrated Media Receiver with Dual NTSC and ATSC Tuner with CableCARD™ Interface. Crystal Emissive Layer for deeper blacks and increased brightness of images.

HOME MEDIA GALLERY IP Network Compatibilty Designed to DLNA Guidelines: Enables a link with a networked PC to share content, including movies (even HD movies), music, and photos. Microsoft PlaysForSure^TM Protected Content: No-hassle playback of Microsoft PlaysForSure audio or video content downloaded from the Web and stored on personal computers, via an existing home network system.

Blu-ray Player 1080p, BDP-H1

If you're ready for the Blu-ray experience, the Elite^® BDP-HD1 Blu-ray Disc^® Player is your ticket to ride. Now you can take full advantage of your flat panel's 1080p resolution, and the picture quality is positively jaw-dropping. The Elite player can even upscale the resolution of your standard DVD collection, so all your movies look better.* Learn more about picture quality here.

Only Pioneer's Blu-ray Disc Player connects easily into your existing home network, allowing you to serve up movies, music and photos from your PC to your flat panel—at your TV's highest possible resolution.

$1,800.00

Dec 2006

Come see a working prototype in store now.

Elite PRO-1110HD Regular

$3,000.00

AVR-350, Dolby Digital Theater Receiver

The award-winning AVR350 is Arcam's highest performing receiver to date. Built for movies and tuned for music, it includes 2-way HDMI switching.

• 2-way HDMI switching (video only)
• 7 x 100 watts per channel continuous power output (all channels driven)
• Dolby Digital EX, DTS ES, DTS 24/96 & Dolby Pro logic IIx decoding
• HDTV compatible component / RGB switching
• Composite and S-video up conversion to component or RGB
• Second zone output with audio and video

CD/Tuner/Amplifier System, Solo

So what is the Solo then? It's a CD player, an amplifier and both a DAB and an FM tuner (or an AM/FM tuner, for the US) that sits in an extremely stylish case with full remote control and stunning ease of use. Now any number of far eastern brands have made functionally similar products but what differentiates the Solo is Arcam's credentials in the hi-fi field. It was the first major company to bring a DAB digital tuner to the market and its CD players and amplifiers have been among the most successful in the budget and mid-price markets since way back when.

Inside the case is a CD player based on the Arcam CD73 with 24-bit Wolfson DACs and a Colpitts clock that will play both CD-Rs and the less commonly accepted CD-RWs. The amplifier is a 50-watt design with twin toroidal transformers and nine independent regulators while the preamp offers the convenience of front panel mini-jacks for headphones and MP3 players or games.

$2,000.00

$4,000.00

P5.3, Preamplifier

The MOON P5.3 is our newest preamplifier in the MOON Classic Series. A balanced stereo design employing many Evolution series technologies, and offering 5 line-level inputs. Key features include a user-configurable "home theater ready" input, as well as an IR input for external control.

Balanced Stereo Amplifier, W5.3

The MOON W5.3 is our newest amplifier in the MOON Classic Series. A balanced stereo design featuring our highly regarded "advanced Rennaisance" amplification circuit, it is generates 150 wpc into 8 ohms and 300 wpc into 4 ohms. The W5.3 produces a warm grain-free sound with a tight authoritative bottom-end.

$5,200.00

$19,000.00

RS-1100 Cinewide, 1080p DLP Projector 2.35 Aspect Ratio

Runco’s award winning development of CineWide™ technology has created a revolution in faithful movie reproduction, for the first time transforming home theater into home cinema.

This technology provides uncompromised widescreen reproduction of movies originally filmed in the CinemaScope™ 2.35:1 format. It maintains constant vertical height on the screen just as in a movie theater. When a viewer transitions from 1.78:1 (16:9) program material to superwide 2.35:1, the image simply gets wider while full screen height is maintained, eliminating black bars

Sound Projector, YSP-1100

As amazing as it seems, the YSP-1100 can actually deliver multi-channel sound that surrounds listeners the same way that sound from front, center and rear speakers does. DVD movies and other digital sources sound just the way they are supposed to. Dolby Pro Logic II is included, so even 2-channel TV sound can be heard in glorious multi-channel surround. Remember, this is true surround sound, not virtual surround, which can cause listening fatigue.

The YSP-1100 contains 42 digital amplifiers to power 42 sound drivers, delivering remarkable multi-channel enjoyment from a single, elegant.

$1,600.00

$740.00pr

GLE-401, On-Wall Loudspeaker

The GLE series is an evolution of our successful LE series. It has been completely redeveloped in terms of technology. The GLE series achieves higher performance with new woofers featuring re-designed woofer baskets and aluminum cones, which until now were only used in the Vento, Ergo and Karat series. Available in five different finishes, the GLE series blends effortlessly into any living space.

Electronic Pivot TV Stand, BasicTwist

Minimalist and elegant style to accentuate the screen. Universal mounting for LCD and Plasma up to 42'', with multiple screen locating positions. Electronic movement control with the PILOT MOTION control system (Rotation function +/- 30°). Rotational safety in the event of knocks via a sliding and electrical cut-off system Design / Structure.

$1,400.00

$30,000.00

ORACLE MA, 10FT Bi-Wire Speaker Cable

Worlds best Speaker cable!

Entertainment and Electronics news

Live HD from Space

November 10, 2006 — NASA plans to once again make space history on November 15th when it broadcasts the first live High Definition Television images from the International Space Station (ISS). Next week's live HDTV video feed will be produced in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Discovery HD Theater, and Japanese broadcast network NHK.

NASA is planning two live broadcasts from the ISS, both featuring Expedition 14 Commander Michael Lopez-Algeria. The camera operator will be Flight Engineer Thomas Reiter. Although the broadcasts will originate from 220 miles above the surface of Earth, on the ground the HDTV signals will be handled by Discover HD Theater and NHK. Discovery HD Theater is planning on carrying the special broadcast live at 10:30 AM CST. Those without access to Discovery HD Theater on their home TVs can see the broadcast at their local Discovery Channel store.

Consumer Electronics To Account For $21 Billion This Holiday Season

Consumer electronics (CE) gifts will account for a quarter of all holiday gifts with revenues reaching $21 billion this holiday season, compared to $17 billion (21 percent) in 2005. Results from the 13th Annual CE Holiday Purchase Patterns study were presented by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) today at CEA's 2006 Industry Forum, a three-day conference designed to inform, connect and educate consumer electronics professionals, industry analysts and media on the latest trends, technologies and legislation affecting the industry. More

Bell ExpressVu Broadcasts HDNet in 1080i

Toronto , ON , November 8, 2006: Bell ExpressVu has announced the addition of HDNet to its service, a television network that broadcasts all of its programming in 1080i resolution. This brings Bell ExpressVu’s number of HD channels up to 50.

" Bell continues to focus on delivering the ultimate client experience by offering the very best quality, content and control," said Pat Button, Vice President Marketing, Bell ExpressVu. "With 50 HD channels and counting, and seven of those in glorious 24/7 HD, ExpressVu offers the ultimate in HD programming, and HDNet will be extremely popular with Canadian HD viewers."

Gennum Awarded Technical Emmy For HDTV Innovation

Burlington, ON, November 2, 2006: Burlington, ON-based Gennum Corp. has received a Technical Emmy Award for more than a decade of technological innovation that enables television studios to produce high definition (HD) broadcasting.

With this win, Gennum joins the ranks of such past winners as the BBC, Xerox Corp., Panasonic Corp., and Sony Corp. While the Canadian firm hardly boasts comparable brand recognition, it’s video processors and scalers are at the heart of an increasing number of high-end AVRs and preamp-processors (including one hailing from another Canadian firm, the new Statement D2 from Anthem).

Gennum’s Serial Digital Interface (SDI) chip-set, found in television-studio cameras, monitors, mixers and recorders, allows TV studios to transmit uncompressed, unencrypted digital signals extremely quickly within a studio’s production facilities. As increasingly more TV studios produce in HD they need to move enormous amounts of data around the studio to produce and edit content efficiently.

EMI UK offers back catalogue to PSP users
EMI Music UK is the first major music company to sign a deal with the PSP-Playlist to allow artists' music videos to be downloaded onto the Sony PSP handheld device.

The contract with HiFi Entertainment makes EMI's entire back catalogue of promotional single videos, including hits from Robbie Williams and Coldplay, available to UK PSP users.

Videos will cost from £1.89 to £2.19 and can be downloaded from the PSP-Playlist site straight onto Sony's Universal Media...

Comcast Looking To Launch HD Sports Network?

TVPredictions.com is reporting that Comcast is looking at creating an HD sports network that would feature NHL hockey and professional golf. The Outdoor Life Network, which recently changed its name to Versus, has the rights to some NHL games, as well as a variety of other sporting events, but the channel isn’t available in HD to most viewers.

Comcast, which owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL, broadcasts not just Flyers games in HD, but also many other teams in other markets and on other cable systems. These channels are available locally, but are rarely if ever picked up as part of the national feed for DirecTV’s NHL Center Ice Package. Comcast produces localized sports reports not unlike those of Fox. More