About Home Theater: A Peek at CEDIA and iPhone Apps for Home Theater

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Home Theater Home Theater Before You Buy What to Buy Tips and Tools From Robert Silva, your Guide to Home Theater Welcome to my Weekly Home Theater Newsletter! This past week I was in "Hotlanta" (and it was hot!)attending the annual CEDIA EXPO, which featured new and prototype home theater products targeted at the high-end consumer. However, due to the downturn in the economy several exhibitors were offering products that are affordable for mainstream consumers. Next week I will have more complete wrap-up of what I saw, but this week I have couple of items from the show to wet your appetite. iPhone Home Theater Remote Control Apps The iPhone is more that just a phone. It seems that a whole industry has popped up to enable the iPhone to be used for a variety of tasks. One interesting way to use an iPhone is as a remote control for home theater components and home automation systems. If you are an iPhone user, check out a sample of some interesting home theater remote control apps that you may be able to take advantage of. SpeakerCraft Unleashes iPod/iPad Audio at CEDIA 2010 CEDIA is the place where a lot of new products are shown, and SpeakerCraft, makers of in-wall loudspeakers and other home theater components for the custom install market, showed off two new products at Wednesday's pre-show press conference that revealed a new strategy to appeal to a more mainstream consumer base. First up is SpeakerCraft Vital 250. This innovative product...Read more Photo (c) Robert Silva - Licensed to About.com CEDIA 2010: Integra Announces Two New High-End Receivers The annual CEDIA EXPO was held this past week in Atlanta, Ga Integra (the custom-install product arm of Onkyo) announced two new High-End Home Theater Receivers with THX Ultra2 Plus Certification, the DTR-80.2 and the DTR-70.2. Both receivers provide up to 9.2 channel speaker configuration, provisions for front channel bi-amping, powered or line out Multi-zone connectivity, and both Dolby Pro Logic IIz and Audyssey DSX surround processing. On the video side, both receivers...Read more Photo (c) Integra OPPO Embraces 3D and Net Streaming With New Blu-ray Player OPPO Digital, which has earned a well-deserved reputation over the years for its excellent performing DVD and Blu-ray Disc players, has revealed that its third generation Blu-ray Disc player, the BDP-93, will add both 3D and Net Streaming capability. Based on preliminary information, the BDP-93 may...Read more Home Theater Ads Home Theater Design Theater Room Seating Design Seating Palliser Seating Theater Seats Featured Articles Denon AVR-1611 3D Compatible Receiver - Product of the Week Consumer Alert: Sony Takes On Unauthorized Dealers HDCP Becomes The Latest Copy-Protection Scheme To Be Hacked The Difference Between Commercial DVDs and Home Recorded DVD Question - What is the Difference Between LCD and Plasma? Home Theater Term of the Week - DVI   More from About.com Is it a Cold or the Flu? Knowing whether you have a cold or the flu can help you treat your symptoms more effectively. More> Concerned About Your Drinking? This short quiz can help you identify whether or not you have a drinking problem. More> This newsletter is written by: Robert Silva Home Theater Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Home Theater newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads WANTED! Your Home Theater Product Review Budgeting for a Home Theater Common Home Theater Mistakes Add the Internet to Your Home Theater 3D Home Theater Basics (so far) Advertisement