While it isn’t always easy (or even financially possible) to change our dĂ©cor as interior styles come and go, it’s nice to know the trends. The top color picks of the season can be incorporated into your home theater as a few accent pieces, as a total revamp, or as your foundation if you are just starting out. Whatever your situation, we’ve got you covered: here are the three top color trends of 2009, as defined by the Pantone Color Institute and the Color Marketing Group, two of the design industry’s color experts. (more…)
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Decorating Colors for 2009
May 21st, 2009 By: LaurenAll in one remotes – What you need to know
May 18th, 2009 By: SeanHaving a fully-equipped home theater is a wonderful thing. You’ve got the Blu-Ray player for movies, a couple of game systems, a premium CD player and a cable box all neatly hooked up to your mounted flat panel TV with surrounding TV wall frame. You’re ready to sink back into your favorite reclining chair and enjoy the high-definition sights and sounds… but you can’t seem to find the remote to turn on the Blu-Ray player. It must’ve fallen back behind the TV. After searching for it you come across three complex-looking remotes, but you can’t remember if they are for your TV, CD player and Blu-Ray player or if they are from the previous set up you had in the room before the upgrade. Despite repeated attempts to click on at least one device, the remotes prove unassailable – one is working for the TV, but the others appear to have dead connections. A nice, relaxing evening is then spent on figuring out what the remotes are actually for, and how to turn on your Blu-Ray player without its matching remote. (more…)
VESA and FPDI
May 14th, 2009 By: LaurenThe consumer electronics industry is one of variety: that’s what makes it so great. You have nearly unlimited options when it comes to size, portability, features, style… but one thing you don’t want to choose between is mounting options. It’s an unnecessary headache. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was a standard set of guidelines that could be followed so you could confidently purchase your TV, knowing you could mount it with stuff you bought at the hardware store? (more…)
