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You know that 60-inch plasma screen hanging from the wall is sucking up a lot of power. That LCD flat-panel’s doing it a little more efficiently. And that projector hanging from you’re ceiling’s pretty hungry for juice too. You want to make sure it’s clean and pure power, and you also want to make sure that an overload won’t fry your screen or projector circuitry. Chief Manufacturing is trying to make the solution as easy as possible for you, putting the power conditioning and protection… View this story
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At least flat-panel displays can look pretty slick hanging on a wall even when they’re turned off. If you don’t like ‘em, though, you can hide them with one of a handful of decorative artwork solutions. Projection screens aren’t quite as attractive when they don’t have anything filling their massive white rectangles. If you don’t have an electric screen that rolls into your ceiling, or even from your floor, it’s right there in the open of your media room (curtains can work nicely in lavish… View this story
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Just because today’s TVs are slimming down to supermodel-skinny sizes doesn’t automatically mean we love seeing it on our wall. Some people look for more elegant concealment solutions for their wall-mounted flat-panel TVs, like Vutec’s ArtScreen—and Vutec is taking measures to accommodate a slimmer look itself. The company has introduced a Slimline ArtScreen solution for the Hitachi Ultra Thin 1.5 series TVs, which are just 1 9/16 inches deep and offered in 32 and 37 inches. Vutec’s Slimline version of its popular ArtScreen gives you… View this story
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Q. Can you recommend a swivel wall mount for the new flat panel I’m buying for my bedroom? I have a bed in one corner, and a sitting/reading area with chairs on the other side. - Charles, St. Louis, MO A. The simple answer is a mount with an articulating arm. There are several companies that make these products and most are very similar. Chief, Omni and Peerless to name a few. All give the ability to rotate the TV and see it in both… View this story
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If you’re adding a flat-panel TV to your elegant living space and don’t want it to muck up the decor, you might have already looked into art concealment solutions. Chances are, you want to hide the speakers in your surround sound or semi surround setup as well. VisionArt now takes care of both solutions, with a hand from well-respected speaker manufacturer Triad. The new VisionArt Audio Solutions by Triad Speakers incorporates the front left, center and right channels right into the area of your canvas… View this story
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Whether it’s for your projector or flat-panel TV, mounts and mounting accessories can play an important part in your home theater setup. Chief Manufacturing is making things easy for you to figure out exactly what you’ll need, or what you may want to match to your room, with its new MountBuilder configuration tool. The step-by-step process allows you to visually build an installation—if you’re a consumer or a professional installer you can take advantage of this. You’ll go through the type of construction you’re dealing… View this story
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Part of the point of having a flat-panel TV is so you can save room in your room, right? The closer you can keep that sucker to the wall, the better, if you’re able to go the wall-mount route. To that end, OmniMount has expanded its Low Profile Series of mounts to include fixed versions, so your TVs will be super snug with the wall. That’s leaving your TV around 1.5 inches off the wall in the fixed position, and the Low Profile Series is… View this story
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To mount the flat panel to the wall or not to mount it, that’s the question. With products like those from Inca, you might be answering yes to the on-wall solution. Inca’s new solution the company actually describes as “off the wall”—old-school Michael Jackson fans, I guess. It’s off the wall because you can mount your flat panel—most sizes can be accommodated, Inca says—to the P/N 900810-5A-WPS unit and then pull the TV out and swivel it. The system features a recessed box and cable… View this story
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“Who’s a greenhorn? What’s a greenhorn?”—Homer Simpson While that answer may be obvious, there are plenty of Homer Simpsons out there when it comes to selecting and setting up a TV. Media Decor just announced a series of online tutorials to take some of the common misconceptions out of how to choose, install and conceal a flat panel. “Media Decor recognizes the increasing demands of the consumer in this market segment. People no longer want to see technology, they want to conceal it,” said Jonathan… View this story
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Your home might be nowhere near the ocean, but if you want to have your wall showcasing tropical destinations, you could enlist the help of Vutec’s ArtScreen. Tropical watercolor artist Jim Gerard Holehouse of Tropic Art Design has signed on with Vutec to have his works included in the company’s lineup of art used to turn a flat-panel TV into a piece of artwork for your wall when it’s not turned on. Vutec will start by offering 35 horizontal digital images of Holehouse’s on its… View this story
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K2 Mounts has brought us cool items like motorized, remote controlled mounts for our flat-panel TVs. Now, the company has entered a partnership with V7 (the house brand for Ingram Micro) to develop and merchandise universal mounts under the V7 brand. These include universal combo display wall mounts and workspace mounts. The solid steel combo mounts come in two sizes—one for 23- to 37-inch displays and one for 37- to 60-inch displays, good for homes or businesses. They’re available this month for $199 and $299,… View this story
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Media rooms are not all about mammoth tower loudspeakers these days. Many people want concealed speakers and elegant decor, now that they have nice wall-mounted flat-panel TVs that aren’t eyesores, and don’t hog as much space. Furniture is becoming more and more important in the media/family rooms, as evidenced by OmniMount’s addition of not one, not two, but six new pieces to its Moda Collection of A/V furniture. Here’s a rundown of the pieces: Vent 65—The slats aid in the cooling of A/V equipment, while… View this story
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