Cynthia Johnson

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OPPO DV-983H Scores the First Perfect 100 in the Secrets DVD Player Benchmark

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. April 15, 2008 - OPPO Digital, Inc. (www.oppodigital.com), a renowned leader in up-converting DVD players, today announced that its newly launched DV-983H Universal DVD Player has received the highest recommendation from Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity, the online source for in-depth home theater reviews. In fact, OPPO's flagship up-converting DVD player earned the first perfect score in the Secrets DVD Player Benchmark, taking home top marks in more than twenty video decoding and processing tests. The entire review and benchmark results can be found here.

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AVAD Expands Presence in Canada with New Ca??ary Facility

Van Nuys, Calif. â€" May 5, 2008 â€" AVAD, LLC, the industry's leading distributor of custom home electronics, has expanded its presence in Canada with the opening of its Ca??ary facilityâ€"its second Canadian location. Scheduled to open Monday, May 5th, the new Ca??ary facility will bring AVAD's unique blend of best brands, in-depth training and superior service to western Canadian custom installers and retailers.

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Atlantic Technology Introduces Two In-Wall Surround Speakers, With/without THX Ultra Certification

NORWOOD, MA (5/5/08) -- Atlantic Technology has introduced a two dipole/bipole switchable surround speakers in its IWTS line (In Wall Theater System) of architectural speakers for home theater. Both the IWTS-30 SR and the IWTS-14 SR feature dual two-way driver arrays facing front and rear to fill the listening area with ambient sound for a remarkably convincing, lifelike theater soundfield. The IWTS-30 SR has earned THX Ultra certification, a testimony to its remarkable performance and high output capabilities. The IWTS 14 SR (which is not THX Certified) shares the capabilities and feature set of its sibling, but with slightly less extended bass output.

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SHARP to Offer Ultra-thin LCD TV with Wireless HDTV Link by AMIMON

AMIMON's WHDI Technology Enables High Quality and Robust
Wireless Uncompressed HDTV Link to Sharp's New X-Series LCD TVs

Santa Clara, Calif. and Osaka, Japan â€" April 30, 2008 â€" AMIMON Inc., an emerging leader in semiconductor technology for wireless high-definition (HD) video, has partnered with leading LCD TV manufacturer Sharp Corporation to offer a wireless HDTV link for the Sharp X-Series ultra-thin LCD TVs. AMIMON's WHDI technology, capable of delivering uncompressed HD video streams wirelessly, will simplify the installation of Sharp's ultra-thin LCD TVs by eliminating the need for an audio/video cable between the TV panel and the separate tuner unit.

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Musicgiants Brings All Of The Hits To You With Their Concierge Collections

Incline Village, NV â€" October 11, 2007 â€" MusicGiants, the leader in HD music downloads, announces the availability of their exclusive Music Concierge Collections, featuring the highest fidelity music available today for the most discerning listener. These external hard drive packages of songs are hand selected by a MusicGiants' concierge and are available at a Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Diamond level. The external hard drive also includes additional music credits to allow customers to “fine tune” their collection with some of their personal favorites. The Concierge packages usher in a new level of convenience when purchasing downloadable music in full resolution, uncompromised sound quality.

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MartinLogan Announces the CLX

Munich, Germany, April 24, 2008â€" MartinLogan, the Loudspeaker Technology Company, is proud to announce the introduction of the CLXâ€"the world's finest full-range electrostatic line source loudspeaker. Incorporating breakthrough technological innovations the CLX establishes a new performance benchmark for the industry.

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Mary Cardas Wires Up With Ultralink/XLO

Ontario, California â€" April 22nd, 2008 â€" Ultralink/XLO, a manufacturer of premium audio/video cables and AC power products, signals its rapid growth by selecting Mary Cardas as General Manager for U.S. operations in Ontario, CA.

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D-LINK NOW SHIPPING PC-ON-TV PLAYER

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 21, 2008 - D-Link, the end-to-end networking
solutions provider for consumer and business, today began shipping a new kind of
media player, D-Link PC-on-TV, which enables users to bring their entire PC
experience to their television. PC-on-TV (DPG-1200) is ideally suited for
watching popular Web-based content available on their PC from a TV.

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EPSON HOME ENTERTAINMENT PROJECTORS SHINE

Long Beach, Calif. â€" April 10, 2008 â€" Demonstrating its commitment to the independent filmmaker worldwide, Epson, manufacturer of the number-one selling global projector brand1, awarded winners in four categories at the 5th annual Vail Film Festival, sponsored by Best Life Magazine, with an Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 1080 UB projector. The film categories include:  Best Film, Audience Award, Best Documentary, and Reel Quick 48 Hour.

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LWC Introduces Direct Burial Cables, Ideal Solutions for Outdoor Applications

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Apr. 10, 2008 â€" Liberty Wire & Cable, worldwide supplier of a broad range of wire and cable products for the audio/video trade, including custom installers and systems integrators, has announced a full family of rugged and versatile Direct Burial Cables to provide solutions for a broad range of outdoor applications.

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Off-air Antennas Become The New Necessity

As spending tightens in these uncertain economic times, discretionary purchasing has shifted away from other key market categories, to consumer electronics and particularly to digital TV and HD. High Definition Televisions bumped digital cameras out of the top spot for the most desired CE product for 2007. Several dynamics are affecting millions of households now relying on analog signals for reception of their broadcast TV signals, with antennas older than 2 years. They need to upgrade to the new antenna technology, along with cable and satellite customers looking for alternatives. Although cable and satellite program providers will continue to serve the great majority of homes as the primary signal source, missing HD local reception, higher costs, billing add-ons, service outages, contact difficulties, in-home service waits and no shows have left many subscribers looking to OTA antennas as alternatives and backup.