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I wish you a healthy, successful and joyful 2006!
But most of all relax and have fun.

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Today I ran into the HDblog with some interesting articles. One of these articles was the prediction for 2006 on HDTV in the homes by 2006.

A new survey from Panasonic reveals that one in four (26 percent) of U.S. households either owns or plans to own a high-definition television by the end of 2006. This is up from 15% one year ago, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.

And the debate doesn’t end with the decision to buy, according to Panasonic’s survey. Most men (70 percent) are interested in purchasing an HDTV with either large (51 inches and above) or medium (37 to 50 inches) screen sizes, while 76 percent of women lean more towards a smaller size screen.

• Read more: HDTV in 26% of Homes by End of 2006

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Electronics:

• Pioneer Elite- VSX-54TX 7.1 THX, EX, DTS, Dolby Digital Surround Sound Receiver
• Monster Power- HTS-3600 Stage 3 Home theater reference PowerConditioner
• Sony- DVP-N5725P Cinema Progressive DTS, Dolby Digital, MP3, SACD, DVD Player
• RCA- (Hughes)HR10-250 Digital Video Recorder HDTV Receiver with 250gig HD

Video:

• Infocus- ScreenPlay SP4805 Cinema Projector DLP TI DarkChip2T - for further information look at Projectors Assistant page on this model
• Screen Innovations- Performance Model Fixed 100″ screen with Seude Frame

• Read more: Bizcuit’s Home Theatre

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• High temperature and fan failure notification via dry contact closure
• Quiet operation, 27dB at full speed
• LCD screen provides local status information

Don’t run a noisy fan constantly to keep your expensive rack-mounted equipment cool! Unlike standard rack fans that require manual on/off control and can be heard over the sound of your stereo system, the Ultra-Quiet 4-Fan Panel w/LCD can keep your electronics system at the temperature you specify, alerting you instantly with status updates, even if you’re not in the room. Its quiet, 27dB operation is ideal wherever you require a quiet environment. The Ultra-Quiet 4-Fan Panel w/LCD fits in two standard rack spaces.

• Read more: Need cooling in your rack?

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B.Greenway from Home Theatre Blog summerizes the year of 2005 on the home theatre topic. Here are some points that I want to share with you from his list:

Plasma:
2005 again saw more refinement than revolution when it comes to plasma televisions, with the exception of a 65” monster from Panasonic. And once again I’m still unable to decide between Panasonic, Pioneer or Hitachi as my favorite plasma manufacturers.

• Read more: Recap of 2005 on Home Theatre

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Toshiba is in the final phase for selling the HD DVD players. HD DVD players are the next generation optical disc system. It has been targeting a Japanese market launch by the end of 2005. The designs of the HD DVD players are ready for the U.S. and Japanese market and are ready for volume production.

Besides the experience of high picture quality, HD DVD offers many advanced features, including the extensive copy protection management system of AACS (Advanced Access Content System). AACS is integrated into players and discs to secure content from illegal copying. Various industry participants are in the process of finalizing the last details for implementation of AACS. Because the DVD Forum has adopted AACS as an integral part of the HD DVD format, Toshiba will launch its HD DVD products only after AACS is finalized.

• Read more: Toshiba is in the final phase for the sales of the HD DVD players.

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Thomson is getting out of the consumer electronics business and focus on services and products for the media industry.

French Thomson seeks partners to take for their business units in their Connectivity by Thomson unit, which includes audio and video products. What those partnerships will mean is unclear. Reason for this strategy change is the competition from Apple and Asian electronics companies.

• Read more: Thomson seeks partners for the Audio/Video and Accessories activities

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Home Theater buffs, Audio/Video Revolution posted their Top 100 products of 2005. The list is more a rundown of their reviews of the year, covering all the usual suspects like Sony, Meridian, Samsung, Mark Levinson, B&W etc. Don’t expect any shocking upsets on this list.

• Read more: Audio video revolution top 100 of 2005

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