HiddenWires ezine - 5 July 2004

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What's new?

No sooner have we recovered from the CEDIA UK Expo, than news about the upcoming CEDIA US Expo starts to arrive. This too promises to be bigger and better, with over 20,000 attendees and "the best education in the industry, with something for every staff member." Our events page lists this and many other interesting events for this autumn.

Traffic to HiddenWires continues to increase. In June 2004, 36,938 visitors requested 289,731 pages and generated 636,312 hits.

The feature this month is TV/Radio and we have three articles covering displays for TV, options for radio and video switching and distribution.

On the news front, we bring you the usual mix of product and business news.

Finally, we would like to welcome the following new advertiser:

• SCC Convergency

Articles and Whitepapers @ HiddenWires

Display Options for TV By Rob Butler, SCC Convergency (5/7/2004)

Video Switching and Distribution By Nick Mawyer, Kramer Electronics UK (5/7/2004)

Radio for High-End Installations By David Harold, PURE Digital (5/7/2004)

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News @ HiddenWires

ARCAM DiVA CD192 Upsampling Player (5/7/2004)

Technology Breakthroughs to Drive Strong Growth for PC-TV Tuners and Digital Terrestrial Set Top Boxes (5/7/2004)

SUPRA deliver a full range of high-performance Digital Video cables (5/7/2004)

Denon DHT-500SD DVD System (5/7/2004)

CEDIA EXPO to Showcase Newest Technologies in Custom Electronics (5/7/2004)

Steljes - Bring Affordable Home Entertainment to more people (5/7/2004)

World's First 'Media Center Plasma TV' Stuck in the 'Equity Gap' (5/7/2004)

CEDIA Appoints New Education Facilitator (5/7/2004)

Fall Focus to examine On-Demand Digital Entertainment (5/7/2004)

Moore Innovations launches Moore Medio advanced Home Theatre PC into the UK market (5/7/2004)

SkipJam Announces First All-Digital System for Home Entertainment and Automation (1/7/2004)

Sigma Powers Jamo's Strategic Launch of Digital Consumer Products; Jamo Delivers Sophisticated, Seamless Entertainment to the Home (1/7/2004)

DisplaySearch Report Indicates PDPs Continue to Surge; Outlook Raised on Significant Supply Growth, Lower Costs and Prices, Performance Improvements and Supply Chain Advantages (1/7/2004)

New Vertis Study Identifies Purchasing Trends and Behaviors Among Home Electronics Shoppers - Women More Involved in Home Electronics Purchases (1/7/2004)

Visual Displays Join Forces With Hyundai Image Quest (1/7/2004)

JVC Announces HD-ILA Microdisplay Rear Projection HD Televisions (1/7/2004)

DSL Forum Announces Trio of DSLHome Technical Reports (1/7/2004)

Digital Living Network Alliance, formerly called the Digital Home Working Group, Announces New Interoperability Guidelines (1/7/2004)

Centaur Exhibitions Announces The Smart Home Show (1/7/2004)

Sun Partnership Powers MajikHouse (1/7/2004)

New Home Theater Accessories from Belkin Enhance Today's Advanced Audio Video Components (29/6/2004)

MAXX Products Introduces High Performance TruVision Video Processor for Home Theater Market (29/6/2004)

D-Tools Joins The Autodesk Developers Network (29/6/2004)

JVC Selects Maxtor QuickView Hard Drives for New HDD/DVD Recorders (29/6/2004)

Microsoft TV Unveils Growing Ecosystem of Technology Partners for Internet Protocol Television (29/6/2004)

Airbee and Link Plus Sign Strategic Partnership to Bring Long-Range Wireless Technology to New Markets (29/6/2004)

DisplaySearch Releases New Flat Panel TV Performance Evaluation Report with Data from Westar Display Technologies (29/6/2004)

European Commission IST Project HOMETALK - Open your mind to the home automation era (29/6/2004)

European Commission IST Project FABRIC - New protocol for the home entertainment market (29/6/2004)

Intel Delivers Breakthrough PC Technologies to Enhance Digital Home and Office Experiences With Improved Audio, Video and Graphics (29/6/2004)

Velodyne Introduces New VRP Line of Powerful, Affordable Subwoofers (28/6/2004)

Siltech Signature Diamond Five and Six Signatures Series Multi-Channel Interconnects (28/6/2004)

Motorola Announces Home Media Architecture, Extending Digital Video Recording Capabilities Throughout the Home (28/6/2004)

Ucentric Joins Universal Plug and Play Forum (28/6/2004)

CyberLink's PowerCinema is the First Standalone Intel NMPR Validated Media Client Application for the Digital Home (28/6/2004)

Sound Focus Founders Plan to Replace Headphones with Balls of Sound (28/6/2004)

Watch TV on this 'cool' new combination coolMedia fridge freezer (28/6/2004)

SLS International and Grammy Award Winning Producer Quincy Jones to Develop New Line of Home Theater Products (28/6/2004)

Latest Innovation From HP Technology Doubles the Resolution of Digital Projection Displays (28/6/2004)

Hi-Tech House 2004 - The Third International Exhibition And Forum (28/6/2004)

Integrated Systems Europe 05 gets off to a strong start (25/6/2004)

Keene at CEDIA 2004 (25/6/2004)

BenQ Extends LCD TV Line-Up with Three New Sizes Featuring High-Resolution, High Contrast Ratios and Increased Brightness Levels (25/6/2004)

Mitsubishi HC900U Offers Latest Technology for the Ultimate Home Theater Experience (25/6/2004)

BenQ Expands Its Popular PalmPro Series Of DLP-based Projectors (25/6/2004)

Denon DHT-500SD Home Cinema System (25/6/2004)

Denon's DVD-1710 most affordable DVD Player yet (25/6/2004)

Mitsubishi's HC2000 Projector Offers Professional-Level Features for Home Cinema Enthusiasts (25/6/2004)

Stylish New Speakers From Artcoustic Available Through Specialist Custom Installers, Sound Experience (25/6/2004)

Home security using a mobile phone (25/6/2004)

Parasound Adds Phono Preamp and Speaker Selector to Mini 'Z-Series' for Custom Installers (25/6/2004)

The world's finest audio system for your bath (25/6/2004)

JupiterResearch Reports That a Lack of Consumer Understanding Will Lead to Continued Slow Adoption of DVD Recorders (23/6/2004)

V, Inc. Enters Rear Projection TV Category for Home Theater Entertainment (23/6/2004)

Access to Broadband Campaign (23/6/2004)

Smarthome Introduces Insteon Home Automation Network Protocol Combing RF and Powerline Communications to Create Seamless Home Control Network (23/6/2004)

Whole Home Digital Music Arrives With the Sonos Digital Music System (23/6/2004)

Hitachi 2004 DVD Player/Recorder Line Completes the Home Theater Experience (22/6/2004)

Hitachi Unveils Visually Stunning High Definition Home Theater Projector (22/6/2004)

Motorola Supports OSGi Open-Standards as Platinum Level Sponsor at OSGi Alliance 2004 World Congress (22/6/2004)

Ovation Multimedia Launches OpticONE; Calibration Device Enables Technicians, Visual Enthusiasts to Achieve Exceptional Colour Display Accuracy (22/6/2004)

ABI Research Sees Standards Groups Leading the Charge in the Battle of the Living Room (22/6/2004)

Panamax Expands the Groundbreaking MAX In-Wall PRO Series (22/6/2004)

TFCinfo: Major European Projector Brand Study Reveals that Sony, Epson, and NEC are the strongest European brands (21/6/2004)

Unsightly Wires are Biggest Irritant in the Digital Home (21/6/2004)

Bayer, Siemens And Puren Produce Speaker-Free Sound System - Pursonic Sound System Turns Walls And Floors Into Speakers. (21/6/2004)

Home Security Confidence For Holiday Time (21/6/2004)

Linn's EXOTIK Pre-Amplifier (21/6/2004)

Velodyne Introduces DSP-Controlled Digital Power Slot Series Subwoofers (21/6/2004)

Philips Nexperia Home Partner Program Adds Five New Software Vendors Creating Applications for Connected Consumer Products (21/6/2004)

Renesas Technology and Ubiquitous Corporation in Comprehensive Collaboration for Home Network Market Oriented Solutions (21/6/2004)

Strategy Analytics: Broadband Penetration In Europe To Hit 20% As Triple-Play Era Arrives (21/6/2004)

InFocus' Newest Projector Super-Sizes Home Entertainment (21/6/2004)

Product launch underpins market commitment (14/6/2004)

Installer network focuses on rapidly growing demand for intelligent homes (14/6/2004)

New Square D division set to drive the home automation and networking market (14/6/2004)

From home server to multimedia cell phone (14/6/2004)

Experts from all over the world discuss home networks at the e/home Congress (14/6/2004)

High-tech forum for ensuring future growth (14/6/2004)

Birmingham Rocks: "Best Ever" CEDIA Expo (14/6/2004)

What They Said About CEDIA Expo 2004 (14/6/2004)

Boston Acoustics Re-launches Brand With Acoustic Energy (14/6/2004)

NetStreams launches IP-Based, Networked A/V Distribution System - DigiLinX, at CEDIA Expo 2004 (9/6/2004)

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Books @ HiddenWires

Save up to 30% on the titles in our book store.

Speed! Understanding and Installing Streaming Media Home Networks

Residential Network Cabling

CEBus Demystified: The ANSI/EIA 600 User's Guide (E-Book)

Build Your Own Home Theater

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HiddenWires-supported events

e/Home 2004
1-3 September 2004
Berlin Messe, Germany
A fair and a congress for trade visitors and interested consumers, that presents and discusses home networking applications.

CEDIA Expo
8-12 September 2004
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
The #1 Show in the profitable custom electronic design and installation industry.

The Connected Home Forum
16-17 September 2004
Central London
This is a practical, intensely discussion-based event to drive forward the debate on how to deliver the connected home dream. It is specifically designed to bring together the key players in the connected home value chain to form partnerships and discuss models for profitable exploitation of the opportunities this growing market presents.

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