Tag archive: home entertainment systems

A new survey from market research firm Harris Interactive finds that nearly one in four U.S. adults (39 percent) have home networks, and 37 percent of those users would like to use their computers to control their home entertainment systems. In addition, 35 percent would like to control household functions like heating, lighting, security, and ventilation from their PCs, and 31 percent of home network owners would like to use teir PCs to… Read More

The Multimedia Center Audio/USB Hub enables users of any notebook computer running Microsoft Windows XP Home, Microsoft Windows XP Pro and the recently released Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 to: — Play music, movies or games in 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround Sound from home entertainment systems or external PC speakers; — Play games in full EAX Advanced HD Surround Sound for a realistic 3D audio… Read More

icrosoft Corp.'s Windows Media Center family includes operating systems for personal computers and home entertainment systems. The Akimbo Service is designed to provide access to thousands of hours of programming, which can be selected for download via the Internet, and viewed on-demand. The Akimbo Service will bring Media Center users a wide breadth of video content, greatly expanding their television viewing choices. The Akimbo… Read More

The U.S. market for digital audio receivers – devices which enable playback of PC-stored music content and streaming Internet audio on legacy analog home entertainment systems – is expected to growfrom less than 150,000 units in 2003 to almost to 2 million units by 2006. According to Digital Audio Receivers: Competitive Analysis & Forecasts, a new report from research consultancy TheDiffusion Group, the early market for digital… Read More

These new Philips home entertainment systems offer features to create a better audio and video experience, as well as fit perfectly into consumers' individual needs. Merging Audio and Video Innovations: Philips LX8200SA The compelling home entertainment product, the LX8200SA, incorporates DCDiâ„¢ Faroudja Progressive Scan technology to produce crisp and clear images and the best signal quality for the ultimate in video quality. The… Read More