There is so much in our life that we all take for granted. Such things are only noticed when they are no longer available. Now, in a world with horrors happening at every moment, in every part of our life, I almost feel guilty speaking of such a miniscule absence which I experienced during my…
Why did you choose the HDTV you purchased? This was one of the top questions explored in the J.D. Power 2012 High Definition Television (HDTV) Report. Our colleague Ted Green of The Stratecon Group, discusses some of the survey conclusions on his blog, specifically noting the lack of importance of 3D TV as a…
Looking for something out of the ordinary this Memorial Day? Something to give your backyard that “Wow factor,” make all your neighbors jealous and improve your quality of life this summer? (Isn’t that what summer in New York is all about, kicking back and relaxing while all the neighbors wish they were you?) When you…
If you’re looking at a line-item estimate of an upcoming audiovisual project for your New York area retail establishment or corporate boardroom (really, any commercial establishment that relies on cutting edge audio video systems), you may notice the HDTV monitors your AV contractor recommended are a bit pricier than the ones you purchased for your…
“But my wife saw a 42-inch HDTV monitor for less than $500 at Wal-mart yesterday. Why can’t I just buy a bunch of those for my restaurant?” We can’t tell you how many times we hear this, especially during the months of November through January, and again in March and April, when home electronics are…
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Are you tired of playing “find the remote” every night — and worse, you finally find one only to discover it’s the wrong one? If you’re pretty tech savvy, you probably gave up the whole “one remote for each device” with your Nintendo 64 game system. But maybe not. And as you upgrade home theatre…
One of the biggest questions we get from our residential customers is “What size HDTV screen should I get?” A lot of people think the right answer is, “The biggest you can afford.” Sure, we’d love to sell you more screen but we’re more interested in giving customers home entertainment solutions that will make them…
There are only a few things we like as much as installing cool home theater systems in Staten Island homes. One of them is visiting the homes of repeat customers to upgrade their home theater systems after years of enjoyment. We recently returned to a Staten Island home to upgrade the homeowner’s RGB component TV…
Have you ever had trouble playing a Blu-Ray or DVD on your HDTV after your home theater system was powered down and then turned back on? It could be that your equipment did not negotiate the HDMI / HDCP handshake correctly. Woah. We just threw a lot of letters at you there, and if you’re…