Smart Home with Control4
Posted on 8:16am on Friday 24th August 2018 by Walts
Today’s world presents us with the opportunity to utilize technology to make our lives easier. In Walts’ 60 years worth of experience, one thing that we know for sure is that technology is constantly changing. We are currently seeing the rise of smart home technology such as Amazon’s Alexa, Google [..]
The NEW Samsung QLED
Posted on 4:50pm on Tuesday 31st January 2017 by Walts
QLED is an Acronym for Quantum dot Light Emitting Diode. The most notable use of this technology to date has been in TV sets. LG, Sony, and Samsung have all released quantum dot TVs in recent years, with the latter completely diverting its attention and resources away from OLED [..]
What is DTS:X? Why is it important?
Posted on 2:23pm on Tuesday 7th March 2017 by Walts
DTS:X is a 3 dimensional sound format very similar to Dolby Atmos. Sound is sent from Above, as well as from the Left & Right and Front & Rear. A feature of DTS:X is the ability to place the Speakers in the Room, the way [..]
Time to get Control4!
Posted on 2:19pm on Tuesday 7th March 2017 by Walts
Control 4 is a Home Automation System. It can control lighting, heating, cooling, ceiling fans, and motorized window treatments. It also can control security systems, door locks, garage door openers and lawn sprinklers. It is controlled by an App [..]
What is a Smart TV?
Posted on 4:22pm on Tuesday 28th February 2017 by Walts With very few exceptions, almost all TVs produced today are Smart TVs. Basically a Smart TV is any TV that can be hooked up to the Internet. Most of them have a Home Screen that has several Apps on it. Many have Microphones & Cameras built in. [..]
New Line for Pioneer Elite
Posted on 9:27am on Monday 27th February 2017 by Walts Pioneer Elite has added 3 new Receiver/Amps to their new line. All 3 Models are Dolby Atmos and DTS:X ready. The top of the line can handle 11.2 channel Dolby Atmos. The remaining 2 are 9.2 channel Dolby Atmos ready.
Dolby Atmos gives you true 3 dimensional [..]
Backlighting - Why is it important?
Posted on 4:20pm on Wednesday 22nd February 2017 by Walts Why is backlight important? Backlight (or Edge lighting) is necessary for all LCD TVs. Without it you wouldn’t be able to see the picture.
Back lit led vs edge lit.
LED LCDs don't have the contrast ratio potential of Plasma and OLED TVs.
Local dimming was developed to [..]
What's New for Samsung in 2017?
Posted on 8:55am on Wednesday 22nd February 2017 by Walts
New 2017 Quantum Dot. Quantum-dot televisions are a new type of LED-backlit LCD TV. The image is created just like it is on an LCD screen, but quantum-dot technology enhances the color and delivers color that’s so accurate and pure, what you get on the [..]
ELAC Speakers
Posted on 9:59am on Monday 20th February 2017 by Walts
ELAC is a company whose reach is international, with headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Kiel, Germany, and research and development labs in Southern California.
Demonstrating ELAC’s technology leadership is as simple as playing the music. Once you hear an ELAC product, you’ll understand our commitment to state-of-the-art sound. That [..]
Dolby Atmos - What is it? Why would you want it?
Posted on 8:28am on Tuesday 31st January 2017 by WaltsDolby Atmos is a Sound System that adds Ceiling Speakers to a Dolby 5.1 or 7.1 Sound System. The 5.1 System is comprised of 2 Front & 2 Rear Speakers with an additional Front Center Speaker and a Subwoofer. The 7.1 adds 2 additional Side Speakers. In order to set [..]