Your Comprehensive Guide to Planning the Perfect Super Bowl Party
JD Pro, expert home theater design consultant, provides the comprehensive guide to throwing the perfect Super Bowl party.
When Is An LED Not An LED?
You might be surprised to hear that the LED HDTV you have hanging in the family room of your home is not the same as that giant LED at Yankee Stadium or the Meadowlands. Of course, the one in your house is substantially smaller. But there are a few other differences you might not realize.…
Universal Remotes: It’s the Little Things that Count
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…
Samsung’s New Clear Display Can Run on Solar Power
Samsung will be hauling home quite a collection of International CES 2012 Innovation Awards in a variety of product categories, from laptops to hard drives, tablets to cell phones and (our favorites) home theater and pro video gear. Award-winning Samsung Flat Screen Samsung has earned its reputation as an innovator in the field of flat…
Apple TV: More Than Just a Black Box
Are you contemplating Apple TV? Hearing the name, a lot of people think Apple TV is just another version of DirecTV satellite television or even another way to view cable TV without paying the local cable provider. And it’s true that you can watch first-run television shows and sporting events through Apple TV, live or…
Repeat Customer Upgrades to HDMI
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…
What’s An HDCP Handshake… And Why Should You Care?
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…
Network or Not-work?
As if you didn’t already live your life from your phone, now you can control your home theater or commercial audio and video systems from your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch, or your Android smartphone, too. Earlier this year, Crestron Control Systems announced compatibility with Apple and Android-based devices. Anywhere you are, at any time…
Christie Micro HD Tiles Add Flexibility to Video Projection
We recently attended the ALmo e4 exhibit in New York City, and got a sneak peek and some of the latest technology we can use in New York hospitality venues, restaurants, sports bars and more to continue raising the bar on the audio video experience across Staten Island and the New York tri-state area. One…
Still Skeptical About the Future of 3D
More than a year ago, JD Pro’s Jonathan Joyce was live on Blog Talk Radio’s Technical Tidbits talking about (among many other things) the future of 3D in homes, sports bars, clubs and restaurants. We basically said the future of 3D just isn’t that bright. And we still feel that way. This year’s CES and…