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How to improve the performance of your electronics.

I have always been a firm believer in power protection for electronics and yesterday the significance of really good protection made an obvious appearance in my own home theater setup. I grabbed the remote control to turn it on and … Continue reading

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Curve screen installation

While the advantages of a curved screen set are debatable, one of the challenges is how to mount one professionally on your wall! This is definitely one to call in the professionals at Wired 1 Consulting! This 65″ UHD Samsung … Continue reading

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Streaming Music In Your Home!

What to use for a distributed audio system is an important decision these days. If you love music the ability to have your music flow with you everywhere in your home, out on the patio and pool, is important when you are building … Continue reading

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Do’s and Don’ts for Streaming Media – as easy as 1,2,3!

Getting your system ready for streaming media playback (Netflix, YouTube etc.) requires a couple of important things to be added to your television or home entertainment system for optimum performance and enjoyment. #1,  There are differences in the speeds of … Continue reading

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Move Your Stereo System Into The Digital Age

Friends like to joke around with me that I’ve been in the electronic business so long that I helped Edison invent the light bulb! I have seen a lot of changes over the years. I am one of the few … Continue reading

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The inevitability of change, or operating system headaches

New operating systems for computers are inevitable, it seems every couple of years a new “flavor” comes out from the companies that make the operating systems for our computers. For decades it has been Apple and Microsoft touting their operating … Continue reading

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Some upcoming changes to streaming media services

Google, the owner of YouTube recently announced that they were stopping support as of April 15/15 for a lot of devices that currently support a YouTube app. Most notably are a lot of Blu-Ray players and some televisions. This is … Continue reading

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Future Shop Closing all stores in Canada

Future Shop announced today that they will be closing all stores immediately. Some areas will see a re-branding to Best Buy within the month. This is not “news” to me, as I have seen many Big Box retailers disappear over … Continue reading

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New life for an old cabinet

By updating the electronics we breathed new life into an old TV cabinet. The addition of a Harman Kardon digital receiver with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth really jazzed up a set of Bose Acoustimas 10 speakers. A new Apple TV now lets them enjoy streaming … Continue reading

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Looking to update your theater performance?

From March 6th 2015 to April 2nd you can save BIG on two of DENON’s most popular Audio Video Receivers! Save $300 on the DENON AVR-X3100W! Dolby Digital and DTS 7.2 Surround sound. Ultra HD HDMI compatibility with 4K up-conversion. One of … Continue reading

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