Category Archives: Ask The Pro

Everything electronic these days is touting the “SMART” designation. Just how smart these devices are has yet to be determined, but one thing is for certain, the end user needs to be “smart”, in a tech savvy way, in order … Continue reading →

Here is a link to AVS Forums, a great site reviewing all things “Home Theatre”. Ever since the arrival of LED flat panels I have been asked “What set has the best picture quality?” My answer all along has been … Continue reading →

These are a few pics from our most recent job. This is the 4th theatre that we have designed and installed for this client! He flips homes ever 3 or 4 years and will not go without his home theatre. … Continue reading →

Spring for the sports fan means hockey and basketball playoffs, March Madness, the start of baseball, golf, soccer and football seasons. The video quality of these live broadcasts are amazing on a high definition TV. The audio quality of these … Continue reading →

It just boggles my mind that I am still seeing homes wired  for sound with wire that would barely ring a doorbell. These contractors have no idea what a disservice they are doing for their clients! Audio signals carried over … Continue reading →

It seems that there are more issues when using a Display Port source device to an HDMI viewing device than just having the right adaptor to do the job. When VESA (the Video Electronics Standards Association) designed the Display port specifications … Continue reading →

The last couple of years has brought some new connector ports to the computer industry and an update to a port that was lagging behind the technology of the day. The Apple computers with their Thunderbolt port, and both the Apple … Continue reading →

Netflix has just announced that they are now streaming their movie catalogue in Super HD if your internet service provider is capable of providing it. This new service increases the size of the download stream so if you are with … Continue reading →

Lately things have been pretty busy in Redmond Washington! Microsoft has launched their new Windows Phone 8, the new Windows 8 operating system, the new Surface RT and Surface Pro super tablets and a complete revamp of the office suite. … Continue reading →

Anyone considering a new home theater system or projector should check out the latest on line video broadcast at T.W.I.T.tv from Home Theater Geeks. http://twit.tv/show/home-theater-geeks/148 This gets a little on the techie side but what it boils down to is … Continue reading →