The NFL Football season brings joy to U.S. sports fans like few other sports can. With only 16 games per season and playoffs, it’s a limited window of enjoyment to root for your favorite team, unlike baseball or basketball, where the season’s last for a better part of 8 months.


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by Barry Lieberman
 Advantage Plus Marketing Group, Inc.

Overview of Requirements

My vision was to set up flat-panel TVs in two rooms that would allow my family to watch full HD television, have Internet access, Blu-ray DVD viewing, and PC access using those TVs.

The front room would have a Samsung 55″ 8000 Series flat panel TV with 5.1 surround sound. I wanted that TV to be able to double as a PC monitor, an on-demand movie display (Internet Streaming), Blu-ray display and, of course, display full HD TV from our DVR.

Then the game room would have a Samsung 46″ 8000 Series flat panel TV. That TV would also have access to the same PC, Blu-ray player, its own digital HD cable box, and on-demand movie display (Internet Streaming). That room would also have 5.1 surround sound.

Lastly, I wanted all the source equipment housed in a “media” closet. The media closet includes the following equipment:
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“Retrofit” is the hot topic for many AV Installers. Why you ask? Just check out the stats below:

• New Housing Starts have been decreasing since October of 2005 and have now leveled off at almost record lows. See the graph below:Source
• It is not possible for all installers to go after the “higher-end” market for home theater renovations/installations. According to Rob Gerhardt, founding father and former President of CEDIA says, “The rich will always be uber-rich, but they don’t represent a future for you.” And, he adds, “…you don’t want to be one of the many now chasing the only millionaire home theater project in town.”
• Many homeowners are buying new 3D TV’s with new Blu-ray players and 7.1 sound systems.“By year-end 2011, the number of units sold will triple from 2010, to about 12 million. By 2015, it will reach 78.1 million, a growth rate of about 80.2 percent.”- iSuppli & International Business Times

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In July, we celebrated our independence, and now with the 2010 CEDIA Expo coming up and our Wireless HD Kit poised to win an award for best new product, we believe the day of independence from wires in your home entertainment setup is not too far away. In the mean time, we must be content with reducing as many wires as possible. In this week’s post we provide some ideas on how to minimize your wired footprint.

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Next month, CEDIA will hold their annual tradeshow for installers, specialty resellers and distributors to showcase the hottest trends in home electronics. To honor the cream of the crop at this years show, the CEDIA panel of judges has just announced the finalists to the Manufacturers’ Excellence Award for ‘Best New Product’. We don’t like to boast here, but we can’t help but proclaim our Wireless HD Kit has made it to the top of the list!

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