Middle Atlantic Shows Ventilation, Power Solutions

Middle Atlantic has 25 feet of its Duct Cool Series long ventilation system snaking around its booth at CEDIA Expo 2008.

The system is designed to expand installers venting options.

"We realized that there was an application for projectors too," says Middle Atlantic's Rebecca Trautner.

So the company is demonstrating a version of the same product designed for heat-generating front projectors. Trautner says it's an energy saver.

"There's a thermostat that senses the temperature [inside the projector's enclosure] and activates the fan only when needed."

Signal-Safe Power Cords

The company is also showing its new varied length Signal-Safe Power Cords. This new residential line features outputs specific to cable and satellite boxes.

They come in the following sizes (in inches): 6, 12, 18, 24, 36 and 48.

Multi-Mount Rackmount Power Strips

Also new is the Multi-Mount Rackmount Power strips.

Trautner says it offers installers great flexibility because it can mount both horizontally or vertically. There are also 10 outlets on both sides of the strip.

Enhancing Middle Atlantic's Slim 5 Series is a new line of shells with various room-friendly tones. It comes in dark cherry, light walnut, maple, pepperstone and honey maple.

There's also a new "runner" for the Slim 5 Series, Trautner demonstrates. It allows installers or clients to easily pull heavy racks out of cabinets without risk of scraping any surfaces.