Did CEDIA, CE Pro Pick the Right Winners?

CEDIA just announced its annual Manufacturers' Excellence Awards, and CE Pro announced its first annual BEST winners.

Did they get it right?

CEDIA Awards

Of the CEDIA finalists, I'm surprised Anthem Statement D2v with Room Correction didn't get a nod. Anthem cannot make these fast enough for its dealers.

The Trak-kit system is also wildly creative and deserves some recognition.

CE Pro BEST Awards

On the CE Pro BEST Awards for Media Servers, the judges were correct to recognize Crestron for its ADMS-BR server with WorldSearch. But it should have tied with S1Digital's Digital Entertainment Platform, the only Media Center solution that lets users stream copy-protected CableCard content across a home network.

For security, two wireless door locks duked it out. Black & Decker's Kwikset edged out Schlage iLink, probably because Kwikset can be integrated into third-party controllers, and Schlage requires its own gateway that carries a monthly fee.

In whole-house control, Cinetouch took the prize for its AMX programming "overlay" that allows even novices to program an AMX system – a worthy winner, I think.

For software applications, why didn't SimplyReliable enter the new SmartOffice application for programming Control4 through its design and proposal software? Not to take anything away from D-tools, a worthy winner for its SI5.5.

What do you think?

See: CEDIA Winners | CEDIA Finalists | CE Pro BEST Winners | CE Pro BEST Finalists