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Sanus Systems is at CEDIA Expo 2009 showing off its new Super Slim Mounts, which allow CE pros to mount flat-panel TVs as close as .55 inches from a wall or .82 inches when using a tilting model.

Sanus says it redesigned its booth (No. 2458) to make it more educational for CE pros, demoing custom technologies like:

• ProSet post-installation height and level adjustment
• FollowThru cable management
• Adjustable Virtual Axis tilt

Sanus is also displaying its HDpro Series, a handpicked selection of Sanus products designed specifically for CE pros.

Among the new products is a series of AV equipment racks that "offer proven Sanus quality at a competitive price."

The CFR115 (15U) and CFR127 (27U) offer a turnkey solution and come with side and rear panels and a lockable front door. The HDpro CFR518 (18U) and HDpro CFR535 (35U) are fully customizable and offer a deeper configuration of 711.2mm for large components.

Also new are the…

If you want the very best audio and video distributed throughout a very large house, you'll want to use fiber optic cable.

At CEDIA 2009, NeoPro will debut NeoStar, a fiber-optic switch designed to deliver eight streams of 1080p HDMI video and six additional audio sources to eight video and four audio-only zones.

The audio/video content can reach as far as 1,000 feet over fiber optics.

Last year, NeoPro introduced LightSpider, a point-to-point fiber optic solution. This year, the company is going all the way, again using Digital Light Interface (DLI) technology from OWLink Technology, Inc.

DLI uses advanced optical wave division multiplexing (WDM) to transmit uncompressed video/audio and other data. With OWLink’s patented technology, DLI allows the transmission of high-speed HD digital video, high quality digital audio, IR remote control information, USB, LAN, RS232 and other control and data information, all through a thin, single fiber.
The NeoStar can…

Jeff Boccaccio, president of DPL Laboratories, Inc. (DPL Labs) and regular HDMI Corner columnist in CE Pro, will present a new seminar at CEDIA Expo 2009, “How to Do More with HDMI One Dot Four.”

This new seminar will detail HDMI's new specification revision 1.4 and will help integrators and installers take full advantage of the expanded capabilities this new revision offers.

The "How to Do More with HDMI One Dot Four" session will take place each of the first three days of the Expo in different locations.

Boccaccio will also conduct various product sessions and "Ask the Expert" sessions. He will be holding the sessions in booths of Honeywell, Ethereal, DataComm and in the CEDIA Learning Labs sponsored by ADI. The schedule is:

Thursday, Sept. 10

• 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m., "How to Do More," Ethereal, Booth #1469
• 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.,…

Audio Authority released a new Model of its AVX-562 Matrix Routing System at CEDIA Expo 2008.

The second-generation AVX-562 is a six-input, six-output HD Cat 5 Matrix expandable up to 36 outputs.

It distributes HD component video, analog audio, digital audio and IR control up to 1,000 feet via a pair of Cat 5e/6 cables.

Other new features include:

• New chassis two rack units high instead of three
• Parental controls including source and zone lockout
• New install process that doesn't require head-end assembly

The AVX-562, which is 33 percent smaller than the old model, also has RS-232 and IR control, as well as IR routing for discrete source control.

The AVX-562 also has options for three Cat 5 receivers, which the company says converts the Cat5e/6 run to usable form. Each receiver Active Gain Equalization (AGE) technology.

Options include: a single-gang "Decora" style wall plate (Model 9879), a dual-gang stainless steel wall plate…

Under the category of "Duh, Why Didn't I Think of That!" is the locking HDMI connector from PPC.

Sad that a company has to boast that "our cables won't fall out," but such is the nature of HDMI connectors.

The patent-pending connectors have two tiny prongs that latch into HDMI ports. Press the release on the connector to remove the cable.

The cable stays firm with up to 10.5 pounds of pressure "which is three times better than usual," says PPC's Wayne Hostetler. "It's not much, but it won't fall out if you dust it."

He says that the cables don't carry much of a premium over traditional HDMI cables. A three-foot cable retails for $47 and a 12-foot cable is $68.

The cables have not yet passed HDMI certification "but we're close," Hostetler says. The folks at the HDMI booth confirm that. In fact, they sent a lot of traffic to the PPC booth…

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DENVER, Colo. — Liberty Wire & Cable, worldwide supplier of a broad range of wire and cable products for the audio/video trade, including custom installers and systems integrators, has announced publication of its first guide to fiber optic products and solutions, now available to the custom Installation community at CEDIA EXPO 2008.

Designed for A/V and Custom Installation professionals, Fiber Optic Solutions is a full-color, easy to read guide to products, solutions and services. Its packed with vital information about bulk fiber and bulk fiber connectors, virtually unbreakable durable fiber, field termination kits, molded and custom fiber assemblies, and electronics using fiber connections — making it a convenient literature reference for busy professionals.

Products covered in its pages include Liberty’s best-selling bulk break-out fiber cables, bulk distribution cables, plenum-rated cables, Organizer Packs of 25 connectors in reusable carrying-cases, a DigitaLinx Fiber Optic Extender, stock and custom wall plates, and Corning’s UniCam Premium Tool Kit, which…

The HXMini5 HDMI extender from Tributaries Cable extends full HD video and audio signals more than 300 feet (100 meters).

It consists of a transmitter and receiver that both feature one HDMI v1.3 port.

The HXMini5 sends 1080p/60Hz up to 100 meters and 1080p/120Hz up to 55 meters. The company says it also supports 1440p signals for professional and future environments.

The HDCP-compliant HXMini5 also includes:

• Support for Dolby Digital and DTS digital audio
• Deep Color and CEC multi-component control
• Self-calibration active amplification and equalization and buffered output circuitry to automatically adapt to cable length and signal rate

Tributaries' HXMini5 has five colored LED indicators that confirm power and positive connections.

The company, which will be on hand at CEDIA Expo 2008 (booth 614), recently introduced the HX101 that extends HDMI up to 130 feet.

Tributaries is currently shipping the HXMini5 for $450.

Wireworld has introduced its Ultraviolet USB cable, the company's first upgrade USB cable.

The company says the cable features a flat design that enables runs up to 7 meters (23 feet), which is longer than most conventional USB cables.

Wireworld adds that Ultraviolet provides "improved sound quality" in media servers, PC audio and other digital music applications.

Ultraviolet USB cables, which will be on hand at CEDIA Expo 2008, are available in the following lengths (in meters): 1, 2, 3, 5 and 7.

"Now that USB audio inputs have become a standard feature on home theater receivers and desktop music systems, the demand for upgrade USB cables is absolutely exploding," says Wireworld president David Salz.

The design of the Ultraviolet USB cable is derived from the company's flat HDMI cables. Wireworld says the conductor topology reduces digital jitter to minimize audible degradation and noise.

The cables…

Honeywell's CURxELight HDMI cable is designed to meet the requirements of home theater enthusiasts and professional A/V installers, allowing them to experience peak levels of HDTV performance.

Honeywell says the cable is the first to automatically correct corrupted HDCP and EDID data that degrades the HD picture and multi-channel audio.

The company's Genesis Crystal 7000 Series 0.5-meter HDMI cable earned the highest DPL rating.

HDCP and EDID data becomes corrupted as a result of inconsistencies of hardware manufacturers' implementation of HDMI (e.g., excessive internal capacitance).

Working in the background, CURxE Light Technology automatically cleans the bad data to its intended dynamic range for the best picture quality.

This corrupt data, if left uncorrected, causes dropout of the picture or audio signal, incorrect resolution, intermittent "snow" in the picture, or a pink or blue hued screen.

The new cable will be showcased at Honeywell's booth (310)…