All Articles Tagged Integra

Robert Archer | 10/10 08:25 AM, 5 Comments

Despite the heavy emphasis on video over the past 15 years, the evolutions of home audio and video have actually taken nearly identical paths. Looking back on the home A/V market in the mid 1990s the industry began a transition away from the VCR and its low-resolution video and Dolby Pro Logic audio technologies into the DVD optical disc format. As everyone knows the DVD format offered consumers an improved picture with 480 lines of resolution and progressive deinterlacing options. It also offered a choice of audio formats that included… View this story

Jason Knott | 09/14 01:06 PM, 0 Comments

Integra debuted its THX-Ultra2 Plus Certified A/V processor and A/V receivers at CEDIA Expo 2011. Integra, which is the leading receiver brand among the CE Pro 100 companies with a 61 percent market share, also debuted remote control apps for iPod/iPhone and Android devices. These three A/V components all feature the new HQV-Vida video processors, DTS Neo:X dimensional surround processing, Dolby Volume processing, improved networking and streaming media capabilities, plus numerous other features not included in the 2010 models. Keith Haas, director of sales, is bullish about the A/V and… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 07/27 06:55 AM, 5 Comments

Entourage may be winding down as the hit HBO series recently kicked off its final season, but things are just starting to heat up, technology-wise, at the home of star Kevin Connolly. Hollywood Hi-Tech, a new program on the DIY Network, recently helped Connolly, better known as "E" to Entourage fans, transform his bachelor pad-style bar area into a home theater. Ari Gold, Drama, Turtle and Vinny Chase won't have a problem screening a movie or two on Connolly's 110-inch Stewart Filmscreen StudioTek Screen. Connolly's theater also features Lutron blackout… View this story

Grant Clauser | 06/13 01:11 PM, 1 Comment

Integra is rolling out four network-capable A/V receivers that are THX certified: the DTR-20.3, DTR-30.3, DTR-40.3 and DTR-50.3. The entry-level DTR-20.3 is a 5.2-channel unit 8-ohm rated at 90-watts per channel; the DTR-30.3 is a 7.2-channel system 8-ohm rated at 100 watts per channel; the DTR-40.3 is a 7.2-channel system 8-ohm rated at 110 watts per channel; and the DTR-50.3 is a 7.2-channel system 8-ohm rated at 135 watts per channel. Pricing begins at $600 for the DTR-20.3 and goes up to $1,400 for the DTR-50.3. Each A/V receivers features… View this story

Arlen Schweiger | 05/14 08:48 AM, 0 Comments

While we're still waiting for that trickle of 3D content to turn into a flood, there's no such shortage on the A/V gear end. Integra is the latest to join the 3D party, releasing the DTR-30.2 and DTR-20.2 receivers. Both are THX Select 2 Plus certified for quality imagery and come with HDMI 1.4a ports that allow for 3D video signal pass-through from a Blu-ray player to the display. The HDMI 1.4a spec is also ready for 3D broadcast content of "side-by-side" and "top-and-bottom" formats. With five rear HDMI inputs… View this story