Without industry-wide generally accepted rules and standards (not regulations) for installation, the custom electronics industry will always 'Get no respect..' We need traditional schooling, pricing standards and expected service levels.

3 disturbing conversations with leading manufacturers and a top custom installation company that still do not perceive how the industry must shift from an equipment markup business model to one based on providing valued services.

While IT manufacturers and dealers encroach into the custom A/V industry, there are no successful examples of the A/V industry moving into IT. Eventually, both dealers and manufacturers will pay the price for not focusing on services.

The new fee structure to attend the 2016 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas has begun. Integrators will now have to pay $100 to $300 to get in.

Home robots have the functionality to do everything from mob the floors to clean the gutters, but the next generation may become integration friendly thanks to location precision and UWB communications.

It's 'game over' if Best Buy ever decides to leverage its buying power with a flat panel manufacturer to embed a "blue button" indicator paired with an OEM proprietary remote control for home automation.