The Omnimount, the company’s new low profile TV bracket, has indeed the lowest profile of all on-wall mounting solutions available today, its profile being a mere 1″.  It fits most: 13” – 42” flat panel TVs and supports up to: 40 lbs (18.1 kg) in drywall and 80 lbs (36.3 kg) in a single-stud or concrete. Overall a solid solution if we want to reduce the distance from the wall to a minimum.

Few things to remember, though: take the thickness of the cables into consideration, and make sure the electrical outlet is recessed enough to allow for the TV to sit so close to the wall – if you are attempting the installation yourself, of course.

YouTube’s Co-founder Steve Chen announced the release of new 1080p player last week at the NewTeeVee Live conference in San Francisco.   It should be available within the next few days, my guess is before the end of November.  The idea for the player’s 1080p capability sprung from the increased production of “connected TV displays”.  The only questionable aspects are bandwidth capability.  Lower bandwidths may cause loading lags and pixelation of the content.  So before you decide on the new plasma or LCD, make sure to consider the YouTube capable TV.  Also, many BluRay players are already YouTube ready.

Control4 has teamed with Electronic House to present the “What Do You Want to Control?” sweepstakes with a home control prize package for the winning entry.

EH.  You have a chance to win a control bundle from control4, click on the link below to read the rest of this story.

via Home Control: Win a $5,000 Prize Package from Control4, by Arlen Schweiger – Electronic House Product News.

Very cool article by Steven Castle of Electronic House, explaining the features and their importance when choosing a universal remote control.  Enjoy.

One of the most important decisions you can make when buying a whole-house music system, home control system, or home theater system is choosing the remote control. It’s the thing you use to communicate with all that equipment. And it better work…

via Home Theater: Anatomy of 6 Remote Controls, by Steven Castle – Electronic House Info and Answers.

At CEDIA, Optoma showed their new 3-chip DLP 1080p home theater projector, the HD8600. Designed specifically for custom installation, the HD8600 has ISFccc Day and Night modes, three options for lenses, accented lens placement and full lens-shift.

It also has an Auto235 mode that automatically positions Optoma’s optional anamorphic lens/sled kit to move the lens into place without user intervention for enhanced 2.35:1 content viewing. The projector features a 50,000:1 contrast ratio, and a brightness of 1600 ANSI lumens and the list price for it is $7499.99.For more information, please go to http://www.optomausa.com/

via rAVe HomeAV Edition — Volume 6, Issue 19 — October 6, 2009.

Until September 30th you can get flat panel TV of any size installed for just $165! That is an additional $30 saving over an already low installation price. To take an advantage of this deal call now (630) 830 8777.