Know your options!

Is your Home Theater company offering you "custom installation" products?

I am surprised at the equipment selection of some of our competitors. Since when is Yamaha, Polk Audio, Bose, Optoma, Logitech Harmony, Toshiba, Denon, Sharp, and a few other considered a "custom installation" product? Most of these are available at your local big box store and are mainstream products. Custom Installation products are not offered through these large retail stores.

Custom Installers offer electronics which were designed and engineered for robust sound and dynamic color. Not to say that the above mentioned brands don't offer quality products, they are just not geared for multi-use, multi-zone, multi-source, multi-integration use. Let's use Denon from above as an example (Denon is also available at Best Buy, not really considered custom installation), a few things to ask yourself before committing to this mainstream typical AV receiver, what are your options as the end user to make configuration or setup changes after your installer has left? How easy is it for you to get to the setup menu? Can you control your iPod for your Denon remote? Does your Denon have more than three or four HDMI inputs? Will your Denon remote control up to 15 other devices? Are the lower end Denon AV receivers THX certified? Does Denon allow you to plug in your iPod directly to the front USB? Does Denon offer network capability?

Would you like custom installation equipment which does everything above and does not cost more to get it?

Home Theater Integrators, Inc. offers Onkyo THX certified home Theater AV receivers. We have found through many years of sales and installation that Onkyo out performs Denon in every category.

Home Theater Integrators, Inc.
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Professional / Custom home theater

Let our professional designers create the perfect Theater Room in your home. Going to the local multiplex theater is a thing of the past. With the ability to have a 125 inch HD screen, theater style seating, accent lighting, plush surroundings, 1080p projector, and speakers which would make a sound studio jealous, you'll find yourself at home in your new personal movie theater. Check out our theater pricing page for exclusive pricing. All packages include high quality 16:9 fixed frame screen, top name HD projector, state of the art AV receiver, with an all-in-one remote, Blu-Ray player, equipment training and more!

Top it off with the optional Vudu VBX1000 high definition movie player and you won't have to leave the house to get the latest Hollywood releases. Even better you have given the phrase "watching the big game" a new meaning; our Bronze package offers a large 84 inch screen so you can support your favorite team from a view which seems like you are on the field.

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AV receiver metadata

I just purchased a new Onkyo TX-SR806 AV receiver. I love the features. However, I was a little disappointed with it not offering to display artist and song title across the front display. My two year old car displays the artist and song title, but not my new $900 receiver. I'm guessing my car radio did not cost $900.

Displaying the artist and song info is actually know as RT (radio text) which is a subcategory of RDS (radio data system). From what I have read in the instruction manual, this technology was developed in the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). It can also be used to categorize the FM station genre. Although not real important to me to have this on the new AV receiver, it seems like a nice feature which was left behind.


Marc
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