The new NEAT 3 speaker almost disappears into the ceiling with its small footprint and no exterior bezel.

It features a 3" full-range driver and a 1" silk dome pivoting tweeter

The Integra DBS-6.9 delivers full 1080p video at 24 frames per second, the native frame rate for most original motion pictures and HD content. This ensures that the user will be able to experience the playback of films recorded to Blu-ray with the smoothest, most stable reproduction possible. It features an HDMI v. 1.3a output, and is fully compatible with the Deep Color standard for over 1 billion possible colors. The HDMI connection also delivers bitstream output of both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio codecs for decoding in compatible processor or receiver, such as Integra's DTR- series of AV receivers, or the recently introduced DHC-9.9 preamplifier/processor. 

The DBS-6

One of the more eagerly awaited BD releases of the last few months finally hit stores last week. The Godfather and The Godfather part 2 were painstakingly restored, frame by frame, taking a team of experts over a year to complete. The result is nothing less than stellar and is a massive improvement over the extremely sub-par DVD release from 2001. The dark, moody colour palette is finally able to be reproduced properly in one's home theatre. Also present is a lossless Dolby True HD sound mix.

Available everywhere. $128

Panasonic Canada has just announced the latest additions to the company’s acclaimed internet enabled Plasma line –  the PZ850 series.  Joining the TH-50PZ850 and the TH-46PZ850, the industry’s first internet enabled TVs, are the 58-inch class (58-inches measured diagonally) and the TH-65PZ850 class (64.7-inches measured diagonally).  This expanded line up gives Panasonic a wide breadth of screen sizes in its flagship series of high performance Plasma TVs

The EX70, EX50 and EX30 projectors all feature Epson's USB Plug n' Play connectivity. They also have a 3-Chip optical engine and a 2,000:1 contrast ratio.

Each model supports 720p and 1080i and has E-TORL Technology that increases efficiency, enabling lamp life of up to 4,000 hours.

EX70

EX70 is the biggest model, featuring a widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) resolution and 2,000 ANSI lumens

Paradigm has just added new reverberant surround/rear speakers to its Signature (SIG) and Studio (SA) Custom Series of in-wall speakers. Paradigm’s exclusive Adapted DiPole (ADP) design, combined with new midrange driver technology and industry-leading construction materials, enable the SIG and SA series ADP speakers to set the industry standard for custom-installed, in-wall surrounds.

With 15 years dedicated to manufacturing the best value in loudspeakers, Paradigm understands the different role each speaker plays in sound reproduction

The single-stereo SM55 SST combines a dual-voice coil 5.25" carbon fiber cone woofer with two flanking, 1" silk dome tweeters.

Sonance says the SM55 SST is designed for "small rooms, alcoves, and hallways" where in-ceiling or in-wall speakers are not possible.

It has a frequency response of 65Hz – 20kHz (+- 3dB) and a sensitivity rating of 88dB.

The SM55 SST protrudes 2.5" from the ceiling and can be rotated 90 degrees to align to the room surfaces

JL Audio has introduced its Fathom f212 Subwoofer that utilizes a pair of 12W7 subwoofer drivers.

The f212 subwoofer is rated at 3,000 watts and offers reduced distortion and more transient accuracy than any of the company's single-woofer Fathoms.

Features:

• Automatic Room Optimization (A.R.O

Revel has expanded its Concerta Series with four on-wall loudspeakers — the M8 2-Way Loudspeaker System, the M10 2.5-Way Loudspeaker System, the C10 2.5-Way Center Channel System and the LCR8 3-Channel Loudspeaker System.

Each speaker employs Revel's waveguide technology and a high-order crossover network for a wider dynamic range and lower distortion.

The speakers are also magnetically shielded for use near a CRT video display. Revel did not announce pricing or availability on any of the four speakers

The new 1920 x 1080p 55-inch KDL-55XBR8 and 46-inch KDL-46XBR8 models incorporate the Sony's proprietary three-color LED backlight technology and a vastly improved colour gamut.

The biggest benefit for using LED illumination to backlight an LCD panel is the improvement to black levels. Poor black levels are unable to convey the richness of a video image because the colours are washed out, shadow areas look gray, and overall the picture looks flat. The new panels produce a sense of greater depth in the image along with more vibrant colours

Panasonic has just announced the debut of its newest LCD home theatre projector, the PT-AE3000, with full high-definition 1080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixel) native resolution.

As an evolution of its predecessor the PT-AE2000, the PT-AE3000 delivers a captivating 1,600 lumen brightness and powerful 60,000:1 contrast ratio

Following the popular trend, Canton has just announced the shipment of its Sound Bar CD 90 SB, an attractive loudspeaker system that comprises three individually isolated two-way speakers that share a single enclosure designed for horizontal mounting above or below a flat-screen TV.

The CD 90 SB joins Canton's CD family of compact, high-performance extruded aluminum speakers that are available in silver or black finish

Marantz introduces 3 new models: the SR6003, which replaces the SR6001; the SR5003, replacing the SR5002; and the SR4003, which is the latest version of the SR4002. All three models are 7.1-channel with a shallower design that’s less than 16" deep, with more room at the back to accommodate cable management. They also come equipped with HDMI repeating capabilities.

The SR 6003 and SR5003 HDMI v1.3 with Deep Color capability, feature advanced HBR audio decoding, and include a full, 10-bit video processor that supports an I/P converter for video scaling to 1080p form all analog sources, as well as transcoding analog signals to HDMI

ViewSonic has just introduced the latest addition to its LCD TV portfolio with the 3-in-1 22-inch, N2201w LCD HDTV/DVD combo to accommodate the growing popularity of small screen dual-purpose displays. At less than $500, the N2201w is an ideal choice for thrifty shoppers as the holiday season approaches with PC capabilities and built-in DVD player, which is placed on the side of the TV for a convenient, streamlined appearance and multi-functionality

Toshiba of Canada has just launched 11 new LCD TVs in four new series to its Toshiba, REGZA brand. Toshiba also unveiled SRT (Super Resolution Technology) that will upconvert standard definition content to appear like high definition and AutoView, a new feature that automatically adjusts television picture settings according to the viewing environment.

Making its debut in Toshiba’s REGZA LCD TVs is Toshiba’s SRT, a new technology that overcomes an industry-wide challenge when viewers transmit a standard video signal on an HDTV

SANYO has just announced the PLV-Z3000: A super-fast 120Hz Full HD 1080p LCD Projector that features SANYO's exclusive 3D color management system, an ultra-high contrast ratio of 65,000:1, an advanced lens shifting function and a quiet fan system. The PLV-Z3000 is also the industry's first LCD projector to introduce 5:5 pull down, for the most frame accurate delivery of all source material

Have you always wanted a massive 2.35:1 display? Are you unable to setup a projector due to space or ambient light reasons? Runco has a solution for you. The Runco CineWall CW-95HD is the World’s first 95-inch, High Definition 2.35:1 aspect ratio, in-wall display. The CineWall lets you watch movies in perfect CineWide 2.35:1 aspect ratio even in a high ambient light environment and get uncompromised reproduction of movies to achieve the experience the movie director intended

Onkyo USA has introduced two new top-of-the-line THX Ultra2 Plus certified 7.1-channel A/V receivers, the TX-SR876 and TX-NR906. Both provide state-of-the-art HDMI repeaters for four high definition video sources, the new THX Loudness Plus processing, Audyssey's new Dynamic EQ and Dynamic Volume technologies, HQV Reon-VX video upscaling to 1080p, plus powerful amplifiers, multi-room features, HD Radio, and, on the TX-NR906, advanced networked audio capabilities

Sharp’s new D85 and D65 Aquos LCD panels will be available in Canada soon with a pricing ranging from $1,599.99 to $2,499.99 CAD.

The D85 models boast Sharp’s 10-bit Advanced Super View panel, along with Fine Motion Enhanced technology that provides 120 Hz refresh rate for blur-free images during fast-moving scenes, and a pixel response of 4ms.

From a design standpoint, these models feature angled edges in order to better blend with one’s décor: made of reflective titanium, the frame can pick up subtle accents from colours within the room

Anthem has released the second-generation model of its Statement D2 A/V processor.

The inputs and outputs are all HDMI 1.3c with Deep Color (36-bit) and HD audio streaming.

It features an updated VXP digital image processor, which offers two independent 12-bit channels of "fully-adaptive" deinterlacing, adaptive 3D noise reduction, mosquito noise reduction, block artifact reduction, detail enhancement featuring sharpness and texture enhancement and adaptive contrast enhancement.

Two dual-core DSP engines offer 800 MIPS (million instructions per second) of processing power to allow eight-channel decoding of HD audio formats such Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD High-Resolution Audio and DTS-HD Master Audio