Polk Audio exhibited its latest Sirius SR-H1000 Satellite Radio Component Home Tuner for home audio systems at the CEDIA Expo 2007. The tuner is designed for custom installation multi-room systems and is styled to complement most of the audio components available in market.

Polk Audio has made sporty people happier with this latest launch. The SR-H1000’s Instant Replay feature allows users to store up to 44 minutes of audio for later playback. Also Instant Replay capability and Game Alert feature tells listeners about the change in scores or team members. Users can view their favourite team’s scores on 6-line LCD screen.

Music lovers don’t get disappointed. The SR-H1000 gives the users option to exhibit Channel, Artist and Song Title on a TV or video monitor and memory that stores up to 30 artist/song title information for later retrieval.

If you connect an optional Home Connect Tuner SC-H1 the SR-H1000 get converted into a two audio stream/zone tuner capable of receiving different SIRIUS Satellite radio programs at one time. Get best audio performance with this in-home Sirius tuner. It is available at an MSRP of $349.95.

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Hitachi doesn’t let its consumers roam around for various audio/video products. The company recently added another product IV-R1000 iVDR to its Digital Tuner product portfolio. This terrestrial degree of /BS/110 CS digital tuner “IV-R1000″ loading video recording function will be available from Nov 15th at an expected price of 6 ten thousand Yen. Hitachi IV-R10 is equipped with 2 IV pocket. The Hitachi IV-R1000 iVDR Digital Tuner is built on XCodeHD technology. The Tuner consumes 20W of electric power and comes with a remote control.

ONKYO announced the availability of its 9th generation model X-N7TX CD/MD tuner amplifier system. This high fidelity model is designed to deliver highest sound quality. It corresponds to Takshina rank. The X-N7TX CD/MD Tuner System will be available from September 14^th. There is no word on the price yet.

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AVerMedia, a renowned company in the field of Digital Multimedia Video Convergence Technology unveiled its AVerTV Hybrid ExpressCard High Definition and Analog ExpressCard TV Tuner for laptops. Equipping the latest and advanced technologies, AVerTV Hybrid ExpressCard is certified for Windows XP, XP Media Center Edition 2005 and Windows Vista Premium Certified 32/64 bit. Designed to take PC TV viewing to another level the card supports up to 1080i HD signals with variable aspect ratios of 4:3 and 16:9. The AVerMedia AVerTV Hybrid ExpressCard includes a portable mini-antenna and remote control. It is available now for $129.99 MSRP.

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Maspro (Mass-production electriccorporation) has recently announced its new small-sized terrestrial digital single unit tuner DT610. It will commence shipping in mid July at an expected price of Two thousand Yen. This palm sized tuner measures 196×115×38mm (width × depth × height) and weighs approximately 350g. It comes with a remote control. Maspro DT610 Digital TV Tuner equips image output terminal D4×1, composite ×1, audio analog (RCA) ×1, the modular jack and the Ethernet terminal. It consumes approximately 9W of electric power.

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Rock ridge sound Japancorporation, recently announced their DiTUNE DUS-01 USB cum TV tuner. Stylishly designed DiTune will be sold at an expected price of 9,800 Yen. It is compatible with OS after Windows 2000/XP/Vista, and the Mac OS X 10.4. It measures 23×10.5×67mm (width × depth × height) and weighs 14.1g. It also loads program skip function and the skip function of the video recording file.

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Kenwood recently launched its terrestrial digital TV tuner KNA-DT130. This TV tuner receives the analog broadcast end 2011and has extended the diffusion rate of terrestrial digital broadcast at home, considerably, this flow has become remarkable from last year regarding car electronics marketing industry. Kenwood’s the terrestrial digital TV tuner “KNA-DT130” actualizes the reception efficiency remarkably. In addition to this, in the tuner section the adverse effects caused with by various radio waves because of which the image is disturbed is decreased with the tuner’s “up-down conversion system”. This system has been used for the first time in the industry. Kenwood has not revealed the price of the TV tuner but the product is expected to reach the market by month end.

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Sangean America, a subsidiary of Sangean Electronics, recently introduced a version of its first generation HD Radio component tuner HDT-1X, with enhancements made after taking into consideration the customers need and their choice. The updated radio features Sony/Phillips Digital Interface Format (S/PDIF) optical output- 100% digital, almost lossless, signal transmission. The radio works on analog mode and allows listeners to “lock in” an analog signal in fringe areas where the coverage is very less. Additionally it supports Split-Audio Mode- Digital Audio in one channel and Analog audio in the other which facilitates users to hear and feel the difference between analog and digital signals. The HDT-1X uses the same display and enclosure as the Sangean earlier models. This Radio would be available to the listeners in the middle of June. The HDT-1X will have a suggested retail price of $249.99.

Xceive, a well known company manufacturing hybrid silicon tuners for PC, TV and digital home, recently announced its “Breckenridge” reference design for world’s smallest high-definition TV (HDTV). The company is showing the tuner chip that is designed to get equipped in this smallest TV. Xceive XC5000 chip delivers best reception with small antenna, meets and exceeds A/74, Nordig 1.0.2 and OpenCable industry standards; lower electronic bill of materials (BOM); and ultra fast channel scanning capabilities. As far as the Television is concerned, it is reported that this 7-inch TV bears an aspect ratio of 16:9 and has a main board of 2.75 by 4.75 inches dimensions.

Contemporary Research has recently launched an incorporated display regulator and universal HDTV/NTSC/QAM tuner the “ICC2-ATSC”. The device networks with system software all the way through the same RF coax that carries the TV channels. This allows Sign Stream HDTV digital signage and display control systems to utilize Ethernet-driven solutions facility-wide without any requirement of additional wiring or network bandwidth.

Simultaneously featuring HDMI, RGB/Component and composite video outputs, the ICC2-ATSC offers high-definition video to flat-panel monitors and video projectors. An internal, updatable library of control protocols enables RS-232 control for most models of displays and projectors. Continue Reading »
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