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Introducing C.I. Source
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 1:16:00 PM America/New_York
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In an effort to better engage and inform our customers, Metra Home Theater Group would like to introduce our mascot - C.I. Source ! C.I. Source (appropriately named after the Custom Integrator audience he will serve), is an adorable, approachable, tech-savvy, and slightly frazzled-looking, home theater enthusiast created to provide brand recognition for Metra Home Theater and serve as a tool to educate and provide solutions to our customer base.
To ensure customers fully appreciate our new mascot, we gave C.I. Source a rich history:
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!
Thursday, July 2, 2015 1:06:36 PM America/New_York
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HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!!
FROM METRA HOME THEATER GROUP
History of HDMI: In the Beginning
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 8:50:46 PM America/New_York
By C. I. Source
Although HDMI® 2.0 has been out for a while, this technology still has a dark shroud of mystery surrounding it. Dealers and manufactures are afraid of HDMI while customer demand is looming. We’ll examine some of the issues we’ve had to deal with as we get underway with this new frontier in Part 1. Be sure to watch for Part 2, Into the Future of HDMI in our next installment.
The question is: “As an industry, how do we salve the fears and provide the client with what they need to move forward with the new HDMI interface?”
To fully understand the new technology, let’s review. Let’s look at how we evolved, where we are presently, and where we are headed in the future:
Into the Future of HDMI
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 8:42:51 PM America/New_York
By C. I. Source
In Part 1 we discussed “In the Beginning”: specs, roadblocks, software, hardware, cables, standards, and more. Now, let’s look Into the Future of HDMI®.
Here is what we will need to do to continue to work:
Now that you are completely flummoxed and plotting your escape from the world of “CI” to a job flipping burgers, how do you salvage your career and start planning for the future? You will do this by looking forward — great scott! For years we wired the world with coax in various forms, from one to six cables per bundle. It worked pretty much every time. Then along came HDMI. We had to switch over to Category X cables to get some distance. At first, it took Cat/X 2 cables, but now we are down to one — or are we? Yes, there are cables that will support the UHD standard of 4K/60, 4:2:0, some even up to 100’. Ethereal Evolv cables are an example and we do have a new “true” 18 Gbps cable in the new Velox series, now shipping.
Get Your HDMI Questions Answered
Monday, July 20, 2015 8:31:28 PM America/New_York
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We pride ourselves on helping to educate our customers and support their business. It is because of this that we are sponsoring a special webinar tomorrow, Tuesday, July 21 at 2 p.m. EDT featuring Jeff Boccaccio, president of DPL Labs and a columnist of CE Pro's "HDMI Corner". This webinar is free and not intended to sell you on HDMI®. It's designed to help you make the best cabling decisions possible.
To sign up for the webinar please go here. Do not miss this opportunity to have all of your questions answered.