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By: Richard Del Cazzo
Web site: http://www.hdtv-hdtv.com
Responding to the trends in booming new home construction
and the increased interest in customized Sony home theater
systems, Sony Electronics today launched New Home Entertainment
Solutions, that will provide complete pre-integrated home
entertainment solutions in three-, five-, and seven-room packages.
Each solution will include Sony's industry-leading home entertainment
products and full system integration.
According to Bill Fox, senior vice president for Sony's Consumer
Systems and Applications division, the new solutions deliver
many benefits to the home builder, A/V installers and the
homeowner in today's competitive real estate market. By combining
customized components--- pre-built racks and wiring, pre-programmed
remote controls and keypads--- Sony's new solutions can be
installed easily and quickly, saving time and money for the
builder and installer.
"These solutions provide the differentiating factor
that builders and consumers are looking for," Fox said.
"They will enable faster sales and more efficient installation
process that cuts down on the hours and manpower required
by the installers and builders. Consumers benefit with a high-quality
A/V system specially designed and integrated into their new
home at an affordable price."
Each Sony solution will include an A/V receiver, a CD and
DVD player, a VCR, a surround sound speaker system, and a
choice of WEGA(r) high-definition televisions for a home theater
set-up that caters to a variety of style and technology. The
components are designed to work together, with their operations
all integrated into an easy-to-use, yet comprehensive custom
remote controller. In addition, each room can be equipped
with an in-wall keypad for independent zone control and powering
off the entire system.
By incorporating the solution into new home construction,
builders will be able to sell a home where the wires are hidden,
with the components fully installed and the speakers set into
the walls. Fox estimates that consumers stand to save about
400 percent on labor costs for wiring alone versus a similar
situation after move-in or during a renovation project.
"It's a win-win situation," Fox added. "These
practical solutions are a time and cost effective way to attract
new home buyers to integrated home entertainment systems.
Our dealers will save time and money by using these pre-integrated
products as well."
Included in all of Sony's packages are a choice of HDTV sets
- 32- or 36-inch FD Trinitron(r) WEGA(r) direct view CRT TVs;
Grand WEGA(tm) LCD-based rear projection sets in 42-, 50-,
or 60 inch screen sizes; or the sleek 32- or 42-inch Plasma
WEGA(tm) flat-panel displays.
The NHS-301 three-room, one-zone solution includes an in-wall
rack with a five-disc DVD/CD changer, VCR, a high-performance
ES-series receiver, a choice of HDTV, speakers and a custom
integrated remote controller all located in the main theater
room. Additionally, it includes in-wall intelligent volume
control and speakers for audio distribution in each of the
two additional rooms.
The NHS-502 is a five-room, two-zone solution. In addition
to all the features of the NHS-301 it also offers a five-disc
CD changer and in-wall keypad controls. Two-zones allow users
to watch simultaneously a DVD movie in one part of the home
and TV in another. In total, the NHS-502 offers four rooms
that are audio / video capable and one room of audio.
The NHS-703, a seven-room, three-zone entertainment solution
boosts the home theater system with a 400-disc CD changer.
With three separate zones for independent source selection,
the solution includes four audio / video rooms and three audio
rooms.
Available in April exclusively for the custom installation
channel, the new home entertainment solutions will range from
$10,000 to $25,000.
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