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Summit Wireless products can save installers time, money and headaches—and can open up the retrofit market.

According to Parks Associates’ “High-end Entertainment Systems Analysis and Forecasts” report, which was released in the first quarter of 2008 by Bill Ablondi, custom installers have a significant opportunity to target mid-market customers who are willing to spend $5,000 to $15,000 for multi-room audiovisual and home-theater systems. Even now, big-box and specialty A/V retailers haven’t addressed this area adequately.

According to digital research firm eMarketer.com, 58.9 million viewers-or about 33 percent of adult Internet users-will watch full-length TVs shows online monthly this year. The rate is expected to rise to 39 percent in 2011.

Online video is so mainstream these days that many users associate Web-surfing with watching video clips, sports, TV shows and movies on popular sharing Web sites. For example, YouTube attracts more than 100 million monthly visitors, who frequent the site for everything from amateur clips to sporting highlights. The question for installers is this: Does this trend affect home-entertainment viewing and if so, how? To learn more about this consumer behavior, click here:

Ernie Carswell, a 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles real-estate market, is at the top of his game. While he started small in Dallas during the Oil Crisis, he represents double-digit million-dollar properties today. His clients include CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, entertainment studio executives, foreign dignitaries, government officials and regular folk. Luxury CE talks in-depth with the quintessential sales professional.

Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) has developed the RTIPanel app, which will allow any iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad control an XP series remote processor. The application will not be released until later this year.

Once the app is installed, users can have total control over RTI’s XP series of remote processors including the XP-8, and the upcoming XP-3 and XP-6.  Lighting, security, A/V and climate systems are all accessible from anywhere in the world.

This suburban showroom has helped this installation firm stay strong for 14 years.

Company owners Scott and Jennifer Ross opened the doors to Atlanta Home Theater in 1996 in the suburban city of Roswell, GA., in the greater Atlanta area. The company has survived two recessions, and it’s still going strong. Part of its success lies behind its well thought-out showroom, which was designed to appeal to clients of all budget levels. The rest of its success is driven by the firm’s commitment to honesty, 24-hour customer-service department and the esprit de corps that fuels the entire staff.