Archive for the 'Receivers' Category
Cable Upgrade
February 10th, 2009Being that I like to move furniture around, my husband was not suprised when I told him I planned to switch around our entire house and move our home theater system to a different room for the third time in the last year. I told him that although he would have to do some heavy [...]
Wireless Speakers?
February 9th, 2009So you’re finally ready to upgrade your sound system to surround sound. Your primary living room with the TV is in the basement on a concrete slab . You do not have access to run the speaker wires in the ceiling. So you think “wireless speakers.” Sounds like the easy solution. Here’s the rub. There [...]
CES Countdown
December 31st, 2008It’s that time again. CES 2009 – the Consumer Electronics Show – is kicking off next week “shrouded in a nimbus of recessionary gloom.” Some rumored products that I’m excited to see being released into the wild are the first-ever USB 3.0 Drive, LG’s skinny LH95 HDTV and LED backlit, net-enabled TVs. There doesn’t seem [...]
OneCall 2008 Holiday Catalog (Online Version)
November 26th, 2008Open full-size
OneCall’s Complete Online Service Saves Consumers Gas Money
August 28th, 2008As gas prices break records and surveys show more shoppers buying online, OneCall’s selection and knowledgeable staff save consumers from expensive fill-ups. Spokane, WA – August 28, 2008 – It’s official. 2008 was the Summer of High Gas Prices, with a gallon reaching a national average of $4.00. Survey results released earlier this summer by [...]
OneCall Offers Five Fall Deals
August 20th, 2008Through September 8, OneCall is giving away universal remote controls, HDMI cables and tripods, along with offering 20% savings on camera accessories and call-in-only receiver discounts. SPOKANE, Washington – Following up on its successful summer multi-deals promotions, OneCall adds two more fall deals. One simple coupon code, FALLDEALS, is all customers need to take advantage [...]
Yamaha and Bluetooth – Impressively simple
May 20th, 2008During a recent demo of a Yamaha RXV-663 receiver, the facilitator was reviewing the Bluetooth functionality. As he was preparing the reciver for pairing, I pulled out my Blackberry 8830 from Verizon and started the Bluetooth search. Within 30 seconds I was connected to the receiver and playing music. Now, for me, having the ability [...]
From Sea to Shining Sea
May 1st, 2008One of the benefits of my career in the consumer electronics business has been the opportunity to visit regions and cities across the country to attend dealer shows put on by our vendors. These events give me and the buyers from Huppin’s / OneCall an opportunity to see new products, learn first-hand about new technology, [...]
Onkyo TX-SR605 Home Theater Setup
March 26th, 2008Over the last few weeks I’ve been putting the finishing touches on my personal home theater. Last night after work I hooked up my new receiver – the Onkyo TX-SR605. I’ve noticed this unit has sold extremely well at OneCall over this past year or so but wasn’t fully sure why until last night. Until [...]
HDMI 1.3 is full of audio and video potential. Be sure to use it all.
March 12th, 2008So, you just bought a new HDTV and a Blu-ray Disc Player, and they don’t play well together over their HDMI connection? What could be the problem? They’re both certified as HDMI 1.3, right? I mean, that’s the same rating, right? Well, not necessarily. “Huh? What?” Exactly. To be certified HDMI 1.3-compatible, a cable/source/display needs [...]
