http://www.onecallblogs.com Expertise is the difference Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:53:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Murray Huppin, President OneCall, and Eliott Peck, VP and General Manager, Canon Consumer Imaging Group Sales, at the Gala Farewell Dinner I recently attended the Canon Consumer Imaging Group 2008 Dealer Meeting at the Fairmont Orchid Hotel in Kona, Hawaii (it beats the O’Hare Hilton – believe me). Canon shared a lot of ... http://www.onecallblogs.com/2008/08/19/huppins-canon-consumer-imaging-group-2008-dealer-meeting/ It's guys night out. Football, beer and some beirut (aka beer pong). And then the phone rings... Wife: "Honey, I can't make the TV work. Your sister and I want to watch a movie, but we can't figure out how to make it come up." Me: "Use the receiver remote to switch ... http://www.onecallblogs.com/2008/08/11/at-peace-with-one/ Originally submitted at OneCall   5out of 5 Cover Flow If a picture says a thousand words, think of what all the album art in your collection might say. With Cover Flow on iPod classic, you can flip through your music to find the album you want to hear. Use the Click Wheel ... http://www.onecallblogs.com/2008/08/07/my-review-of-80gb-ipod-classic-black-ipod-classic/ Canon, Panasonic and Sony ranked highest in their respective segments in J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Digital Camera Usage and Satisfaction Study (SM) released July 31. Be sure to check it out before your next purchase! http://www.onecallblogs.com/2008/08/04/jd-power-publishes-digital-camera-satisfaction-rankings/ Originally submitted at OneCallSC-PT960 5.1 Channel 5 Disk Home Theater System Premium Sound Quality Use of a highly rigid bamboo material in the center speaker helps achieve an extremely pure, clean sound. A Kelton Subwoofer system with a dual diameter structure delivers a deep, powerful bass. Whisper-Mode Surround allows you to enjoy ... http://www.onecallblogs.com/2008/07/29/my-review-of-sc-pt960-51-channel-5-disk-home-theater-system/ Audioquest cables has joined Monster Cable in providing speed ratings for their HDMI cables. Audioquest cites that there are two issues to consider when purchasing an HDMI cable. First it is important to consider the length that the cable will be ran, and second, it is important to consider your future ... http://www.onecallblogs.com/2008/07/25/audioquest-rates-hdmi-cable-speed/ For Father's Day my family gave me a Panasonic ES8109 shaver. (OK, I actually bought it for my family to give to me!) It comes with a self-cleaning station that also recharges the integrated battery in the shaver. A cleaning cartridge is inserted into the station which works in conjunction with ... http://www.onecallblogs.com/2008/07/21/panasonic-es8109-shaver/ The first day of E3 has produced one major home theater announcement - Netflix streaming on the Xbox 360! Basically the Roku box functionality will be recreated in the new Xbox dashboard update coming this fall. This will allow Xbox 360 Gold members who are also Netflix subscribers to instantly ... http://www.onecallblogs.com/2008/07/14/e3-news-for-home-theater/ Home Theater Magazine (a great read by the way) recently conducted a battle-royale between the leading HDTV technologies of 2008. Two LCDs, two plasmas, two DLPs, and one LCOS representing seven top tier brands faced off for the showdown. The article is very well written and quite in-depth, but the ... http://www.onecallblogs.com/2008/07/10/2008-hdtv-technology-face-off/ There is a new technology on the horizon for big screen TVs. It promises dramatic improvements in color, detail, and economy. Instead of an LED or projector lamp as the light source, these new sets use lasers! Lasers do not fade over time or need to be replaced every 3-5 years, and they ... http://www.onecallblogs.com/2008/07/09/mitsubishi-laser-tv/