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2010 Buyers Guide
01-Jan-2010: E-Gear by Editor
Runco's LightStyle Series, the LS-3, LS-5 AND LS-7, combines state-of-the-art DLP-based SuperOnyx technology with Runco ConstantContrast and Vivix image enhancement and proprietary video processing to achieve deep black levels and significant contrast, each measuring above 10,000:1.
7 Reasons for Optimism - Runco Delivers After All
01-Nov-2009: CE Pro by Tom Leblanc
The road leading up to CEDIA Expo 2009 was windy for Runco.
A First Look at Runco's WindowWall Display
16-Apr-2010: Residential Systems by John Sciacca
The WindowWall’s true beauty lies in its complete flexibility for viewing. Want to watch one giant image that fills all nine panels? Feel like nine separate programs? How about one 92-inch diagonal (four panels) program and five other events? WindowWall’s processing allows owners to always keep up with the action they are most interested in. Read the entire article...
A Real Eye-Opener
09-Jan-2009: Electronic House by Lisa Montgomery
It's hard enough for professional in the home electronics business to keep up with technology. So when consumers start looking at TVs, speakers and Blue-ray players, the options can seem overwhelming.
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A Star is Born
01-May-2009: Electronic House by Arlen Schweiger
Our Home of the Year sits amond the Hollywood Hills, where the stars shine as brightly inside the homes as they do in the night sky.
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Backyard Viewing
01-May-2009: Dallas Metro home improvement by Staff
Welcome to the home entertainment of the great outdoors. No, not the sounds of frogsand birds chirping, but the sights and sounds your indoor entertainment system in the beautiful outdoor atmosphere of your own backyard.
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Bob Archer's Product Hall of Fame
29-Jul-2009: CE Pro Blog by Bob Archer
While this may not have the history of the other products mentioned, I think the format will help installers fend off the continuing erosion of margins affecting the video category.
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Bring the Cinema Home with Runco's VW-100HD
07-Dec-2008: Best Stuff.com by Jeff
If you are looking for a large format video solution but don�t fancy the bulky look of traditional large rear-projection TVs or would rather not install a screen and hang a projector from your ceiling, Runco may have an appealing solution.
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Casting a New Image
09-Jan-2009: Custom Retailer by John Kelley
Front projectors have come a long way in a fairly short time. It wasn't long ago tha t we were installing hundreds of pound of CRT, and spending hours (days?) making them look good.
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CE Pro 100's Favorite Designer Labels
01-Jun-2009: CE Pro by Robert Archer
The custom electronics industry is to the American homeowner what Tys R Us is to American children.
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Live from the Runco blog
Toy Story 3: Kid-tested, Grandmother-Approved 3D
Posted July 9. 2010 by Jennifer Davis
Last week, I loaded the kids, nieces, and Grandma up to go to see Toy Story 3 in 3D. The small theater in their hometown in West Texas only had only 3D auditorium, outfitted with RealD® and a Harkness® silver screen.
Grandma had never seen a movie in 3D and was pretty apprehensive. She was convinced that she’d have a horrible experience based on previous car sickness episodes and what she had heard from my aunt, who literally got sick after Avatar. We got to the theater early, so that I could find her a seat in the optimal spot for viewing. We settled in to the row for the show to start. I must say the kids looked adorable in their petite-sized glasses (which I was thankful for, as not all theaters offer them). The show started soon enough and once the preview for “Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole” started, I had my four-year old on my lap.
Toy Story 3 is a cute story with too many sub-plots to outline here. It introduces us (and the aisles at Target) to a whole new cast of merchandisable characters. My least favorite was probably the Ken doll (voiced by decidedly un-metrosexual Michael Keaton), who vacillated between shrewd cruelty and bubble-gum perkiness, but what can you expect from a toy that Mr. Potato Head called an “accessory. A walking handbag.” The movie had a scary part when…okay, I won’t spoil your fun, but when I asked my daughter what she liked about the movie, she did tell me that she liked “all of it…except for the lava.”
At the end of the movie, Grandma was fine. The eyes took a bit of adjustment, but she seemed no worse for the 3D wear. The 3D was pretty subtle (adding depth not in-your-face antics) and didn’t really take away from the story (as it has been known to do). The kids probably would have enjoyed the movie just as much (and probably my preschooler might have enjoyed it more) in 2D, but it was a fun family outing that kept us out of the muggy Texas heat and allowed us all to play one last time and say our good-byes to some of the most beloved movie characters of all times.
~Jennifer B. Davis is all about technology innovation and is a customer advocate, business executive, mom, and loves her job as Runco’s VP of marketing.
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