Onkyo, creator of world-class home entertainment products, announced the release of the CS-V645 mini DVD receiver system with built-in iPod dock and USB connectivity. Also incorporating a pair of Onkyo D-045 speakers, this 1080p-capable system provides a high-quality, space-saving, all-in-one solution for customers who don’t require a system of separate components.

KEY FEATURES

• Sources: DVD, CD, iPod, FM Tuner, USB, Auxiliary analog input
• 2 x 40 W power output (JEITA)
• Built-in iPod dock
• HDMI output with 1080p video upscaling
• Front-panel USB input and portable audio input
• Component video output
• Composite video output (including video output for iPod)
• Digital coaxial audio output (for recorders)
• Audio input and output
• Subwoofer pre-out
• Headphone jack
• FM tuner with 20 presets
• Alarm clock

Loewe presents designer furniture optimally tailored to televisions and audio components with the extension of the successful Loewe Rack line – the perfect complement to the new Individual LCD TV. The Loewe Rack is the ideal partner for the Loewe product range – whether combined with a flat-screen television from the Art, Connect or Individual product lines, or one of the numerous system components, for example, the various speakers, subwoofers or playback devices such as the AudioVision audio system with integrated DVD player, or the BluTech Vision Interactive Blu-ray player. The new rack models now also provide integration solutions for a Center Speaker or Sound Projector. The necessary cables can be optimally stored out of sight in the Rack.

• Highly individual configuration potential
• LED backlighting
• Full-HD with motion reproduction at up to 400Hz
• Energy-efficient all-round solution
• New user menu and new multimedia functions

Loewe soon extends the successful Individual line by two further models – the Individual is also available in a compact 32 inch version or with a spectacular 55 inch screen diagonal for the larger living rooms. With this the 40 and 46 inch versions are flanked by two important screen sizes. With both of these new devices, Loewe also offers incomparable design freedom in terms of colour, design, sound and set-up options and technical features. In this way Individual lends itself to being tailored to personal tastes like no other home entertainment system.

• Individual Sound Projector: super-slim housing delivers genuine 7.1 surround sound with one single component
• Individual Stand Speaker SL: an extremely flat construction, combining high precision audio with elegant design

Loewe brings a true cinema atmosphere to the homes of cinephiles. With the Loewe Individual Sound Projector and the Individual Stand Speakers, the living room is transformed into your own cinema. The aim is no less than the fulfilment of the most exacting audio desires, with the most compact dimensions and perfect design.

The Loewe Reference home entertainment system has received the red dot: best of the best award at a gala ceremony held at the Aalto Theatre in Essen. The system consists of the Reference 52 flat screen TV and Reference Mediacenter on the Reference Floor Panel Medium stand, the ultra-slim Reference Sound Standspeakers, Reference Sound subwoofer and Assist Media multifunction remote control and was designed by Phoenix Design of Stuttgart together with Loewe. In addition, the Loewe Art 32 SL television, also by Phoenix Design, received a red dot award. “We are delighted to receive these awards, which show that Loewe offers consistently high design quality right across its product range,” said Loewe CEO Frieder C. Löhrer.

Onkyo, the UK's No.1 home cinema receiver maker, announces the release of two new landmark, high-end products: the TX-NR5008 and TX-NR3008 network-enabled home cinema receivers. Both models offer a dazzling array of state of the art technologies, user-friendly home cinema features, and THX Ultra2 Plus certification. They also support network audio streaming, versatile multi-room set-up capabilities, iPhone/iPod playback over USB (with cover art display), and fully immersive, 3D-compatible home cinema.

Doneo projects installation team have installed a 4.7m wide electric projection screen at a local school. The Elite VMax screen is partnered with an equally impressive high power Optoma projector. With 5000 ANSI lumen output the EP783S DLP projector produces rich, crisp images over a screen area of almost seventeen square meters!

The installed wall connection plates provide connectivity of VGA, Composite Video, network and HDMI video. Network connectivity allows for control of the projector via a network connected computer.

Crestron, the world leader in touchpanel control, has the only industry iPad™ app to achieve top 100 status in iTunes® store "Top Grossing iPad Apps".  Crestron has expanded its industry leadership with the Mobile Pro™ G iPad™ app, a seamless merging of iPad magic and Crestron innovation. The Crestron app is designed to take advantage of the entire iPad screen, and includes a beautiful graphic template with user-selectable backgrounds that is available free from the Crestron website.

Kronach. – The Mediacenter from Loewe is a true all-rounder. It plays CDs and DVDs and can also receive radio via antenna, cable and satellite or from the Internet. Digital music files on hard drives or within your own network can also be accessed, as can those from iPods or iPhones. Within the system network, it is of course also possible to control the external BluRay Player via the Mediacenter – with just the touch of a button on the Assist Media remote control. And all of this is enclosed in minimalistic housing made from brushed aluminium and glass.

Bose has introduced new Lifestyle® V-Class® and T-Class™ home theatre systems, combining proprietary 5.1 surround sound with the new Bose Unify™ intelligent integration system -- a breakthrough technology that overcomes much of the growing complexity of setting up and using home theatre systems.  Now, connecting speakers and devices, programming remotes, and accessing content is easier and faster than ever before.  

1st July 2010: Onkyo, the UK's No1 home cinema receiver maker, announces the release of three new mid- and upper mid-range network-enabled models for 2010: the TX-NR1008, TX-NR808, and TX-NR708. Each is THX® Select2 Plus™ certified and offers the latest processing and user-friendly features to support network audio streaming (with playback of FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) music, iPhone®/iPod®-compatible USB input, multi-room set-ups and fully immersive 3D-capable home cinema with multi-dimensional surround sound to match.

Onkyo are pleased to offer this firmware update for the best possible performance of your AV Receiver.

TX-NR807 (Software version: Ver. 1.10)
TX-NR1007, TX-NR3007, TX-NR5007, PR-SC5007 (Software version: Ver.1.08)

Solve following problems:
1. Stabilizes operation immediately after power is turned on
(thereby avoiding problems of no sound output after AV Receiver have
been in the Standby mode with Network control: Enable).

2. Improves the playback stability of a selected WMA Internet radio
stations.

3. Improves the delay in start of Internet Radio in Zone 2.

Further information about the firmware update can be found in Onkyo service area.

Doneo Co. Ltd, have been appointed as the Malta Distributors for Onkyo

Kronach. – The 50 winners of the coveted iF gold awards were announced at a lavish award ceremony marking the CeBIT opening day. The Loewe Reference caused a sensation receiving a total three gold iF awards. The internationally renowned jury, which included designer Sophie Lovell (Berlin), Cédric Ragot (Montreuil) and Chiaki Murata (Osaka), had particular praise for the outstanding design of the Reference 52 TV, the Reference Sound Standspeaker electrostat speakers and the Reference Floor Panel Medium set-up option. “Here, once again, material and design quality are united in complete harmony. Understated, elegant and extremely unusual and innovative as an ensemble, Loewe succeeds in constantly surprising us and reinventing itself. The design, however, remains true to the line, fitting perfectly into the product range. In addition, the Reference Mediacenter with Floor Stand, the Assist Media remote control and the Xelos 32 SL flat screen TV were also awarded an iF product design award 2010.

New season Onkyo home cinema receivers put emphasis on innovation, performance and value

THX Select2 certification, Audyssey DSX and 1080p upscaling – at new price points - among the Springtime highlights

The long standing relationship between Doublesin & Zammit Ltd and Doneo Co. Ltd. is now to be formalized by the formation of a new joint venture in the form of a third company, DZD Co. Ltd. This new company will purely handle Philips Consumer Electronics, Accessories and Peripherals.

Exclusive solutions have always enjoyed a high status at Loewe. This also applies to room integration for Loewe’s Home Cinema systems. The Loewe Individual Rack, designed by Loewe, is the ideal partner for the Loewe product range – whether combined with a flat-screen television from the Art, Connect or Individual product lines, or one of the numerous system components, for example, the various speakers, subwoofers or playback devices such as the AudioVision audio system with integrated DVD player, or the BluTech Vision Interactive Blu-ray player. The necessary cables can be optimally hidden in the Rack. Following its successful presentation at the IFA 2009, the first two models are now being launched on the market.

01 April 2010 - Onkyo UK confirmed today that its home cinema products currently being rolled out and on sale after March 2010 will be compatible with the “Side-By-Side (Half)” and “Top-and-Bottom” 3D video formats*1. These formats have been added by HDMI Licensing, LLC*2 as mandatory formats for 3D broadcast content in the specification for HDMI version 1.4a.