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To no one’s surprise, Monster was out in force at this year’s CEDIA, and it was probably packin’ enough cabling to wire up the whole show by itself. ‘Course, it also brought along its home control devices, wall mounts, power conditioners and the obligatory shag wagon, but notably, the Einstein Home Control System was no where to be found. The reason, along with an assortment of walkthrough pics, is over on EngadgetHD.

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Filed under: Portable Audio

Yeah, it does seem like the video aspect of AV has dominated the show floor till now, but thankfully, Yamaha showed up in a big way to tickle our ear drums. Receivers, speakers, and music management solutions await you in the EngadgetHD gallery.

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Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment

Samsung’s booth wasn’t exactly located in prime territory, but it definitely took up a lot of second-rate real estate. Beneath the illumination, attendees found a slew of HDTVs, projectors, audio systems, and plenty of self-confident individuals willing to rock 3D goggles in broad daylight to experience three-dimensional gaming. The fun starts here.

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Filed under: Home Entertainment, Peripherals, Portable Audio

Logitech’s showing at CEDIA wasn’t anything to write home about, as the sheer size of its booth seemed to overshadow the ho hum products on hand. Still, it did manage to offer up a dedicated Transporter tinker room and a couple of demo remotes, which can be seen by heading on over to the gallery.

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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

DirecTV’s booth seemed entirely too small for the amount of people and LCD TVs that were stuffed within, but we survived long enough to catch a few shots of the newfangled HR21 Pro DVR and to hear some not-so-encouraging words about the next rollout of HD offerings. You know the deal, hop on over here for the rest of the dirt.

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Filed under: Home Entertainment, Networking

While Microsoft representatives at CEDIA were being exceedingly selfish with any information about the media-centric partnership with D-Link and Linksys, Niveus was putting all its cards right there on the table. Essentially, Microsoft claims that the actual hardware from Linksys and D-Link “could change” from its current form, but apparently, Niveus has a finalized product ready to roll. The touchscreen interface functioned about as well as you’d expect, and while it did lag slightly at times, the overall feel was pretty fluid. Per usual, the hands-on goodness lies beneath.

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Filed under: Desktops, HDTV, Home Entertainment

Ready or not, Exceptional Innovation is already showing off its latest LifeMedia server, complete with four CableCARD tuners. We know you’re itching to see such overkill in more detail, so follow the trail to the gallery and gawk away.

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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

Dish Network’s booth was certainly not destitute of propaganda, but it did provide an open look at its current line of DVRs and receivers as well as giving onlookers something else to look forward to. We’d hate to leave you hangin’ like that, so follow the trail on over to EngadgetHD for the full skinny, alright?

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