If you love the way a TV screen can be hidden and then scroll down when you want to watch it, the Epson Projector is a great choice for a 3D experience. It is competitively priced and has incredible 3D quality.

The Ultra Thin Plasma TV is known for having a warmer feel because of it’s better black levels. Whereas LCD screens are known for their crisp, light picture, the True LED was designed to bring both of these benefits together. Because of this, there is very little difference in picture between the two. However, the True LED is a green product as it uses less power.

Many clients have different concerns when choosing their TV.  Important factors that affect the decision to buy a 3D TV are: size, price, which TV is the “greenest”, or even just what they are comfortable with thus far. Also, when purchasing the TV you want, you can typically buy the TV by itself or in bundles. For example, a bundle usually consists of the 3D TV, 2 3D glasses and a 3D Blu Ray player.

You need all of these components to have a true 3D experience.  The TV can switch from 3D to 2D by changing the input on the TV itself. In order to play a 3D DVD you will need the 3D Blue Ray player. However, it will play 2D DVDs as well once you change the input. One reviewer (David Mackenzie) of the Samsung UE55D8000 LED 3D TV said that he and his researchers were delighted to find that although they expected the “picture quality in 3D mode to be generally poorer than in 2D…It seems that the gap is being closed, and not a moment too soon.”

As of right now, each brand carries their own 3D glasses. However, this is sure to change. Chloe Albanesius at PC magazine wrote an article talking about how Sony, Samsung and Panasonic are trying to develop 3D glasses that are standardized across their product lines and are also backwards compatible to their individual lines out now. Another author at PC Magazine, Tim Bajarin also weighed in on the whether or not your next TV should be a 3D TV.  He said, “While 3D content is still scarce, you can bet that over the next five years more 3D content will be released…buying a [TV] with 3D for “future proofing” has merit.”  In other words, 3D is on the rise and will be continually improved upon and quite possibly the way TV technology is moving.

Abe Kalawart

The introduction to the Lion King is powerful, but if you watch it with Samsung 3D glasses on a Samsung 3D TV the scene is simply breathtaking.  “All Samsung 3D TVs can convert 2D to near-3D quality (Samsung).”  One of my favorite parts is when one of the birds seems to come from behind you and then fly into the film.  Amazing!  Even though this movie is filmed in 2D, the characters don’t look like a pop-up story book, but rather actual rounded animals.  They have a depth to them as they run towards the gathering of the new lion cub prince.  I have it all set up in my showroom if anyone would like to give me a call and to come and see it for themselves.

One really nice thing is that the 3D glasses are now being sold in bundles and have gone down considerably in price.  Another plus, is that more and more movies are actually being recorded in 3D making the picture much more realistic.  Now the whole family can enjoy 3D effects in their own living room!

I recommend checking out: Avatar, How to Train Your Dragon, and The Lion King.

Enjoy!

Abe Kalawart

After weeks of trying to figure out just where to begin upgrading our ten plus year old TV/stereo system, your qualified team came to our home and took care of Everything!

From the first visit by yourself, to your qualified staff we are more than pleased.

Jeff is extremely knowledgeable, trustworthy and willing to assist in all our requests and needs.

From the selection, design, to the install and clean up, every part of the process was done with care, concern and knowledge.

We would highly recommend Streamline to anyone!”

Please consider this note as my enthusiastic endorsement of Streamline and your staff.  Keep up the great work!”

Jon Beilstein

The same qualities of knowledge and professionalism were why we contacted you to update our system.  We had another first class experience.  To our surprise, one of your crew that had originally installed our equipment was involved in the update.  It speaks volumes about your company that you have such loyal employees.

We will continue to recommend you to our friends.  We look forward to working with you again in the future.”

Tom and Barbara Hiller

I’ll tell you a little about my project because these are some of the things I inquired about when I was considering Control4 as a solution: I have two cameras that monitor the perimeter of my house and one camera in our infants room.  I can sit in my office and look in on my dughter during the day and have emails with pictures sent to me every time someone rings my doorbell or triggers my cameras.  Yes, that’s complete overkill, but it gives you an idea of its capabilities.  In my theater area, I have a single button to dim the lights and play a Blu-Ray DVD.  When I pause the DVD, my lights ramp back up until I press play again.  When I’m finished in the Theater I hit off, and it powers down my A/V equipment and gives me 2 minutes before all the lights completely shut off.  If someone rings my door bell while watching TV, my camera takes a picture of them and sends it to the TV I’m viewing so I can decide whether I want to answer the door.  My wife loves how simple it s to run all the equipment… that was critical when selecting a solution.  I also have an iPAD and iPhone that gives my complete control f everything wirelessly.  Lastly, I have a “Vacation” button that turns specified lights on and off at certain times to make it appear as if someone is home.  I can log into my system remotely and adjust the temperature, lights or view my cameras.  I could go on and on about the capabilities but hopefully I’ve given you a good idea of is possiblities.  The only “con” I can think of is there isn’t a Panasonic camera that is infrared, yet.  I’m sure there will be soon though.  But you can always trigger a light to turn on when its night time…so there’s a way around that too.

Streamline was great to work with and I’ve been recommending them to friends and anyone else who needs assistance. Their programmers and installers have always been professional, timely and experts at what they do.

Jeff Clark

Jim Abbott

“My wife and I could not be more pleased with Streamline Systems.  We moved to Grand Rapids a year ago and have interacted with many local businesses while outfitting our new home.

There has not been a better customer service experience than what you provide at Streamline.  From initial in-home consultation to ordering to installation, you guys were supurb.  We interacted with at least 5 people who were all tremendously helpful and that is rare in today’s unfortunate customer service environment.

Not only was the customer service excellent, but you came to us with innovative ideas to maximize our home entertainment experience.  People definitely are “wowed” by what you have done with our main TV viewing area, it is a sight to see!

We also felt that your pricing was very fair.  I looked  up the price of every single line-item on our bill and it was mostly equal to or less than what you can find on the internet.  While we definitely did not purchase a low-priced system we feel we got good value by selecting Streamline.

Thank you again for everything, you have assembled a wonderful team and should be proud how they represent your business.  We will be sure to recommend Streamline to our network.”

Brian and Kelly May

Sincerely,

William J. Bartholomew

I just wanted to let you know how helpful you were with the new construction of our house.  This is the second house that we have built where we had sound distributed throughout the house.  Our last house was done by Classic Stereo.  Our builder recommended that I call you due to your on-going relationship together.

I called Classic Stereo and asked them to provide a quote. I also call you at Streamline Systems and asked for a quote. You pulled through for me and provided everything that we discussed. Classic Stereo called me and said my paperwork was lost under a pile on someone’s desk and was it too late to provide a quote.

Fortunately for me it was too late and they never gave me a quote which enabled me to work with you and Streamline Systems.

You were also up for some new challenges.  I saw a new product offered by Sonos that distributed sound throughout the house that is stored on a main home computer.  All of my music is stored there and it seemed like the perfect application for us.

The Sonos system is perfect for the family.  The kids can find music very quickly and my wife can find the mute button pretty fast too.  The system is very flexible and would work well in any modern home today.

In a nutshell, I just wanted to say thanks for all the hard work and dedication you demonstrate in the custom audio/visual and home theater industry.  You researched ways in which to make my ideas work and put them in motion in our house.

It is no surprise to me that so many high quality builders, like Insignia Homes, partner with you and Streamline Systems for this type of work.  Please feel free to use me and anything said here as a personal recommendation to you and your company.

Thanks again for setting up the fun part of the home!”