MediaShout

Heather — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:10:41 +0000

Presentation software made for your ministry!

MediaShout combines worship presentation tools with the ability to simultaneously edit and play your presentation without interrupting your audience. Designed for volunteers and professionals alike, MediaShout makes it easy to create beautiful presentations and deliver Life’s Most Important Message to any size audience.

Unlike other mac presentation software, MediaShout for Mac doesn’t simply copy the interface from one OS to the other, but combines the ministry presentation tools you need with the familiar interface and unique tools made just for Mac OS X, including built-in iTunes & iPhoto access, Quicklook previews and Spotlight searches.

Contact Carter’s Audio Video for a free consultation!

What is LG’s NetCast?

Heather — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:19:13 +0000

If you like instant gratification, NetCast™

Entertainment Access delivers.

With Internet connectivity, virtually endless entertainment and info are all yours, direct to your TV, blu-ray player or home theater system from the Internet—no computer required.

Streaming allows you to access media directly from your high-speed broadband connection in exceptional audio and video quality. Experience films, music, online videos, the moment you want them.

This is the future of entertainment and it’s available now through LG.

Information taken from lg.com

Product Spotlight: LG BP620 3D Blu-Ray Player

Heather — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:41:15 +0000

LG’s new Blu-ray player, the BP620 is an impressive device for its price. It features built-in Wi-Fi, plenty of online options, and 3D support as well as fast loading speeds. The BP620 offers a wide selection of streaming media services and both free and paid apps, accessible through the player’s built-in Wi-Fi or an Ethernet connection.

Cut loose from messy wires. Integrated Wi-Fi® Connectivity allows you take advantage of Internet Entertainment Access from any available Wi-Fi® connection, anywhere in its range.

With Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D you can enjoy all the latest movies in Full 1080p picture resolution. Perfect for playing all your 3D or 2D Blu-ray and DVD movies.

Information taken from PCmag.com and LG.com.

We are now dealers for Clearsonic

Heather — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 17:25:51 +0000

Carters AV is excited to announce that we are now dealers for Clearsonic Manufacturing.

Clearsonic offers drum enclosures booths and sound insulation ceiling and wall panels. If you have a problem with the loudness of your drums, then a drum enclosure room is a great solution. Drum enclosures can reduce sound by 50-70%. If your church needs help with sound reduction, call Carters AV today for a free consultation.

To see more product visit www.clearsonic.com

Carters Audio Video Wins

Heather — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:17:58 +0000

Carters Audio Video won the award for 2nd best booth at the 2012 Fort Smith Home Show. We were very excited and were not expecting it. Our goal was to showcase our product and give our customers the very best live, in-home experience. We want to thank everyone who came by and the members of the Fort Smith Home Builder’s association. We appreciate the opportunity and hope to see you soon!

First place went to a company that built an entire home inside the expo.

Fort Smith Home Show This Weekend

Heather — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:34:24 +0000

Carters Audio Video will be showcasing lots of new products at the Home show this weekend!

Come by and sign up to win a BRAND NEW Red-Eye Remote Control system…check this system out here.

Fort Smith Homebuilders Annual Home Show
at the Fort Smith, Arkansas, Convention Center exhibition hall.

Friday, February 10th, 2pm until 8pm
Saturday, February 11th, 10am until 7pm
Sunday, February 12th, Noon until 4pm

Why Color Calibration?

Heather — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:46:31 +0000

Color Calibration can give you the best possible color combination for image viewing on your TV or Projector for your space. Normally, TV’s out of the box are calibrated for a showroom floor, not a normal living room or theater room space.

From CNet.com…

“Professional calibrations almost always involve a few common steps aimed at improving the image. Many of these require accessing the display’s internal service menu and measuring the image with test equipment–two reasons why the service calls for a trained professional. We strongly advise against tampering with the internal service menu unless you know what you’re doing.

Here are the services included in a typical calibration:

Direct-view and flat-panel TVs: Setting the grayscale to the NTSC standard of 6,500 Kelvin, improving color accuracy of the entire palette; set contrast, brightness, color, and so on using test patterns designed specifically for each of these controls; optimize overscan and picture position, enabling display of more of the incoming picture; correct “red push” in the color decoder when possible; optimize all DVD input sources using DVD test patterns and HDTV input using an HDTV test-pattern signal generator.

Rear-projection and front-projection TVs: All of the above for non-CRT displays; for CRTs, also converge all aspect ratios and focus the three guns to maintain image sharpness.One of the most important components of professional TV service–and one that definitely requires special gear–is grayscale calibration. This procedure equalizes the color of gray at various light levels, from very dark to very bright, at the NTSC standard color temperature (a.k.a. white balance) of 6,500 degrees Kelvin, or D6500K. DVDs are created to be displayed at that color temperature, so if your TV is set to 6,500K, you’re that much closer to seeing the image the director intended.”

Call Carters today to have your home entertainment system calibrated to the best possible picture for your space.

Spotlight: Red-Eye Remote

Heather — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:09:28 +0000

The new Red-Eye remote by Thinkflood is one of the most popular new products that Carters A/V is currently carrying.

Get your Redeye Remote from Carters for $299* installed!

From Thinkflood’s Website:

RedEye: control for the whole family

RedEye connects to your home Wi-Fi network, allowing anyone in your house with a smartphone, tablet, or PC to control your home theater. RedEye automatically synchronizes information across all these devices, so you can pick up right where the last person left off. Now in an updated design, RedEye includes an infrared out port so you can easily stow it in a cabinet and still control your TV.

Personal.

Each person in your house can use her own smartphone, tablet, or PC as a controller, and more than one controller can interact with your gear simultaneously.

Simple.

One touch launches any activity – watch TV, listen to music, play a video. And custom screen layouts for each activity mean you never have to hunt for the right button.

Smart.

Multi-touch and motion gestures, free software updates, backup to a PC, integrated TV program guide, all for a fraction of the price of other professional systems.

*Some restrictions may apply
CALL CARTERS TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION…

What is THX certification?

Heather — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:27:34 +0000

Have you ever seen a TV or other A/V equipment that says THX certified and wonder what that means? Are THX certified products better? How can the average consumer benefit from THX certification? These are all questions we hope to answer with this week’s product spotlight.

What is THX?

THX stands for “Tomlinson Holman’s eXperiment,” and it is an industry standard for sound reproduction developed by its namesake at Lucasfilm studios.

For speaker systems, THX Certification is meant to ensure that the sound produced by an audio system (most often 5.1 Surround Sound) is heard in exactly the manner that the audio engineer intended, thus making the standard an intensely popular feature for Hollywood sound artists.

For TV’s it means each TV and projector has gone through a rigorous design and laboratory testing process, which includes more than 400 data points to ensure exceptional image quality and signal processing performance in your home theater.

THX is mainly a quality assurance system.

Where did THX come from?

THX is a trade name of a high-fidelity audio/visual reproduction standard for movie theaters, screening rooms, home theaters, computer speakers, gaming consoles, and car audio systems. The current THX was created in 2001 when it spun off from Lucasfilm Ltd. THX was developed by Tomlinson Holman at George Lucas’s company, Lucasfilm, in 1983 to ensure that the soundtrack for the third Star Wars film, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, would be accurately reproduced in the best venues. THX was named after Holman, with the “X” standing for “crossover” as well as a homage to Lucas’s first film, THX 1138.

What are the Key Benefits of THX Certification?

Exclusive THX Movie Mode: Comes as close as possible to reproducing the HD Color Standard used by filmmakers in the studio with THX Movie Mode.
Smooth motion for every type of content: THX certification improves de-interlacing and scaling performance, ensuring smooth motion for action-oriented content.
Optimized video scaling: Presents all content in the best resolution possible, including standard definition video.
Sports fans and home theater junkies often complain of jaggy lines and image softening when a TV’s motion becomes too intense. THX works closely with manufacturers to minimize these types of distracting artifacts, letting you experience clean, smooth motion and vivid colors with every frame.

At Carters we carry a full line of THX certified products ranging from LG TV’s to receivers and speakers, you can have a full THX certified theater in your home, call us today!

479-646-5901

The New Plasma = Quality and Longevitiy

Heather — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:23:11 +0000

There has been some rumors in the past about Plasma TVs being a bad investment, often when we visit with our customers, they will questions us about Plasma TVs, because they have heard negative things about them. As with all technology, TVs are advancing so quickly that the manufacturers are constantly making improvements and the Plasma TV is definitely one of those improvements. Consumer reports has this to say about Plasma TVs: ” Despite reports you might have read about plasma’s allegedly short life span… plasma sets should last a good 10 years or more in normal use.” They go on to list the main reasons why someone may want to purchase a Plasma TV:

Why buy a plasma TV?

To get more bang for the buck

Plasma sets tend to cost a bit less than comparably sized LCD TVs, so the same budget could buy you a bigger screen. That’s especially true of 720p plasmas, which are often exceptional bargains.

To enjoy a movie-theater experience

A good plasma TV’s deep black levels and strong contrast can provide rich, natural-looking images with a more dimensional, cinematic look than an LCD offers. None of the LCD sets we’ve tested, including the LED-backlit models, have those same characteristics. And even LCDs that have strong blacks and contrast tend to lose them unless viewed from dead center. Also, on certain LCD sets, uneven brightness from the backlight can create cloudy areas in darker scenes that can be distracting.

For the best overall 3D quality

The attributes that give plasma displays their cinematic look also help with 3D content. So far, our tests of 3D plasma and LCD TVs have shown that plasma sets typically do a better job than LCD sets of presenting clear, sharp three-dimensional images with full HD detail and minimal ghosting.

For a wide viewing angle

With a plasma TV, as with a picture-tube set, the picture looks the same from almost any angle. That’s a big plus if a TV will be watched by a number of people sitting around a room. Most LCD TVs still look their best only from a limited “sweet spot” in front of the screen. Generally, as you move off to the side, the picture quality of an LCD screen degrades. The image can dim, lose contrast, look washed out, or lose color accuracy as you angle away from the center of the screen. Vertical position also matters, for example if you’re sitting on the floor or watching a set that’s mounted above a mantel. Some new LCD TVs have a somewhat wider viewing angle than the typical set of this type, but few if any maintain off-angle picture quality as well as a plasma.

For blur-free motion

In general, plasma sets are better than LCD TVs at displaying fast motion with no blurring. In our tests of LCDs with the typical 60Hz refresh rate, using special images designed to reveal this problem, we saw blurred edges, smeared details, and problems with detail on the worst performers. Most LCD sets with 120Hz or 240Hz did better than 60Hz sets, displaying less blur. Casual viewers might not notice any blur in TV programming with little motion, such as news and talk shows, but it might be apparent–though fleeting–in sports, movies, and video games. Note that the anti-blur feature on LCD sets is sometimes linked to motion smoothing, which can give film-based movies a video effect you might not like. The only way to restore the film look is to turn off the anti-blur feature.

To see the original Consumer reports article, click here.