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As popularity of larger-screen televisions keeps growing, and the number of related video and audio components continues to increase, demand for more space in the home to accommodate these items is exploding.
The result - an increase in the variety and change in design of home entertainment furniture devised to creatively and practically display an array of consumer electronics as well as to enhance room decor.
Among the pluses in new products are space-saving, high-capacity furniture systems that feature all the necessary CE equipment without taking the space of traditional wall units.
Typical is the AVSC-3000 from Bell 10 International, an Italian-made foundation for any home theater. Made from heavy-duty black metal, enhanced with cherry finished wood panels and safety glass, the system is designed to hold a 40-inch Sony Wega television and up to six or more audio/video components. In addition, a center-channel speaker, features a large wooden cherry finished cabinet with 2-drawer storage.
The Morganville, NJ.-based company's AN system measures 50.2 inches wide by 76 inches high by 31.3 inches deep. Suggested retail is $1,800, and the unit was scheduled for shipping in March.
The Advanced Video Armoire (AVA)
from Yorba Linda, Calif.-based Diamond Case Designs has the ability to conceal televisions as large as the Sony 36-inch Wega, and to offer a sophisticated complement of features for housing complex home theater systems.
Available in birch material with blonde, fruit wood and mocha finishes, the unit can hide six to seven components and store a center channel speaker on an adjustable shelf above the television. Remotes can operate through its closed doors.
The AVA is equipped with an 8-outlet surge protector that features spaced outlets for power adapters, EMI/RFI noise filtration, coax cable protection, surge protection and ground fault indicators and an 8-foot power cord.
The unit, which has a suggested $3,499 retail, includes two high-capacity media storage drawers with adjustable row dividers to fit any size media. It can store 240 CDs, 120 DVDs or 30 VHS tapes, and is expandable for more.
Ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture maker Gusdorf is offering two entertainment furniture pieces. Model 60509 freestanding Audio Tower comes in a cherry finish, and features dedicated open-storage glass shelves that house a variety of AN components. Suggested retail is $199.
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