INTERIOR DESIGN WITH AUDIO VIDEO INTEGRITY,,,

Dear Folks,

Let me state by saying this..IF you are building a Villa or renovating a Villa in Portugal..NO Interior designer should be making suggestions on Audio Video equipment..

Why?

Because Interior Designers are NOT qualified Audio Video professionals & do not understand optimal viewing distances,lighting tolerances..for example..what is the room to be used for..when?..JUST the selection of the right t.v. depends on numerous factors..room size,viewing distance/angles,ambient light etc..the selection of Audio is incredibly important that it is tuned to the room size and accurate speaker placement reflect this..

Very common now are "Furniture Packages" with a couple of cheapo t.v.s thrown in..profits are maximised in this fashion..the client winds up with a decent looking couple of rooms.. and two crummy looking t.v.s not necessarily fit for purpose...

I Have spoken to many clients who have lamented the fact that afterwards ..yes..the room looks decent but the picture quality and Audio quality are poor..

*The more astute Interior designers come to Projection Dreams..give us the room dimensions..tell us the clients chosen colours and ask us to match...indeed we have our own custom furniture & seating division where we can make to clients specification with a 50% saving off r.r.p.s elsewhere.

What is interior design?...Its matching the clients requirement with furniture/seating/Lighting/accesories and requisite Audio Video requirement..

Projectiondreams Audio Video Interiors are UNIQUE in Portugal inasmuch as we can combine ALL the above to truly make something special..whatever your heart desires..we have proven we do the best work..and we will save you thousands with our fair pricing-because with us..you come to the source..:-)

Where there are areas where we are not involved we recommend only the top services that WE have ratified as the best..for example-Paul Bennetts Luxury Beds..the ONLY Hypnos bed dealer in Portugal..the beds the Queen of England has..the best in the world..and fairly priced way below lesser offerings elsewhere..

We work with three top cabinetry/carpentry companies...

We are after all the company that can do this...

http://www.projectiondreams.com/20666/portugal-home-cinema/a-v-environments/

Way..WAY..beyond anything ANY interior Designer in Europe could accomplish on their own..

Come to the source..:-)...Come to the best...the ONLY Audio Video Interior design company in Europe and be content in the fact that you haven`t paid through the nose to middle men..


Vincent Myers  M.D.

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THE RELIABILITY OF XBMC T.V. LINKS V`S IPTV SERVICE PROVIDED LINKS

Dear Folks,

Let me start by saying I am an ardent fan of XBMC and have been for many years,indeed my preference is to always use XBMC on Media Servers I provide to my customers.

I currently use at home 2 devices to get all the channels I want...a Blade HD IPTV box and a Prism Ruby XBMC Satellite box.

http://www.customcinema360.com/iptv/

http://www.customcinema360.com/prismcube-ruby-xbmc-satellite-receiver-with-1tb-drive/

The Blade is used for all the FTV Channels that were lost during the switch of BBC,ITV channels to the narrow beam Satellite...and is the ONLY IPTV box at current with true HD for BBC,ITV,Channel 4/5 ETC...

The Prism is used for SKY HD channels..

I do not use XBMC for live t.v. channels because it depends on links that can be taken down arbitarily by the "owner".

The XBMC community is a community of enthusiasts essentially who create their own Repositories-for example FTV is found in Kinkins repository and is his feed of Filmon..

Invariably the live t.v. channels are below true standard definition quality and suffer from numerous picture artifacts..some t.v. channels do not exist at all,some are INCREDIBLY unreliable even when other channels are working..BBC 3 for example...

Nevertheless,for an enthusiast that enjoys XBMC it can be good fun finding things to watch- albeit arduous sometimes.

In my view based on having both boxes,t.v. channels need to be as reliable as possible and always available..instantaneously..simply...quickly...

Not being able to meet this criteria disqualifies XBMC as a reliable t.v. solution for the masses-but not as a fun enthusiast product for the few..and XBMC is great fun IF you are prepared to spend time on things like Navi X and Mashup..great for Movies and older Box-sets..

The problem comes when dubious sellers tout XBMC and/or Android as "T.V. CHANNEL SOLUTIONS"...and tout as a selling point..."NO SUBSCRIPTION"...of course there isn`t..XBMC is free and open source firmware..there is no cost as such....

So what do these sellers do?...they stick XBMC on a 40 euro Android box with generic firmware and charge 200....

That`s a rip off in my opinion...invariably perpetrated by illegitimate sellers or Ebay sellers....with either you have little recourse when there is an issue..

At Projectiondreams-after extensive trials,we knew it was better for our customers in selling a good reliable IPTV box with an agreed Service provision for reliability and great firmware.. and let`s be clear here-IPTV is now in ALL the top hotels with service provision contracts BECAUSE reliability is paramount..

The cost for this service provision..?..with Projectiondreams-about 60 cents per day...so the only question one considering a t.v. solution should think of ..

"Shall i pay 60 cents per day for guaranteed t.v. channel provision...or not pay the 60 cents and opt for a less reliable solution."...

At present,Android as a platform for IPTV is nowhere near as reliable as Linux..of course that may change in the future..XBMC + Android is still very new and quite a few bugs need to be ironed out..my guess is in 2/3 years time they will have it cracked..hopefully sooner...  I am testing different boxes all the time..so shall keep you updated on this..

My opinion and the current industry position as well,is that there are few service providers that support Android boxes..all the larger professional service providers support Linux..ALL support the Mag 250 and derivatives.(*Our newest box the Blade HD 360 is still based on the Mag 250.)

I would also like folks to know that the 60 cents per day buys the support through Projectiondreams of a major service provider-as well as continued R & D,continued Firmware evolution,the ability to demo the product you buy and the ability to have support from professionals in the event of a rare issue-and the ability to cost effectively upgrade...

The price of excellence is seldom "cheap",though I`m sure folks will agree that 60 cents per day for peace of mind is certainly not expensive especially when compared to chaps selling Chinese Android boxes via the back door of bars- who may not be around next week...:-)

LOST BBC & ITV etc..HERES WHAT TO DO...

After a few months now of providing IPTV solutions,I feel its pertinent to post some observations & tips.

1. IPTV boxes-and any other streaming activity,will be affected IF you don`t have more than 2Mbps at night just for the IPTV box.

2. MEO Unlimited is the current best ISP hard wired solution.

3.IF you cannot hard wire,Optimus 4G WOW wi fi is acceptable IF you are in an area where you can receive more than 2Mbps at night. ***Try the 15 day trial because sometimes EVEN in areas where Optimus say you cannot receive..you can.

4. To have your Optimus perform at Optimum download the latest firmware from the Apio de cliente section on their website.***this is not for those not technically inclined/capable..

5. IF your Optimus "drops out" or drops down to 3G,open the back,take out the battery,wait 10 seconds..then pop back in..it re boots to 4G normally.

6.Optimus depends on line of sight to the mast..so IF you can position near an open window..it helps things...whatever,try not to have your Optimus router in a cuboard or closed cabinet..

7.Most ISP services "drop down" in bandwidth at peak times,so IF you do a speedtest do it at a peak time..9pm is a good time..

8.MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE ISP SERVICE YOU HAVE SIGNED FOR..some are not Unlimited and charge you IF you exceed a certain Gb per month.

9.IF you have numerous devices that you will use to consume bandwidth,try and calculate your needs before you purchase an "under powered" ISP service..a good rule of thumb is at least 2Mbps per device that will be used...5 devices used at the same time...5 x 2Mbps = 10Mbps..that`s what you need...

10.Think of Bandwidth as an "allocation" working on priority..let`s say you only have 2Mbps at night coming in and one person wants to watch IPTV which needs 2Mbps approx...your allocation is used...IF someone else trys to do anything else relating to using the internet or streaming Youtube etc.they won`t be able to...

11. If you have a PT ISP install ALWAYS get the engineers phone number-they get 25 Euros if you deal direct with them..they get nothing if you rebook through PT..you will get a better service by staying with the original engineer and someone familiar with your setup.

12. If you want to have the best IPTV box-the Blade HD,you will need to be hard wired and have an allocation of at least 5Mbps just for the HD IPTV.(*We have the Mag 250 for poorer ISP setups that can work down to 2Mbps.)

13. Remember MORE bandwidth is what you want..so the first question you should ask when purchasing an ISP contract is " How many MBps do you guarantee at night"..the second is "Is your service capped2...(*Some ISP services say they are Unlimited but cap you at either 4Gb,15gb or 35Gb..REALLY?...don`t touch ANY ISP service that is capped...

REMEMBER.....

The future of T.V./Movie/Music Entertainment is STREAMING..its already here with ITUNES and IPTV..your capability of infrastructure of ISP and internal Network is CRUCIAL..bandwidth is CRITICAL...

The days of having a dustbin lid stick on your house (*sorry..Satellite dish..) are coming to an end..SKY HD are moving towards an IPTV platform,Video Unlimited from Sony will be a major player in provision of streaming services..4K streaming (*4 x 1080p) for Europe is coming (*already in the U.S.)...

We have already upgraded numerous customers to our second generation HD IPTV platform..(*the only company in Europe with a second Gen HD box)..we shall continue to support our customers with cost effective upgrade as IPTV services further develop..

Working with Manufacturers and Service suppliers our continual aim is to provide the MOST reliable and quality IPTV systems possible..first and foremost we are enthusiasts who spend hundreds of hours on R & D and listening to what our customers want and providing the "punishment to fit the crime"..always..each customers setup is unique..as Home Cinema specialists we have always known this..we are not "box shifters"..we are an LDA company that offers Facturas and warranty on ALL that we provide..your box fails?..straight swap out within 24hrs...to date out of 350 boxes already supplied..not ONE failure...and that`s because of the R & D...

To ALL future customers considering "solutions" being touted by all and sundry..(**including the "spinning dish"..lose your channels every 5 mths for a week-sat "solution"..the buffering and erratic Filmon..the complexity of XBMC and tenuous links,the Chinese Android boxes that promise 10,000 channels and never work properly..if at all..)...save seeing us till last..ask our current customers about our service..or response in the rare event of an issue..about our pledge to upgrade folks and not lose them a copper on their original equipment price..about our assistance in ALL matters internet to try and ensure that folks can wind up with a great service and picture quality..

Yes, there are service provision charges for IPTV..that equates to 60 cents per day..we know there are a very few that won`t want to pay that..who will continue to struggle with lesser quality or less reliable platforms..we hope these folks come into our showrooms as well and see the quality,reliability and simplicity..because we want everybody to have the best solution ..and IF there is a small fee for perfection over no fee for mediocrity,we hope even to convince those few..

http://www.customcinema360.com/iptv/

IPTV

t.v. via internet.

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