Happy New Year from all of us here at United TV Stereo. We wish you a happy and healthy 2014! Be safe out there tonight!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Monday, December 23, 2013
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays from all of us here at United TV Stereo! We hope you have an amazing holiday season with family and friends!
Friday, December 13, 2013
Yamaha MCR-042
Product Description:
Play music from various sources – CD, iPod®/iPhone®, iPad® (via USB), USB, AM/FM radio and auxiliary input
Exceptional audio quality from a compact system
Distinctive design with 10 color choices, in shades both classic and bold
Unique IntelliAlarm and app features.
Friday, December 6, 2013
E series Led LCD TV
Product Description:
Full-HD LED, 240 BLB, My Home Screen, Swipe & Share, Viera Connect, Wireless LAN, Super Narrow Bezel, Media Player, DLNA, eHelp, Voice Guidance, 3 HDMI, 2 USB, Energy Star. Available in 42", 50", 58", and 65" models.
DT series LED LCD TV
Product Description:
3D IPS LED, 1920 BLS, Clear PanelPro, Hexa-Processing Engine, 1080p Pure Direct, My Home Screen, Swipe and Share, Voice Interaction, Viera Connect, Web Browser w/ flash, Wireless LAN, Super Narrow Bezel, Touch Pad Remote, eHelp, 3 HDMI, 3 USB, SD card slot. Available in 55" and 65" models
ZT series Plasma TV
Product Description:
Full-HD, Studio Master Panel, Ultimate Black, 3000 FFD, Hexa-processing Engine, DCI 98% Colour, 30720 shades, THX Crert. ISFccc, My Home Screen, Swipe & Share, Voice Interact
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Technical Support
Authorized manufacturers service for:
- Panasonic
- Yamaha
- Teac
Service is performed by an Ontario Department of Labour certified technician.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
About Us
It started with a Vision, a Direction. To give the people of
Northumberland County a place to buy quality electronics from a
knowledgeable sales staff and a service department to back it up.
In 1966 United TV Stereo opened in Cobourg, becoming one of Canada's first Panasonic Dealers, shortly afterwards expanding to include Yamaha audio and other major name brands.
Hi, I'm Pam from United TV Stereo. Dad has always been very proud of his Business, and it proved to be contagious. I joined United TV Stereo in 1982, and together we have worked to bring the best in Audio/Video to Northumberland County.
Not only do we offer home Audio and Video products, but we also have on staff, experts in internet installations including, Xplornet 4G Satellite, 4G wireless high speed internet for rural applications and Shaw Direct satellite Tv systems.
So, whether you're looking for satellite TV or internet service, wanting to update your TV room into an amazing Home theatre with a big screen Plasma or LED TV, or just want to have your Audio and video equipment professionally repaired, we can help.
- Pam Davidson
In 1966 United TV Stereo opened in Cobourg, becoming one of Canada's first Panasonic Dealers, shortly afterwards expanding to include Yamaha audio and other major name brands.
Hi, I'm Pam from United TV Stereo. Dad has always been very proud of his Business, and it proved to be contagious. I joined United TV Stereo in 1982, and together we have worked to bring the best in Audio/Video to Northumberland County.
Not only do we offer home Audio and Video products, but we also have on staff, experts in internet installations including, Xplornet 4G Satellite, 4G wireless high speed internet for rural applications and Shaw Direct satellite Tv systems.
So, whether you're looking for satellite TV or internet service, wanting to update your TV room into an amazing Home theatre with a big screen Plasma or LED TV, or just want to have your Audio and video equipment professionally repaired, we can help.
- Pam Davidson
Chris Graham
Chris is United TV Stereo's founder and Service Manager.
Pam Davidson
Pam is the store's General Manager and a daughter of the owner.
Pauline Davidson
Pauline is also a daughter of the owner. Through her own buisness, Ascend Bookkeeping and Administration Services, she takes care of the company bookeeping.
Lane Dougall
Lane is in charge of administration and scheduling of our Xplornet internet services.
Desiree Johnson
Desiree is one of our installers.
Mitch Usher
Mitch is one of our installers.Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
United TV Stereo also offers a wide variety of Panasonic video displays from 32 inch to 200 inch, including LED and Plasma flat panels, 3D displays, and projection systems for a true ‘home theatre’ effect.
For a truly spectacular picture complete with surround sound, Shaw Direct Satellite TV is also available. Make sure you include a state of the art audio system in your package.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
About Us
Serving Northumberland County with quality electronics, a knowledgeable sales staff and a service department to back it up.
As well as home Audio and Video products and Shaw Direct satellite TV Systems, we also offer Xplornet Satellite & fixed wireless high speed internet for Rural applications. Now even residents in rural areas can enjoy high speed internet.
United TV Stereo has become one of the largest installers of Satellite & fixed wireless high speed internet systems in Northumberland county. With installed Systems starting at Zero dollars, and service packages starting as low as $39.99 per month, high speed internet in rural areas is now more affordable than ever. And, with our experienced staff, we always ensure a professional and courteous installation of your new High Speed System.
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
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TSX-112
Product Description:
Stylish design in a choice of five colors. Enjoy powerful sound from your iPod and iPhone every day.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Top 16 Bizarre and Weird Television Sets
Mass media as we know it has changed completely from its humble beginnings to a stage where the information highway has superseded all human imaginations. The Television has to be the Queen of Mass Media in spite of the almost universal acceptance and usage of the Internet. A hundred years ago, mass media depended on the print, and when radio became popular, media again changed its course. The Television combined both audio and video where as its precursors catered to only one sense organ. The print catered to the vision and the radio to the aural.
Thus, the Television became a cultural symbol of the 20th century and it still continues to hold its place of prominence in spite of the growing popularity of the Internet. Internet may be convenient, anonymous, and might have changed the way we work, study and entertain ourselves. However, to disregard Television and its contribution to human development and mass communication would be to deny something its rightful status.
Though televisions have been accused of corrupting youth and being an “idiot box”, the humble “TV Set” has proven that most of us still depend on it for entertainment, news and information. And thus, Television rightfully deserves to be called the Queen of Mass Media. As an ode to this very important form of communication, we have made a list of all the cool, retro, chic and completely bizarre television sets from around the world and generations. Some may shock you, and some others may simply carry you to a new world and time period!
Art Televisions
Though you may not realize, the TV has traveled time and space both literally and figuratively. From being a bulky “set”, it has come to be a chic LCD monitor and thus has traveled across generations. Also, many countries in the third world still depend on TV for all their information, news, and entertainment from other countries in the First World.
This piece of unnamed artwork seems to pay respect to the TV which has defined and redefined the word “movement”. The remote controls and television screens stuck to the pick-up truck is a truly wonderful piece of artwork which underlines the television’s capability for movement through space and time.
If that sounded a little too surreal for you, you could check out the other Art TV by Michael John Verlangieri, which almost looks like a human.
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Weird and Retro Televisions
Germany during the 1950s was not exactly the country it is today. Divided by political ideologies, the country certainly was not the technological and economic giant it is right now. Nevertheless, some really cool mods and designs have emerged during this period like the Weird and Futuristic TV design, from 1958.
The Vintage TV Mod was recently built though but still looks cool enough.
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Vintage and Antique Televisions
The funny thing about televisions is that even when the commercial TVs looked quite funny and bizarre many decades ago. They weren’t the sleek wall-hanging and silent pieces of gadgets that we recognize as TVs today. This GE Performance Television is incredibly and cumbersomely huge and unattractive. Nevertheless, it sure would fetch a price at an antique mart!
The 1948 Zenith 16″ CBS Mechanical Color-Wheel TV looks like a weird and bizarre washing machine to me.
The coolest has to be this almost unbelievable Russian TV from 1932. Perhaps Josef Stalin had one in Kremlin too!
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Science Fiction and Futuristic Televisions
If you were wondering what gave people inspiration while they made those weird and cool science fiction movies, well television is not a difficult guess. TV was the most modern and futuristic device a few decades ago, and these sci-fi TVs only look too cool though some are blatantly funny.
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2D Animation Television
This particular TV design is just conceptual and you could build it too, if you have a little Photoshop skills. Why build this, perhaps you could try making something cooler and prove you are really good at 2D animation! This particular TV makes me imagine aliens and what their televisions sets might look like, if they really did exist.
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Comics, Cartoons and the Television
We all waited for the Mickey Mouse show on the TV when we were kids. In fact apart from comics, we got our daily dose of cartoon shows on just the television. With that being the case, this ultra-cool Mickey Mouse TV Stand is a must-have for anyone who loves watching cartoon shows on the TV like good ol’ times. What’s more, you could even store your books, cds, and other cool stuff.
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Steampunk Televisions
No gadget can be complete without a couple of Steampunk versions of them. These cool Steampunk mods look quite awesome and a tad too bizarre if you asked me. However, that’s what the industrial age inspired art movement supposed to do: shock people and make them remember the coolness of brass, metal and copper!
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The second one is even up for sale and costs $399.
The World’s Largest TV Sculpture
I really have no words to describe this cool TV sculpture which is the largest TV sculpture in the world (Guinness World Record). It is called “LNK Infotree” and is exhibited at the Open Air Museum, Vilnius in Lithuania.
With a Lenin statue in the middle of the TV sculpture, it symbolizes all the propaganda disseminated by the oppressive communist regimes.
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Is your television watching YOU? Smart TVs can spy on their owners
(NaturalNews) It sounds like some wild conspiracy theory or like something out of a science fiction movie, but it's true: it's possible that while you're watching your television, it could be watching you.
A security firm has discovered a glitch in Samsung's Smart TV that "can give hackers access to the device's built-in camera and microphones, allowing them to watch everything you do," RT.com reported recently.
The Malta-based security company, ReVuln, posted a video demonstrating how a team of researchers were able to hack into the Smart TV and access its setting, widgets, channel lists, USB drives and configurations for its remote control. The flaw permits hackers to gain access to any and all personal data stored on the TV as well, said the firm.
"We can install malicious software to gain complete root access to the TV," the video noted.
'I always feel like somebody's watching me...'
With that kind of access, hackers are able to use the television's built-in camera and mics to see and hear everything that is in front of it (like you). "Instead of just watching TV, viewers could themselves be watched without knowing it," said RT.com.
Moreover, the flaw is not inherent on just one model - it is present on all 11 Samsung TVs of the company's latest generation of sets. The Smart TVs feature many of the same components as do computers, but they don't have the same kinds of protections, like firewalls and antivirus software.
There is at least some good news, though. In order to breach your TV, hackers first have to breach the network the television is connected to, and they must know the IP address of the device. As such, security breaches most likely would only occur as a targeted attack against a particular individual, not something that would occur randomly.
A co-founder of ReVuln, Luigi Auriemma, told NBC News that his firm's primary concern is that hackers may be able to target specific individuals or companies in whose businesses they have an interest.
"In our opinion, it's more interesting and realistic to think about attacks [against] specific targets reached via open/weak/hacked Wi-Fi or compromised computers of a network, instead of mass-exploiting via the Internet," Auriemma said in a statement. "That's interesting due to the effects of the vulnerability (retrieving information and the possibility of monitoring) which are perfect for targeted attacks, from a specific person with a TV at home to a company with TVs in its offices."
Hackers must be connected to a local network in order to access a Smart TV, said reports, so it becomes extremely important to keep wifi passwords secure. Also, anyone who has stalkers or who keeps valuable data on their device should be particularly careful, experts note.
"Consider that little kid next door that's good with computers," Travis Carelock, content director and research technologist at Black Hat, said, according to RT.com.
"We're moving into a whole different world," added Trey Ford, general manager of the group. "Growing up, you and I didn't have a wirelessly connected camera pointing at the couch."
'A whole lot more fun'
The security firm said owners of any of the plasma 8000 series, the 7500 LED LCD series, the 8000 LED LCD series or the 9000 LED LCD series should seriously consider keeping all personal data off their TVs and then be careful about what is said or done in the presence of the TV.
While such devices are technologically promising, the security flaw can definitely become problematic.
"That's what will make this a whole lot more fun in the future," Ford said.
Samsung has since announced it is launching an investigation into the security flaw. No word on how it might be fixed.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/038911_smart_TVs_television_surveillance.html#ixzz2Wn3cmmPx
A security firm has discovered a glitch in Samsung's Smart TV that "can give hackers access to the device's built-in camera and microphones, allowing them to watch everything you do," RT.com reported recently.
The Malta-based security company, ReVuln, posted a video demonstrating how a team of researchers were able to hack into the Smart TV and access its setting, widgets, channel lists, USB drives and configurations for its remote control. The flaw permits hackers to gain access to any and all personal data stored on the TV as well, said the firm.
"We can install malicious software to gain complete root access to the TV," the video noted.
'I always feel like somebody's watching me...'
With that kind of access, hackers are able to use the television's built-in camera and mics to see and hear everything that is in front of it (like you). "Instead of just watching TV, viewers could themselves be watched without knowing it," said RT.com.
Moreover, the flaw is not inherent on just one model - it is present on all 11 Samsung TVs of the company's latest generation of sets. The Smart TVs feature many of the same components as do computers, but they don't have the same kinds of protections, like firewalls and antivirus software.
There is at least some good news, though. In order to breach your TV, hackers first have to breach the network the television is connected to, and they must know the IP address of the device. As such, security breaches most likely would only occur as a targeted attack against a particular individual, not something that would occur randomly.
A co-founder of ReVuln, Luigi Auriemma, told NBC News that his firm's primary concern is that hackers may be able to target specific individuals or companies in whose businesses they have an interest.
"In our opinion, it's more interesting and realistic to think about attacks [against] specific targets reached via open/weak/hacked Wi-Fi or compromised computers of a network, instead of mass-exploiting via the Internet," Auriemma said in a statement. "That's interesting due to the effects of the vulnerability (retrieving information and the possibility of monitoring) which are perfect for targeted attacks, from a specific person with a TV at home to a company with TVs in its offices."
Hackers must be connected to a local network in order to access a Smart TV, said reports, so it becomes extremely important to keep wifi passwords secure. Also, anyone who has stalkers or who keeps valuable data on their device should be particularly careful, experts note.
"Consider that little kid next door that's good with computers," Travis Carelock, content director and research technologist at Black Hat, said, according to RT.com.
"We're moving into a whole different world," added Trey Ford, general manager of the group. "Growing up, you and I didn't have a wirelessly connected camera pointing at the couch."
'A whole lot more fun'
The security firm said owners of any of the plasma 8000 series, the 7500 LED LCD series, the 8000 LED LCD series or the 9000 LED LCD series should seriously consider keeping all personal data off their TVs and then be careful about what is said or done in the presence of the TV.
While such devices are technologically promising, the security flaw can definitely become problematic.
"That's what will make this a whole lot more fun in the future," Ford said.
Samsung has since announced it is launching an investigation into the security flaw. No word on how it might be fixed.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/038911_smart_TVs_television_surveillance.html#ixzz2Wn3cmmPx
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Xplornet
Broadband Everywhere.
Countdown to Rural Transformation Has Started Proton Rocket Carrying Xplornet's Next-Generation Broadband Satellite to Launch in Late October
Markham, ON, September 21, 2011 - The construction of ViaSat-1, North America's first 4G broadband satellite, is complete. A game-changer in terms of ubiquitous broadband access in Canada, ViaSat-1 will allow for previously unavailable speed and bandwidth economics, and will provide Canadians in its footprint, which includes many remote areas, the opportunity to get a broadband connection that is truly fast and affordable.
ViaSat-1 can support customer download speeds of up to 25 Mbps, and its capacity is greater than the capacity of all current North American broadband satellites combined, with the ability to provide broadband service to 1.5 million customers in North America. Xplornet Communications Inc., Canada's leading provider of rural broadband, has purchased 100% of the Canadian Ka-band capacity on the satellite, and will use that capacity entirely for rural broadband. Together with the planned launch of a second, similar 4G satellite in 2012 and with its national fixed-wireless 4G network, Xplornet will effectively end Canada's urban/rural digital-divide.
With the deployment of this satellite, Canada joins a group of other countries, including France, Germany, the UK, Australia and India, that have endorsed 4G satellite broadband as the solution for ensuring 100% access to affordable broadband. With their capacity to exploit the full potential of the Ka spectrum-band, these next generation satellites deliver more than ten times the speed and capacity of current systems at a much lower cost per customer.
The satellite will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodromein Kazakhstan,the world's first and largest operational space launch facility, and the site of the historic launch of the first manned-spacecraft which propelled Yuri Gagarin into orbit fifty years ago this year. The satellite will be stationed in geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of 35,786 km - high enough to get a clear view of the vast Canadian geography it will be serving.
The rocket launch is scheduled for October 18th, 2011. However, weather conditions can delay launches from time to time. Updates on launch status are available at our launch status website at www.4GSatellite.ca . To facilitate coverage of the launch, Xplornet will capture HD video, offer a live stream of the launch and is pleased to work with editors to create interview opportunities before, during and after launch. Xplornet executives will be at the launch site to provide real-time comment. Xplornet expects the satellite service to be available to Canadians late this year.
About Xplornet Communications Inc.
Headquartered in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Xplornet Communications Inc. (formerly Barrett Xplore Inc.) is Canada's leading rural broadband provider, with customers and dealers in every province and territory. Xplornet aims to bridge the urban/rural digital divide by ensuring that every Canadian, regardless of where they live, has access to broadband, thereby enabling them to compete effectively in the global economy and gain access to essential government and educational services.
Monday, June 24, 2013
Panasonic ZT series Plasma TV
Not only will you enjoy the ultimate 2D picture quality with Full 1080p HD resolution, but unlike many other 3D capable TVs, you'll also get full 1080p resolution in 3D mode. The 3D effect is created when the display works in concert with special 3D eyewear to send separate and slightly different images to each eye. This generally means that each eye is seeing an image with only half the normal picture resolution. But with Panasonic Full HD 3D and our Active Shutter Eyewear, each eye sees an image with Full 1080p resolution for a 3D experience of incredible depth and realism.
Studio Master Panel
Ultimate Black
30,720 Gradation steps, DCI 98% color space
3,000 Focused Field Drive
One Sheet of Glass Design
THX 3D Certified
My Home Screen
Swipe & Share 2.0
Voice Interaction
1080p Full HD Resolution, Full HD 3D
Studio Master Panel
Ultimate Black
30,720 Gradation steps, DCI 98% color space
3,000 Focused Field Drive
One Sheet of Glass Design
THX 3D Certified
My Home Screen
Swipe & Share 2.0
Voice Interaction
1080p Full HD Resolution, Full HD 3D
Monday, June 17, 2013
Yamaha TSX-140
The complete, integrated audio entertainment system
Beautiful, sophisticated system with a comprehensive array of integrated features such as an Alarm, AM/FM tuner, CD player and a built-in dock (iPhone / iPod), as well as a USB input and an AUX in (stereo-mini input) for MP3 players.
Touch Smart controls for intuitive parameter selection
Clear, single level display functions
iPod/iPhone computer-sync capability. When the TSX-140 is connected to your computer via USB, it acts as a docking station allowing you to sync your iPod/iPhone to your computer without using the standard white sync cable that came with your iPod/iPhone.
Beautiful, sophisticated system with a comprehensive array of integrated features such as an Alarm, AM/FM tuner, CD player and a built-in dock (iPhone / iPod), as well as a USB input and an AUX in (stereo-mini input) for MP3 players.
Touch Smart controls for intuitive parameter selection
Clear, single level display functions
iPod/iPhone computer-sync capability. When the TSX-140 is connected to your computer via USB, it acts as a docking station allowing you to sync your iPod/iPhone to your computer without using the standard white sync cable that came with your iPod/iPhone.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Panasonic S series Plasma TV
1080p Full HD Resolution
Swipe & Share 2.0
600Hz Sub-Field Drive
Online Movies
Built-in Wireless LAN
Electronic Touch Pen (Optional Accessory)
With an S60 Series Smart VIERA HDTV, all your favorite content is rendered with stunning, Full HD clarity. Sports, movies, HD programming — even your personal photos and videos — will look their absolute best. Bigger really is better, with Smart VIERA Full HD resolution.
Swipe & Share 2.0
600Hz Sub-Field Drive
Online Movies
Built-in Wireless LAN
Electronic Touch Pen (Optional Accessory)
With an S60 Series Smart VIERA HDTV, all your favorite content is rendered with stunning, Full HD clarity. Sports, movies, HD programming — even your personal photos and videos — will look their absolute best. Bigger really is better, with Smart VIERA Full HD resolution.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Yamaha MCR-042
Versatile, Powerful, Stylish
Fill the room with rich, natural sound from a wide variety of music sources with this compact system. Offering fashion-savvy looks in 10 designer color choices, it’s the perfect way to enhance any home or office.
Fill the room with rich, natural sound from a wide variety of music sources with this compact system. Offering fashion-savvy looks in 10 designer color choices, it’s the perfect way to enhance any home or office.
- Play music from various sources – CD, iPod®/iPhone®, iPad® (via USB), USB, AM/FM radio and auxiliary input
- Exceptional audio quality from a compact system
- Distinctive design with 10 color choices, in shades both classic and bold
- Unique IntelliAlarm™ and app features
- Compatible with iPhone 5
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