Wirewize - home theater setup help for the rest of us
Wirewize is here to help you put together your home entertainment center setup and tell you just where to put all those a/v cables that may be confusing you. If you're not savvy with input/output and reading tiny instruction manuals in Chinese thinly disguised as English isn't your cup of tea, Wirewize could be what you need.
The concept is great - you tell Wirewize what components you have by providing the brand and model and after you input all your components, Wirewize shoots out a detailed step by step instruction list. The best part is the instructions are complete with detailed illustrations of the cables and inputs and they're in color. Wirewize is also nice to include pdf manuals of your system's components, a list of necessary cables and a way to purchase the cables if necessary.
If you need human help, there's a MyPro, a 24/7 phone offering which provides cross brand support and education for various fees depending on the level of support you choose.
Wirewize is a collaborative effort of CE Interactive, the Consumer Electronics Association, and HDMI.org, the group that oversees development of the HDMI connection specification. Wirewize claims its software determines the optimal path for connections between components, even when there's a mix of old and new products.
Coming soon Wirewize will add collaborative features so end users can communicate and offer tips and advice as well as instructions to help users through front-panel setup menus of TVs, DVD players and A/V receivers, among other devices.
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Robert S. said 8:43AM on 6-27-2008
This would be great if it had complete lists of products. I input my Kenwood a/v receiver number and they did not have it. They show only 3 models.
They then send you to a generic receiver. how this helps, i dont know.
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Michael said 12:50PM on 6-27-2008
Plus, I didn't see any option to add a switch. Most A/V setups today have one or two switches. Especially if you have multiple gaming consoles, etc.
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Barry said 6:16PM on 7-02-2008
Last week I couldn't find my model, and this week it was in there. These guys are clearly adding new products in all the time. I'm not sure it's realistic to expect every brand and model of everything ever made in there day one. At least they were smart enough to provide generic alternatives.
Richard Frisch said 8:18AM on 7-14-2008
The concept is wonderful the advise is too generic. In my case it was not correct.
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