Logitech K810 Keyboard

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The Logitech K810 is a wireless, back-illuminated keyboard. You can use it with any bluetooth-enabled device. It even allows you to pair up to 3 devices and switch between them with just one keypress. Besides the excellent ergonomics, it looks fantastic and is easy to use in a dark environment due to the back-illumination. The keyboard automatically turns off the backlight when the keyboard is not in use. A proximity sensor magically reactivates the backlight when you approach the keyboard with your hand. To further save energy, the back-illumination can be dimmed or even turned off.

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Home Cinema – Part II

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When I think about home cinema, the first thing that comes to my mind is a big screen. It ultimately distinguishs a standard TV setup from a home cinema.
To get a really big image, a video projector + screen is the only way to go. There are some big TVs on the market, but those cost a multiple of a projector. Therefore, I’m only going to cover the ‘standard’ approach in this article.

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Home Cinema – Part I

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This is the first part of how to build your own home cinema. Well actually, I will not tell you how to ‘build’ it, but rather help you to choose the right components and give you some hints.

Before we start, I’d like to try to answer one of the most common questions that comes up when someone asks me about a home cinema: “How much do I need to invest?” I will discuss each component separately in the following article, but to give you an indicative value beforehand: If you start from the ground up (without any components), then you’re probably looking at 2500 to 4000€ for a descent setup – without major room optimizations, seating furniture or other extras! This is just my recommendation and does not mean you can’t realize a home cinema for 1000 bucks or less.

There will be 3 parts in total:

  • Part I: Room
  • Part II: Video
  • Part III: Audio

These are the three essential parts of every home entertainment system. We start with the first and obviously most important part, the room which will accommodate your home cinema.

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Teufel Ultima 40 MkII Speaker

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Teufel is known for their surround sound systems and has only recently entered the HiFi market.

The Ultima 40 MkII is a 3-way ported floorstanding speaker with a 16.5cm woofer, a 16.5cm low-midrange driver and a 25mm tweeter. With a sensitivity of 87dB and a power rating of 120W, the Ultima 40 can generate up to 108dB of sound pressure. The -3dB point is at 45Hz. Dimensions: 32 x 22 x 106 cm, 21.5 kg

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