That Old Thing?
Home entertainment is arguably the first category of consumer electronics to truly go 'smart' in the smart home sense. People have been trying to automate the couch viewing experience for decades now with
mixed results. Companies like
Crestron,
Control4 and
Kaleidescape have been working on signal distribution, control for as along as the content has become digital. And while those companies and many more have done some incredible things, the world has changed in a few fundamental ways that have forced them, the component (TV, receiver) manufactures and the distribution companies themselves to re-evaluate the concept of 'Home Entertainment.'
