Crutchfield Launches Online Tools for Building the Perfect Home Entertainment System; Home System Planning Center(TM) Helps Shoppers Assemble Their Ideal Audio/Video Setup.CHARLOTTESVILLE Charlottesville (shär`lətsvĭl), city (1990 pop. 40,341), seat of Albemarle co., central Va., on the Rivanna River, in a Piedmont farm region known for its apples; founded 1762, chartered as a city 1888. , Va. -- Creating and customizing a great home entertainment center out of the literally thousands of different components on the market just got faster and easier with Crutchfield's new Home System Planning Center(TM). The Home System Planning Center is a suite of online tools that customers can use to integrate the audio/video components they already own with new ones they want to buy. Interactive Product Recommenders(TM) help users narrow down their choices for items such as TVs, receivers, DVD players A stand-alone device that plays DVDs. It contains a DVD drive and the electronics to decode the digital video. The device may play only manufactured DVDs, or it may be able to play DVD-R, DVD-RW and DVD+RW discs. DVD players are cabled to a TV or home theater system for display. , and home speaker systems, by answering a few simple questions. Users can also identify their existing components from a vast database of over 6,000 new and older products. In just a few minutes, the user can compile To translate a program written in a high-level programming language into machine language. See compiler. a personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. list of components and save these possible combinations for later reference. Once they return and log in to their Crutchfield Crutchfield, is a consumer electronics company specializing in audio/video equipment for the automobile. It currently offers many consumer electronics items from mobile to electronics and high fidelity components for the home. It was created in 1974 by Bill Crutchfield, founder and CEO. account, users can make notes on their system, revise their list of components, add items to their online cart for purchase, or contact a knowledgeable Crutchfield Sales Advisor for advice. Crutchfield, the nation's first integrated marketer of consumer electronics products, collected extensive feedback from customers, as well as input from their Sales and Technical Advisors to design the Home System Planning Center. "For decades, Crutchfield has been helping people build their car and home audio/video systems," said Dave Weisman, senior director of business development for Crutchfield. "All that experience has taught us how our customers like to plan their systems -- exploring multiple possibilities, mixing and matching components. Essentially, the Home System Planning center takes 'wishlists' to an exciting new level and effectively puts an end to 'plug-and-pray' or 'one-size-fits-all' shopping." The Home System Planning Center links to many of Crutchfield's other proprietary information centers, including the Home DIY DIY abbr. do-it-yourself DIY or d.i.y. Brit, Austral & NZ do-it-yourself DIY abbr DIY do it yourself a DIY shop/job. Center and HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates Headquarters(TM). Another helpful shopping tool, Crutchfield's TV Fit Finder(TM), helps users quickly find a TV to match an existing cabinet or stand, or furniture to fit their TV. The Home System Planning Center is free to visitors on Crutchfield.com. The tool is also available to Spanish-speaking shoppers on crutchfieldenespanol.com. Crutchfield designs all its tools and online reference guides to make its customers the most informed shoppers, ensuring that their purchases provide years of enjoyment. About Crutchfield Corporation Crutchfield Corporation, which celebrated its 32nd anniversary in 2006, is the nation's first integrated marketer (catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , call center, and Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the ) of consumer electronics products. Since its introduction in 1974, the Crutchfield catalog has been a respected authority on car and home entertainment products, winning multiple awards for quality, design, and usefulness. Crutchfield's Sales and Technical Advisors, the core of Crutchfield's commitment to superior customer service, are noted for their high integrity, product expertise, and technical support. They are available by phone, e-mail, and live online chat. Crutchfield.com offers a convenient, full-service shopping destination to buyers of car and home audio/video products. CrutchfieldAdvisor.com is an all-information website that serves as a single comprehensive source about consumer electronics. Crutchfield was the first vendor-authorized audio/video retailer on the Internet and is one of only three retailers to have won BizRate's coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. "Circle of Excellence" award six times. |
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