Kevin Buchanan - President

Kevin has worked in the high-end specialty A/V retailing and Custom Installation industry for over 30 years. His experience spans everything from component calibration to complete home automation.

Over the last 20 years his system designs have been incorporated in countless homes, commercial applications, and several different types of private aircraft. These designs have also been published on the national level (1990 cover story Audio Video Interiors magazine, 2002 feature story Audio Video Interiors), and on the regional level (1993 cover story of Texas magazine). He has been on the product design dealer counsel for several audio manufacturers over the last 20 years and he is actively involved with CEDIA (Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association). In 1993 he was THX certified for theater design by LucasFilms Ltd. at Skywalker ranch.

In the late 1980's he was heavily involved with the FROX system which was one of the first hard-drive based A/V control devices. His excitement for the technology turned to disappointment as he realized the technology was not yet ready. Like most integrators, he turned to companies like AMX and Crestron to combine the capabilities of different technologies and simplify the operation of high performance systems. While he had success with these platforms, he was dissatisfied with their complexity, the number of specialized parts, the required custom programming, and their overall cost effectiveness. When he and his brother Michael (retired President of Simplex-Grinnell) opened Home Entertainment Inc. in 2005, they decided to break from traditional A/V specialty retailing and focus on Windows XP based Media Servers with Xbox Media Center Extenders.

In 2006 and 2007, Home Entertainment Inc. was chosen as one of the Top 40 Hybrid Dealers in the United States by CE Pro magazine. HEI has had great success using wireless tablet devices in conjunction with XBOX Media Center Extenders to provide cost effective control of multi-room audio and un-tethered video.

Gregg Cannon – President, Cannon PC

Gregg Cannon is the President of Cannon PC, LP. Since 2004, Cannon PC has been designing award winning Media Center PCs. Under his leadership, Cannon PC has won 11 international and national awards for their high end theater style Media Center PCs. Customers from around the world, like Microsoft, Disney, have chosen Cannon PC as their system of choice.

Gregg has over 26 year in the IT industry and a proven track record in the IT industry. Prior to founding Cannon PC, Gregg served as the IT Director for P2 Energy Solutions, a $400 million Houston based Energy Software Solutions company managing the company’s global corporate IT infrastructure.

Cannon PC was one of only a few companies hand selected by Microsoft to participate in the Cable Card Evaluation program. This program was a major advancement for Microsoft in the home PC market. Cable Card technology allows PCs running Windows 7 operating system software to play and record Premium HDTV content through their Media Center based PC. Cannon PC was the first company to offer consumers the ability to record 6 HD channels at the same time.

Gregg recognized early on the potential of Windows Media Center and it was important to Gregg to chose companies that saw that same potential. Fluid Digital is one of those companies. Kevin Buchanan, President of Fluid Digital and Home Entertainment, Inc. is a leader in the A/V industry and brings a wealth of knowledge. Combined with the extensive background in IT technology, Fluid Digital and Cannon PC is the perfect partnership between two majors companies in the Media Center market place.

Advisory Board

Bob Stearns

Managing Director, Sternhill Partners
Former Chief Technical and Strategy Officer, Compaq Computer Corporation

Dr. Scott Cutler (Ph.D., MIT)

Professor, Rice University Former PC Group CTO, Compaq Computer Corporation

Rick Knox

President & CEO, Altrix Logic, Inc. Former President & CEO D2 Audio Corporation