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Product segment and geographic information (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Table Text Block]

Sales by functional category are as follows:

 

    Three months ended December 31,  
Product line sales   2012     2011  
Video recorder products   $ 7,221,592     $ 8,965,926  
TV receiver products     4,432,415       6,190,210  
Non TV receiver products     276,371       271,091  
Total sales   $ 11,930,378     $ 15,427,227  
Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

The Company sells its products through a North American and international network of distributors, retailers and directly to PC manufacturers. It maintains sales offices in Europe and Asia. Sales percentages by geographic region are as follows:

 

    Three months ended December 31,  
Geographic region   2012     2011  
The Americas     59 %     58 %
Europe     37 %     38 %
Asia     4 %     4 %
Total     100 %     100 %