August 2010

Features

Home Theater Projectors

By Bennett Liles

The movement toward home-centered entertainment has produced some personal theater systems that until recently might have appeared suited only to the ultrawealthy, but imaging technology, longer-lasting lamps, and more sophisticated picture tweaks are bringing big-screen performance to the masses...

Projection Screens

By Mike Keadle

Projection screens have come a long way in the last few years. Each year, we see new materials and designs, as well as improvements on existing product. Screen manufacturers have continued to provide us solutions to keep up with the ever-progressing evolution of video...

On the Network

By Cynthia Wisehart

We are entering a new time in AV when control will truly be the heart of the value proposition—it will drive sales and design. ...

7.1 Placement and Acoustics

By Dan Daley

Surround in 7.1 had been hinted at for years....

Understanding Home Theater Audio

By Bob McCarthy

How home listening acoustics compare to arena acoustics....

Reviews

ClearOne Chat 60

By John McJunkin

Snap AV Episode ES-700-TWR Review

By John McJunkin

On occasion, contractors and integrators worrking in commercial AV find themselves in need of loudspeakers that would be more likely found in a suburban home theater environment. Of course, some contractors do not limit their practice to just commercial or business-oriented clients...

Columns

Efficiency at Middle Atlantic

By Cynthia Wisehart

By now, you know I like factory tours and rack rooms. Especially when I get to see American-made enterprise and ingenuity at work, whether in a systems or manufacturing setting...

Making Your Case

By Don Kreski

"It's important that we find ways to communicate the quality of the work we do—not just with our usual marketing brochures, but with something more interactively appealing." That's what Candace Clarke, communications editor for AVI-SPL...

ADA: 20 Years Later

By George Petersen

It was just two decades ago--July 26, 1990--that President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. In terms of removing barriers and opening new areas of accessibility to millions of Americans, it was truly a landmark day...

Departments

NSCA Releases Compensation & Benefits Report

Despite a decline in the growth of human capital during the past two years, industry companies surveyed reported median gross sales of $5 million in 2009—compared to $2.6 million to $2.8 million in 2007, according to the latest edition of NSCA’s Compensation & Benefits Report. ...

NSCA at InfoComm 2010 a Success

Industry professionals raised more than $65,000 to support the NSCA Education Foundation’s initiatives. ...

InfoComm Survey Reveals AV Companies Expanding in 2010

InfoComm International has released the 2010 InfoComm Compensation and Benefits Survey. ...

McGraw-Hill Professional to Release First CTS Prep Book

InfoComm is working with McGraw-Hill Professional to develop a comprehensive resource to help candidates prepare for the Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) exam....

Dawn E.B. Meade Awarded the Inaugural Michael Vergauwen Education Fund Scholarship

ICIF, the foundation of InfoComm International, has awarded the inaugural Michael Vergauwen Education Fund Scholarship to Dawn E.B. Meade, CTS, of Advanced Video Systems. ...

BICSI and InfoComm Sign Friendship Agreement

BICSI—the association supporting the information technology systems (ITS) industry with information, education, and knowledge assessment—recently signed a friendship agreement with InfoComm. ...

InfoComm, CEA, and CEDIA Collaborate on Joint Standard for Drawing Symbols

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has entered into a formal contract with CEDIA and InfoComm to participate in the joint development of an ANSI Standard, as part of their R10WG7 Residential Systems Documentation Working Group. ...