June 2007
Features
Digital Signage Roundtable
By Dan Daley
Like cell phones, digital signage has taken a routine concept that’s been around for ages and essentially put it on steroids. But digital signage is more…
Corporate Digital Signage Systems
By Jay Ankeney
Do you like to watch football games in 45 minutes by zapping through commercials? Or do you TiVo each evening’s Tonight Show with Jay Leno so you can…
DVI Transmitters and Receivers
By Bennett Liles
A logical step in the progression of digital video signals and displays is the same one that followed the introduction of analog particularly VGA, computer…
Installation Profile: Civic Display
By Jay Ankeney
THERE’S A NEW attraction in downtown Louisville, Ky., that serves as a colorful, one-stop promotion for virtually all of Kentucky’s tourist destinations…
Reviews
Audio-Technica Artist Series
By John McJunkin
The Audio-Technica (A-T) Artist Series is intended principally for sound reinforcement, but is also useful in the recording process. I spent some time…
Digital Recall Digital Signage Management System
By Jeff Sauer
Have you been dragging your feet on digital signage? Or worse, do you have potential clients that have been slow to move? Well, good news: They (and you)…
Columns
Still More Signs
By Michael Goldman
Welcome to Sound & Video Contractor’s digital signage extravaganza. As we hit the InfoComm trail, we thought it made sense to comprehensively examine…
Picture This: Gas Station TV
By Jeff Sauer
Airport and sports arena installations may be the poster children for digital signage, but they don’t really represent the future of the burgeoning industry…
POV: AV/IT Convergence Offers Opportunities
By Julia Pegg
For several years, the industry has anticipated the arrival of true AV/IT convergence. Now that it is here, it is time to explore the opportunities the…
Departments
The Buzz: Installation Spotlight: General Mitchell Airport, Milwaukee
By Trevor Boyer
Last June, General Mitchell Airport in Milwaukee replaced almost all of the 45 plasma screens that displayed its flight information with LCD screens….
The Buzz: Installation Spotlight: Via Christi Health System, Wichita, Kan.
By Jessaca Gutierrez
The Via Christi Health System in Wichita, Kan., employs more than 5,000 people in more than 80 campuses throughout the city. Communicating with all those…
What’s New
What’s New: Audio Technology
By Laura Dixon and Charissa Young
The QSC Audio WideLine-8 ultra-compact line-array system measures less than 20in. wide and 9in. high. Each tri-amplified WideLine-8…
What’s New: Video Technology
By Laura Dixon and Charissa Young
NEC Display Solutions claims its new 40in. LCD4020 and 46in. LCD4620 LCD displays feature the world’s thinnest bezels at 0.61in. and 0.65in.,…
What’s New: AV Technology
By Laura Dixon and Charissa Young
Kramer C-R3VM/R3VM and C-R4VM/R4VM series high-performance component video cables are built from high-resolution mini coax cable to provide flexibility…
