November 2007
Features
Government Installation Issues
By Dan Daley
Installing AV and other media systems for government clients is a multidimensional proposition. The bureaucracy and procedural process can often be as…
AES 2007
By George Petersen
While the rest of the world may spend the start of fall enjoying brilliant autumn colors and making holiday preparations, audio industry professionals…
Technology Showcase: Flatpanel Wall Mounts
By Jay Ankeney
The good old CRT TV was as bulky as Humpty Dumpty, and like that famous wall-sitter, it usually required a perch firmly rooted on the ground. Today’s…
Technology Showcase: HD Fiber Transmitters
By Bennett Liles
While much has been written and discussed regarding the ongoing convergence of AV and IT, and as more AV products incorporate network connectivity and…
Front Projector Buyers’ Guide
By Jeff Sauer
Like every week in Garrison Keillor’s fictional Lake Wobegon, it seems like it’s been a quiet year in the front-projection industry. Our annual chart…
Installation Profile: Legislative Sound
By Garret Maki and Rodrigo Ordoñez
As documented in Sound & Video Contractor in late 1994, a computer-based audio system was permanently installed into the United States Senate Chamber…
Reviews
Beyerdynamic SHM 22.18
By John McJunkin
When it comes to simple devices such as microphones, particularly those used for commercial or install purposes, it sometimes seems as though the whole…
Mitsubishi XD470U
By Jeff Sauer
Ever since DLP projectors started using extra white or clear color-wheel segments to enhance brightness and contrast specifications, buyers have been…
Columns
Picture This: Commodity Projections
By Jeff Sauer
It’s no secret that front-projector prices have been falling for a few years now, and that’s great news for the consumer. With the baseline brightness…
Government Gigs
By Michael Goldman
Is there a more complicated niche in the AV universe for installation professionals to service than the governmental facility market? I suppose that’s…
Expert Column: UPS Basics
By Peter Cook
Taking nothing for granted, I want to start by saying that the UPS discussed in this column has nothing to do with that company with the brown trucks…
POV: The CTS Revisited
By Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D.
InfoComm has offered its certification program for more than 30 years, and each year it certifies more qualified AV professionals than anyone else in…
Departments
The Buzz: Installation Spotlight: Advanced Mass-notification System, Arlington County and City of Alexandria, Va.
By Charles Conte
The Sept. 11 tragedy, hurricanes Katrina and Rita, and the recent Southern California wildfires suggest that there may very well be a need for a loudspeaker…
What’s New
What’s New: Video Technology
By Laura Dixon and Eric Melin
Incorporating progressive product specifications designed exclusively for home integrators, Planar Systems has released four 1080p full-HD…
What’s New: Audio Technology
By Laura Dixon and Eric Melin
The Williams Sound PPA R1600 FM remote loudspeaker picks up the broadcast of an audio service wirelessly from any Williams Sound transmitter operating at 72MHz to 76MHz and plays it back through 16 user-selectable FM channels…
What’s New: Residential Technology
By Laura Dixon and Eric Melin
The ultra-high-end Muon loudspeakers from KEF stand nearly 7ft. tall. Only 100 pairs are to be made worldwide…
What’s New: AV Technology
By Laura Dixon and Eric Melin
Middle Atlantic Products RSH-series custom rackmounts offer enhanced thermal management. Designed with direct feedback from custom residential integrators, the enhanced rackmounts…