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February 2012 Tech Showcases Large-format Projectors By Mark Johnson Large-format projectors, or large-venue projectors, are the NASCAR racers of projectors. … Power Conditioners By Bennett Liles The poor state...

January 2012 Tech Showcases Display Monitors Technology Showcase By Bennett Liles Led by the explosion of digital signage applications, the professional large-screen video-monitor industry has expanded the capabilities and...

December 2011 Tech Showcases LCD and LED Monitors Tech Showcase by Mike Keadle A selection of LCD and LED monitors by Mike Keadle…. Digital Signage Systems Tech Showcase by...

November 2011 Tech Showcases Signal Distribution Tech Showcase by Mike Keadle No matter the AV system, all share one fundamental requirement: We must be able to route the signal...

Sound & Video Contractor October 2011 Tech Showcases Routers and Switchers Technology Showcase By Bennett Liles The routers and switchers sampled here include a wide assortment of the ways...

September 2011 Sound & Video Contractor Tech Showcases Boundary Microphones and Automatic Mic Mixers Technology Showcase by Bennett Liles A selection of Boundary Microphones and Automatic Mic Mixers from...

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April 2011 Features PTZ Cameras Technology Showcase By Bennett Liles The market for PTZ cameras has exploded over the past few years, and from this has emerged a huge...

March 2011 Features AV Control Systems Technology Showcase By Bennett Liles In no other aspect of AV manufacturing have more hardware and configuration solutions been offered in recent years...

February 2011 Features Large-format Projectors and Screens Technology Showcase by Bennett Liles Over the past few years the market for large displays has opened dramatically, and the demand has...

January 2011 Features Sports Venue LED Displays Technology Showcase By Bennett Liles The march of video technology has rarely been as public and spectacular as in the realm of...

December 2010 Features Digital Signage Technology Showcase By Mike Keadle Not very long ago, billboards, posters, fliers, and banners were relied upon heavily to capture people’s attention and direct...

November 2010 Features Conferencing Mics and Systems By Mark Johnson Conferencing systems in today’s marketplace can be many things. One might think of web conferencing or telephone conference systems....

October 2010 Features Compact Line-array Systems By Mark Johnson Everything old is new again. Look around and you’ll see movie remakes and new car models that look like classic...

September 2010 Features Boundary Mics and Automatic Mixers By Mark Johnson Automatic mixers and boundary mics go hand in hand (or at least XLR to XLR). … Corporate Projectors...

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...

July 2010 Features Ceiling Loudspeakers By Bob McCarthy It can generally be said that many loudspeakers look the same, even if they don’t sound the same. This is especially...

June 2010 Features Power Conditioners By Kent Morris A roundup of some of the latest power conditioning products…. Display Monitors By Bennett Liles The latest round of display monitors...

May 2010 Features Flatpanel Mounts By Mike Keadle Flatpanel displays surround our everyday lives—at home, at work, and even in the aisles of the supermarket. Flatpanels have shown huge...

April 2010 Features Power Amplifiers By Bennett Liles Traditionally, one of the most vulnerable points in any sound system has been the power amplifier. Operating at high temperatures for...

March 2010 Features Digital Consoles for Live Sound By George Petersen Today, digital console technologies are not only accepted by the live sound and contracting community, but truly dominate...

February 2010 Features Outdoor Loudspeakers By Bennett Liles It’s one thing to craft the finest sound reproduction in a controlled environment with the critical junction of hardware and acoustics–the...

January 2010 Features Recording Ministries By Trevor Boyer The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, directed by Carol Cymbala, has won six Grammy Awards for Best Gospel Choir or Chorus Album, most...

December 2009 Features LCD Lobby Displays By Jay Ankeney While digital signage screens are charged with vying for the fickle attention of by passers-by, a lobby display is positioned...

November 2009 Features Conference Microphones By Bennett Liles Conferencing is a very demanding environment for microphones, especially those held in large meeting spaces with high-level sound-reinforcement systems…. Technology Showcase:...

October 2009 Features Keeping the Economic Faith: Houses of Worship Roundtable By Dan Daley Amid a two-year-long recession, it’s difficult to analyze anything except through the prism of economics....

September 2009 Features 2009 AES Convention Preview By George Petersen The Audio Engineering Society (AES) returns to New York in October, and from all indications, this 127th AES Convention...

August 2009 Features Technology Showcase: Home Media Servers By Bennett Liles The A•CMS from Autonomic Controls meets the requirements of the very largest, top-end media installations with 24-hour content...

July 2009 Features Technology Showcase: Flatpanel Mounts By Jay Ankeney The mounts for flatpanel displays have become indispensable assets in maximizing the return on investment of LCD or plasma...

June 2009 Features Audio Technology Transforms Museums By Dan Daley The word “museum” still tends to conjure up images of dusty books and statues connected by the occasional spider...

May 2009 Features Technology Showcase: Power Conditioners By Kent Morris Power, especially in sound and video systems, must be controlled. From the access point in the building and on,...

April 2009 Features Technology Showcase: Corporate Projectors By Jay Ankeney The projectors being used in corporations today reflect the realities facing our society. They are being squeezed by cost-conscious...

March 2009 Features Expert Roundtable: The State of Fiber By Bennett Liles One of the most venerable yet dynamic areas of the AV industry is fiber optics, with a...

February 2009 Features Technology Showcase: AV Control Systems By Bennett Liles There are a number of factors that make the selection of an AV control system a critical choice...

January 2009 Features Not Built for Video By Dan Daley In the grand scheme of things, 1980 doesn’t seem so long ago in the house-of-worship market, but in the...

December 2008 Features Projection Roundtable By Jay Ankeney For this year’s Projection Roundtable survey of industry opinion, the editors of Sound & Video Contractor turned to experts from 12...

November 1, 2008 Features Live Sound Shines at AES 2008 By George Petersen The annual convention of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) returned to San Francisco Oct. 2-5, 2008,...

October 2008 Features Connecting Homes at CEDIA Expo By Rebecca Day Installers who have traditionally felt sheltered from bad economic news by a luxury base immune to market downswings...

September 2008 Features Expert Roundtable: Trends in Education By Jack Kontney The education market for AV installation is both segmented and expansive. In terms of needs, goals, and requirements,...