April 2008
Features
Moving to HD Videoconferencing
By Jay Ankeney
Although the perception of high definition is in the eye of the beholder, HD has rapidly become associated by most people as the highest level of video…
Technology Showcase: Videoconferencing Systems
By Jay Ankeney
Rarely has any technology revolution been so eagerly awaited and long predicted as the videoconferencing systems that are emerging into corporate, medical,…
Technology Showcase: Conference-room Telephone Systems
By Bennett Liles
Even with the wide variety of conference-microphone systems and videoconferencing equipment, the most familiar piece of hardware to be seen in conference…
Installation Profile: Mission: Invisible
By Jack Kontney
When the Services Group of America (SGA) built its new headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz., one of the goals was to create an infrastructure that enabled…
Reviews
JBL VRX900 Series
By John McJunkin
It seems like every manufacturer in the world is making a powered speaker-on-a-stick solution these days, and many of them really do the trick for portable…
Oppo Digital DV-983H
By Jeff Sauer
Over the last few years, Oppo Digital has carved out a reputation as a small company doing big things in the DVD player world. Flying below the slings…
Columns
Picture This: It’s Getting Easier to Be Green
By Jeff Sauer
The typical AV professional probably doesn’t think that often about protecting the planet at least not at work. Our spheres of outward influence are a…
Virtual Dinner
By Michael Goldman
I recall distinctly when it first dawned on me that modern videoconferencing was not just a niche business tool, but a technology with potential to be…
Expert Viewpoint: What’s in a Lamp?
By David Bethell
It has been more than 10 years since data projectors moved on from CRT to technologies that allowed more manageable units, and lamp technology also changed…
Associations Focus: Industry Integration
The consolidation of the NSCA Systems Integration Expo into InfoComm’s annual tradeshow will save industry professionals time and money by offering everything you need under one big roof. NSCA’s full educational roster…
POV: New CTS Renewal Process
By John Pfleiderer
If you are one of the more than 9,500 audiovisual professionals holding the CTS credential, you should be aware of changes to the CTS renewal process….
Departments
The Buzz: Installation Spotlight: University of Buffalo Neurosurgery Department, Buffalo, NY
By Jessaca Gutierrez
When IP Logic, a voice and data solutions provider based in Albany, N.Y., initially contracted with the University of Buffalo’s (UB) Neurosurgery Department,…
What’s New
What’s New: Video Technology
By Eric Melin
The Hitachi CP-X450 projector offers 3500 lumens of brightness, and it weighs just 7.7lbs. Striving for less-frequent maintenance, it features…
What’s New: Audio Technology
By Eric Melin
The self-powered UPQ-1P wide-coverage loudspeaker from Meyer Sound is the latest addition to the company’s UltraSeries. UPQ-1P delivers a…
What’s New: Residential Technology
By Eric Melin
The Canton Movie 80 CX and Movie 120 MX systems round out the company’s small home-theater loudspeaker packages. Both…
What’s New: AV Technology
By Eric Melin
Crestron says that its MPS-300 is the first Multimedia Presentation System (MPS) to feature fully digital audio-signal processing…
