January 2002
Features
The Subtleties of Video Quality
By Richard J. Welk
Lab experiments demonstrate why we need accurate signal throughput to high-resolution monitors….
CEDIA Applauds NBC
NBC announced that select events of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics will be broadcast in high definition in cooperation with HDNet. It’s a testament…
Columns
Perhaps Less Really Is More, After All
NATHANIEL HECHT
THE AUDIO ENGINEERING SOCIETY CONVENTION TOOK PLACE IN New York City at the Javitz Center from November 30 through December 3, 2001, postponed from its…
THE RIGHT ENDORSEMENT
ALAN KRUGLAK
The Sales Power of Reference Letters…
TALL TALES FROM THE FIELD
By Jerry Rigg
ONE BUSY FRIDAY, I was in my office reviewing project cost reports, noting that a box of 8-32 trusshead machine screws had been attributed to the rack…
Departments
INDUSTRY NOTES
Polycom Acquires ASPI Company ends year with its fourth major purchase of 2001 In its fourth acquisition of 2001, Polycom purchased Atlanta Signal Processors…
FORMULA OF THE MONTH
TED UZZLE
Clocking Sound SOUND IS EVERYWHERE. It goes from top to bottom, side to side, and all around. We measure its characteristics as it goes past using the…
Web Watch
www.intelix.com Switching its role from online showroom to full-service resource, the Intelix Web site now features information on A/V design concepts…
CONGRATULATIONS
The Emmy Goes to Faroudja, a division of Sage Inc., was awarded its third Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Faroudja’s 30…
On the Move
Building Klipsch Klipsch announced plans for new engineering facilities in Indianapolis. The Arkansas-based operation will move near Klipsch’s headquarters…
AGREEMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS AND ACQUISITIONS
Pinnacle Systems Inc. acquired all intellectual property, software rights, products, other assets and certain liabilities of Fast Multimedia, a developer…
PEOPLE NEWS
Buford Jones is Meyer Sound’s tour liaison manager. Luke Jenks is director of European technical supportHarris Corporation appointed Jay Adrick as its…
Feedback Forum
Light Measurement Tools for Video Steve Somers wrote an article in the June 2001 issue: Bad Video, Good Video. I would like to ask him if he has some…
UPCOMING EVENTS
February 11-15Syn-Aud-Con SeminarPhoenix, AZ www.synaudcon.com 18-20NSCA BizSkills v.01 Business/Sales SeminarTampa, FL www.nsca.org 22-23Certified Audio…
Issue Focus Hot Topic: Boardrooms and MCSi
Hot Topic: Boardrooms and MCSi Despite the recent decrease in business travel, boardrooms will not sit empty. In the midst of economic downturn and decreased…
Technical Awards
17th Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards Held The 17th Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards were held Saturday, December 1,…
What’s New
Audio Spotlight
Powered Mixer/Amplifier Sony Electronicswww.sony.com/professional The SRP-X351P audio/video mixer/power-amplifier is designed for applications such as…
Video Spotlight
Multimedia Monitor Electrograph Systemswww.electrograph.com Featuring both PC and video accessibility, the 17-inch DTS17V is a TFT-LCD flat-panel monitor….
Test, Control, Lighting and Maintenance Products
Modular Adapter Ideal Industries Inc.www.idealindustries.com Ideal’s Smart6 is designed to make voice testing fast and trouble-free. This inline telephone…
Installation Products
Compiled by Elizabeth Price
Telephone Interface The XAP TH2 replaces the XAP TH1 as Gentner’s telephone device that routes audio from a single telephone line into Gentner’s XAP800…
Publications, Test, Control, Lighting and Maintenance
Compiled by Elizabeth Price
Software With Version 3.0 of Terrasonde’s Contractor’s Software package installed, the Audio Toolbox can now be used to test speech intelligibility and…
Main Features
Finding the Perfect Projector
By Peter H. Putman, CTS
How to choose a projector without losing your mind or breaking your budget….
The Make or Break Deal
By Peter Mapp
Don’t let the architect’s delight become the sound engineer’s nightmare….
Keys to Security
By Steve Filippini
From knowing the neighbors to installing a card access system: what’s best for your clients in this era of increased security….
Installation Profiles
SIMPLE BY DESIGN
By Gregory A. DeTogne
At Gentex, corporate audio gets big on features, low on price and easy in use….
Summer School Install
By Elaine Jones
Summer break yields fast-track renovation of law school’s A/V….
Video Projections
IT’S IN THE MIX
PETER H. PUTMAN, CTS
RGB Scaler/Switchers…
Contractor’s Toolbox
TO FOCUS AND PROJECT
GLEN BALLOU
Looking at Lenses…
Industry Associations
ICIA Statement Moves to Eliminate Confusion with Terrorist Group
The International Communications Industries Association, in a move to eliminate confusion, announced today that its international trade shows and brand…
See It All at NSCA Expo!
Featuring the hottest products and expert discussion on the industry’s leading issues, the 2002 NSCA Systems Integration Expo will light up Denver’s Colorado…
