July 2004
Features
InfoComm 2004: It’s a Wrap!
By Mark Johnson
InfoComm 2004 in Atlanta was hot, and it wasn’t just because of the humidity. More than 22,000 people attended the show during the three days of exhibits…
Projector Technologies
By Bennett Liles
This is an exciting time in the world of projection technology. Until recently, there had been a pretty familiar array of players on the commercial scene,…
Installation Profile: Memphis Belle
By Charles Conte
It’s being called the digital research epicenter of the mid-South, a reference to its location on the seismic fault line that runs through Memphis. While…
Columns
Editorial: A Change Is Gonna Come
By Mark Johnson
Those of you who are old soundmen like me (I’m a charter member of the Old Guys in Audio focus group) probably are familiar with the saying, Everybody…
Management Perspectives: Marketing Loyalty
By Sabrina Mehra
It’s sad when independent integrators cling to marketing myths. The most costly of these misguided notions is the idea that being an effective marketer…
Picture This: Cutting the Cord
By Jeff Sauer
If you’ve been following the projector industry, especially personal travel-size models, you probably know that is one of the day’s hottest features….
Associations Focus: Get Ready for CEDIA EXPO
The annual golf outing, keynote speakers, and Installer Olympics are just a few of the events during the 2004 CEDIA EXPO in Indianapolis. Throughout September…
Line Out: Going Full Circle
By Dave Hosbach
Career paths are circular in nature. People move around in their industry, perhaps returning to the position in which they started. We often think of…
Reviews
Milori ColorFacts CF6500
By Jeff Sauer
I don’t know what’s good, but I know what I like. It’s an old adage that usually describes an outsider’s approach to appreciating art, but it could work…
Audix MICROS Series
By John McJunkin
Small out-of-the-way microphones have innumerable applications, particularly in live performance or lectern applications, and the Audix Micros Series…
Departments
The Buzz: Install of the Month
By Trevor Boyer
One of the nation’s largest book and multimedia retailers has adopted digital signage as a means to increase traffic and boost sales within its stores….
The Buzz: 20 Years Ago in Sound & Video Contractor
By Mark Johnson
July 15, 1984. Cluster’s last stand. No, it wasn’t the battle of Little Big Horn; it was the Sound & Video Contractor cluster design issue. The cover…
The Buzz: Publications
North American Cable Equipment’s (www.northamericancable.com) 484-page catalog, v. T113, is being distributed. The catalog exhibits more than 25,000 products…
The Buzz: Associations
NSCA Certifies First C-ESTs Testing nearly 100 Certified Electronic Systems Technicians (C-EST) certification candidates at the 2004 NSCA Expo in Las…
The Buzz: Upcoming Events
July 23-25Summer NAMMInternational Music Products Association Nashvillewww.namm.com September 8-12CEDIACustom Electronic Design and Installation Association…
The Buzz: Feedback
Speaking in Code Thanks for Mark Johnson’s insight [see What You Talkin’ ‘Bout, Willis? in the May 2004 issue] on what we are all guilty of: techno speak….
What’s New: Audio Technology
Digital I/O Expanders Biamp Systems www.biamp.com The Expi-D and Expo-D expand the number of digital I/Os from the base of your current AudiaFlex system….
What’s New: Video Technology
Firmware Upgrade BenQ www.benq.com A firmware upgrade for the DW800A DVD+RW drive can be used to reflash the DW800A drive to support the -R/RW writing…
What’s New: Security Technology
Call System Bosch Security Systems www.boschsecurity.us The Security Escort System is a wireless help-call system that allows the user to signal the need…
What’s New: AV Technology
Interactive LCD Hitachi Software Engineering America www.hitachi-soft.com The StarBoard T-15XL is an interactive 15-inch TFT display with XGA-quality…
What’s New: Residential Technology
Loudspeakers Krell Industries www.krellonline.com Applying lossless acoustic transducer technology, the Resolution Series cabinets are 1-inch-thick medium…
What’s New: Information Technology
Alarm Management System Avitech International www.avitechvideo.com AviNet is a software-based subsystem that uses industry-standard simple network management…
