May 1999
Columns
WHO’S AFRAID of the Big Bad Wolf
Alan Kruglak
Every night, I read a book to my youngest, Eric. His favorite book is about the wolf and the three little pigs. He is fascinated by the fact that a big…
Departments
Business News
Cindy Scullin
ACT expands videoconferencing ACT Teleconferencing, Denver, will provide videoconferencing services for GTE Network Services. ACT Videoconferencing will…
Video Projections
LARGE-SCREEN DISPLAYS: flatter and flatter
Pete Putman
The impact of flat-matrix imaging cannot be underestimated. One major manufacturer is discontinuing the sale of 40 inch (1 m) and larger rear-projection…
Contractor’s Toolbox
CRIMP CONNECTORS: not your style?
Glen Ballou
You should solder all connectors, right? No, not necessarily. It is often better to use a mechanical connection only. Think of the cold solder joints…
Articles
Transmission methods
SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR STAFF
The fiber optic transmission system described in this article uses intensity modulation (or AM) of the light source by the video signal; a linear LED…
Representative and Dealer News
SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR STAFF
appoints five new representative firms for its Seleco products: Centennial Marketing is the manufacturer’s representative for the Rocky Mountain Region,…
IN CONTROL
Amy Silverman
Imagine the control room of almost any industrial enterprise-telecommunications, power management, traffic control, emergency management. Each of these…
PAUSE FOR REFLECTION
M. K. Milliken
Times are good; your business is booming. Your favorite projector manufacturer has just shipped the latest, greatest machine and, sure enough, it is lighter…
GETTING NOTICED
Paul Gulick
As digital display technology develops and advances, new market applications emerge. To date, most of these applications have fallen in the realm of business…
SEE THE LIGHT
Irwin Math
Since the invention of television, virtually all closed-circuit video transmission has been through coaxial cable. This method works well, but there are…
A DIFFERENT APPROACH
Steve Fox
Large-screen sports displays have come a long way. From the black LED displays and color matrix scoreboards to giant Jumbotron-type LCD screens, the appearance,…
QUESTION OF BALANCE
Peter H. Putman
Video and coaxial cable. The two seem to go together like soup and sandwich. In fact, we have been using coaxial cable with video signals for so long…
People
SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR STAFF
Panasonic Broadcast & Digital Systems Company (PBDSC), Los Angeles, has appointed Tom Weems as product marketing manager for DVCPRO products, James Chan…
Through The Looking Glass
Jared Blankenship
According to the 1998 Sound & Video Contractor Reader Profile, 53% of you design and install for corporate A-V applications, 48% in CCTV, 35% for display…
BACK TO SCHOOL
Allan Collins
Over the past few years, education has grown from a once small market into the primary source of business for many dealers, consultants and system integrators….
Beckman Hall
SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR STAFF
Aptly illustrating the incorporation of A-V technology into education is Chapman University’s Beckman Hall, Orange, CA. This ongoing project currently…
