October 2004
Features
Show Time
By John Huntington and Jim Janninck
The preshow video ends, the automated doors swing open, and the audience at Science Metropolis files into Tornado Alley, where we see the interior of…
Technology Showcase: Analog Consoles
By Bruce Borgerson
The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated, said Mark Twain in an epigram that could just as well apply to analog mixing consoles. Although…
Technology Showcase: HD Servers
By Brent Harshbarger
High definition (HD) is here. The major television networks and cable networks have committed to HDTV and are delivering HD content already. The HDV format,…
Installation Profile: Conventional Wisdom
By Bruce Borgerson
When nominees John Kerry and George Bush stepped up to the podium and delivered their acceptance speeches at their respective party conventions, they…
Reviews
BenQ FP231W
By Jeff Sauer
BenQ is one of the highest-volume manufacturers of desktop LCD monitors in the world, but not much of a pioneer. Not concerned with premiering the latest,…
Nexo PS15
By John McJunkin
One of Europe’s top loudspeaker manufacturers is Paris-based Nexo. This organization makes an entire line of loudspeaker products, and the PS Series has…
Columns
Editor’s Note: Huh?
By Mark Johnson
I receive quite a few press releases in the course of a day. Recently, I reviewed a release from an organization that said I should register to come to…
Picture This: What Is HD?
By Jeff Sauer
A couple of weeks ago, I got into a discussion with some family members about HDTV, and it was a little discouraging. Admittedly, my family isn’t as sophisticated…
Associations Focus
In time for another fall semester, InfoComm/ICIA has announced the first major revision of its highly regarded Installation School Online, a key educational…
Security Watch: Panic Attack
By Steve Filippini
During the past few years, the I’ve fallen and I can’t get up commercials on TV have become the target of many jokes. All humor aside, the seriousness…
POV: Get SAVVI
By Jim Smith
When I started in the AV business back when there was no Sound, Audio Visual, and Video Integrators (SAVVI) Council integration typically meant design…
Departments
The Buzz: Install of the Month
By Trevor Boyer
At the Pinellas County Jail in Largo, Florida, gone is the familiar movie scene of a visitor putting her hand up to Plexiglas and the hand of a prisoner…
The Buzz: Condolences
Communications Specialties Mourns Sudden Death of Director of Sales Damian DiCarlo, director of sales for Communications Specialties (CSI), died in an…
The Buzz: Newsmakers
Casey Hall was recently named director of national sales at Extron Electronics, and Judy Cardoz has assumed the role of national sales support manager….
The Buzz: 20 Years Ago In Sound & Video Contractor
By Mark Johnson
The October 1984 issue featured an article about audio for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. We’ll be covering the technologies employed at the…
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 18-19G-SAM ’04Global Society for Asset ManagementPasadena, Californiawww.g-sam.org 20-23Music China/Prolight and Sound ShanghaiShanghaiwww.musikmesse.com…
The Buzz: Feedback
The Full Story? When the August issue of Sound & Video Contractor showed up in my inbox with a cover photo of the Fashion Show project in Las Vegas, I…
The Buzz: Industry News
Xantech Forms New Commercial Division Xantech Corp. has formed a new commercial division to provide an alternative for control systems in the commercial…
What’s New: Audio Technology
Amplifier Extron Electronics www.extron.com The MPA 122 is a compact stereo power amplifier designed for small integration solutions with moderate sound…
What’s New: Video Technology
Projector Plus Vision Corp. of Americawww.plus-america.com The U4-232 is an 1800-lumen, 3.3-pound, XGA projector. Featuring Texas Instruments’ Digital…
What’s New: Security Technology
Intercom Digital Acoustics Corp.www.digitalacoustics.com External power supplies are no longer required for the ii3 IP intercom series. Power-over-Ethernet…
What’s New: AV Technology
Cable Major Custom Cablewww.majorcustomcable.com The Easy Pull SVGA cable is for any application in which a high-resolution SVGA cable needs to run over…
What’s New: Residential Technology
Subwoofers Velodyne Acousticswww.velodyne.com The Velodyne Rear Port (VRP) Series enhances low bass performance and output while maintaining musical accuracy…
