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Speed Isn’t Everything
Next-gen WiFi will be faster and more reliable, but wireless is likely to remain a bench-warmer rather than a starter.
Has The New Masterformat Made A Difference?
A decade after its last revision, the new MasterFormat released last November now includes more divisions relating to pro AV than ever. But has it been successful? Here's a...
Securing AV Systems
Protecting AV control, configuration, and content means providing more than a plastic security panel over a rack-mounted equalizer. It should also be part of the AV design.
Uncovering Forensic AV
The fascinating world of forensic AV includes a whole niche of specialists who analyze audio and video recordings using cutting-edge AV technology, revealing clues that help solve investigations.
AV Takes Hospital To The Next Level
CompView Medical retrofits an outdated operating room at Providence St. Vincent's Hospital with robotic surgical capabilities and digital AV technologies.
Only Half Of The Equation
Are gray screens the key to better contrast and grayscale rendering?
Religious Theater Raises The Bar
The new AV system in Trinity Broadcasting Network's Miami Virtual Reality Theater creates a realistic experience for visitors.
Gaining Visibility
One sign that pro AV is becoming mainstream can be found on page one of the Sept. 21, 2005, edition of The Wall Street Journal.
Invaluable AV Calculators
Some of the industry's most useful AV calculators designed to make your job easier are available online and don't cost a cent.
Church Adds Seamless AV
A fast-growing church transforms its original 300-seat facility into a media-savvy chapel without calling undue attention to technology.
Peer Review- Crestron UPX-2 Processor
ACT (Anthony Calverley Thompson) Associates is an independent AV design, consulting, training, and project management firm specializing in sound, presentation, and videoconferencing systems in a variety of markets.
Peer Review- Ashly Protea 24.24M Matrix Processor
Expandability is the key feature that makes this unit outstanding for specific problems. For example, if a customer needs DSP with four inputs and four outputs to process a...
Capitalizing On Custom Software
For New York City-based integrator Videosonic Systems, AV/IT convergence has not only changed the company's working environment, but has also helped create a new approach to product development with...
Gotta Have The Pipes
I've been working on a multi-part training program that covers, the ?A to Z? of video signal interfacing and distribution. Sounds pretty mundane, doesn't it? After all, we simply...
Peer Review- JBL Vrx932la And Vrx918s
Brian Bednar reviews the JBL VRX932LA line array and VRX918S subwoofer.
New Products: September 2005
Canon multimedia projectors and visualizer, Hall Research video splitter/switch, JBL in-ceiling loudspeakers ...
AES 2005 Product Preview
A sampling of products to be featured at the 119th AES Convention, October 7-10, in New York.
6 Reasons To Use Fiber On Your Next Project
Connecting the right cable in the right place is obviously essential for pro AV systems integrators, but choosing the right type of cabling for the job can be just...
AV Keeps Large Company Connected
Oil refinery installs an automated AV system to broadcast company meetings to employees working in separate locations.
AV Enhances Democratic Event
The highest-level decision-making forum in the world, the Organization of American States (OAS), held its 35th General Assembly meeting in June at the Broward County Convention Center (BCCC) in...
Hotel Takes Sound Approach
Special events, conferences, and conventions can account for as much as 40 percent of hotel revenues, according to the International Hotel & Restaurant Association. The Hilton Brighton Metropole hotel...
Q & A: Multiple Live Video Feed
Is there an affordable method available for processing multiple live video feeds from surveillance cameras onto a videowall without overloading the processor or having to purchase an expensive processor?
5-Minute Interview: Sanju Khatri
Sanju Khatri, principal analyst, projection and large-screen displays, iSuppli, an El Segundo, CA-based electronics industry research firm. iSuppli provides research on interdependent parts of the electronics supply chain, including...
Find Your Niche
When you consider that the majority of AV systems integration firms are businesses with less than $5 million in annual revenue, you get the sense that ours is an...
Managing Expectations
Having recently completed work on an ?AV Best Practices? book, I still have the process of delivering AV systems on my mind.
Selling Calibration Services
Can you make any money providing a service that customers either don't know exists, don't realize they need, or don't want to pay for because they think someone has...
Hitting The Mark
Ironically, as cathode-ray tube (CRT) imaging continues its slow march into oblivion, it's still the most accurate way to reproduce color of any electronic imaging technology.
Nice Gesture
Raytheon's gesture-technology demo ? called Interactive Gestural Exploitation and Tools (IGET) ?consists of an off-the-shelf DLP projector and special gloves embedded with reflective beads.
Peer Review-Logical Solutions VIS-3
The Logical Solutions VIS-3 DVI Extender consists of a transmitter and receiver unit ? each of which contains a single ST-type fiber connector and a DVI-D female connector.
New Products: July 2005
Ergotron flat-panel mounts, Sennheiser ultra-directional loudspeaker, Lectrosonics audio transmitter ...
How I Got Into The AV Business
For some, AV has always been a passion; for others, it was a job that turned into something more. Either way, it seems that AV workers tend to have...
InfoComm 2005 Hot Products
Twelve products you absolutely should have seen at InfoComm 2005.
AV Takes Center Stage In College Rivalry
Knowing that All Pro Sound had a hand in upgrading Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium, the University of Alabama's athletic department recruited Company Director Bobby Taylor to update the AV design...
Breaking Into The Sports AV Business
It's the contract of your dreams. Your NCAA Division I alma mater is planning a multi-million dollar renovation to its football stadium that includes a new PA system, a...
Trends In Sports AV Design
In their quest to excite, entertain, sell, and market, sporting venues of all shapes and sizes are deploying cutting-edge AV systems at a clip that's keeping everyone from architects...
5-Minute Interview: Kent Meredith
Kent Meredith, general manager of United Spirit Arena in Lubbock, TX, and director at large for arenas at the International Association of Assembly Managers (IAAM).
Doing Business In Sports AV
Pro AV's essential industry guide, with crucial tips for positioning your company to leverage.
Ballpark Adds Major-League AV
John Q. Hammons, a hotelier from Springfield, MO, funded the $32 million construction of Hammons Field as a gesture to show Minor League Baseball the sincerity of his mission....
Presidential Library Showcases AV
The William J. Clinton Presidential Center is the nation's newest presidential library. Using a wealth of AV technologies, including large-format projected imagery, interactive computer-based exhibits, and LCD video displays,...