Projectors and screens continue to be relevant to hold their own, as display options expand and diversify, in resolution and interactivity. New laser 4K projectors have challenged benchmarks on size, weight, price and performance for their respective categories. Ease of ...read more
Barona Resort and Casino in Lakeside, California is up and running 24/7. They needed a huge expansion on their video system and it had to get done with no disruption or downtime. Fluid Sound, San Diego came in with Just Add Power’s Ultra HD Over IP system. Dennis Pappenfus of ...read more
Getting reality to video and then on to its intended destination is a complex process, but more is now automatically done behind the scenes leaving operators free to concentrate on creativity. Advances in optics and signal processing allow for easy transfer while keeping manual ...read more
Projectors continue to hold their own, as display options expand and diversify. We’ve only scratched the surface with 8K—starting with DP’s INSIGHT laser, which we saw at InfoComm. Last month, Japan’s NHK debuted its 8K broadcasting (even though content continues to lag, with 8K ...read more
Few AV tools or systems have made the sudden and profound impact that drones have had on the industry. The implications of these new machines extend far beyond their immediate and specific AV applications and open rapidly evolving legal, safety and ethical issues which will ...read more
Every now and again, I have to take a step back and marvel at the technology we have available to us today. As I began to look at the Digital Projection (DPI) M-Vision Laser 18K projector, it struck me as to how far we have come in a few short years. DPI has created a ...read more
Las Vegas, NV (April 9, 2019)—At the 2019 NAB Show, Shure's senior global product manager John Born had the honor of finally showing off the shipping product that has consumed several years of his life. Shure has released TwinPlex, a new line of affordable premium subminiature ...read more
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…” What’s true for the Postal Service is true for a number of audio visual products these days. Depending on the needs of a particular outdoor installation, it’s likely there’s a speaker or display that will stand up the the ...read more
“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…” What’s true for the Postal Service is true for a number of audio visual products these days. Depending on the needs of a particular outdoor installation, it’s likely there’s a speaker or display that will stand up the the ...read more
Ceiling speakers, flush-mounted and pendant, remain the most reliable and least intrusive way to distribute sound by wire rather than relying on high output acoustic power from a few large units to fill a space. A properly adjusted ceiling speaker system can also provide more ...read more
Ceiling speakers, flush-mounted and pendant, remain the most reliable and least intrusive way to distribute sound by wire rather than relying on high output acoustic power from a few large units to fill a space. A properly adjusted ceiling speaker system can also provide more ...read more
No matter how smart AV gear gets for lighting, sound and video, the most interesting and challenging aspect is where the hardware meets the user. The task facing installers and designers is merging versatility with user friendliness. Today’s pace of AV technology also makes ...read more
No matter how smart AV gear gets for lighting, sound and video, the most interesting and challenging aspect is where the hardware meets the user. The task facing installers and designers is merging versatility with user friendliness. Today’s pace of AV technology also makes ...read more
This new integration-friendly IPTV decoder combines display control and video output scaling up to 4K. Designed to function like the 232- ATSC 4K HDTV Tuner, the new QIP-D IPTV Decoder/Controller was designed specifically for commercial AV integration. It accepts MPEG2 or H.264 ...read more
In related news, at ISE, ZeeVee introduced a plug-in module to enable the world’s first Ethernet switch featuring integrated HDMI connectivity for video sources, including the capacity to distribute uncompressed 4K/UHD and HDR content. The new module, developed in collaboration ...read more
AT ISE, Genelec unveiled unique open IP networking technology platform, aimed specifically at the installation market. The platform is designed to deliver power, audio and scalable loudspeaker system configuration, supervision and calibration features via a single standard CAT5 ...read more
Every now and again, I have to take a step back and marvel at the technology we have available to us today. As I began to look at the Digital Projection (DPI) M-Vision Laser 18K projector, it struck me as to how far we have come in a few short years. DPI has created a ...read more
All too often, I have a client who has a projection need that falls into the gap between the available options. It may be pricing or features, but I find the available options are less than ideal. This time it was an auditorium that had the need for a projector that was bright ...read more
Christie Digital is bringing the features and capabilities from their high-end projection products to more of their line up. I had the opportunity to spend time with the DHD850-GS laser-based projector. What I found was a projector with a well-developed set of features that are ...read more
Sony has been in the laser projection business since 2013. They have two broad lines of projectors that are aimed at the installation market. One is what Sony refers to as the “Advanced” installation line. These are the full-featured projectors that include much higher light ...read more
NEWBURY PARK, Calif., April 19, 2019 - Platinum Tools(R) (www.platinumtools.com), the leader in solutions for the preparation, installation, hand termination and testing of wire and cable, is proud to announce that it will give away three new EXO ezEX-RJ45® Termination & Test ...read more
SHAKOPEE, Minn. — April 17, 2019 — RTI, a global leader in control and automation, today announced that the company is now shipping its new KA8 and KA11 tabletop/wall-mounted touchpanels for simple, intuitive control over electronic systems in residential and commercial ...read more
AVIXA has announced that Sarah Joyce will become the association’s next chief global officer, taking over from Terry Friesenborg, who will retire at the end of the year. Joyce and Friesenborg will jointly manage AVIXA’s global operations for the remainder of 2019 to ensure a ...read more
Backnang, Germany (April 16, 2019)—d&b audiotechnik has released d&b ArrayCalc Exchange software, a new SketchUp extension intended to simplify the import of complex venue geometry data from CAD and EASE into the company’s ArrayCalc simulation software. d&b ArrayCalc Exchange ...read more
