Signal distribution / Control
Corporate
Technology Showcase: AV Room Control Systems
Interface customization a critical feature for control.
Corporate
Mediagate MG-350HD
Video player offers the price-conscious a foot in the digital signage door.
Audio
Installation Profile: Entertaining Venues
Professional sports arenas add value with AV to compete for fans’ limited time and money.
Industry
New Sports Paradigm
InfoComm's presence in Anaheim, Calif., this year returns me to my old stomping grounds. That's where I spent chunks of a former lifetime, dwelling in
Audio
Sports Audio Adventures
Modern venues up the audio ante as they enter the multipurpose entertainment realm.
News
NASA Upgrades with Opticomm
NASA has chosen Opticomm fiber-optic communication systems in the yearlong video surveillance system upgrade at its Wallops Island, Va., facility.
News
Increasingly Strict Environmental Regs Affect AV Fiber Applications
Probably the single biggest impetus to electronic industries, including AV integrators working with fiber optics in video-intensive settings, to pay more attention to environmental issues was the European Economic...
Corporate
MRV Debuts High-definition Video Transceivers
MRV Communications’ new family of digital video fiber-optic transceivers allow transport of uncompressed high-definition video over standard fiber-optic networks, enabling postproduction facilities and rich-media studios to transport HD-SDI video...
News
Broadata Communications Unveils 1800 Series to Construct Do-It-Yourself Optical Switches
Broadata Communications (BCI)’ new 1800 Series can turn an electrical NxN matrix switch into an optical matrix switch using optical-electrical and electrical-optical (OE and EO) conversion
News
Corning Cable Systems Intros UniCam Pretium Connector Family
Corning Cable Systems has expanded its field-installable UniCam connector product line to include the UniCam Pretium-Performance connectors, no-epoxy, no-polish connectors that install quickly and easily in the field with...
Audio
Aurora Multimedia Introduces Digital Audio Kiosk Control Kit
The Aurora Multimedia NX DAP digital audio player integrates seamlessly with the WACI NX series of IP-based controllers to simplify the integration of multimedia kiosks
Markets
TV Magic Implements Digital Master Control for TBN
TV Magic designed and built a new 10-channel master control facility for TBN to help the Christian network consolidate its operations and increase the quality of its on-air product
Corporate
Calypso Offers New Programmable Control Panel
The Calypso CB-1000 wall-mount IR button panel uses eight programmable buttons to control projectors, DVD players, and other AV gear
Corporate
AMX Unveils Camera Controller with Widescreen Video Preview
According to AMX, its NXP-PLV Modero PosiTrack Pilot camera controller is the industry’s first camera controller with widescreen video preview, ideal for any live or recording broadcast event, including...
Audio
L-Acoustics Introduces LA4 and LA8 Amplified Controllers
The new L-Acoustics LA4 and LA8 amplified controllers offer cutting-edge loudspeaker amplification, DSP, network control, and comprehensive system protection in a single ergonomic package
Corporate
Extron Introduces 12×12 Matrix Switchers for Composite Video, VGA, and RGBHV
Extron Electronics, a manufacturer of signal routing technologies, recently introduced the AV industry's first complete range of mid-sized 12-input/12-output matrix switchers.
Corporate
Crestron Introduces New TPMC-8T Tabletop WiFi Touchpanel
Crestron's new TPMC-8T is the new fixed tabletop version of the award-winning TPMC-8X WiFi touchpanel, providing a stationary mounting option with wired Ethernet connectivity.
Education
Gefen Helps Create Virtual Reality in Germany’s University of Applied Sciences
The University of Applied Sciences at Furtwangen in Munich, Germany, recently initiated its decision to create a virtual reality laboratory in which Media Lab students could create real-world strategies...
Corporate
U.S. FTTH Connections Continue to Accelerate
The number of U.S. homes receiving video, Internet, and voice services over direct fiber-optic connections has doubled over the past year, reveals a new report sponsored by the Fiber-to-the-Home...
Corporate
Worldwide PON Market Almost $1 Billion in 2006
Worldwide PON equipment sales sequentially grew 12 percent in the fourth quarter of 2006 and 71 percent for the full year, reaching $308 million and $965 million, respectively, says...
Corporate
AV Professionals Must Get Over “Fear of Fiber” to Build Business
John Lopinto, CEO of Communications Specialties, urges AV professionals to “get over their fear of fiber” in order to broaden their business opportunities
Corporate
NTT Photonics Laboratories Unveils Dual-mode Optical Fiber
NTT Photonics Laboratories says its Dual-mode Fiber eliminates the need for expensive system upgrades by functioning as both multimode fiber and single-mode fiber
Corporate
Lanode Launches POF Converter for Triple-Play Services
Lanode’s new FIB-10/100POF Ethernet media converter can convert from a 10/100BaseTX copper interface to 100BaseFX fiber interface using the latest plastic optical fiber
Digital Signage
Switchcraft’s EH Series Nine- and 15-Pin D-sub Connectors
Switchcraft’s new EH Series nine- and 15-pin D-Sub connectors, are available in female-to-female, male-to-male, or male-to-female configurations
Education
Kramer Releases Sierra Video Systems’ Lassen88HD HD-SDI/SDI Routing Switcher
Kramer Electronics US has released the Sierra Video Systems’ Lassen 88HD HD-SDI/SDI Routing Switcher, the smallest model in the Lassen line of HD, digital, and analog routing switchers.
Education
Butler University Invests in Audio Education Program with Install
Butler University has invested in their Audio Education Program with the installation of a full-fledged hybrid analog/digital recording and mixing studio.
Audio
Technology Showcase: Audioconferencing Systems
Careful installation is key to meeting the challenges of conferencing in medium to large venues.
Audio
The Buzz: Installation Profile: H&R Block headquarters, Kansas City, Mo.
Meeting Functionality
Audio
Installation Profile: Cable Convergence
NCTA’s new media-centric headquarters unites broadcast, AV, and postproduction.
Digital Signage
AV Pros Mastering Fiber Basics
For AV professionals eager to seize the advantages of fiber optics for transporting high-quality audio and video signals, it’s becoming easier all the time to become well versed in...
Corporate
Corning Launches Ultra-Low-Loss, Single-Mode Fiber for Long-Haul, Regional Networks
Corning has unveiled a new ultra-low-loss, single-mode optical fiber for use in long-haul and regional terrestrial networks
News
RapcoHorizon Unveils HDMI-X Fiber-optic Extender
The RapcoHorizon Company’s new HDMI-X HDMI fiber-optic extender is designed for high-definition multimedia in applications ranging from video wall systems and large LED sign boards to home theater
News
Excelight Expands XFP Portfolio with Long-Reach Transceiver
ExceLight Communications’ new 10Gbps SXP3101UL XFP transceiver can reliably transmit signals at distances of 120km or more without the need for electronic dispersion compensation
Education
Australian Monitor Debuts Two New Mixers
Australian Monitor recently introduced the latest addition to its acclaimed Installation Series of rackmountable mixers, the MX61 and MX81
Digital Signage
TV One Releases Downconverter C2-160 PCI/ISA Card
TV One’s new C2-160 PCI/ISA card provides high-quality scan conversion from computer or HDTV signals to standard video formats in a compact package. The card comes with all the...
Digital Signage
Alpha Video Creates Video Wall for the University of New Mexico
Alpha Video’s Digital Display Group recently installed a Financial Video Wall and Conference Screen for the Anderson School of Management’s Financial Services Center at the University of New Mexico
Corporate
Bandwidth: How Much is Enough?
Just how much bandwidth do corporate AV users need in order to achieve the mission of their AV systems? And when will that bandwidth be available? The answers...
News
MultiDyne’s DVI-5000 Single- and Dual-link, Single-fiber Transport System
MultiDyne’s new DVI-5000 provides a long-haul transport solution for high-quality (up to 2048x1536) DVI single-link and dual-link video sources via one fiber
Corporate
Fujikura Aids FTTH Rollout with New Bend-Resistant Fiber
Fujikura Europe has brought fiber to the home (FTTH) one stage closer with the launch of a new bend-resistant fiber
