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Saturday, July 04, 2009
PRO AV Blueprint for University AV New AV technology continues to march through colleges and universities despite economic upheaval. More than ever, universities see the value in bringing high-resolution presentation systems and online collaboration tools to educate the 21st century workforce faster, better, and more affordably. Widescreen, 16:9 aspect ratio display systems are among the biggest technology trends, as schools seek to make projectors and screens conform to the standard on notebook computers. Hardware vendors and integrators also say a move to real-time monitoring and support of AV assets over networks is sweeping college campuses.Breaking News
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Blogs Meet our PRO AV bloggers. PRO AV Editor Brad Grimes
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InstallationsPRO AV Installs: Piece-by-PieceThere's really no end to the unique and varied AV projects the industry faces today. Each is like a puzzle that conveys nothing until every piece is in place. But unlike a traditional puzzle, AV projects differ in the pieces that integrators, installers, and consultants bring to bear. After rounds of client interviews they know what the end result needs to be, but through experience, relationships, or dogged product research, they often bring a unique mix of systems and solutions to achieve that end result. On the following pages, we profile three very different AV installs with an eye toward the product mix that made them successful. The mannequin? Well, he was owner-furnished. |
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Fiber optics have been widely used in pro AV for years, so maybe it was only a matter of time before the technology started showing up in microphones, too. Old Lyme, Conn.-based Sennheiser is the latest vendor–and one of the few–to offer a microphone that uses optics rather than electrical signals to capture and transmit sound.
