With more audio systems riding a digital network, they often either work or they don't, and troubleshooting can require IT skills.
We asked AV professionals to identify the important red flags that indicate trouble on an AV integration project. Avoid these mistakes and come away a hero in your clients' eyes.
Starting in 2011, it's possible that certain high-definition content won't play in HD if the playback device uses an analog output. In 2013, it might not play at all. Which HD content and why?
In March, HDMI Licensing released HDMI 1.4a, which spelled out new 3D enhancements and requirements for broadcasting 3D content over HDMI. What do they mean for your next project? Here is a breakdown.
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They aren't the worst things that could befall an LCD display or control room monitor. But chances are, if an end user spots a dead or stuck pixel, they'll fixate on it until someone gets rid of it.
For many AV integrators, digital signage is still new to their repertoire. But over the past several years, Multi-Media Solutions in Knoxville, Tenn., has come to specialize in digital signage installs.
Finally got your head around HDMI 1.3, the "new" version of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface? Well here's a tip: It's time to start boning up on that specification's successor.
Ironically, as AV systems have become more prevalent, many of them are better off disappearing altogether. The trend in videoconferencing systems, for instance, is to create a solution where the technology itself is invisible (save for the flat-panel displays, of course).
As if wireless microphone users weren't wary before the Federal Communications Commission ruled on Nov. 4 that a new breed of unlicensed wireless devices could operate in the "white spaces" unoccupied by TV channels. Some Pro AV readers have said they've put wireless microphone upgrades on hold...
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AV industry observers agree that for today's AV pro to continue growing his business, he should add to his stable of product and services offerings. According to several new studies, surveillance applications may offer a growing source of income.
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Ask successful AV integration firms what one piece of advice helped launch their businesses and you get a slew of different answers—some technical, some procedural, some philosophical. Still, we asked.
Multi-input display processors for control rooms or other applications present video and information in a unified way.
Designing AV systems for museums means various things, from installation in auditoriums to AV in exhibits. The latter can prove challenging, particularly if the exhibits themselves require audiovisual elements.
Ever been to a network operations center you didn't do the AV for? Had a burger in a sports bar with multiple flat-screens? In either case, have you stopped to notice the differences from screen to screen? (Of course you have.)
When the AV application calls for a wireless microphone system, you're always on the lookout for the dreaded dropout. Dropouts often occur when RF signals arrive at a location (the receiver antenna) at the same time, in what's known as multipath null.
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Actually, the NAB Show 2008 lasts more than three days, but much of the best technical content is crammed into Monday through Wednesday, when the exhibition opens.
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That AV equipment you're about to install is valuable. The last thing you want is for it to go unused or simply not fit the project. Take these steps to ensure it's safe and integrated properly.
One of the more mundane —and often frustrating — tasks in nearly every installation project involves routing cable and pulling wire.
Nowhere is the expression “time is money” more true than on the job site. Sometimes your time window for making cable terminations and interconnections is painfully inadequate to get the job done right.
It's a common scenario in sound reinforcement. You just set up your PA, turned it on, and you find that a local radio station has pirated your system for broadcast to the entire room. Look out the window; sure, enough, a row of AM transmitting antennas are within sight. What do you do?