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Codes & Standards

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    Next Steps in Green AV

    InfoComm's Sustainable Technology Environments Program is almost finished. Get the inside scoop from someone who is helping write the green AV rating system.

     
  • New Audio Standards in the Works

    InfoComm has submitted four audio-related projects to ANSI. The board of directors authorized its standards committee to work on what it calls the Amplified Audio System Performance Standards Suite.

     
  • Shure UHF-R Wireless Microphone Systems were used for the musical "Thriller Live." Shure has been active in lobbying the FCC for consideration of wireless microphone systems during deliberations about white spaces.

    White Spaces Relief

    We may not have heard the last word in the ongoing debate over wireless microphones and so-called next-generation white spaces devices. But the FCC's latest word is a good one.

     
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    What's Really Behind the Next Analog Sunset

    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?

     
  • AVnu Alliance Welcomes Six New Members

    AVnu Alliance, an industry forum dedicated to promoting the adoption of the IEEE 802.1 AVB (Audio, Video, and Bridging) standards and the related IEEE 1722 and 1733 for professional AV, automotive, and consumer applications, recently hosted its second PlugFest and added six new members.

     
  • DLP Cinema Projectors Meet DCI Standards

    Texas Instruments (TI), manufacturer of DLP Cinema subcomponents for DLP Cinema 2K and upcoming Enhanced 4K platforms recently completed testing for Digital Cinema Initiative (DCI) standards by passing the procedural test administered by CineCert, a third-party authorized test facility.

     
  • AVI-SPL Earns Cisco Specialization

    National AV integrator AVI-SPL achieved the Advanced Unified Communications Specialization from Cisco, the company said.

     
  • HDMI Group Releases 3D Spec

    HDMI Licensing LLC, the agent responsible for licensing the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification, made public the 3D portion of the HDMI Specification Version 1.4. It is now available for public download on the HDMI Web site at www.hdmi.org. The group said the purpose of the...

     
  • Blu-ray Finalizes 3D Spec

    The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) announced finalization and release of its Blu-ray 3D specification. The specification, which represents the work of the leading Hollywood studios and consumer electronic and computer manufacturers, will enable the entertainment industry to deliver the 3D...

     
  • Leading Companies Form HD Distribution Alliance

    LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Valens Semiconductor announced this week they would start a cross-industry alliance to promote and standardize HDBaseT technology for whole-home distribution of uncompressed HD multimedia content.

     
 
 
 
 

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