AV Intelligence

Tech Tips

  • Q & A: BlackBerry's Interference

    Q: We've been having problems with interference from BlackBerrys with our wireless mics. Is there any solution for this, other than asking for them to be turned off?

     

  • Quantifying Speech Intelligibility With Electronic Measurement

    Electronic speech intelligibility testing involves introducing a test signal into the room, and analyzing the signal at the listening position with an electronic measurement instrument. Here's how to measure speech intelligibility using the Rapid Speech Transmission Index (RaSTI).

     

5-Minute Interview

  • 5-Minute Interview: Janine Masten

    Full Compass, which also offers AV sales, repair, and rental services, recently launched its GearCast Series of podcasts, focusing on AV systems and industry issues.

     

Pop Quiz

Fascinating Facts

Community Views

Parallax View

  • The Future Of AV Media Distribution

    APPLE RECENTLY announced its newest iPod, which will play music videos and TV shows. Granted, image resolution is low (320x240 pixels), and it will take 15 to 20 minutes over a broadband connection to download a one-hour program.

     

Consultant's Connection

  • Video And Architectural Design

    PRO AV HAS always affected building design and construction, although it may not have been considered as early in the process as it should have been. Each of the three fundamental components of pro AV systems: audio, video, and control has its own set of building design requirements.

     

Viewpoint

  • When Tragedy Strikes

    No doubt by now you've heard about the tragedy in Waco, TX, where a pastor performing a baptism was electrocuted when he reached for a microphone while standing in water. This incident highlights the importance for us as an industry to reflect on how such a thing could happen, and how to keep it...

     

Features

  • Designing Room Lighting For Videoconferencing

    While the ultimate goal in videoconferencing is good interactivity between near- and far-end rooms, one common lighting design problem can be summed up in a question that's remained constant throughout the evolution of videoconferencing technology: How can you provide good, comfortable lighting to...

     

  • Inside AVI

    At a time when many AV firms are finding it difficult to grow at all, the last three years for Tampa, FL-based Audio Visual Innovations Inc., have been nothing short of phenomenal. According to the company's executive management team, AVI will bring in about $200 million this year, an increase from...

     

Install Solutions

Corporate Install

  • AV Creates Paperless Boardroom

    ALTHOUGH BOSTON is known for many great things, prime office space isn't always one of them. The downtown financial district has recently enjoyed some rejuvenation due, in part, to the construction of the 36-story State Street Financial Center at One Lincoln Street, the new corporate headquarters...

     

Museum Install

  • Staging A Moment In History

    GERALD EISTERHOLD, president of exhibit installation developer Eisterhold Associates Inc. in Kansas City, KS, faced an interesting challenge: recreating a historic moment in time at the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, AL. The museum is based on such a moment, which took place on Dec. 1, 1955, when...

     

Tools & Tech

Peer Review

  • Peer Review- Doremi Labs Nugget HD

    The Doremi Nugget HD video player is a basic MPEG player for HD and SD content in any format. It plays back any compression bit rate up to 80 Mb/s, 4:2:2, or 4:2:0 without restrictions. It also has a built-in video up/downconverter. It plays back video at computer resolutions, NTSC, PAL, or HD...

     

  • Peer Review: Analog Way Natix

    Peer Reviewer: Robert Plant, design engineer, Wild West Electronics, Reno, NV. Wild West Electronics specializes in the design, installation, and service of audio, video, lighting, and automation control systems for commercial, government, and residential applications.

     

What's Next

  • Sign Of The Times

    THE UBIQUITOUS UPC bar code is giving way to radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, which are thin, thumbnail-size integrated circuits that retailers scan to get information about the products that they're attached to. Applications include tracking merchandise from the factory to the store...

     

New Products

Other Articles

  • New Products: December 2005

    Terra indoor/outdoor subwoofer, DVIGear HDMI fiber optic cables, PLUS Vision Corp. of America DLP Projector ...

     

Cheat Sheet

  • Hiding Loudspeakers

    Unlike video display equipment, loudspeakers are usually meant to be heard rather than seen.

     

Other Articles

  • Historical Site Adds Modern AV

    THE WEBB County Commissioner's Building in Laredo, TX, is home to the Commissioner's Court, a large meeting room where four commissioners, one judge, and six department directors decide the fate of civic proposals, budgets for county programs, and other local issues. Built in 1908, the...