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  • Q & A: Ceiling-Mounted Front-Projection Display

    I'm currently trying to find a solution to a ceiling-mounted, front-projection display in a high-end retail store that can project an image about 8-feet-wide by 6-feet-high. The video screen wall is approximately 12-feet-wide by 8-feet-high, and the ceiling height is approximately 8 feet high. The...

     

5-Minute Interview

  • 5-Minute Interview: Bob Gartland

    AVAD, a Van Nuys, CA-based AV products distributor for the custom installation market. In July 2005, Ingram Micro Inc. acquired AVAD, making Ingram Micro the leading U.S. distributor for solution providers and custom installers serving the consumer electronics and home automation markets.

     

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Other Articles

  • Website Simplifies Gear Sales

    FOUND MONEY. Business over the transom. Pennies from heaven. These and other expressions describe the pleasant surprise of receiving an order nobody had to ask for — a sale that didn't have to be “sold.”

     

Community Views

Parallax View

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    Ces 2006

    ONCE AGAIN, CES managed to out-grow itself. This year's attendance reportedly exceeded 150,000, and the show spilled out of the Las Vegas Convention Center over to the Sands Expo Center.

     

Consultant's Connection

  • Peer Reviews In Pro AV

    IN THE pro AV industry, the words “peer review” can strike fear into the hearts of both consultants and integrators. This is primarily due to the fact that at this point, peer reviews in pro AV are typically only called for when there's a problem on a project, rather than as a normal part of the...

     

Viewpoint

  • Collapsing The Channel

    Industry analysts love to predict the “collapse of the channel.” The next big thing is always the one that's going to be the final straw.

     

Features

  • One-Stop Suppliers

    Like most CEOs of AV systems integration firms, John Miceli is always scanning the horizon for new products that can help him design and deliver better client project solutions. But if you're a product manufacturer trying to catch his eye with a new offering — especially one that's venturing beyond...

     
  • How Acoustic Echo Cancelling Really Works

    If you've ever been in an electronic meeting, class, or other activity involving multiple rooms, you've undoubtedly experienced acoustic echo — you hear your own voice coming back to you through the audio system, sometimes with significant delay. The problem can range from a simple annoyance to a...

     
  • Choosing The Perfect Projector

    If you're in the market for a new projector, you'll read and hear plenty about brightness and contrast, manual versus power lens, analog and digital input connections, keystone correction, and network interfaces.

     

Install Solutions

Education Install

  • School AV Connects With Students

    PROJECTORS HAVE made a major difference for the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD) in Rosenberg, TX, 34 miles southwest of Houston, where projectors and widescreen displays have slowly been replacing 32-inch CRT TV monitors over the last three years.

     

House of Worship Install

  • Church Expands With AV

    AS A small-but-growing church of 300 members, Tyler Tabernacle in Tyler, TX, faced a few of the common problems plaguing the house of worship market. The classical Pentecostal church used a wide range of music styles including live music to support its worship service, yet had an audio system that...

     

Entertainment Install

  • AV Brings Virtual Fish Tanks To Life

    AMONG ALL of the unusual requests Larry Schirmer of Farmington Hills, MI-based Illuminating Concepts has run across in his life, one clearly stands out. “I've done some different things over the course of my career, but up until recently, I've never had a client ask me to create a pair of virtual...

     

Tools & Tech

Peer Review

  • Peer Review-Dukane Conva

    Peer Review-Dukane Conva; Price: $399 MSRP per room (Presenter edition); $999 MSRP for a 50-seat license (Administrator edition)

     
  • Peer Review-Benq Pe8720

    Peer Reviewer: Art Feierman, vice president, Alliant Solutions Inc., San Clemente, CA. Alliant Solutions AV Integration Division focuses on custom AV systems design, integration, and installation. Feierman is also the owner and chief reviewer of www.ProjectorReviews.com.

     

What's Next

  • The Long Road To Digital Loudspeakers

    IS THERE anything left in consumer or pro AV that hasn't had the adjective “digital” slapped in front of its name? Loudspeakers are one exception, but it's not for lack of trying. After more than 30 years of R&D work, there's still no industry-standard definition for “digital loudspeaker,” let...

     

New Products

Other Articles

  • New Products: February 2006

    Turbosound sub-bass enclosure, Smart Technologies interactive whiteboard, Remaco IR extender, and more.

     

Cheat Sheet

  • Dealing With Power Problems

    Power issues can create problems ranging from system noise to the destruction of digital electronics. Here are some ways to minimize noise and prevent equipment damage caused by power problems.

     
 

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