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  • Q & A: Projector Mounting

    I have a special effect application that may require a 2K lumen DLP projector to be mounted on its side (3:4 aspect ratio). Are there any compelling reasons against this?

     
  • How To Coil A Cable

    You may think you know how, but if you're still winding “dog bones”, you're doing it wrong. Improper coiling can shorten the functional life of any cable. Here's the over-under method for properly coiling any type of AV cable.

     

5-Minute Interview

  • 5-Minute Interview: Fred Shen

    President and cofounder, Shen Milsom & Wilke in New York. Shen is principal on most of the company's major assignments and is responsible for conceptualizing its project approach in integrated communications technologies. He spoke to Pro AV about the company's AV work in casinos. For more, see the...

     

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Parallax View

  • What If…

    I recently relocated my offices and studio, and I am still missing things I packed several months. Every few weeks, I stumble across another box and mutter to myself, “so that's where it wound up.” This column is about one of those treasure hunts, which resulted in the retrieval of a copy of Radio...

     

Consultant's Connection

  • Watch Your Language

    Among the issues on the minds of AV professionals for some time are certifications, specifically as they evolve and compete with each other as the industrymoves toward an established certification for our clients and ourselves. But recently, conversations have become a forum for other issues:...

     

Sound Insight

  • Shootouts With Meaning: Here's How

    EVERYONE wants to know which loudspeaker is best for their applications. What could be more natural than to line several models up and listen to them? This is called a shootout.

     

Viewpoint

  • Lessons From Architecture

    One of the best sessions at the NSCA Expo in Orlando, Fla., had nothing to do with any of the technologies we love to talk about. Yet it was as important to the successful business of any AV consultant or systems integrator.

     

Features

  • Say What You Mean

    From the pet shop to the post office, from subway stations to stadiums, digital signage seems to be everywhere. And the people who own, program, and stand to profit from such networks are relying increasingly on sophisticated content management systems to assure the right message gets to the right...

     
  • The Shrinking Wireless Spectrum

    Believe it or not, one of the hottest AV products in the consumer market right now is the TV antenna. The antenna's surprise return to the tops of sets and roofs is a harbinger of problems that will become increasingly common over the next few years.

     

Install Solutions

Government Install

  • Historic High Tech

    MUCH LIKE THE REST of Boston's downtown area, the John Adams Courthouse (the former Old Suffolk County Courthouse) is an historic building that has seen the world evolve into today's modern technological society. To keep pace with the times, the Adams Courthouse underwent a massive renovation and...

     

Entertainment Install

  • A Club With a Mission

    NAPLES, FLA., is not your grandmother's retirement location anymore. Over the past few decades, the city's population has morphed from retirees into young couples with families. With this shift have come establishments that cater to the needs and wants of a younger, hipper set.

     
  • Wireless Sound Fires Up Park Pyrotechnics

    JUST OUTSIDE OF SAN DIEGO in the seaside town of Carlsbad, Legoland California is a different kind of theme park.

     

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  • Guide to Doing Business in Casino AV

    PRO AV's essential industry guide, with crucial tips for positioning your company to leverage: trends in application, spending patterns, economic factors that affect the market.

     

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What's Next

  • RFID Rubbernecking

    BMW MADE a splash when it resurrected the MINI line of cars in 2001. For an encore, Butler, Shine, Stern and Partners of Sausalito, Calif., MINI USA's ad agency, mixed toll-road technology and billboards to create Motorby, an interactive system that flashes personalized messages at the cars as they...

     

New Products

Other Articles

  • NAB 2007 Product Preview

    A sampling of new products to be displayed at the 2007 National Association of Broadcasters show, April 14-19 in Las Vegas.

     
  • NSCA 2007 Hot Picks

    If not quantity, at least there was quality. Of course, we're talking about the new products featured at the NSCA Expo 2007 in Orlando, Fla. But if you came looking for real “new” technology, you were probably disappointed. That's more a sign of a maturing industry than a criticism of any...

     
  • Single-arm plasma/LCD mount

    The EA310 Cantilever single-arm plasma/LCD mount from Elite Screens is designed for single-stud installation.

     
  • Routing switcher

    Kramer Electronics has released the Sierra Video Systems' Lassen 88HD HD-SDI/SDI Routing Switcher.

     
  • Power conditioner enhancements

    Furman Sound has unveiled a new look and enhanced features for its Elite Series of power conditioners.

     
  • Modular multiswitcher

    The ISM 824 MultiSwitcher from Extron Electronics is a modular matrix switcher that allows for simultaneous video/RGB scaling and wideband switching in a compact enclosure.

     
  • Multipurpose component cooler

    Designed to operate in either of two modes to quietly cool AV components that have insufficient ventilation, the Dual-Mode Component Cooler from Active Thermal Management is intended for use on shelves, in bookcases, and other semi-enclosed locations.

     
  • Audio device

    Designed to reduce accidents in the workplace via automatically triggered loud, audio safety messages and emergency alerts, Talking Alert! is a new digital audio device from Towerswitch.

     
  • Wireless microphones

    The MIPRO ACT 81 and 82 Digital Wireless Microphone Systems from Avlex Corp. feature a full-color vacuum fluorescent display (VFC), 24-bit digital audio quality with advanced DSP, a sub-band ADPCM algorithm, and full 128-bit encryption.

     
  • Cat-5 AV distribution system

    Designed to add high-end AV capabilities to classrooms and conference rooms, the VSA-31 from Hall Research Technologies integrates AV switching, projector control, video transmission over UTP and audio amplification in one package.

     
  • HD mate scaler

    The latest addition to the company's line of scalers, the HD Mate Scaler from Gefen offers functionality when combining different standard and high-definition video sources and outputting each to the single connector on any DVI display.

     
  • Kiosk display

    A scratch-resistant open frame display with capacitive touch screen technology, the LB1500RTC from Planar Systems is designed for high-traffic, high-visibility areas, including retail, rail, and the hospitality industries.

     
  • Matrix switchers

    A new range of 12x12 matrix switchers is now available from Extron Electronics.

     
  • LCD Monitors

    A new suite of LCD monitors for PCs is available from Computer Technology Link. The 22-, 24-, and 26-inch LCD monitors are new to the company's Lx family of TFT models for high-end desktop use.

     
  • Analog consoles

    High-performance analog consoles, the Spectra Ci and Ti from APB-DynaSonics feature balanced insert sends and returns on separate ¼-inch phone jacks to more easily match the existing wiring schemes of production companies.

     
  • Rack-moutable mixers

    The latest addition to its Installation Series of rack-mountable mixers, the MX61 and MX81 models from Australian Monitor feature six (MX61) or eight (MX81) channels of whisper-quiet preamplification in a single rack space.

     
  • Two-channel amplifier

    Sherbourn Technologies has introduced the TST 200-4 two-channel amplifier, which uses Thermal Shift Technology for driving multiple pairs of speakers without distorting or going into premature thermal shutdown.

     
  • Mini-dome cameras

    JVC Professional Products introduces two new high-performance fixed IP mini-dome cameras, the VN-C215VP4U and VN-C215V4U

     
  • System controller

    The SC28 System Controller from QSC Audio Products is a two-input, eight-output DSP device that offers user-adjustable EQ and delay.

     
  • Broadband video balun

    A broadband video over Cat5 balun from Intelix, the RF-F replaces the company's VB balun.

     
  • DSP Expansion module

    The Yamaha DSP5D expander for the PM5D digital sound reinforcement console is a standalone unit that expands the capabilities of the PM5D to 96 mono plus 16 stereo input channels, includes two additional card slots with more effects and dynamics processing, and can be used with a PC and Yamaha...

     

Cheat Sheet

  • Rack Ventilation

    Whenever more than one piece of electronics gear is installed in a rack, the issue rises of keeping it cool. Here are some guidelines to follow to prolong the life or rack-mounted electronic equipment.