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  • 5-Minute Interview: Laura Davis-Taylor

    Laura Davis-Taylor is the founder and principal of Retail Media Consulting LLC, a retail marketing and digital media-consulting firm in Atlanta. She is the co-author of “Lighting Up the Aisle: Practices and Principles of In-Store Digital Media,” due out this month. For more about AV in Retail, see...

     

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    Test your knowledge of the pioneers of AV.

     

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Community Views

Parallax View

  • AV In The Digital Age

    Information technology is becoming more mainstream in the AV world. Are you ready for the changes?

     

Consultant's Connection

  • Do Architects Know You?

    Connections to architects are important for consultants and integrators, but architects need to know us perhaps more than we need to know them.

     

Sound Insight

Viewpoint

  • Beyond Pro AV

    In a competitive commercial environment, where grabbing attention leads to sales dollars, businesses will find new ways to accomplish this.

     

Features

  • Behind The Surge In Digital Signage

    Although retail installations show the most promise for future growth, content is in the driver's seat of this media.

     
  • The Science Of Projection Lenses

    A basic understanding of projection optics gives systems integrators a leg up when accurately predicting and troubleshooting the quality of projected images.

     
  • Jacks Of Both Trades

    AV firms recruit and assimilate IT talent as convergence comes full circle.

     

Install Solutions

Corporate Install

  • Keeping On The Grid

    Video display wall helps San Francisco-based electrical utility know where its watts are.

     

Education Install

Health Care Install

  • Medical School Goes The Distance

    The University of Arizona College of Medicine's new Phoenix campus uses advanced AV technology for distance education and telemedicine.

     

ProAV's Guide to Doing Business

Other Articles

  • Guide to Doing Business in Retail 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.

     

Tools & Tech

Peer Review

  • Peer Review- Revolabs Wireless Mic

    The Revolabs Solo wireless microphone offers excellent vocal intelligibility, eight hours of talk time, and considerably more freedom of movement than conventional wireless microphones, because there is no body-pack transmitter.

     

What's Next

New Products

Other Articles

  • In-Ceiling Loudspeaker

    JBL Professional recently introduced the Control 200 Series of medium-format in-ceiling loudspeakers.

     
  • Transmitters

    Lectrosonics unveiled a new transmitter and new versions of its most popular transmitters.

     
  • Water-Resistant Cable

    The New Generation Waterdog line of water-resistant cables for indoor, outdoor, and direct-burial installations is available from Belden.

     
  • Technology Carts

    Bretford unveiled a new family of Presentation Technology Carts for AV equipment.

     
  • Smart Control

    The CB-1000 single-gang, wall-mount IR button panel from Calypso Control Systems features eight programmable buttons.

     
  • Recording System

    Designed for use with Yamaha digital consoles, the LYVE Tracker from ADK, marketed by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, is a 4U rack-mounted recording system.

     
  • Professional Projector

    Weighing in at 6 pounds, the F20 sx+ projector from projection design features BrilliantColor technology from Texas Instruments, increasing image brightness and color saturation.

     
  • Presentation Switcher

    The C2-7110 Dual-Channel Multi-Format Presentation Switcher from TV One features the CORIO EXP Front Panel, giving users functionality with 48 buttons, multiway navigation control, and an integrated LCD.

     
  • Pole-Mount Amplifier

    The PA702 pole-mount amplifier system from Atlas Sound includes a mounting system that allows mounting-pole access through the amplifier via a sealed hole incorporated into the chassis design.

     
  • Plasma Display

    The PDP-5000EX is the first 50-inch 1080p plasma display released for the U.S. market from Pioneer Electronics.

     
  • Passive VGA Balun

    The VGA-SR-F passive VGA balun from Intelix extends video signals up to 450 feet over standard unshielded twisted pair cable, such as Cat-5 or Cat-6.

     
  • Multichannel Amplifier

    TOA Electronics has two new models in its DA Series of multichannel digital amplifiers.

     
  • Mic Input Module

    Aviom recently introduced its AV-M8 Mic Input Module for distributing audio in boardrooms and conference rooms.

     
  • Media Distribution Systems

    The RapcoHorizon Co. has added the MDS-108 and MDS-112 Media Distribution System models to its lineup.

     
  • IP Router

    The UTAH-400 IP Managed Gigabit Ethernet Workgroup Router from Utah Scientific increases workflow efficiency where large video files or high-bit-rate streaming video are transferred over an Ethernet network.

     
  • Interface Cards

    New interface cards from Soundcraft are available for the company's Vi Series of digital mixing consoles, enabling direct integration with Aviom's personal monitoring system, the Pro16 Series.

     
  • Hands-Free Headset Microphones

    Sony Electronics recently unveiled the ECM-322BC and ECM-322BMP headset microphones.

     
  • Fiber-Optic Cable

    The CTDI line fiber-optic cable from Communications Test Design is now available.

     
  • Distribution Racks

    Featuring a weight capacity of 150 pounds, the new Intermediate Distribution Rack (IDF) Series from Middle Atlantic Products can be mounted to building truss or unistrut to house hubs, routers, video recorders, or other AV components.

     
  • Digital Video Processor

    The new Crestron DVPHD-PRO high-definition digital video processor accepts up to eight source signals and displays them in up to eight scalable video windows simultaneously.

     
  • Digital Live Sound Console

    The Vi Series of digital live sound consoles from Soundcraft has been extended with the debut of the Soundcraft Vi4, offering the functionality and facilities of the Soundcraft Vi6 but in a smaller, more compact footprint.

     
  • Desktop Videoconferencing System

    The V700T system from Polycom is an all-in-one desktop videoconferencing solution.

     
  • Control System

    RGB Spectrum introduces the Integrated Control System with KvM for its MediaWall line of wall display processors.

     
  • Control Surface

    Joining the iLive-122, iLive-144, and iLive-176 offerings, the iLive-80 is the fourth control surface Allen & Heath has added to the iLive digital mixing console system.

     
  • Automated Pop-Up Lift

    Raise or lower flat panel screens (61 inches and up to 200 pounds) by pressing a button with the new CM2 Automated Pop-Up Lift from Chief Manufacturing.

     
  • Audio Output Module

    The AV-P2 Output Module from Aviom provides up to two channels of analog outputs from a Pro16 A-Net digital audio stream and independently selectable output levels for left and right channels.

     
  • Audio Monitors

    Marshall Electronics recently introduced the AR-DM Series of rack-mount audio monitors.

     
  • Amplified Controllers

    The LA4 and LA8 amplified controllers from L-Acoustics feature a four-channel, high-efficiency amplifier section fed by two inputs, a DSP section featuring new filter algorithms, an L-DRIVE protection system for the transducers, and an onboard preset library stored in 99 memory locations.

     

Cheat Sheet

  • Designing a Touchpanel

    No AV system is successful if the user can’t – or won’t – operate it. For many projects, the touchpanel is key. Here’s what you need to know to design an interface that will ensure customer satisfaction.

     

Other Articles

  • Wireless Digital Conferencing Microphone System

    Listen Technologies Corp. recently unveiled the Wireless Digital Conferencing System, designed for integrators needing to install conferencing microphone systems in challenging locations, such as historical buildings or multiuser venues.

     
 

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