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  • No Business Like Pro Business

    If you have a conversation with a business-to-business magazine editor (my lines are always open), you might learn that the business management article is an industry staple, one that we write for lawyers or AV pros, depending on our readers.

     

AV Intelligence

Tech Tips

  • 3 Days at the NAB Show

    Actually, the NAB Show 2008 lasts more than three days, but much of the best technical content is crammed into Monday through Wednesday, when the exhibition opens.

     

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Marketwatch

  • The Broadcast Biz

    When InfoComm International surveyed members for its recent “2008 Market Forecast Study,” it asked what vertical markets those members worked in.

     

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Other Articles

  • Where the AV Products Are

    With more than 1,600 exhibitors at NAB 2008, finding technology that appeals most to AV pros can be a daunting task.

     

  • NAB' 08: Showtime

    The NAB Show is big. And as big trade shows are wont to do, NAB's has spawned useful mini conferences, covering specific technology topics or vertical markets in broadcast and pro AV.

     

Community Views

Parallax View

  • Choosing Sides

    It seems these days that no matter which way you turn, there are people arguing passionately for or against something. Democratic candidates, Republican candidates. More taxes, less taxes. PC or Mac.

     

Data Links

  • A Monumental Event

    I just returned from Digital Signage Expo in Vegas, the show to attend if you have anything to do with the exploding digital signage industry.

     

Consultant's Connection

  • Don't Overlook Commissioning

    Two Pro AV MarketWatch surveys caught my eye last year. Conducted by PRO AV and InfoComm International, the first survey indicated that formal commissioning of AV systems was “the sole responsibility of the AV systems integrator, with little or no involvement of the AV consultants”. The second...

     

Features

  • Unfinished Business

    Squeezed by low equipment margins, a shortage of qualified labor, and high operating costs, general contractors continue to face challenges in the construction industry—which often trickle down to subcontractors, including systems integrators, who often take on more work than they can handle...

     

  • It's a Visual World

    Old compression standards never die. They just fade away. Of course, fading away can take the better part of a decade (or even longer), creating a field of technology standards that just keeps getting bigger.

     

Install Solutions

Corporate Install

  • Idea Factory

    Create a consolidated management system with network-based video distribution in a historic warehouse.

     

Retail/Restaurants Install

  • Harley Owners Get Their Disneyland

    How do you ensure a great AV experience in the midst of revving motorcycles? Integrator AATronics was up to the challenge when it took on the task of designing the systems for High Desert Harley-Davidson near Boise, Idaho.

     

ProAV's Guide to Doing Business

Other Articles

Tools & Tech

Feature

  • Sign of the Times

    When all was said and done, show organizers said attendance at late February's Digital Signage Expo (DSE) in Las Vegas was up 70 percent over the previous year. Dave Leonard, project manager at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., was there.

     

Peer Review

Software Suite

  • Keeping it Cool

    The new CoolSign 4.0 digital signage software from Planar Systems allows clients to display, distribute, and control digital signage content from a central location to thousands of players.

     

Bright Idea

  • Mightier Than the Sword

    If you attended the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, you might have "seen" authors Ron St. Angelo and Norm Hitzges signing copies of their new book for attendees while in the comfort of their Dallas homes. The feat was made possible by Toronto-based Unotchit's LongPen.

     

What's Next

  • Portable Power Grows Potent

    Seventeen years after they were first commercialized, lithium-ion batteries are the fastest-growing type. But as processors in computers and other electronic devices get faster, the demand for power keeps growing.

     

New Products

Audio

  • Studio Microphone

    The V88 studio microphone from MXL Microphones, the pro audio division of Marshall Electronics, is a large-diaphragm, pressure-gradient, condenser mic with a balanced transformerless output.

     

  • Powered Subwoofer

    The SB2A 12-inch powered subwoofer from Electro-Voice, a division of Bosch Communications, eliminates the need for external system processing and amplification.

     

  • Floor Wedges

    The SH-LPM from Danley Sound Labs is a compact low-profile, full-range floor monitor.

     

  • Digital Sound Processor

    The DSP 260 digital two-in-six sound system manager from Bosch Communications Systems brand Dynacord offers 24-bit sigma-delta AD/DA converters and a 32-bit floating-point signal processor with a range of 111 dB. A digital stereo input in AES/EBU format is available in addition to the two analog...

     

  • Paging System

    Biamp's new Network Paging Station-1 integrates with its AudiaFLEX system with CobraNet and other purpose-built programming blocks specifically designed for paging applications.

     

  • In-Wall Loudspeakers

    The EVID FM series of flush-mount, in-wall loudspeaker systems from Electro-Voice, a division of Bosch Communications, includes the FM6.2 (6-inch woofer, 6-inch tuned passive radiator, and 1-inch tweeter) and the FM4.2 (4-inch woofer, 4-inch tuned passive radiator, and 1-inch tweeter).

     

  • Ribbon Microphone

    Crowley and Tripp's Naked Eye Roswellite ribbon microphone combines the company's True Dual Voicing design of the Naked Eye Classic microphone with its Roswellite nanocomposite ribbon material, expanding the microphone's capability into drums, live touring, and sound reinforcement in addition to...

     

  • Audio Splitter

    The Square ONE audio splitter from Klark Teknik, a division of Bosch Communications, features a Midas XL8-dervied pre-amp design within a 2U, eight-channel format.

     

  • Loudspeakers

    Redesigned drivers and crossover networks are just two of the improved features found in Martin Audio's Blackline+ series of loudspeakers.

     

  • Stage Microphone

    The D 4 stage microphone from AKG Acoustics features the company's Varimotion diaphragm technology and is capable of being tuned without extra resonators.

     

Video

  • Touch-Screen Display

    Planar Systems' expands its PT line of touch-screen displays with six new models, including three surface acoustic wave (SAW) touch screens with the 15-inch PT1505MU, the 17-inch PT1705MU, and the 19-inch PT1915MU.

     

  • Storage Server

    The HDMon-190 from Wohler Technologies' video products division, PANORAMAdtv, is a high-definition 19-inch widescreen TFT/LCD monitor designed for field and studio broadcast applications.

     

  • Digital Signage

    Triveni Digital, a subsidiary of LG Electronics (LGE), introduces a new version of its Ensignia Digital Signage Lobby, a stand-alone, self-contained system for one-screen digital signage deployments.

     

  • Mini-SAS Storage

    The EditBOX Mini-SAS (MS) storage line from Proavio U.S.A. is designed for use with the latest PCI-Express MS RAID controllers.

     

  • Storage Server

    Globalstor Data Corp.'s new ExtremeStor-DI Tower workstation is a compact version of its ExtremeStor-DI server line.

     

Signal Management

  • Multi-Display Distribution Amplifiers

    Gefen introduces two new distribution amplifiers that enable the delivery of Component video to multiple displays.

     

  • Monitoring Switcher

    The 1602HD monitoring switcher series from Sierra Video is designed for broadcast and post-production facilities, live-to-air applications, remote trucks, and duplication houses needing to monitor or maintain multiple HD/SDI or SDI video sources.

     

  • Multimedia Presentation System

    The MPS-300 from Crestron features digital audio signal processing and is designed for presentation and video teleconference rooms that require simultaneously active microphones and/or diverse output options.

     

  • Fiber Optic Cables

    The XtendView DVI fiber optic cables from RGB Spectrum are available in two models: the XtendView Plug & Play and the XtendView InstallEase.

     

  • Wideband Receiver

    The VRM WB Venue wideband receiver is Lectrosonics' latest modular wireless receiver.

     

  • IP Control Card

    The new M7500CRD-IP card from Panamax provides IP-based control of the company's MAX 7500-PRO power management system.

     

Cables & Accessories

  • Adjustable Carts

    Bretford's two height-adjustable carts, the A2642NS and the CA2642NS, are designed for use in classrooms, corporate training rooms, or hospitality meetings rooms.

     

  • Wall Plates

    Kramer Electronics' new WAV-5 series of wall plates are designed for computer graphics, video, and audio pass-through.

     

  • Half-Hood

    BTX Technologies added the CD-MX915HH half-hood to its MaxBlox line.

     

Cheat Sheet

  • Cable Installation and Handling

    It’s an important part of what every AV professional does. Doing it well can mean the difference between a great project and a not-so-great one.

     
 

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