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AV Intelligence

5-Minute Interview

  • Q&A with Dawn Meade, Advanced Video Systems

    Dawn Meade, CTS, is part owner of Advanced Video Systems in Owings Mills, Md. She writes a blog, www.avdawn.com. We asked Meade her views on how AV integrators have evolved.

     

Marketwatch

  • All Signs Point Up

    It's not just the digital signage industry that's optimistic about its prospects during the lingering recession. Oyster Bay, N.Y.-based ABI Research thinks the future looks bright, too.

     

Other Articles

Community Views

Parallax View

  • Simpler Is Usually Better

    Recently, I was invited to speak before the local chapter of the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers about trends in CPE (customer premises equipment, a euphemism for televisions!) and how they are connecting to different media delivery systems.

     

Data Links

  • With Success Comes Confusion

    For the past five years, I've attended Digital Signage Expo (originally called the Digital Retailing Expo but rebranded to focus on what it's really about). The first year, at Chicago's Navy Pier, it was a small event.

     

Consultant's Connection

  • What Math Can Teach Us About AV

    I've been spending a lot of time with Julia and Mandelbrot lately, trying to understand what they're saying to me. I think I know, but I'm still wrestling with it.

     

Viewpoint

  • There's Strength in Numbers

    The AV industry is having its "Can we talk?" moment. With the economy in recession and business opportunities tightening, AV professionals are apparently more willing (or have a little more time) to reflect on the challenges they face and the ways in which they face them.

     

Features

  • Opportunities in Video Surveillance

    Where there are problems, there are opportunities. That old maxim sums up video surveillance, where problems ranging from shoplifters to traffic jams are fueling a market that's already worth billions annually.

     
  • Inside the Pro AV Channel

    The sales channel for professional AV products is as vast and varied as the companies within it.

     

Install Solutions

Museum Install

  • Under the Dome

    Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry is known for its innovative programming and exhibits.

     

Transportation Install

  • AV and IT Meet at JFK

    You've heard it all before: AV and information technology have come to a head. Nowhere is this more apparent, perhaps, than in efforts to move video content over Cat-5 cabling, which is often the economical choice. Many times it's already in place before an integrator begins work on a project.

     

ProAV's Guide to Doing Business

Other Articles

  • Just in Time: A Rocky Mountain Makeover

    Doug Hardman had a lot of work to do to bring the AV system in the Ada City-County Emergency Management Center (ACCEM) in Boise, Idaho, into the 21st century.

     
  • You Can Get There From Here

    The challenge for any good signal distribution system is to send a variety of video signals to an equal variety of display devices.

     

Tools & Tech

Feature

  • Is Plasma Dead?

    Is plasma, in fact, dead or dying? It depends on who you ask. The overwhelming opinion is no. "We see our sales rising. We don't see any indication that plasma's dying," says Andy Nelkin, president of Panasonic Professional Display Co.

     

Software Suite

  • Digital Conversion

    Doremi's new CineAsset program converts popular video files to unencrypted, DCI-packaged files for playback on digital cinema servers.

     

Bright Idea

  • Just Google It

    In London's St. Pancras International Eurostar train station, AV integrator Sysco partnered with content developer Land Design to integrate what it calls a Google Wall in the station's departure lounge.

     

Spec to Spec

  • Wireless Microphones

    The FCC's re-allocation of the 700 MHz band has been 10 years in the making, and now that the day of reckoning is upon us, wireless microphone manufacturers are moving forward with products and features they've had in the works to ease the transition.

     

What's Next

  • A Multi-Dimensional Challenge

    For a technology with roots that go back to at least 1840, 3D should either be in the mainstream or in history's dustbin by now. Instead, it plugs away in various niches, including industrial design and medical imaging.

     

Audio Files

  • Ralph Heinz, Renkus-Heinz, on Speakers

    As son of Renkus-Heinz founder Harro Heinz, you could say Ralph Heinz was born to design loudspeakers. With a background in mechanical engineering and manufacturing, he's been the company's principle loudspeaker designer since 1992.

     

New Products

Audio

  • Phantom Gooseneck And Podium Mics

    Sabine's new Phantom gooseneck and podium mics feature a built-in IR sensor that automatically turns the mic on when someone approaches it and mutes it when he walks away.

     
  • JFL210 Compact Constant Curvature Line Array And Compatible JFL118 Subwoofer

    The JFL210 Compact Constant Curvature line array and compatible JFL118 subwoofer from EAW combine to provide a turnkey solution for small- to medium-sized applications.

     
  • CSM Series Stage Monitors

    The new CSM Series of stage monitors from QSC includes three models: CSM10, CSM12, and CSM15, equipped with 10-, 12-, or 15-inch woofers, respectively.

     
  • SWM6000 Smart Spectrum Wireless Microphone System

    According to Sabine, its new DTV-free SWM6000 Smart Spectrum wireless microphone system will operate within the license-free 915 MHz ISM band that is reportedly free of Wi-Fi interference, providing relief for wireless microphone users worried by the FCC's white space rulings.

     
  • TRX992

    Zaxcom's new TRX992 is a boom-pole unit that performs the functions of an audio transmitter, monitor return receiver, backup recorder, and phantom power supply within one compact wireless solution.

     
  • IWTS-14 LCR-IP In-Wall Loudspeakers

    The IWTS-4 LCR-IP, IWTS-7 LCR-IP, and IWTS-14 LCR-IP in-wall loudspeakers from Atlantic Technology use NetStreams' StreamNet IP technology to deliver audio signals.

     

Video

  • Thin-Bezel LCD Monitor

    Among ViewSonic's latest releases for digital signage applications is the CD4230 commercial LCD monitor.

     
  • Portable Short-Throw Projectors

    Two new portable short-throw projectors from NEC address the needs of educational facilities, small- to medium-sized businesses, and corporate applications, the company says.

     
  • Ultra-Short-Throw Projector

    Hitachi's CP-A52 3LCD projector can project an 80-inch image from 25 inches away, according to the company, eliminating shadows that often obstruct the projected image.

     
  • Slo-Mo Camera Solution

    The SprintCam V3 HD from I-Movix is the company's first broadcast-integrated, native HD, ultra-slow-motion solution that offers frame rates of 500 to 1,000 frames per second with instant replay.

     
  • 3D/Stereoscopic Display

    Planar's new entry-level version of its StereoMirror 3D/stereoscopic display makes it possible for larger audiences to deploy 3D monitors and for less-frequent users of stereoscopic applications to benefit from the technology, says the company.

     
  • Video Sreaming

    Each component of Advanced Media Design's latest modular end-to-end video capture and distribution system can be sold separately or as a total solution.

     
  • HD Camera Extender Kit

    Vaddio's new WallVIEW PRO EagleEye 1080p HD extender kit uses high-speed differential signalling (HSDS) to provide HD video quality over longer Cat-5 cabling distances along with the ability to adjust the signal depending on the length of cabling used.

     
  • Projection Screens

    Bretford added six new 4:3 and 16:9 format Video View wall-mounted projection screens to it Basics video screen line.

     
  • Warp and Blend

    The Mercator III is Digital Projection's new warp and blend system.

     
  • LCD Monitor

    The Sharp PN-325 is a 32-inch class professional LCD monitor for commercial signage and display applications that can be used in either landscape or portrait mode.

     

Signal Management

  • CEN-RGBHV Switchers

    Crestron added new functionality to its line of CEN-RGBHV switchers with a 32x32 wideband matrix switcher for video, as well as one for audio.

     
  • RFX-PHT-II

    The RFX-PHT-II from RF Central is an HD, upgradable, portable 2 GHz digital transmitter designed to transform a news car into a live-broadcast vehicle and a run-and-shoot car into a run-and-transmit vehicle, says the company.

     
  • Handheld Receiver

    RF Central's RFX-PRX-II is a portable handheld COFDM monitor/receiver designed for ENG confidence monitoring and security surveillance.

     
  • RF Analyzer

    Kaltman Creations has added the Airsleuth Pro Bundle V2 to its line of RF spectrum analyzers.

     
  • RD-7503 100-watt x7 AV Receiver

    The new Sherwood RD-7503 100-watt x7 AV receiver offers Bluetooth audio streaming as well as HDMI 1.3 audio repeater capability and lossless audio decoding, says the company.

     
  • UWB (ultra-wideband) Wireless HDMI Extender

    Gefen's UWB (ultra-wideband) Wireless for HDMI Extender sends high-definition resolutions up to 1080p (24 fps) and 5.1 surround sound to ceiling-mounted or outside displays as far as 33 feet away.

     
  • CATV Tuner

    Gefen's UWB (ultra-wideband) Wireless for HDMI Extender sends high-definition resolutions up to 1080p (24 fps) and 5.1 surround sound to ceiling-mounted or outside displays as far as 33 feet away.

     
  • Analog Coder 2 Modulator:

    The upgraded Analog Coder 2 modulator from Nucomm expands on the original Analog Coder, accepting input data rates from 1 Mbps to 25 Mbps, plus a T1 Data Pack.

     

Cables & Accessories

  • Cabinet Frame Rack

    Middle Atlantic's new welded Cabinet Frame Rack is designed to provide the most usable rackspace in relation to the overall height of the rack, the company says.

     
  • SP107-101 Surface Mount AV Interconnect Plate

    The SP107-101 Surface Mount AV Interconnect Plate from Altinex features a black painted finish and mounts flush with the furniture surface.

     
  • ZDTT-800 Series Of Snakes And Patch Cables

    Zaolla Silverline's ZDTT-800 Series of balanced snakes and ZTTS-800 Series of balanced patch cables with TT connectors include Neutrik NP3TT-1 nickel-plated connectors.

     

Cheat Sheet

  • Commissioning AV Systems

    Earlier this year, InfoComm International published the newest edition of its AV Installation Handbook, with new Also new is a detailed Commissioning Tests Checklist, developed by the Project Commissioning Working Group.

     
 

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