April 2007

Features

NSCA Wrap-up: Audio at NSCA

By Trevor Boyer

The NSCA Expo has gone through some changes over the past few years, but one thing is constant: The show is one of the premier venues for manufacturers...

Technology Showcase: Audioconferencing Systems

By Bennett Liles

High-profile conferences in medium to large venues are technically challenging even when the acoustics are good, and the sound system is working. Once...

Technology Showcase: AV Racks and Consoles

By Jay Ankeney

The modular nature of personal computers as well as Internet access and presentation systems is migrating the housing of many of these modules into AV...

Installation Profile: Cable Convergence

By Dan Daley

If you want the world to regard you as the ultimate purveyor of media technology, you'd better look and act the part. This is definitely the case with...

Reviews

Soundcraft MPM Series

By John McJunkin

The Soundcraft MPM series mixers are intended for a broad range of applications, including fixed installations, houses of worship, portable PA systems,...

Panasonic PT-AE1000

By Jeff Sauer

About a year ago, Panasonic re-organized its display products into new divisions, putting home theater projectors into a different division than business...

Columns

Customer Communication

By Michael Goldman

Just home from Orlando, Fla. another NSCA in the history books, and what's the primary lesson I took from this year's show? It's the extent to which AV...

Picture This: NSCA 2007: Video Paradise

By Jeff Sauer

For many video-oriented companies, March's NSCA Expo marks the beginning of a spring tradeshow season that includes NAB, InfoComm, and others. For flatpanel...

Associations Focus: Exhibitions…Continued

NSCA HIGHLIGHTS OF NSCA EXPO 2007 In mid-March, systems integrators, consultants, designers, manufacturers, and allied professionals rolled into Orlando,...

POV: Will You Become a Digital Integrator?

By Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D. e, Ph.D.

The essence of commerce is producing something that people are willing to buy. The greater the value, the more willing they are to buy, and the more they...

Departments

The Buzz: Installation Profile: H&R Block headquarters, Kansas City, Mo.

By Jessaca Gutierrez

H&R Block is a household name for tax services. With more than 12,500 locations, it's the leading provider for tax, financial, mortgage, accounting, and...