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Buyers Guide to Fiber Optic Transmission Devices

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Extenders, transmitters, receivers, and routers for delivering AV signals over fiber....

Working with IT Managers

Kris Vollrath, CTS

Returning from the biggest InfoComm ever and with a couple sessions I presented being fresh on my mind, this month I'd like to discuss IT connectivity for your AV solutions....

Finally, it is over. As I write this, the never-ending spring trade show season has ended, officially capped off by InfoComm 2008 in broiling-hot Las Vegas. This year's show, which was combined with the NSCA Expo for the first time, saw almost a 10 percent increase in attendance and took up the North and Central Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center....

August 2008: Accessories

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August 2008: Signal Management

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August 2008: Video

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August 2008: Audio

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Mobile Displays That Are Larger Than Life

Kimberly R. Griffin

Fireworks weren't the only thing people were pointing at during the Fair St. Louis 4th of July festival. Also capturing their attention: a 19- by 33-foot mobile video screen that Texas-based broadcaster Go-Vision rolled in for the city's annual event....

D-Tools: A Cure for Paper Pushing

Kimberly R. Griffin

Paperwork may be an integrator's least favorite chore?drawing up estimates, writing proposals, dealing with general project management. Add in project design, and these admin tasks can be time consuming, costly, and require multiple computer programs....

Hands On: Lectrosonics DM1612 Audio Mixer

John Holland

System designer John Holland reviews Lectrosonics' DM1612 Digital Automatic Matrix Audio Mixer....

Decidedly Unsexy: Some Products Fly Under the Radar

Kimberly R. Griffin

The show floor at InfoComm 2008 shared something with its host city of Las Vegas?it got peoples' attention....

How to Make HD Pay

Pat Thompson

Whether building a digital signage network or broadcasting content in a house of worship, these days, pro AV users have a similar request of their integrators: Help me do it in high definition. The reason? It's what they've come to know....

OLED: An Insider's Reality Check

Pete Putman, CTS, ISF

OLEDs are like the old saw: They're always a bridesmaid, never a bride. Of all the display technologies developed during the latter part of the 20th century, none have captured the public's imagination like OLEDs....

Your Next Phone in HD

Tim Kridel

If you've ever been on a conference call and found yourself torn over whether to interrupt the disembodied speaker and ask him to repeat himself because you weren't quite sure what he said about your latest project, you're not alone....

Not Your Average Deli

Michael Desmond

When the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe marked the opening of the Tribal Longhouse Market and Deli on a cloudy Pacific Northwestern day in early May 2008, it represented an important step forward for the Washington tribe's casino and resort operation....

At the Smithsonian, They Let the Music Play

Linda Seid Frembes

The McEvoy Auditorium originally opened in July 2006 as part of the massive renovation project. Led by Hartman Cox Architects of Washington, D.C., the renovation added architectural features like curving staircases and vaulted galleries, as well as four new public-use facilities: the McEvoy Auditorium, the Lunder Conservation Center, the Luce Foundation Center for American Art, and the Kogod Courtyard....

Considerations In Museum AV

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Designing AV systems for museums means various things, from installation in auditoriums to AV in exhibits. The latter can prove challenging, particularly if the exhibits themselves require audiovisual elements....

Dollars in Digital Signage

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It's a question on a lot of AV Pros' minds: ?What's in the digital signage market for me??...

Q&A with Herman Cardenas, NetStreams

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Cardenas is chairman and founder of NetStreams, makers of IP-based AV networks. A former builder, Cardenas has had the company focused on the home market, but at InfoComm 2008, it pushed into commercial....

The Philly Experience

Brad Grimes

Except for the fact that it's digital, spans a lobby wall, and people look at it, the new Comcast Experience in Philadelphia's Comcast Center office building is a videowall that doesn't resemble any signage application you've ever seen. It's a 83.3-foot-wide by 25.4-foot-high LED wall built from 6,771 modules delivering 10 million pixels in a seamless flat array. Check it out....