BICSI Updates Manual
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BICSI released the fifth edition of its Information Transport Systems Installation Methods Manual....
Shure Packaging Goes Green
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Shure announced that it redesigned its packaging to be more environmentally friendly....
Community Reaches New Lows with Subwoofers
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Community Professional launched the new VLF series of Versatile Low Frequency loudspeakers, which boast a compact, low-profile design....
TV One Intros New Format Converters
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TV One introduced two new format converters for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog conversion....
Getting in Your (Manufacturer) Reps
Thom Mullins, CTS
The manufacturer representative is sometimes considered a necessary evil. But that doesn't have to be the case....
Through a Lens, Brightly
Pete Putman, CTS, ISF
A tour through Epson's LCD fab fascinates, but underscores some significant projector challenges in the home theater market....
AV Attempts to Tread Lightly
Tim Kridel
Although there is growing demand for energy-efficient audio/video products, green AV is by no means a slam dunk....
Power Management: Ultrapower Powersource PS-103
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Ultrapower, a division of Ultralink/XLO Products, introduces the Powersource PS-103 to its line of AC power management and surge protection products....
RACK OPTIONS
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Several new racks from Middle Atlantic feature both functional and aesthetic improvements, offering more options for locations where the racks are visible, such as video suites and conference rooms. The depths of the deeper models range from 16 inches to 28 inches; height sizes vary from two to 28 rackspaces....
HDMI: Comprehensive CDA-HDMI20, CDA-HDMI40 amps and CSW-HDMI210, CSW-HDMI410 switchers
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Comprehensive expands its line of HDMI distribution amplifiers and switchers with the CDA-HDMI20 and CDA-HDMI40 amps and the CSW-HDMI210 and CSW-HDMI410 routing switchers. The two compact amps are designed to meet the requirements of distributing HDMI signals with HDCP copy protection....
Presentation Switcher: Kramer Sierra Pro 64 XL
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Kramer Electronics introduces the Sierra Pro 64 XL series of high-bandwidth RGBHV routing switchers. Offering eight I/O configurations for up to 64x64 connections, the switchers can be ordered as five- or three-channel systems....
DLP Projector: Mitsubishi XD211U
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The newest projector from Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America specifi cally targets the education and business markets. The XD211U data projector has native XGA resolution using DLP technology and the new DDP 2230 DMD chip with BrilliantColor....
Plasma Displays
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Pioneer Electronics launches a new line of KURO plasma displays with black levels that, it says, are fi ve times deeper than the previous KURO line. The PDP-5020FD is approximately 50 inches diagonal and the PDP-6020FD is about 60 inches diagonal....
Document Camera: Elmo P30S
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Elmo USA adds the P30S to its line of P30 document cameras....
Videoconferencing: Vider? Presence
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Vider? Conferencing introduces Vider? Presence, a series of three videoconferencing solutions that aims to be a cost-effective, fl exible, customized telepresence package incorporating technology from LifeSize, Polycom, Tandberg, and other manufacturers....
Video Mixer: Vixid VJX16-4
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The VJX16-4 video mixing console from Vixid is a portable 16-channel mixer designed primarily for professionals working with moving images, such as video jockeys (VJs), multimedia artists, studio managers, producers/directors, and special event organizers....
LCD Projector
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Hitachi Home Electronics? latest projectors are designed to provide educators with usability, quality, and security. The three new models all include a new 2,000-hour filter, 7 watts of built-in audio, and the Audio Pass Through function, which allows audio to play while the projector is in stand-by mode....
Portable PA System
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With a wireless mic and a remote control that can operate the system from up to 50 feet away, the new all-digital, portable public address system from AmpliVox gives users the freedom to move around during presentations....
Mixer/Recorder: Zaxcom Fusion
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Zaxcom introduces the Fusion, a high-resolution audio mixer and recorder for surround recording and electroneurograph (ENG) applications. Fusion maintains its light weight and power efficiency by eliminating the hard drive....
In-Ear Monitor: Carvin EM900
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Carvin introduces the EM900, an in-ear monitoring system designed for performing musicians. According to the company, the EM900 is an alternative to fl oor monitor wedges, providing performers with the ability to move yet allowing them to hear the audio in either high-fi delity mono or stereo....
Loudspeaker: Martin Audio W8VDQ
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The W8VDQ compact, three-way system from Martin Audio provides even coverage over wide angles and throw distances. The system, which blends line array and differential dispersion technologies, has a short-throw horizontal dispersion of 120 degrees that narrows to 100 degrees as throw increases;...
HDTVs as Art
Kimberly R. Griffin
If HDTVs can be mounted on a wall or over a fireplace like art, why not use them as art? Samsung and Thomas Kinkade Co. have teamed up to produce a prototype that's just that....
Drag and Drop Streaming Software
Kimberly R. Griffin
Playing video over one manufacturer's digital signage network could now be as simple as a click, a drag, and a drop. According to UK-based Cabletime, its new MediaStar Drag and Drop control and scheduling software for the company's MediaStar EvoNet content delivery systems allows for easier editing and manipulation of media files....
Hands On: Altinex Multitasker Matrix Switcher
Richard Dussaigne
Richard Dussaigne, vice president for audiovisual integration at Americon in Camarillo, Calif. Americon specializes in control room environments, manufacturing furniture but also offering complete AV services....
It's the Network
Kimberly R. Griffin
As AV and IT applications converge and acquire the characteristics of each other, so too do the products themselves. For example, networking giant Cisco Systems, already highly recognized in telepresence, also offers what it considers digital signage systems....
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