Consumer vs. Pro: One of These Things is Not Like the Others
Dan Tynan
Call it Best Buy Blowback or Wal-Mart's Revenge. Dirt-cheap prices on consumer electronics have spurred growth in the commercial AV market. More than ever, organizations are looking to deploy flat-panel displays and other high-end gear?but they want to do it at the rock-bottom prices they see at big-box stores....
Stadium AV: Mine's Bigger Than Yours
Daniel Frankel
When it was completed just before the start of the Atlanta Braves' 2005 baseball season, Turner Field's $10 million, 71-foot-tall, 79-foot-wide LED screen made the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest high-definition display ever made. Of course, this being the Steroid Era in pro sports, Turner Field's benchmark didn't last long....
It Doesn't Take a Genius
David Essex
The Illinois Institute of Technology, just south of Chicago's famed downtown Loop, is the kind of place that isn't likely to tolerate outmoded technology. So when IIT began an upgrade of its classroom AV systems to bolster both its distance-learning and AV capabilities, it knew that the existing equipment would have to go, and that the rooms themselves would need to be reconfigured....
Nice Shot, Mate: AV Down under
Daniel Frankel
Clocked at nearly 150 MPH, Andy Roddick's serve was the fastest recorded at last January's Australian Open tennis tournament. But that speed was no match for the integrated network that distributed the radar gun's data throughout Melbourne Park, the sprawling sports facility that hosts the Grand Slam event....
Test Your Knowledge of AV to the Stars
PRO AV Editors
What celebrity used JBL Pro VERTEC line arrays at an appearance in Buenos Aires? If you can guess, you really know your AV....
More Megahertz, Less Flicker
PRO AV Editors
Flat-panels may seem commoditized these days, but manufacturers continue to look for ways to improve their products. One way is to boost motion performance with 120 Hz processing technology, which effectively doubles the rate at which a moving image is refreshed on-screen....
Q&A with Doug Hall, The Whitlock Group
PRO AV Editors
Hall is CEO of The Whitlock Group, a $135 million AV integration firm in Richmond, Va. Recently The Whitlock Group announced the formation of the Global Presence Alliance with European integrator Impact Marcom....
InfoComm 08: Turn Out the Lights
Brad Grimes
At press time, InfoComm figured more than 34,600 people from 93 countries attended Info-Comm 08, which was more than the organization's pre-show estimates and nearly 10 percent more than last year?a sign, many say, that the industry remains strong, at least for now, during trying economic times....
Great Expectations?In HD
Brad Grimes
Giving your customers what they want won't always be a no-brainer....
NSCA Weathers Floodwaters
PRO AV Editors
NSCA staff returned to the association's headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, despite the area's news-making flood....
Canon to Build Green on Long Island
PRO AV Editors
Canon USA will file site plans with the Town of Huntington, N.Y., for a new corporate headquarters facility for Canon Americas....
Neumann Celebrates with Studio Mic Launch
PRO AV Editors
Neumann is celebrating its 80th anniversary by launching the TLM 67 studio microphone....
DT Research Expands Display Sizes
PRO AV Editors
DT Research used InfoComm to showcase a new selection of display sizes for its WebDT digital signage system....
Vizio Releases $599 Plasmas
PRO AV Editors
Vizio announced that its two newest plasma models, the 42-inch VP422 and 32-inch VP322, will be available for $799 and $599 respectively....
Meyer Open Around the Clock
PRO AV Editors
Meyer Sound launched a 24-hour worldwide technical consultation phone line in addition to the company's customer support program....
Avocent Restructures, Plans Business Unit Sale
PRO AV Editors
Avocent Corp. initiated a plan to enhance competitiveness, improve efficiency, and reduce the company's cost structure....
NSCA Awards Members
PRO AV Editors
NSCA Executive Director awarded the winners of Educator of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, and Volunteer of the Year during InfoComm 08....
Digital Processing Node: NION nX nodes & MediaMatrix NION NWare 1.4.2
PRO AV Editors
In addition to upgrades and new hardware for the NION programmable digital audio processing node, MediaMatrix, a division of Peavey, has a new version of its NWare software....
Projectors: NEC NP905 and NP901W
PRO AV Editors
NEC announces two new sets of projectors. For business and education applications, the NP905 and NP901W include wireless capability for network use as well as Silicon Optix HQV motion video quality....
Extenders: Adder AdderLink X50, X50-Multiscreen, and X-DVI extenders
PRO AV Editors
Adder launches the AdderLink X50, X50-Multiscreen, and X-DVI extenders....
Amps and Switchers: Extron Electronics P/2 DA8/12 VGA Amps
PRO AV Editors
Extron Electronics introduces VGA and stereo audio distribution amplifi ers: the P/2 DA8 (shown), with eight outputs, and the P/2 DA12, with 12 outputs....
Flat-Panel Mount: Peerless Industries Slimline
PRO AV Editors
The new Slimline universal mounting solutions from Peerless Industries are the company?s thinnest?only 0.4 inches allowing each mount to position a flatpanel display 0.4 inches from the wall....
Controller: SP Controls Pixie DCM+
PRO AV Editors
The Pixie DCM+ from SP Controls is an AV device controller that increases user options with features such as RS232 control, automatic device shutdown after inactivity, and an optional real-time clock module that enables automatic shutdown at a specific time....
In-Ceiling Loudspeakers: Architectural Acoustics PHR
PRO AV Editors
Architectural Acoustics, a division of Peavey, introduces the PHR series of loudspeakers, designed for compact, in-ceiling installations....
Projectors: InFocus IN5100 series
PRO AV Editors
Netstreams introduces a new line of commercial audio products that allow installers to use traditional commercial audio distribution or install a fully IP-based audio distribution network....
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