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Taming The AV Monster

Elaine Jones

As a result of the high workload at the University of California, San Diego, Media Services department, it began researching alternative methods of handling the media needs for the university. It determined that installed AV systems in the classrooms would be best, but that simplicity in control was mandatory....

LAX Steers Into Clear Audio

Daniel Frankel

Steerable loudspeaker arrays help airport create intelligible paging system....

From Russia With Love

Gregory Detogne

AV systems expand experience at glamorous Florida night spot....

Marketwatch: Online

PRO AV Editors

Using the Internet, there is so much more you can do to enhance your business beyond just a simple Web site....

Pop Quiz: August 2007

PRO AV Editors

Test your knowledge of cable applications....

Fascinating Facts About Light-Emitting Diodes

PRO AV Editors

Fascinating facts about light-emitting diodes....

Q&A: Image Quality

PRO AV Editors

What will have the most impact on the quality of a projected image: ambient light conditions, lens type, screen material, the light engine itself, or something else?...

Miking a Conference Room

PRO AV Editors

Whenever multiple sound sources must share one microphone, microphone selection and placement is important to ensure consistent audio levels....

5-Minute Interview: Randall Stevens

Randall Stevens

President and CEO of graphics software developer Mersive Technologies, Randall Stevens, earned a degree in architecture before starting 3D-graphics software development company ArchVision. In 2004, with partners Chris Jaynes and Stephen Webb, Stevens co-founded Mersive Technologies in Lexington, Ky....

Green Is Good

Mark Mayfield

Green has always been my favorite color. So don't accuse me of jumping on the popular bandwagon of the so-called ?green movement? when I say that AV professionals need to pay attention to this very real issue that is already affecting our industry ?whether you realize it or not....

Revealing The ?Magic? Of AV

Thom Mullins

Simplicity comes at a cost, but it can also create opportunities....

Signal Switch

Pete Putman, CTS, ISF

how the lack of analog TV will affect their constituents, a recent news article reports....

On The Go

Tim Kridel

Call it a marriage of convenience: The 2008 InfoComm show will be co-located with NXTcomm, a trade show for telecom vendors and service providers. That's good news for mobile videoconferencing, which should benefit from the ongoing convergence of telecom and pro AV....

Peer Review: Sonance 875D SE Multi-Channel Amplifier

Anson Fogel

We install hundreds of architectural audio distribution amplifiers each year in high-end residences, and we have very specific needs. . .The Sonance 875D SE Multi-Channel Amplifier is literally the ideal response to our ideal specification, one that historically did not exist....

Remote-Controlled Switchers: Tributaries Compact HDMI HX410 and HX410A

PRO AV Editors

Tributaries announces two new compact remote-controlled HDMI switchers, the HX410 and the HX410A....

AES 2007 Convention Product Preview

PRO AV Editors

Products to be found at the 2007 Audio Engineering Society convention, Oct. 5-8 in New York City....

Casting A Wider Net

Tom Zind

Crossroads Community Church in Adrian, Mich., a ?portable? church using audio and video components that are stowed after each event, Crossroads is burdened by neither worship traditions nor the need for an elaborate physical space. Like a growing number of technology consumers, Crossroads turns to the Internet to research and acquire the AV equipment it needs....

Adventures In RF Design

Pete Putman

The impending transition from analog television to digital television (DTV) brings with it many problems and issues that have yet to be resolved, the biggest of which may be education....

Redefined By Design

Linda Seid Frembes

Built over an old ocean pier, the new Pier at Caesars in Atlantic City is home to Game-On, the ultimate sports bar for any sports fan....

Teaching The Teachers

Linda Seid Frembes

The John M. Perzel Education & Technology Center is the flagship technology building on the campus of Holy Family University in Philadelphia, featuring modern presentation technologies and videoconferencing with all AV systems standardized on a building-wide control system from AMX Corp....

Sharing The Same Stage

Katie Parrish

Show Department, a show staging company that provides temporary staging services, tackles spatial challenges and tight time constraints for the biennial Walgreens management event....

Daily Showcase

Gregory Detogne

A prominent feature within a design built to dazzle guests and serve as a multimedia expression of creativity, marketing agency Momentum's video ball is part of an installation imbued with all the speed and capabilities of a live staged production....