Test Your Knowledge of U.S. Defense Department Technology Programs
Brad Grimes
If you've considered installing AV systems for the U.S. Defense Department (or already do), you need to brush up on tech-related DOD acronyms....
Economic Snapshot: Testing the Market's Bottom
PRO AV Editors
Last month, InfoComm International released its latest Economic Snapshot, a regular report on how the pro AV industry feels about its financial health. The October 2009 results closely resemble those from July 2009, when AV pros acknowledged that business had fallen off....
Buyer's Guide to Professional HDMI Matrix Switchers
Kimberly R. Griffin
Put 100 AV integrators in a room and ask how many of them think HDMI is bad for business and nearly 100 hands will go up. Put manufacturers in a room and they'll say they're just fielding requests to add HDMI ports to their pro AV products....
Yes, Darn It, AV Pros Matter
Brad Grimes
Last month, speaking at a vendor summit held by pro AV distributor Stampede near the company's new headquarters outside Buffalo, N.Y., one editor was tasked with telling representatives from display and projector manufacturerswhy their companies should continue to engage pro AV dealers and build stronger relationships based on mutual understanding....
Choosing the Right 3D Technology
PRO AV Editors
Get ready. There's about to be a rush on video systems that display movies, images, and graphical information in three dimensions. Knowing the differences among 3D technologies is a key first step....
Green Install: A True Test of Green AV
Brad Grimes
If you installed AV systems in a group's new headquarters and those headquarters subsequently received a Platinum rating from the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, does it mean those AV systems were green? What if the group whose headquarters you worked on actually was the U.S. Green Building Council?...
Crestron Ships Presentation Audio Amp
PRO AV Editors
Crestron has begun shipping the MP-AMP30, a convenient, low-cost audio amplifier for applications in which audio from source equipment is directly connected to and switched by a video projector.The MP-AMP30 amplifier drives the audio signal from these sources directly to external speakers....
Jack Wrightson, WJHW, on Stadium Audio
Sam Berkow
Jack Wrightson is a founding principal at Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon & Williams, an acoustical consulting and electronic systems design firm in Dallas. While well known for work in sports, convention center, and concert venues, WJHW also provides services on corporate, educational, and performing arts projects....
Ethernet AVB, Promise Fulfilled
Thom Mullins, CTS
It's been a long time coming. Today's Ethernet AVB standard for digital AV networks resembles some of those long-ago platforms that didn't quite pan out....
Optoma Debuts New 3D HD Projector
PRO AV Editors
Optoma Technology introduced its new HD66 high-definition, 3D-ready home theater projector. The $699 projector supports 3D content in up to 720p resolution based on Texas Instruments' 0.65 DMD DLP chipset with BrilliantColor....
Kramer Releases 3G HD-SDI to HDMI Converter
PRO AV Editors
Kramer Electronics has announced the release of its new FC-331 3G HD-SDI to HDMI format converter. According to the company, the device converts an SDI audio and video signal to an HDMI output signal with the same resolution and frame rate....
Crestron Adds Guidebar Technology to Annotator
PRO AV Editors
Crestron has released its DVPHD High-Definition Annotator with its new Guidebar Technology (DVPHD-GB). According to the company, HD annotation allows presenters to write or draw over live computer and full-motion HD video images using a touch screen or mouse....
MultiDyne Debuts Embedder, De-embedder Cards
PRO AV Editors
MultiDyne Video and Fiber Optic Systems, a provider of fiber optic-based AV signal transport and routing solutions, introduced its new openGear-compatible DEM-4322G HD/SD De-embedder and EMB-4321G HD/SD Embedder....
SIM2 Ships New LED Projector
PRO AV Editors
SIM2 has begun shipping its single-chip, LED, full HD, DLP projector, the Mico 50. The lamp-free Mico 50 projector uses an LED light source to provide stable color characteristics and quick sequential picture information....
Altinex Earns ISO Certification
PRO AV Editors
Altinex, which makes signal management products, has received ISO 9001:2008 certification. Altinex had previously been ISO 9001:2000 compliant, but now meets the latest certification standards released by the International Organization for Standardization in late 2008....
Harman Promotes Paller to Sales VP
PRO AV Editors
The Harman Music Group announced the promotion of Craig Paller from vice president, domestic sales, to groupwide vice president, worldwide sales. Paller is now responsible for strategic planning and sales initiatives at the brand, market, and dealer level for BSS Audio, dbx Professional, DigiTech, and Lexicon Professional....
AVI-SPL Expands Chicago Office with New Hire
PRO AV Editors
AVI-SPL announced the addition of Daneen Feeney as the education market manager for its Chicago office. She will specialize in the K-12 education market....
Power Amplifiers: Stewart Audio AV25 and CVA Series
PRO AV Editors
The latest subcompact amplifiers from Stewart Audio are the AV25 and CVA series....
Audio Monitor System: JBL Professional MSC1
PRO AV Editors
JBL Professional's new MSC1 Monitor System Controller is a tool designed to help installers integrate monitor system control and tunability....
Internet AV Receiver: Sherwood R-904N NetBoxx
PRO AV Editors
The Sherwood R-904N NetBoxx is a compact, 7.1-channel receiver capable of playing back physical disc media as well as Internet/streaming media without a PC....
Microphone Transmitters: Lectrosonics SMV Series
PRO AV Editors
The new Lectrosonics SMV Series transmitters are part of the company's Super Miniature product line....
Sony Unveils Family of AVCHD Camcorders
PRO AV Editors
Sony Electronics has launched a new family of professional video products that support the AVCHD format. Designed for professionals and prosumers, the new NXCAM family features solid-state production capabilities....
Analog Way Launches Six New Switchers
PRO AV Editors
Analog Way has announced the release of six new high-resolution mixers and switchers featuring multiple scalers. All six new products are-HDCP compliant and offer universal analog and digital I/Os and full high-resolution digital processing....
New StarBoard Widens Whiteboard Market for Hitachi
PRO AV Editors
Hitachi Software Engineering America has rolled out the new StarBoard FX-77GII, a whiteboard the company expects to be more accessible to a larger universe of corporate and educational users. This new model reportedly has a lower price point than the original FX DUO StarBoard....
Glowpoint Integrates Microsoft Exchange for Conferencing
PRO AV Editors
Managed videoconferencing services provider Glowpoint has unveiled ScheduleSync, a new feature that synchronizes customer desktop calendar and scheduling software with the company's customer web portal....
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