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ViewSonic Brightens Rooms with New Projectors

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ViewSonic said it is responding to customer requests for more display options in creating three new lightweight projectors for the large-screen needs of education and enterprise users....

Barco Forms New Integration Unit

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Barco, a manufacturer of video and lighting solutions, formed the Video & Lighting Integration (VLI) Business Unit to meet the increasing demand for integrated solutions in the fixed installation marketplace....

AMX Bets on Vegas

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Officials at AMX, which makes AV and control solutions, said the company has opened a high-tech, 5,800-square-foot office and showroom in Las Vegas....

InfoComm Targets Architects, Builders

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InfoComm International recently announced the launch of a $1.5 million advertising and public relations campaign aimed at educating architects and building professionals about the value of contracting with AV companies that employ Certified Technology Specialists (CTS)....

Unspoken Questions About HD

Kris Vollrath, CTS

in the AV industry. Everything is moving toward 720p/1080i/1080p resolutions and beyond. But in the commercial space, there are some real issues about hopping on this technology wave. One that few talk about-do we really need HD?...

White Space Impact on Wireless Audio

Pete Putman, CTS

While the transition to digital television is a big story, there are smaller but no less important stories being pulled along in its wake. One of particular interest to AV pros is that of white space and its impact on wireless audio....

Digital Signage Systems Use Wireless Communication to Go Mobile

Tim Kridel

With high gas prices here to stay, many expect that ridership will continue to grow. Interestingly, that creates digital signage opportunities?and not just via displays in transit stations, but also aboard trains, buses, and ferries, thanks to mobile wireless technologies....

Cedia Control, Etc.

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October 2008: Cedia Video

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October 2008: Cedia Audio

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Bright Idea: Eureka! Wireless VGA

Kimberly R. Griffin

It's a challenge often faced in education and corporate installations: finding a way for multiple users to connect computers to projectors or displays. If you've ever been stumped or you're not satisfied with your current solution, Cables to Go, a division of Lastar, may have an answer....

Software Suite: Resource Management

Brad Grimes

There's a lot to be said for networkable AV devices, but none of it's worth saying if you can't consolidate data from IP-enabled equipment and better manage it. AMX, Extron, and Crestron sell robust, server-based software for managing thousands of rooms worth of AV gear....

D.A.S. Audio Variant System

Bob Owens

Bob Owens reviews the D.A.S. Audio Variant System...

CEDIA Expo gave pros a look at residential technology

Brad Grimes

As you might expect in trying economic times, attendance at CEDIA Expo 2008 was off. But that didn't stop major manufacturers from rolling out new products and technologies for the residential (and in some cases commercial) installation market. What was in it for your business? How about flicker-free flat-panels, IP-based systems, and AV servers running Windows?...

Q&A With Bruce Botnick

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The Low End Blues

Sam Berkow

One of the biggest challenges in recording studio design is getting a great low-end sound. But the problem isn't limited to studio designers. It has become increasingly common for AV professionals working on corporate board-rooms, presentation facilities, and other venues to struggle with clear, consistent, low-frequency reproduction....

The ABCs of ATSC

Pete Putman, CTS, ISF

Digital terrestrial TV offers so much more than analog TV that you should expect more clients to add it to new and retrofit installations. DTV means multicasting, support for multiple language channels, audio description and closed captions, HDTV and SDTV, and electronic program guide information. What's it take to achieve? Here's an overview of the ATSC system....

AV at the Democratic National Convention

Daniel Frankel

Events like the Democratic National Convention can present a rising tide of opportunity for local businesses. That was certainly the case this past summer for Denver-based AV integration shop ListenUp. The company had to move fast, however, to capitalize....

NASDAQ Videowall: Open for Business

Linda Seid Frembes

The iconic NASDAQ videowall gets a massive overhaul without disrupting daily operations....

Advice from the Front Lines of AV

Tom Zind

Ask successful AV integration firms what one piece of advice helped launch their businesses and you get a slew of different answers?some technical, some procedural, some philosophical. Still, we asked....

Test Your Knowledge of AES and Audio History

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Just asking: Is it true the first annual Audio Engineering Society Convention was held in San Francisco in 1947?...

An Audio Wish List

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At the 2008 Audio Engineering Society Convention in San Francisco, more than 370 exhibitors-from Audio-Technica to Yamaha, AKG to Sony-wooed attendees with new products and technologies. While AES draws a wide cross section of audio professionals and enthusiasts, we wondered what audio gear professional AV integrators, consultants, and end-users were in the market for....