Sound & Video Contractor presents features & columns related to projector technology

Picture This: Short Throws

By Jeff Sauer

One of the most intriguing announcements at InfoComm 07, at least to me, revolved around Sanyo's LP-XL50 — an extreme-short-throw projector that can generate 80in.-diagonal images while positioned just 3in. from the screen....

Installation Profile:
Designer Home Theater

By Dan Daley

One-button simplicity was the goal in the Electronics Design Group’s installation of a 22-seat theater in a 20,000-square-foot new home in northern New Jersey...

Installation Profile: Back to the Drawing Board

By Jack Kontney

When a structure as architecturally unique and historically important as the home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir undergoes a major renovation, there's...

Math Teacher Uses AV to Create “Mathcast” Whiteboard Movies

Mathcast whiteboard movies are made using the screen/voice recording capability of the Hitachi StarBoard. ...

A Changed InfoComm International Preps in Las Vegas

By John McKeon

The AV industry audience that gathers in Anaheim, Calif., this week for InfoComm International will be a very different group, with very different priorities from the people who gathered at the InfoComm of a decade or so ago. ...

Business School Trading Rooms Mirror Wall Street AV

By Linda Seid Frembes

In the higher-education market, business school trading rooms offer the experience of a real-world financial services setting in a learning environment. ...

End Users Lessons from InfoComm R&S Survey

By John McKeon

A recent survey of rental and staging specialists offers some strategic insights into the thinking and operations of these companies—information that may have long-term implications for the corporate clients they serve....

The Buzz: Installation Spotlight: Vurv Technology, Jacksonville, Fla..

By Bennett Liles

Vurv Technology's new world headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla., was the crowning touch on a complete company makeover...

Focus On AV in Education: Wired School District Combines Projectors, Document Cameras, and Powered Loudspeakers for All-Sensory Education.

By Linda Seid Frembes

Without a doubt, Shoreline School District in Washington state thrives on technology. With a combination of a high level of technology access and a first-rate...