August 2010
Features
Home Theater Projectors
By Bennett Liles
The movement toward home-centered entertainment has produced some personal theater systems that until recently might have appeared suited only to the ultrawealthy, but imaging technology, longer-lasting lamps, and more sophisticated picture tweaks are bringing big-screen performance to the masses…
Projection Screens
By Mike Keadle
Projection screens have come a long way in the last few years. Each year, we see new materials and designs, as well as improvements on existing product. Screen manufacturers have continued to provide us solutions to keep up with the ever-progressing evolution of video…
On the Network
By Cynthia Wisehart
We are entering a new time in AV when control will truly be the heart of the value proposition—it will drive sales and design. …
7.1 Placement and Acoustics
By Dan Daley
Surround in 7.1 had been hinted at for years….
Understanding Home Theater Audio
By Bob McCarthy
How home listening acoustics compare to arena acoustics….
Reviews
ClearOne Chat 60
By John McJunkin
Snap AV Episode ES-700-TWR Review
By John McJunkin
On occasion, contractors and integrators worrking in commercial AV find themselves in need of loudspeakers that would be more likely found in a suburban home theater environment. Of course, some contractors do not limit their practice to just commercial or business-oriented clients…
Columns
Efficiency at Middle Atlantic
By Cynthia Wisehart
By now, you know I like factory tours and rack rooms. Especially when I get to see American-made enterprise and ingenuity at work, whether in a systems or manufacturing setting…
Making Your Case
By Don Kreski
“It’s important that we find ways to communicate the quality of the work we do—not just with our usual marketing brochures, but with something more interactively appealing.” That’s what Candace Clarke, communications editor for AVI-SPL…
ADA: 20 Years Later
By George Petersen
It was just two decades ago–July 26, 1990–that President George H. W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. In terms of removing barriers and opening new areas of accessibility to millions of Americans, it was truly a landmark day…
Departments
NSCA Releases Compensation & Benefits Report
Despite a decline in the growth of human capital during the past two years, industry companies surveyed reported median gross sales of $5 million in 2009—compared to $2.6 million to $2.8 million in 2007, according to the latest edition of NSCA’s Compensation & Benefits Report. …
NSCA at InfoComm 2010 a Success
Industry professionals raised more than $65,000 to support the NSCA Education Foundation’s initiatives. …
InfoComm Survey Reveals AV Companies Expanding in 2010
InfoComm International has released the 2010 InfoComm Compensation and Benefits Survey. …
McGraw-Hill Professional to Release First CTS Prep Book
InfoComm is working with McGraw-Hill Professional to develop a comprehensive resource to help candidates prepare for the Certified Technology Specialist (CTS) exam….
Dawn E.B. Meade Awarded the Inaugural Michael Vergauwen Education Fund Scholarship
ICIF, the foundation of InfoComm International, has awarded the inaugural Michael Vergauwen Education Fund Scholarship to Dawn E.B. Meade, CTS, of Advanced Video Systems. …
BICSI and InfoComm Sign Friendship Agreement
BICSI—the association supporting the information technology systems (ITS) industry with information, education, and knowledge assessment—recently signed a friendship agreement with InfoComm. …
InfoComm, CEA, and CEDIA Collaborate on Joint Standard for Drawing Symbols
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has entered into a formal contract with CEDIA and InfoComm to participate in the joint development of an ANSI Standard, as part of their R10WG7 Residential Systems Documentation Working Group. …
Let the CEDIA Expo 2010 Planning Begin
CEDIA Expo is just around the corner; time to start planning how you will spend your time in Atlanta. …
New Products
Audio-Technica AT2021
Audio-Technica has introduced the new AT2021 cardioid condenser microphone…
Altinex TNP221 and UT250-101 Collaborative Workspace Package
Altinex announced the new TNP221 and UT250-101 Collaborative Workspace Package…
Haivision Network Video Furnace 5.6
Haivision Network Video announced version 5.6 of its Furnace IP video system software…
Tripp Lite SRW12US33 and SRW12USG
Tripp Lite has added two new 12RU models to its line of SmartRack wallmount rack enclosure cabinets…
Guifx Victoria
Guifx announced the release of its Victoria user interface (UI) kit…
StarTech.com SP123DP2DVI
StarTech.com has announced the release of the SP123DP2DVI triple-head DisplayPort to DVI multimonitor adapter…
Platinum Tools JackAX 110
Platinum Tools announced that its new JackAX 110 termination tool is now shipping…
Gefen ToolBox Extender for HDMI 3DTV
Gefen announced that the newest extension solution from its Gefen ToolBox line of wall-mountable hardware is currently shipping…
WallWizard XM60 and XM37
WallWizard has announced the introduction of its XM series of articulating mounts for thin flatpanel TVs…
Lightware Visual Engineering MX12x12DVI-Slim, MX16x16DVI-Slim DVI, and MX-FR80R
Lightware Visual Engineering products’ MX12x12DVI-Slim and MX16x16DVI-Slim DVI matrix switchers and the MX-FR80R hybrid multiformat matrix switcher …
Meridian Audio Control 15
Meridian Audio has announced the introduction of Control 15, which combines the three essential elements of every Meridian Sooloos digital media system…
Kanex HDMI 1.4 cables
Kanex introduces new HDMI 1.4 cables to enable new capabilities …
Remote Technologies vIRsa Mouse
Remote Technologies (RTI) announced that it is now shipping its vIRsa Mouse IR emitter…
Middle Atlantic Products EGR series
The new EGR series AV rack enclosures from Middle Atlantic Products have been designed to achieve a high level of equipment mounting versatility…
PPC Pro
At CEDIA Expo 2010, PPC will unveil its new PPC Pro line of connectors and cables…
X2O Media Xpresenter PowerPoint add-in
X2O Media announced a new Microsoft PowerPoint add-in that greatly simplifies the content creation process…
High Resolution Systems UDC-400
High Resolution Systems announced the new UDC-400 universal device controller…
