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Tools for the Trade: Helpful Tools for Troubleshooting Live AV Events By Don Kreski, May 1, 2012 Michael Canfield of the integration firm CAVCOMM advises AV technicians and end-users on several pieces he wouldn’t do without during a setup or live event.    A good multi-meter More..
Top 5 Trends in Portable AV May 1, 2012 by Don KreskiNot all AV components are the same. If you’re investing in portable audio and video gear, you want to make sure what you buy will be useful for years to come. I spoke to six audio video experts and asked them to More..
At Your Service By Christopher Neto, April 25, 2012 It has many names—a service maintenance agreement, a fixed-price support contract, a service level agreement, a maintenance contract, a service contract, or even an extended warranty (although this term can be limiting). The More..
An End-User Tour of The Chateau Nightclub in Las Vegas April 2, 2012 The Chateau Nightclub at Paris, Las Vegas maximizes its prime location on the Las Vegas Strip right under the Eiffel Tower. The nightclub and its dynamic elements of theatrical spectacle will dazzle the night-life, while during More..
Storing IT Smart: Archiving Systems Combine Storage with Quick Access April 2, 2012 by Carolyn Heinze It’s a challenge that broadcast engineers and IT managers have struggled with for years: now that we have all of this content, where are we going to put it? And, how are we going to make it easily accessible More..
Room Acoustics and the Sound System – Tips and Tricks March 15, 2012 by Graeme Harrison and Julian TreasureWhen it comes to acoustics—boardrooms, classrooms, convention centers, transport hubs —audio gets overlooked and under-valued when compared to lighting, interior design, video or control, and More..
Getting HD Video From Point A to Point B is Tricky. Here’s How to Keep It—and Your Whole Staff—Happy February 10, 2012 by Tim KridelBy the end of this year, there will be more than 3.1 billion HDMI products installed worldwide, predicts the research firm In-Stat. That will be 34 percent more than in 2011, and it's just one example of how the More..
Facing the Future: Next-Gen Digital Signage Knows Your Face February 10, 2012 by Pam DerringerDigital signs can scan a shopper’s face and body, suggest dinners she might like based on her general appearance, and download the recipes and ingredients to her iPhone. More..
AV Managers Do IT All: How to Adapt and Thrive in a Converging World By Pam Derringer, January 9, 2012 The AV help desk at the Mayo Clinic has so many flat panel displays and computers that it looks like an airport control center. Its two dozen AV techs run 200 meeting rooms, preside over hundreds of videoconferences a day and More..
Wither the Projector? By Tim Kridel, January 9, 2012 Are projectors becoming more of a niche play? That’s what some AV industry pundits think, especially after 2011 product introductions like Sharp's LC-70LE732U, a 70-inch LCD display going for $3,700.It’s a reasonable debate. As More..
Multicasting: An End-User Primer By Phil Hippensteel, January 9, 2012 Multicasting has become part of multimedia technology. While its details can be complex, the basic idea and operation of a multicast network is not complicated. We’ll explain what it is, how it is used, and the good and bad of More..
Is 3D Flat? By Carolyn Heinze, December 2, 2011 As Hollywood studios and video game developers continue to push 3D projection into the home, the technology is starting to be adopted by commercial and government organizations as well. With the advent of numerous professional More..
Understanding Uncle Sam: the Federal AV Market By Tim Kridel, December 2, 2011 Congress and the President are still untangling the budget impasse. Such as the uncertainties that AV vendors and integrators face when selling into the federal government market.“The budget impasse has definitely caused more More..
Curing the High-Def Headache By Don Kreski, December 2, 2011 “The good old days where you could just run a wire to some kind of matrix switcher are long gone. Digital, high-definition video is here and is pushing all of us into modern times.”     More..
Instruction to Go By John Laughlin, December 2, 2011 Webcasts are more and more widely used in higher education and corporate training, for good reason. Our  clients are finding that the ability to review a lecture or class discussion can increase understanding, improve retention, More..

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