Volume 2, Issue 9 — September 30, 2013
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The WEEK Recap
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September 24, 2013 |
Episode 49: Setting Our Sights On the Moving Target |
This week, Joel follows up on his September column on whether today’s client is changing the standards for professional AV. To discuss it, he calls on Jim Smith of Polycom to talk about desktop video, its influence by applications like Skype and where it’s all headed. |
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September 13, 2013 |
Episode 48: Midori Connolly drops in on The Week |
This week, Joel talks with Midori Connolly, who is, among many other things, the chair of the InfoComm Rental and Staging Council. The topics include InfoComm, the Council’s initiatives, training and the rental and staging portion of the industry. Don’t miss this one. |
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September 5, 2013 |
Episode 47: Been Here Before… |
Big news in AV and electronics this week, and Gary Kayye and Joel Rollins share a phone call about the biggest — Microsoft tries manufacturing yet again. |
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AV Insider Recap
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September 27, 2013 |
Episode 6: Technically Sound Networks |
Access Networks’ Aaron Gutin talks with goat Johnny Mota about the importance of a solid network, especially with automation systems. They cover common problems that networks have and how Access Networks is avoiding them. He also talks about new products to be launched in all their system starting November. All this and more on this episode of AV Insider. |
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September 25, 2013 |
Episode 5: Wireless HD & MHL |
Chee, manager at DVDO Systems talks with Johnny about the company’s wireless HD solutions (with a new one to be announced at CEDIA), its new 4K matrix switching and MHL for Android Smartphones, as well as when and where you should use WiHD (renters, gaming solutions, and Media rooms or Home Theaters). |
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September 9, 2013 |
Episode 4: The Custom Audio Experience |
Noah Kaplan, president of Leon Speakers, talks with host Johnny Mota about custom audio, hifi, and “Sound Sculpture” in the residential and commercials spaces. Leon has a new product that won’t be released until CEDIA but he tells Johnny all about it. That and more, on this episode of AV Insider. |
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Rants and rAVes
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September 26, 2013 |
Episode 170: Live from Day 1 at CEDIA |
We have a handful of reporters at the CEDIA show in Denver shooting videos of all the new AV gear aimed at the HomeAV market. |
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September 25, 2013 |
Episode 169: Is CEDIA Irrelevant? |
I think there are 5 reasons that that the Cedia Expo could be in trouble. Do you agree? Read my blog here. |
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September 24, 2013 |
Episode 168: More Cedia Products from Savant and Core Brands |
CEDIA will be the debut of a new wireless streaming (higher end) audio technology from DTS. |
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September 23, 2013 |
Episode 167: BenQ’s W1500 Projector |
BenQ’s latest is a wireless HD projector that’s designed for the home theater – and it’s 2200 ANSI Lumens! |
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September 21, 2013 |
Episode 166: InFocus’s Latest Projectors are Ultra Short Throw |
Infocus is back focusing on projection technology with two new short throw projectors. One is WXGA and the other is just plain old XGA. |
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September 20, 2013 |
Episode 165: The Art of Saying No |
The hardest thing to do is to say no to a customer, right? Read the blog here: The Art of Saying No |
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September 18, 2013 |
Episode 164: Barco’s 10 Days |
Barco’s going to take the next 10 days and launch one projector per day. But that wasn’t good enough for us, so we got the inside scoop to tell you about all 10 of them NOW! So, if you don’t want to wait for 10 days to find out what Barco’s gonna launch, listen now. |
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September 17, 2013 |
Episode 163: Are You Shure? |
Shure is matching up to $25,000 in donations to the NSCA Educational Foundation. |
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September 13, 2013 |
Episode 162: All About Cedia |
The annual HomeAV tradeshow is less than three weeks away, and we already have a half dozen new product announcements from HomeAV manufacturers! |
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September 12, 2013 |
Episode 161: The Network in the HomeAV Market |
There’s a great article on our website right now written by Aaron Gutin of Access Networks. I tell you why you should take the time to read it! |
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September 9, 2013 |
Episode 160: Optoma ProScene |
Optoma’s decided that the install market for projectors is where its future potential growth is going to happen. With that in mind, the company’s come out with a new line of projectors it’s calling ProScene that aren’t available through distribution. |
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