Reliving the Analog Days

At my institution, we began putting our AV systems on the network over a dozen years ago. The advantages were simply amazing. In fact, we take so many of these for granted today, we forget some of them. For example, when was the last time you thought about how amazing it is that you can […]

Reliving the Analog Days

Too Many Captain Kirks, Not Enough Scottys

For well more than a century, the audio world was warm, straightforward and essentially analog at its core. It was a copper-based universe of wire, resistors, capacitors, transformers, vacuum tubes, transistors and electronic parts you could touch, feel, see and identify easily. And then, as things are wont to do, it all changed. Individual circuit […]

Too Many Captain Kirks, Not Enough Scottys

Extron’s Universal TP Transmitter for Digital and Analog Signals Ships

Extron announced the immediate availability of the MTP/HDMI U T A D, a Decora-style, universal twisted pair transmitter for digital and analog video sources. Dedicated inputs on the MTP/HDMI U T A D accommodate digital and analog video, audio, and bidirectional RS-232 or IR signals and the signals are transmitted long distances over CAT 5-type […]

Extron’s Universal TP Transmitter for Digital and Analog Signals Ships

The Analog Sunset is Coming — What’s It to You?

The analog sunset is coming and, once again, there is a simple name that encompasses a complex topic. While it sports a sweet, catchy name, the upcoming analog sunset is a planned obsolescence that affects the video equipment already installed in your and your clients’ homes and businesses. Advanced Access Content System Licensing Administrator (AACS […]

The Analog Sunset is Coming — What’s It to You?