Volume 3, Issue 12 — December 12, 2017

Imagine that you have just moved into a new home and you continue to hear a disturbing, pulsating, low frequency rumbling noise. You think it is coming from outside. It is drowned out during the day time. But at night, when the neighborhood is quiet, you can hear it. Actually, it is noise that you can feel. What would you do?

Infrasound – A Case Study

Regretfully, this scenario is based on one of our clients and the sound has a name, Infrasound. The simplest definition of Infrasound, sometimes referred to as low-frequency sound, is sound that is lower in frequency than 20 Hz or cycles per second, the “normal” limit of human hearing. Hearing becomes gradually less sensitive as frequency decreases, so for humans to perceive infrasound, the sound pressure must be sufficiently high. The ear is the primary organ for sensing infrasound, but at higher intensities it is possible to feel infrasound vibrations in various parts of the body. Check out this figure for a reference of “Frequency of Sound” sources.

Research Conducted by AV Bend on Infrasound

Low frequency noise, the frequency range from about 10Hz to 200Hz, has been recognized as a special environmental noise problem, particularly to sensitive people in their homes. Whereas noise sources causing annoyance in the home may be unknown, in offices they are often fans or pumps in the building services. It was shown that exposure to low-frequency sound may alter the inner ear. This results in an increase of sensitivity to low-frequency sounds, and as a result, previously imperceptible sounds become audible to the exposed person. Low-frequency noise (LFN) may have serious health effects like vertigo, disturbed sleep, stress, hypertension, and heart rhythm disorders.

There has been an increase in complaints from those who have had longer exposure time to the noise of public infrastructure. It was found that the prevalence of LFN-complaints increases with age. This supports the conclusion that long-lasting exposure to low-frequency noise, inaudible for years to the exposed persons, may in the long-term result in alteration of the cochlea (the spiral cavity of the inner ear containing the organ of Corti, which produces nerve impulses in response to sound vibrations).

So once the LFN suddenly becomes audible to people, they start trying to find the source of the noise. But recent or nearby changes in environment are the main and only cause. Ground-borne vibrations have a propagation length of tens of kilometers. So, looking for one unique structure as the source of nuisance may often be impossible and illogical. This explains why engineering attempts to localize “the” noise source is often fruitless

One of the things that our partner, an acoustician, said was that it’s important to identify where the sound is coming from. He also then said that there are products that can be used to help with the sound. His initial thought was that it was sound coming from within the home (like A/C unit, fridge, water heater).

How to Stop the Noise

Unfortunately, the bass of LFN is the hardest frequency to dampen. With a wide wavelength, they travel further and induce vibrations in large objects. So, if there is the possibility of locating the source in the house (maybe try to shut off all power, using the circuit breaker main switch. Then check to see if the noise is still there), then it will be easier to dampen the sound. If the source is external or unknown, then the level of difficulty is greater. Low frequencies can originate from miles away.

Proposed Possible Treatments include:

• Window treatment kits
• Door seal kits
• Green glue with a second layer of sheet rock Quietrock
• Mass-loaded vinyl (MLV)
• Bass Buster
• Diffusor panel

The Bottom Line

Regretfully, infrasound is a very real problem but without a definitive solution. After reaching out to acoustical engineers and instructors, we learned that this type of noise affects 2.5 percent of the population. They are prevented from living a peaceful life depending on how close they live to the source of the noise. Most people will sell their house or quit their job for relief. And while there is no means to eliminate the “hum” of infrasound, home owners can take steps to minimize the sounds.

The song “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught” from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical SOUTH PACIFIC describes how people are taught to discriminate against those who are different. The flip side is equally true – people need to be taught what is discrimination as well as how not to discriminate.

And that’s where the power of digital signage to display relevant content on a programmable rotation schedule can be very important in today’s climate of continuing sexual harassment along with racial and religious discrimination.
Let’s face it. How many of us when we are first employed at a company sign statements acknowledging we understand that sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination are against company policy? Even if we remember signing that policy, do we truly understand what constitutes both sexual-harassment and non-sexual-harassment discrimination?

Here’s just one example of non-sexual harassment from a list compiled by TheBalance.com: “Making remarks about an individual’s skin color or other ethnic traits.” While this example might not immediately come to mind, the information that this does indeed constitute harassment is important to convey.

Some of you reading this article will be shaking your heads and saying to yourself, “We don’t just have our new employees sign a policy statement. We have discrimination training once a year for all employees.”

Assuming that everyone in your company (including the CO) attends the training, pays attention instead of checking texts and emails and understands the subtleties sometimes existing between appropriate or non-appropriate behavior and language – again, how many of us remember everything from one training day to the next one 12 months later?

Now let’s consider how effective use of internal communications digital signage can help create a non-hostile workplace by clarifying appropriate behavior and language:

To begin with, programming digital signage discrimination information on a regular basis can keep these important topics top of mind. When information is provided on a regular basis, this information may tend to better “stick” with us.
Yet the true power of digital signage is its ability to utilize storytelling, one of the most influential mechanisms for human memory retention and for showing by example.

Years ago in New York City a Spanish-language public health campaign for condom use ran in subway trains. Instead of posters announcing the importance of condom use to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, a comic strip approach was used. The actions and consequences of the comic strip characters told the “story” in a very impactful ongoing campaign.

Today we have digital signage software with numerous options including video for conveying important information. Imagine utilizing this power of storytelling to provide specific examples of sexual harassment and other discrimination behavior and language (only PG-rated of course). In this way, confusion over what does and does not constitute harassment is not left to interpretation but has been clearly stated.

In fact, why not sponsor company-wide contests (with awards) for the best ideas for digital signage content on these topics? Even the mention of the upcoming contests serves to remind employees that your company takes these issues seriously.

While there are many valuable uses of digital signage, utilizing it for reinforcing company policies can be very beneficial, especially if keeping this information top of mind spares a company from negative publicity and harassment lawsuits.

A WWII print poster stated “Loose Lips Sink Ships.” Consider what great slogans and examples you can create for your digital signage harassment information campaign.

Phyllis Zimbler Miller is the content marketing strategist at digital signage software company Enplug.com in Los Angeles. She has an MBA from The Wharton School and is particularly interested in UX.

I am not very interested in considering most of the article, as it relates to pornography. However, towards the end of the article the author began to touch on some very possible applications for the technology that would provide new opportunities for education.

The article also discusses other opportunities for virtual reality, augmented reality and even robots involved with augmented reality. The author gives an example of people who return from war zones with PTSD. Being able to place the victims in the location(s) that the trauma occurred may allow them to confront these memories. Perhaps, it can even be used to help others understand the trauma that soldiers have suffered and from that be helpful in their healing.

Why does VR have a better chance at helping with these issues than the standard types of training and counseling? Because it creates an experience for the user. Watching PowerPoint slides along with 40 to 50 other people does not put someone in the moment. This is particularly true of high school age students, who may be too immature to appreciate what they are being taught. Even watching friends act out scenes (which is a common training method for sexual harassment and consent) does not put people in the exact situation. It does not give them the same experience. It is very easy to sit in an audience while the scene is going on and check your Facebook page, or in the case of younger students, laugh at what is going on. Being a virtual bystander in a room while this is occuring provides an entirely different experience. They hear the words, they see the behavior and they have the opportunity to react to it and step in. Their friends are not sitting next to them, so they don’t have to worry about what they are thinking.

As an integrator, designer or video producer, we all have great opportunities here to engage in very interesting and exciting new opportunities. In addition to being able to make a profit in a new market, you also have the opportunity to be involved in doing some real good for people. The opportunities I have written about are only a small part of what educational institutions around the country will be doing with these technologies over the next several years. By developing an expertise in your organization in developing videos, designing equipment and more importantly, helping to design the experience, you can set yourself up for a profitable and exciting market niche.

It occurred to me recently that corporate enterprises can draw lessons from organizations that have already been focused on engagement and retention for the past 50+ years – higher education. I have spent a lot of time with our higher education partners and much of that time has been focused on talking about student engagement. This should come as no surprise, but when I was a professor, one of the main success metrics (outside of effective knowledge transfer) was how well you could engage your students and subsequently improve retention rates. Engagement is a fundamental metric for other things – how effectively a student learns or how focused they become on the learning task, for example. In the higher education space, student engagement is such a focus that full-time staff teaching and learning specialists will coach faculty on how to engage students.

Here are three lessons learned from higher education that can be applied to corporate culture:

2. Flip your meetings. Flipped learning is an approach to the classroom that has received a lot of attention in higher-education and I think that it deserves attention in corporate enterprise as well. The idea is that the professor/presenter should primarily view themselves as a moderator or guide, rather than the owner of the meeting. As the video cable and other technologies that reinforced the front-and-center presentation style meetings go away, organizations can now explore how to enable meetings where participants are contributing their thoughts and ideas openly in a collaborative manner. Not all meetings are amenable to this, but next time you’re going to present a pricing strategy, new product launch plan, or marketing program – ask yourself, “what if the meeting attendees helped drive the dialog, proposed directions, and even presented their own content as part of the dialog?” You’ll likely find that flipping certain meetings will drive more ownership over projects, spur new collaborative ideas, and will increase the level of engagement from stakeholders. Flipped learning and its cousin, ‘Active Learning’, were shown to improve concept acquisition and engagement by a national academy of science study – so it’s probably worth looking at how to borrow those concepts for your own meetings.

3. Show, don’t tell. This is similar to the first lesson, but instead focuses on the importance of supporting concepts with visual material. I often would ask my students ‘Why don’t you show me what you mean?’ and then hand them the chalk. These moments are highly engaging, as other students would ‘lean in’ to see how their colleague would approach a particular problem or visualize a model. You could argue that many companies have already realized this and that the visual support of ideas is the reason for PowerPoint’s dominance of the meeting space since the early 90’s. However, this goes way beyond simply dropping clip art into a series of PowerPoint slides. Professionals are leveraging their own devices, and the content on them, more than ever before in modern meetings. The average mobile device brought to a meeting contains about 27 apps – 9 of which are typically used daily. These apps are commonly used at work and are now part of the cognitive landscape – so why not leverage them in meetings? I’ve found that if I encourage users to demonstrate ideas with content from all those apps during a meeting, the meeting is more productive and participants, using the apps they love, can feel more connected and engaged throughout. So the next time you sense you’re losing your meeting to corporate doldrums, ask someone to open an app and share it to the room display – you may find it’s as powerful as those ‘pass the chalk’ moments you had back in college.

Digital out-of-home is everywhere — and people are looking. The displays are typically much larger than those of our mobile phones, commanding attention via sheer size, placement and (when done right) compelling creative.

To the delight of advertisers, the same displays are also 100 percent viewable and fraud-free, contributing to the projection that DOOH will command an 87 percent increase in importance to media planners over the next three years (DPAA).

Alas, to date, DOOH only receives a small percentage of global media spend; an allotment that has remained consistent over the years and has not enjoyed the same growth as digital and mobile categories. So how does the DOOH channel grab attention of brands, which shy away from spending on the medium?

Coaxing buyers to reallocate budget to an unfamiliar channel is a humbling act, from trying to get a foot in the doors of new contacts to teaching the value delivered when incorporating DOOH with other media. Despite the challenges, a brave bunch are already making these efforts and paving the way for the rest of the industry.

As BroadSign has extended its tech stack from a pure content management system to one that incorporates sales platforms for direct and programmatic workflows, I myself have been part of this movement. “The Case for Digital Signage” will share the best practices that have proven most effective in moving the needle with buyers of other media. A sneak peak of two points can be found below.

Speak Their Language

When it comes to educating brands and agencies about digital out-of-home, adaptation is the sell-side’s responsibility. It may not seem convenient to change the way one thinks about and sells their network, but change is necessary for smooth dialogue.

The minute I started speaking to buyers of digital and mobile channels, I realized I could no longer refer to the sell-side as “network operators” or “media owners.” Such terms would be met with blank stares or questions. Once I began referring to these players as “publishers,” it removed any friction or wasted time on translation.

Speaking the same language allows buyers to immediately view DOOH inventory more similarly to the other screens with which they are familiar. Think of it as an investment in customer service.

Sell Against, Pitch With

Digital out-of-home has a reputation for being a “last on, first off” tactic in campaigns. If there is extra money, throw it at the channel and see what happens. Should the budget shrink, DOOH is a quickly removed from the plan.

It has also been treated as a separate entity by specialist departments and agencies, given how much work goes into putting together and measuring a campaign. Each publisher has traditionally been dealt with individually, all having different availabilities, pricing, creative formats and reporting. Specialists took on the unique and arduous work that could be accomplished through a few clicks in other media.

Today, programmatic pipes allow DOOH inventory of various publishers to be accessed at once, in the same platform that buyers use to purchase the rest of their media. Educational efforts must be put in place to show that DOOH can be planned and analyzed in direct comparison to digital, mobile and TV.

As soon as DOOH can be sold against other media, it can divest its “rogue silo” status by demonstrating how it amplifies the reach and effectiveness of these channels. Pitch the way it plays nicely with others in an integrated, holistic campaign.

“The Case for Digital Signage” will also touch upon imperative key points related to measurement, sales channel conflict and transparency; all providing tools for salespeople and strategists to attract new advertisers, grow the industry’s share in media budgets and increase overall revenue.

Stephanie Gutnik, director of business Development at BroadSign, oversees the company’s global strategic partner and agency relationships. She previously ran BroadSign’s marketing department and was earlier employed at News Corp. Stephanie is an active committee member in out-of-home associations such as the DSF, DPAA, OAAA, IAB, Ad Club of New York and SAWA. Stephanie holds a Bachelor of Arts from McGill University and a MBA from Edinburgh Business School.

Both three-chip D-ILA projectors feature their BLU-Escent technology, JVC’s solid-state, laser‑phosphor hybrid illumination system that’s spec’d at more than 20,000 projection hours. Each model also offers high contrast IR output, which is ideal for simulated NVG applications.

Designed for simulations, immersive displays, museums and medical institutions, the DLA‑VS4010NLG displays 4096×2400 pixels and delivers 6000 lumens with greater than 10,000:1 contrast ratio. Compatible with a variety of fixed or zoom lenses, the DLA‑VS4010NLG offers 8-bit bit depth with single-link DVI and 12-bit color bit depth with dual-link DVI. Connectivity options include four DVI-D dual-link inputs, as well as Ethernet, USB and three RS232 ports.

The DLA-VS4010NLG will be available in December 2017 and the DLA‑VS4700 will be available in Spring 2018. Here are more details.

The ability to natively integrate with CONVERGE Pro 2 mixers makes the DIALOG 20 the an interesting two-channel wireless microphone system. All current owners of the ClearOne DIALOG 20 wireless system will be able to upgrade and obtain native integration through an easy software update.

This new native integration feature utilizes ClearOne’s new P-Link (peripheral link), which allows for PoE (power over Ethernet), audio and control connections with ClearOne’s CONVERGE Pro 2 DSP mixers. ClearOne’s unique P-Link is what gives integrators the ability to connect to ClearOne’s peripheral devices such as the Beamforming Mic Array 2, DIALOG 20 Wireless Mic Receiver, USB Expander and GPIO Expander.

The DIALOG 20 is a two-channel professional digital wireless system with flexible powering and mounting options, plug and play installation and the ability to connect digitally to ClearOne CONVERGE Pro 2 DSP mixers. It also has standard audio and GPIO interfaces for any third-party audio mixer. It claims to deliver full audio bandwidth through gooseneck, boundary, belt-pack or handheld transmitters and can connect to any type of audio conferencing or reinforcement system.

Leveraging ClearOne’s frequency-hopping “spread” spectrum technology within the 2.4 GHz unlicensed spectrum, DIALOG 20 owns several inserting advantages over fixed-frequency transmission. Its design is inherently resistant to narrowband interference because it uses a pseudo-random sequence to switch frequency; this makes frequency-hopping signals extremely tough to intercept. The use of 128-bit AES encryption on each hopped frequency further secures the wireless audio transmission.

Here are all the tech specs.

Designed for plug-and-play connectivity on any Mac, PC or Linux system supporting USB 3.0 input infrastructure, the CV502-U3 uses video capture drivers included with common computer software and soft codecs. Through the use of UVC 1.5, common teleconference and video capture programs can adapt best resolution and frame rate for optimal performance. Marshall also offers free downloadable software for manual adjustment and control where applications require it.

Using the same sensor and processor Marshall’s CV502, CV505 and CV565 miniature cameras, the CV502-U3 delivers up to 1920x1080p resolution at 60/59.94/50 frame rates. With a very low 0.2 lux (color) rating, Marshall says that the CV502-U3 captures accurate, sharp color images even under low-light conditions. The CV502-U3 ships with an ultra-wide 2.3mm 126° Angle-of-View (AOV) HD lens that is interchangeable to customize for specific applications. Marshall offers a wide assortment of lens options for a fully-customizable AOV and focal length per camera position within an installation.

Here are all the tech specs.

Zoom’s Zoom Rooms with Alexa for Business means that a user can start your meetings with a voice – no control panel required. Simply walk into the Zoom Room and say, “Alexa, start the meeting.” Amazon Alexa will confirm which meeting with a question like, “Do you want to join the meeting organized by Mike?” Once you say “Yes,” she will start the meeting. If you’d like to join another meeting and you know the meeting ID, instead of saying “Yes,” you say “No.” This will prompt Alexa to ask you the meeting ID, which you can say aloud to her.

Likewise, users of Polycom or Cisco traditional room systems can also easily host or join a Zoom meeting by using Cisco or Polycom skills via Zoom’s H.323/SIP Connector. Go here for more details.

On Nov. 22, Prysm submitted a WARN notification to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development that it will be forced to close if it does not acquire new funding, which it is actively seeking. Asaf Kharal, the company’s VP of legal matters, told the Indiana Business Journal that the company does not actually expect to close, the notice is a legal precaution and that it is in discussions with multiple investors at this time.

The company, founded in 2005 and showing its first laser phosphor displays in 2010, raised $100 million in funding in 2011. Prior to that, it had raised approximately $47.5 million in two prior funding rounds. Since its founding, Prysm has made several company acquisitions, including Anacore, which made a software-based platform for collaboration, and made a signficant pivot to become a combination hardware and software-based company that offered collaborative and communicative video wall solutions for enterprise solutions, instead of just a display company. It is currently priced per user, per month, with several packages available that include hardware in the monthly fees. Download Prysm’s corporate brief here.

Prysm told rAVe, in a statement echoing what Asaf Kharal told the Indiana Business Journal: On November 22, 2017, Prysm made a filing regarding possible changes to its personnel. This was a precautionary filing only and has been discussed with Prysm employees.  Prysm is actively engaged in discussions with potential investors and partners to secure additional funding and no closures or personnel changes are planned at this time. 

Prysm is here.

AV Studio minimizes the total number of on-site personnel required for production of large numbers of video materials, including full-resolution ISO files and engaging PiP layouts.

AV Studio uses Epiphan’s Webcaster X2 product as the on-site capture appliance. Current Webcaster X2 owners can apply a free firmware upgrade to enable pairing to AV Studio. 

Here are all the details.

Like other ProStudio models, the PS9625i is designed specifically for pairing with transportable 500 Series modular chassis. Listing for $1,095,  the ProStudio is in a 1RU rackmount form factor.

The PS9625i offers 96 TT (bantam) jacks in a high-density 2×48 configuration, with DB25 rear interfaces for Avid ProTools and Tascam connectivity. The unit’s metal front panel and sturdy, fully-enclosed, seven inch-deep chassis provide superior durability, while its full-frame jacks, gold cross-bar switching contacts and internal digital AES wiring deliver solid connectivity, lower noise, and the cleanest possible signal paths.

Circuit normalling, grounding and bussing on the PS9625i can be easily reprogrammed via internal, professional-grade shunts accessible by opening the top of the 7.6-pound units. Front designation strips over each row of jacks (‘over/over’ orientation) enable easy circuit identification. The designation strips can be reconfigured to ‘over-under’ orientation, revealing silk-screened numbering between the rows or augmented with an optional third strip.

The ProStudio 9625i is available now. Here are all the specs.

• unA6IO: AES67 Networked Audio Wall Plate – 4×2 Multi I/O
• unAX4I: AES67 Networked Audio Wall Plate – 4×2 Mic/Line I/O (4 Mic)
• unAX2IO+ : AES67 Networked Audio Wall Plate – 4×2 Mic/Line I/O (2 Mic)
• unA6IO-BT : AES67 Networked Audio Wall Plate – 4×2 Multi I/O with Bluetooth
• unAIO2x2+ : AES67 Networked Audio Interface – 2×2 Mic/Line I/O

Here are the details.

Available as Windows or Android software, Montage can now be deployed securely onto hardware that typically exists meeting spaces, such as mini PCs, compute sticks, fixed PCs or flat panels. If no hardware end point is available Montage can be deployed and delivered on its own hardware.

Users can connect with any device with client apps for Windows, Web, iOS, Android and Airplay support.

In addition, DisplayNote claims the Montage has better video performance, attendees on guest networks or connecting remotely can share content in the exact same way as those on the corporate network and now attendees can connect via Web, Windows, native iOS, native Android and Airplay. All inbound and outbound data from our backend layer is encrypted and transmitted over TLS or DTLS with 2048-bit asymmetric encryption and 256-bit symmetric encryption using certificates from third party credited authorities. Montage uses a combination of both Azure and Amazon services to provide a resilient and redundant backend.

Here are the details.

The new Christie D Series projectors offer 65,000:1 contrast ratio, 3,000 hours of lamp life, and easy integration – designed for higher education, business, museums, houses of worship, government facilities and selected rental and staging venues where they seamlessly integrate into any environment.

The new LWU720i-D, LWU620i-D and LHD720i-D projectors are lamp-based projectors.

The new Christie D Series models come with a three-year parts and labor warranty and ship in December 2017. Here are the details.

“Dante is the preferred audio networking solution deployed by AV integrators across all professional AV environments,” says Casey Hall, vice president of world wide sales and marketing for Extron. “The AXI 02 AT provides a compact, cost-effective solution for taking two channels from the Dante network and providing the signal to local devices.”

Dante enables audio system scalability over a local area network using standard Internet protocols. The family of Dante-enabled products from Extron work together as part of a complete networked audio system solution and integrate with other Dante-enabled products to create efficient, scalable system designs. They accommodate a wide range of audio routing needs in a variety of applications.

All the specs on the AXI 02 AT are here.

VESA Certified DisplayHDR brand logos representing three distinct levels of HDR system performance.

VESA developed the DisplayHDR specification with the input of more than two dozen active member companies. These members include major OEMs that make displays, graphic cards, CPUs, panels, display drivers and other components, as well as color calibration providers. A list of participating companies is available here.

DisplayHDR v1.0 focuses on LCDs, which represent more than 99 percent of displays in the PC market. VESA anticipates future releases to address organic light emitting diode (OLED) and other display technologies as they become more common, as well as the addition of higher levels of HDR performance. While development of DisplayHDR was driven by the needs of the PC market, it can serve to drive new levels of HDR performance in other markets as well.

The specification establishes three HDR performance levels for PC displays: baseline (DisplayHDR 400), mid-range (DisplayHDR 600) and high-end (DisplayHDR 1000). These levels are established and certified using eight specific parameter requirements and associated tests, which include:

• Three peak luminance tests involving different scenarios — small spot/high luminance, brief period full-screen flash luminance and optimized use in bright environments (e.g., outside daylight or bright office lighting);
• Two contrast measurement tests — one for native panel contrast and one for local dimming;
• Color testing of both the BT.709 and DCI-P3 color gamuts;
• Bit-depth requirement tests — these stipulate a minimum bit depth and include a simple visual test for end users to confirm results;
• HDR response performance test — sets performance criteria for backlight responsiveness ideal for gaming and rapid action in movies by analyzing the speed at which the backlight can respond to changes in luminance levels.

For more information on the open DisplayHDR specification and test tool, go here.

The PN-V550A monitor is native HD (1920×1080) resolution with a brightness spec of 500 cd/m2 designed for digital, signage and video wall applications. Sharp says their video walls are easy to assemble and control via RS232C or the network. Four monitors set up in a 2×2 configuration, for example, is 4K (3840×2160 pixels), equivalent to a 110″ Class (109.2″ diagonal) screen. Optional Mirror Frames in video walls help lessen the visible lines between monitors by reflecting images of the display content. Here are the details.

The Optoma WU465 and Optoma EH465 are WUXGA (1920×1200) and 1920×1080 HD resolution projector spec’d at 4,800 lumens of brightness, a 20,000:1 contrast ratio and a 1: 1.5x zoom ratio. Pricing is $1,299 and $1,199, respectively.

The Optoma EH460ST is 1920×1080 HD resolution and also spec’d at a 20,000:1 contrast ratio but at 4,200 lumens. It’s priced at $1,099.

The Optoma W460 and Optoma X460 are WXGA (1280×800) and XGA (1024×768) resolution respectively, are also 20,000:1 contrast ratio and have a 1:1.2x zoom. The Optoma W460 is spec’d at 4,600 lumens of brightness, and the Optoma X460 4,500 lumens and they are available for $849 and $799, respectively.

All of the new Optoma 460 and 465 models feature two HDMI inputs (with MHL as well as VGA-in/out, audio-in/out, RJ45, USB reader and RS232C. These projectors also provide both USB display screen mirroring and wireless screen mirroring capabilities for Android, iOS, PC, Mac OS X and Windows devices.

Here are all the more detailed specs.

In its stock configuration, the new Altinex TNP327 offers dual 12-amp grounded AC sockets, along with two RJ45 network connectors, two USB connectors and two HDMI pass-through cables. The passive cables are six feet in length and are bundled together for organized cable management. The power cable is split to deliver power to both outlets on the tabletop from a single AC plug.

The Altinex TNP327 Tilt ‘N Plug interconnect box is available now at $425 and $475 for custom configurations of the TNP327C. More information is here and here.

• Each individual cabinet has a 16:9 aspect ratio with a 27″ diagonal
• Full-HD configurations available in 110”, 137”, 165” and 220” diagonal
• UHD configurations available in 220”, 275”, 330” and 440” diagonal
• Front installation options
• Certified UL, CB, CE, FCC, CCC

Delta’s FE Series of indoor LED Display Systems start from 75,000 EUR, not including installation. Here are the details.

The new 1:2 scaler also de-embeds audio from HDMI, and outputs it as L/R analog and TOSLINK Optical Digital Audio (2 channel LPCM, and up to 5.1 channels of Bitstream). Multichannel digital audio includes 7.1 channels of LPCM and HBR (High Bit Rate) digital audio formats, such as Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD, DTS:X and DTS-HD Master Audio are passed through to both HDMI outputs. 

The new Gefen scaler also supports 1080p Full HD, WUXGA (1920×1200 to 60 Hz), 3DTV (1080p) and 12-bit Deep Color (1080p).

Here are the details.