Volume 9, Issue 19 — October 10, 2023

AV Buyers.Club — Volume 9, Issue 19
Latest headlines: Rob Voorhees on why the most expensive product is sometimes (not always) the best, plus news from Draper and more

October 10, 2023 | Volume: 9 | Issue: 19

 

There is a myth in every industry (including AV) that the most expensive product is the best on the market. I even joke around with some of my co-workers about this myth. However, even if you don’t buy the most expensive product on the market, there is still some value in investing your money in the right products. Rob Voorhees of Exertis Almo writes about this phenomenon and when he recommends products on the more expensive side.

For our other column this time, John Hood of The Farm writes about the power of working from home and a few setbacks it’s created — including crazy traffic on Thursdays. What should we do about this? Shorten the workweek even more? Read more here.

Enjoy the rest of this newsletter, #AVtweeps.

P.S. Registration for ISE 2024 is now open! Will we see you in Barcelona Jan. 30-Feb. 2? Use our code “raveeurope” for a free show floor pass, and get ready! It’s going to be a great show!

— Steph Beckett

COLUMNS

 

+ Mo’ Money, Mo’ Problems? Why Spending More on AV Is Not Necessarily a Bad Thing [Rob Voorhees]

It is commonplace for me to receive an email that asks what I recommend for a specific product. The first line of my reply will generally be to tell me more about the project, how the needed product will be used, the dimensions of the room it’s being used in, and more. I will also always ask about the desired budget because I like to know what expectations the customer has and for the sake of this column, I want to spend the bulk of our time discussing that topic deeper.

+ Saturday Is the New Sunday [John Hood]

If we were to cut it to a one-day workweek, that would just be silly. That is way too over the top. We all agree that working five full days is brutal. It’s just an old-timey, out-of-date tradition. Nobody knows why it started. It was just cast upon us like a net of misery. Five days! Crazy. COVID came and we all quickly learned that Netflix still worked, even if we didn’t go to work that day. Netflix still works and microwave burritos still burn the roof of your mouth. Why were we doing all this work all of the time? “L.A. Law” is not going to binge-watch itself!

 

PRODUCT NEWS

 

+ AMX is Back in the Control System Business with MUSE Control Family [Gary Kayye]

+ Crestron Announces Videobar 70 Certification and Zoom Phone Appliance [Gibson Kete]

+ CYP Launches HDBaseT 3.0 Transmitter [Gary Kayye]

+ Huddly Director Now Available for Small, Medium and Large Rooms [Gary Kayye]

+ Draper Launches Ascend ‘Manual Roller Shade of the Future’ [Steph Beckett]

+ Christie Projectors and LCD Displays Were Used at Vogue’s Iconic Party [Steph Beckett]

+ Bang & Olufsen and LG Electronics Partner to Bundle LG MAGNIT MicroLED Display and Beolab 90 Home Cinema Speakers [Gary Kayye]

+ Extron Announces XPA Ultra FX Series Power Amplifiers Are Now Shipping [Gary Kayye]

+ RGB Spectrum Adds New Features to Its QuadView IPX and SuperView IPX Multiviewers [Gibson Kete]

+ Magewell Ultra Encode AIO Encoders Combine With Wowza Video Platform [Steph Beckett]

+ AVer Introduces CAM520 Pro3 Conferencing Camera and VB350 Video Bar [Steph Beckett]

+ Nureva Announces Camera Zones Feature for Its HDL410 Audio Conferencing System [Gibson Kete]

+ Extron Introduces ZRTP Pro Series of Touch Panels and Extron Control for Zoom Rooms App [Steph Beckett]

+ Legrand and Microsoft Collaborate to Design Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms [Gibson Kete]

+ HP Launches Poly Studio Bundle [Gary Kayye]

+ Blaze Audio Debuts Audinate Dante Audio-over-IP Compatibility [Gary Kayye]

+ DLZ Creator Integrates NDI Technology [Gary Kayye]

+ Legrand Partners with Microsoft to Built Pre-Configured Signature Microsoft Teams Rooms Systems [Gary Kayye]

+ Visionary PacketAV Matrix Series Now Offers Control Operations With Aveo Systems Mira Connect [Steph Beckett]

INDUSTRY NEWS

 

+ ISE Europe 2024 Registration Opens and rAVe Has Free Entry Code! [Gary Kayye]

+ SACO LED and HOLOPLOT Will Highlight New Sphere Experience Show in Las Vegas Starting Next Week [Gary Kayye]

+ HDBaseT Alliance to Release HDBaseT-USB3 Standard for USB 3.2 Connectivity [Steph Beckett]

+ Advanced Systems Group Acquires Audio Intervisual Design [Gibson Kete]

CASE STUDIES

 

+ Live Event Production Company PTP Live Chooses FOR-A Production Equipment [Gary Kayye]

+ Fuzzbuzz Technologies Integrates Equinox With Scalable Display Technologies [Steph Beckett]

+ Extron Upgrades Education University of Hong Kong’s E-Learning Laboratory [Gibson Kete]

+ Martin Audio’s Wavefront Precision Featured at Iron Blossom Festival [Gary Kayye]

+ Red Dot Digital Media and spinTouch Develop Interactive Kiosk Solution for Blue Diamond [Gibson Kete]

+ University of Manchester Engineering Campus Development Installs Extron and Pure AV Systems [Gibson Kete]

+ Hong Kong Space Museum Is Over the Moon With PIXERA Mini [Gary Kayye]

+ Lucid Group Installs Samsung’s The Wall at its Design Studio [Steph Beckett]

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