The BEST of InfoComm 2018 Awards
Unlike EVERY other InfoComm awards program, we don’t let companies enter themselves AND we don’t take money to apply for awards. EVERY other InfoComm awards program is pay-for-play and are NOT to be believed. They aren’t real. They are, in fact, #FakeAwards
Now, I am not saying rAVe’s Best of InfoComm 2018 Awards are perfect, but you can be GUARANTEED that NO ONE and NO COMPANY paid for an award. Another BIG differentiator we have is that we did actually go to every single booth on the show floor and shot videos of the new products there. So when we award something, we’ve actually seen the product in action. In fact, this is why it takes us so long to award these following a show — we watch those videos to make sure we’ve seen everything. And, everyone here at rAVe has a voice and gives input on the awards.
So, here are THE Best of InfoComm 2018 Awards.
- Best Overall New Product: Lightform
- Most Creative New Product: Epson LightScene
- Best New AV Systems Product: DVDO Tile
- Best New Video Product: LifeSize Share
- Best New Audio Product: Sony Sonic Surf VR
- Best Flat-Panel Display (Overall): Sharp 8K UHD Display
- Best Transparent Display: LG OLED Transparent
- Best Overall LED Wall Product: Sony Crystal LED Video Wall
- Best Rigid LED Wall Product: TIEGE Technology Adhesive Transparent LED Display
- Best Flexible LED Wall Product: Absen Curved LED M2.9 Display Series
- Best Modular LED Wall Product: Leyard Planar TVF Series
- Best Portable LED Wall Product: Aurora LED Systems Cloud Sign LED
- Best System Projector: Epson L610U PowerLite L Series
- Best Portable Projector: Vivitek QUMI Q8
- Best High-End Fixed Install Projector: NEC PX1005QL
- Best Short Throw Projector (tie): Casio XJ-UT351WN and Appotronics APUS-30E WEMAX Pro
- Best Overall Digital Signage Product: DISPLAX Round PCAP Touch Overlays
- Best Digital Signage Display: NEC MultiSync C981Q
- Best Digital Signage Hardware Product: Zoom Digital Signage AHAK Kiosk
- Best Digital Signage Software Product: NEC Mosaic Canvas
- Best New Digital Signage for AV Integrators: Evoko Pusco
- Best New Digital Signage Media Player: BrightSign XD4, XT4 Players
- Best New Outdoor Digital Signage Display: Peerless-AV Xtreme Outdoor Display
- Best Lighting Fixture: LG Transparent LED Film
- Best Lighting Accessory: Swit LED
- Best New Rental/Staging Projector: Epson Pro L12000 Native 4K Projector
- Best New Rental/Staging Product: Digital Projection Insight 8K Projector
- Best New Rental/Staging Accessory: Airstar America Large Lightbulbs
- Best Rental and Staging Speakers: FBT Vertus CLA 406 Line Array
- Best Live Mixer for Installs: Tascam MZ-223, MX-372 Zone Mixers
- Best Rental/Staging Product for Live Events: Barco XDL Series
- Best New Microphone Mixer: Allen & Heath SQ-7
- Best New Large Venue Projector: Barco UXD 30K
- Best Document Camera: Elmo 4K MX-P
- Best Overall PTZ Camera: Legrand AV Vaddio PrimeSHOT 20
- Best K-12 Classroom Product: CVTE D43 Panel
- Best Product for Higher Ed Market: Denon Pro Lectern Active
- Best New Classroom Projector: Laser-Based 100″ Epson BrightLink Pro Projector
- Best UP and Coming Education Product: HoverCam Pilot 3
- Best Classroom Accessory: TAPit Touch Accessible Platform
- Best New Meeting Room Projector:Casio XJ-UT351WN
- Best Meeting Room Audio Product: ClearOne CONVERGE
- Best Meeting Room Speakers: Dana Innovations Sonance ProSeries
- Best Meeting Room Product: iMAGsystems AIR
- Best Wireless Collaboration Product: InFocus SimpleShare
- Best Wireless Collaboration System: iMAGsystems AIR
- Best Collaboration Packaged Product: Oblong Mezzanine 200
- Best Collaboration Software Product: Zoom
- Best New Collaboration Board: Avocor F Series
- Best New Collaboration Board Accessory: NEC Mosaic Canvas
- Best Paging Product: Bogen Nyquist E7000 2.0 Software
- Best Videoconferencing Product: Anxin AX-13FP
- Best Videoconferencing System: Zoom Rooms
- Best Videoconferencing Accessory: Evoko Groupie
- Best Videoconferencing Software: Synergy Sky Join
- Best UC Camera (tie): Panacast 2S and Logitech MeetUp
- Best New Audio Conferencing System Product: Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2
- Best Collaboration System Product: Prysm 6K LPD
- Best Audio Conferencing Product: Phoenix Audio Spider Series
- Best Audio Conferencing System: Polycom Trio 8500
- Best Huddle Room System (tie): WolfVision vSolution CYNAP Core and Zoom, Zoom Room Huddle Room
- Best New Video Interface: NewTek Tricaster TC1
- Best Room Audio Product: AtlasIED Z Series Sound Masking System
- Best New Audio Accessory: Biamp Tesira EX-UBT
- Best Audio Reinforcement/Asst Listening Product: AUDIOropa SP-100 Proton
- Best Portable Audio Product: Yamaha YVC-200 Portable Speaker
- Best ProAV Speakers: Leon Speakers Axis Pro Design Speakers
- Best Portable PA System: Anchor Audio Bigfoot 2
- Best Video Wall Product: BlackBox Radian Flex
- Best Video Wall Display: Panasonic TH-55LFV8 4K Loop Through
- Best Video Wall System: Userful Cloud
- Best Video Wall Accessory: B-Tech AV Mounts BT8350
- Most Creative New Display Product: Quirklogic Quilla Interactive Display
- Best Wireless Product: HRT Huddle Hub One
- Best Wireless Accessory: Polycom Pano
- Best Wireless Technology: NorthVision VisionShare
- Best Wireless System: Barco CSE-800
- Most Creative Accessory: TanvasTouch Display
- Best AV over IP Product: iMAGsystems THUNDER
- Best New AV-over-IP Transport System: SDVoE
- Best ProAV Control System Interface: Crestron MPC3 3 Series
- Best New Live Events Control System Hardware: Barco EventsMater S3-4K
- Best AV Mount Product: rp Visual Solutions Wallmate 32
- Best AV Furniture Product: Salamander Designs Huddle Station
- Best Screen Product: Da-Lite Fullvision
- Best AV Accessory: Crestron Airboard
- Best ProAV Mobile App: RGB Spectrum ZIO
- Best Concept Product: Lightform
- Best InfoComm 2018 Demo: Peerless-AV Xtreme High Bright Outdoor Display
- Best Service/Product You Probably Didn’t See: Flex Rental HTML 5 App
- Best New Technology: Christie Mystique
- Most Ubiquitous Technology: AV-over-IP
- Best In-Field Integrator Product: Gig Gloves
- Best New AV Integrator Service: Draper Custom Audio Visual Solutions
- Most Useful New Integrator Service: Almo Professional AV nobox
- The InfoComm Gutsy/Kudos Award: LifeSize Dudes
- Best Booth (tie): NEC and Biamp
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