Welcome to the 2019 Best of InfoComm Awards! Unlike ANY other awards program at InfoComm, manufacturers can’t pay to enter — in fact, they can’t even nominate their own products. We are NOT pay-for-play.

What do we mean? Well, EVERY OTHER product award program in and around InfoComm are what are known as pay-for-play. Pay-for-play means you can’t win an award unless you pay to enter your product — this is not only unethical but problematic (and limiting) as, if you don’t pay, you can’t play — or win. Thus, small companies with small marketing budgets can’t win product awards — even when they have the best product. So, our Best of InfoComm Awards take into consideration EVERY SINGLE PRODUCT exhibited at the show.

In fact, we actually sent videographers to shoot product videos at EVERY SINGLE BOOTH (you can watch them all yourself by going here). Yes, we stop at every booth. And, since we shoot videos of every new product, it gives us the ability to collectively pick the best-of-the-best. No one pays to enter, no one pays to win and the products and companies awarded didn’t have a clue that they won — until we announced these at Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 2 p.m. — at the same time everyone else found out!

So, who won and why?

Well, below, you’ll find every major product category covered — from projectors to speakers to UCC gear — and everything in-between. There are over 100 product categories — each one with a winner!

But, before you look at each one, let me cover the biggies! First off, a giant congrats to Logitech for taking home the ultimate Best of InfoComm Award — Best Overall New Product — with its new Logitech Tap — when you look into his product, you know that this is going to be the biggest UCC product in history. When we look back at this win a year from now, you’ll see that no other product will be used in UCC spaces more than the Tap. So, it took home the coveted top overall pick of the show!

Most Creative New Product goes to T1V’s own ThinkHub xCanvas. This is one of the coolest things I have seen in years — we think you’ll agree! The top new “systems-based” product — dubbed Best New AV Systems Product — went to the Sony REAC-1000. Best New Video Product is the Lifesize Icon 700 and the Best New Audio Product likely went to a product you didn’t even see even if you were at the InfoComm Show — the Clockaudio TIM 1000. Samsung’s 8K QLED took home the Best Overall Flat-Panel Display award and LG’s Transparent Touch-based OLED easily took home the Best Transparent Display award. Finally, Leyard won the Best Overall LED with their new 0.7mm DirectLight 4K LED system and NEC Display’s A019 Poster Display won the Best Portable LED Product award!

• Best Overall New Product: Logitech Tap
• Most Creative New Product: T1V ThinkHub xCanvas
• Best New AV Systems Product: Sony REAC-1000
• Best New Video Product: Lifesize Icon 700 Point-to-Point 4K VTC System
• Best New Audio Product: Clockaudio TIM 1000
• Best Flat-Panel Display (Overall): Samsung 8K QLED with AI
• Best Transparent Display: LG Transparent Touch OLED
• Best Overall LED Wall Product: Leyard DirectLight X 0.7mm 4K LED
• Best Rigid LED Wall Product: ROE Visual Black Pearl 2 Moire Eliminated LED
• Best Flexible LED Wall Product: LG Color Transparent LED Film
• Best Modular LED Wall Product: SiliconCore EZ HD Series
• Best Portable LED Product: NEC LED A019 Poster Display
• Best New Pre-Packaged LED System: Absen iCon
• Best System Projector: Epson Powerlite L Series
• Best Portable Projector: FujiFilm Z5000 with 360-Degree Rotatable Lens
• Best High-End Fixed Install Projector: Sony VPL-GTZ240 Projector
• Best Short Throw Projector: Epson Brightlink 1485Fi
• Best Overall Digital Signage Product: BrightSign BSN.Cloud
• Best Digital Signage Display: Epson EV100 LightScene Projector
• Best Digital Signage Hardware Product: Christie MicroTiles LED
• Best Digital Signage Software Product: Visix Andrew (VUI)
• Best New Digital Signage Solution for AV Integrators: Userful
• Best New Digital Signage Media Player: Visix Nano Micro-Sized Media Player
• Best New Digital Signage Kiosk: Peerless-AV KIPICT2555 All-In-One Kiosk 
• Best New Digital Signage Accessory: Chief OMNDBF55 Double-Sided LCD Mount
• Best Outdoor Digital Signage Display: Peerless-AV Xtreme High Bright Outdoor Display
• Best Digital Signage Content Company: Tripleplay
• Best Room Sign Display: Draper Evoko Liso
• Best Lighting Fixture: CHAUVET Maverick MK3 Profile
• Best Lighting Accessory: Brightline L1.2 Wireless DMX
• Best New Rental/Staging Projector: Digital Projection Satellite Modular Laser System
• Best New Rental/Staging Product: Gerriets Holo-Gauze 3D Polarized Projection Netting
• Best New Rental/Staging Accessory: Prolyte Group Intros Verto Hardware-Free Truss
• Best Rental and Staging Speakers: Bose ArenaMatch DeltaQ Array Speakers
• Best Mixer / Switcher for Installs: Roland VR-50HD MK II
• Best Rental/Staging Product for Live Events: Ioversal Adds Vertex AV Production Suite
• Best New Microphone Mixer: Roland VR-1HD
• Best New Large Venue Projector: Barco UDX-4K40
• Best Document Camera: Wolfvision VZ8-UHD 4K Tabletop Visualizer
• Best Overall PTZ Camera: Vaddio RoboSHOT Elite Series
• Best K-12 Classroom Product: Casio Superior Series
• Best Product for Higher Ed Market: Vivitek DK10000
• Best New Classroom Projector: Sony FHZ75 Projector
• Best Up-and-Coming Education Product: FrontRow EZRoom
• Best Classroom Accessory: ELMO MO-2 STEM
• Best New Meeting Room Projector: NEC PX10005QL
• Best Meeting Room Audio Product: MXL ACVC-360-Z
• Best Meeting Room Speakers: Nureva HDL300
• Best Meeting Room Product: Elo 6553L
• Best Wireless Collaboration Product: ScreenBeam 1100
• Best Wireless Collaboration System: Intel Unite 4 Platform
• Best Collaboration Packaged Product: Barco ClickShare Family
• Best Collaboration Software Product: UCWorkspace Quicklaunch
• Best New Collaboration Board: Sharp WCD
• Best New Collaboration Board Accessory: Jabra Panacast Camera
• Best Paging Product: Bogen Nyquist C4000
• Best Videoconferencing Product: Logitech Tap
• Best Videoconferencing System: Poly G7500
• Best Videoconferencing Accessory: Cynap Pure
• Best Videoconferencing Software: Zoom
• Best UC Camera: Huddly IQ
• Best New Audio Conferencing System Product: Shure MXA910 (Yes, we know this product is the subject of ongoing litigation and may end up having design changes. That doesn’t change the fact that we think the current product is award-worthy.)
• Best Collaboration System Product: Crestron Flex
• Best Audio Conferencing Product: Sennheiser TeamConnect Family
• Best Audio Conferencing System: Stem Audio
• Best Huddle Room System: Poly TRIO 8800
• Best New Video Interface: Pexip
• Best Room Audio Product: YeaLink CP900 USB
• Best New Audio Accessory: Beyerdynamic Phonum
• Best Audio Reinforcement/Asst Listening Product: Williams AV CONVEY
• Best Tour-Guide Audio System: Listen Technologies ListenTALK
• Best Portable Audio Product: Technomad DragonFly
• Best ProAV Speakers: Bose DesignMax
• Best Portable PA System: Anchor Audio BigFoot 2
• Best Video Wall Product: Userful Visual Networking Platform
• Best Video Wall Display: NEC UN552S
• Best Video Wall System: Barco UniSee
• Best Video Wall Accessory: tvONE CORIOview
• Most Creative New Display Product: QuirkLogic Quilla
• Best Wireless Product: Barco ClickShare 100 Huddle
• Best Wireless Accessory: Zenty ZT-BY41W
• Best Wireless Technology: Logitech ZONE Headset
• Best Wireless System: Mersive Solstice Pod Gen3
• Best New AV Network Accessory: SnapAV Nearus Camera
• Most Creative Accessory: Peerless-AV SmartMount Motorized Table Top Cart (SR598ML3T)
• Best New AV-over-IP Product: Black Box MCX SDVoE System
• Best New AV-over-IP Transport System: intoPIX TICO XS
• Best New AV-over-IP Accessory: ZeeVee Zyper4K SDVoE HDMI Module
• Best ProAV Control System Interface: Kramer BrainWare
• Best ProAV Control System Hardware: DigiBird DMIS
• Best New Live Events Control System Hardware: Barco E2 Gen2 Event Master
• Best New Live Events Product: Froggy’s Fobbles-F4 Fog, Bubbles & Haze Generator
• Best AV Mount Product: Arthur Holm DB2 Dynamic Share Retractable System
• Best AV Furniture Product: DuPont UCC Table
• Best Power Management System: FSR Smart-Way Floor Raceway System
• Best Screen Product: Da-Lite Parallex Pure 0.8
• Best AV Accessory (tie): Middle Atlantic Premium+ PDU with Racklink & Magewell Pro Convert AIO
• Best ProAV Mobile App: Epson Moverio Assist
• Best Concept Product: LG Micro LED
• Best InfoComm 2019 Demo: ReechCraft PL65 Power Lift, Powered By a Cordless Drill
• Best Service/Product You Probably Didn’t See: Aveo Mira Connect
• Best New Technology: Fulcrum Acoustic Passive Cardioid Technology
• Most Ubiquitous Technology: Intel Unite Platform
• Best In-Field Integrator Product: Teleportivity
• Best New AV Integrator Service: NEC ALP Pro
• Most Useful New Integrator Service: XTEN-AV
• The InfoComm Gutsy/Kudos Award: Audinate Dante as Software
• Best Overall Booth at InfoComm 2019: LG’s Application-Based Booth — Here’s a tour.

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