Christie to Launch Home Entertainment Division at CEDIA Thursday

Christie will be showcasing a variety of three-chip DLP, one-chip DLP, flat panel and audio solutions available for home entertainment at the CEDIA Expo, exhibiting at the show for the first time in the company’s 85-year history. Using DCI and alternative 4K content, the 1,200-square-foot booth features a premium home-entertainment theater where audiences will enjoy […]

Christie to Launch Home Entertainment Division at CEDIA Thursday

R. L. Drake Aims to Simplify Multipoint Distribution for Public Education and Government Channels With New Encoders

R. L. Drake today launched the PEG-NE24-IP, a stand-alone, single HD-SDI input MPEG-2 and H.264 digital encoder, designed to optimize multi-point media distribution for applications such as public education, government and sports. For those requiring an analog composite video input due to source equipment capability, Drake has also introduced the PEG-NE24-IP-C encoder, which includes composite […]

R. L. Drake Aims to Simplify Multipoint Distribution for Public Education and Government Channels With New Encoders

Russound Announces New MCA-66 and MCA-88 Digital Multizone Controllers

Russound’s latest upgrades to its MCA series of controllers come in the form of the MCA-66 and MCA-88. Both units feature streaming of Bluetooth content streaming from phones and tablets; the ability to listen, control and share sources through three digital inputs; updated IR code libraries to control any AV source; and expandability to as […]

Russound Announces New MCA-66 and MCA-88 Digital Multizone Controllers

OSD Audio Debuts Black Series Architectural Loudspeakers at CEDIA Expo 2014

OSD Audio today announced a new speaker line called the Black Series, comprising of 18 models including ceiling, wall, LCR and dual-tweeter units switchable for Single-Point Stereo and Surround applications. While positioned firmly at the high end of OSD’s speaker offerings, the company says the the Black Series is also competitively priced. Available in three […]

OSD Audio Debuts Black Series Architectural Loudspeakers at CEDIA Expo 2014

Stealth Acoustics Adds New Image Series Art Speakers

Stealth Acoustics has introduced the Image III speakers, which allows custom images to be placed over a flat-front, on-wall speaker with no grille, while also improving the audio performance to an even higher fidelity than the previous Image II speakers. Thickness on the Image III has been reduced to 2.5″, making it a perfect on-wall […]

Stealth Acoustics Adds New Image Series Art Speakers

Leon Speakers Announces Leon LX and Leon Classic

Leon Speakers today announced the introduction of two new product lines, Leon LX and Leon Classic. Leon’s LX collection is aimed at the luxury custom installation market while Leon Classic is for everyone else. Leon’s new LX line, which stands for “Luxury Experience,” replaces many of their current offerings, and features a new design that […]

Leon Speakers Announces Leon LX and Leon Classic

PreSonus Debuts Bluetooth Speakers

Designed for music enthusiasts, gamers, home theater and personal studios, PreSonus’ new Ceres C3.5BT and C4.5BT active speakers are wireless Bluetooth audio streaming speakers with an 1/8″ stereo input on the front. The Ceres C3.5BT and C4.5BT series speakers have EQ capability, a dedicated sub out port and feature 3.5-inch and 4.5-inch Kevlar low frequency […]

PreSonus Debuts Bluetooth Speakers

Wolf Cinema Debuts Three-Chip DLP at CEDIA

Wolf Cinema’s new SDC-40 is a three-chip DLP projector that will list for $40,000. Spec’d at 3,000 ANSI peak white lumens and with a 30,000:1 contrast ratio, it’s being billed mostly for its 3D capabilities. Multiple CMS calibration modes plus factory-adjusted gamut and gamma curves help achieve what the company calls pre-programmed  “right out-of-the-box” image […]

Wolf Cinema Debuts Three-Chip DLP at CEDIA

AUTONOMIC UNVEILS REMOTE DEVICE MANAGEMENT PORTAL

Armonk, NY. September 9, 2014 – Autonomic, makers of the finest whole-house music systems, has announced the introduction of their Dealer Zone web portal, enabling integrators to manage critical areas of their business in real time and with increased efficiency. The Dealer Zone will enable integrators to provide their customers with rapid access to the latest firmware, […]

AUTONOMIC UNVEILS REMOTE DEVICE MANAGEMENT PORTAL

Extron Introduces 3G-SDI to 3G-SDI Scaler with Audio Embedding and De-Embedding

Anaheim, California (September 9, 2014) – Extron Electronics is pleased to introduce the DSC 3G-3G A, a high performance 3G-SDI scaler that converts between 3G-SDI, HD-SDI, and SDI resolutions and frame rates. It accepts, scales, and outputs SMPTE video resolutions from 480i and 576i up to 1080p/60 and 2K. The DSC 3G-3G A features advanced Extron video signal processing with […]

Extron Introduces 3G-SDI to 3G-SDI Scaler with Audio Embedding and De-Embedding

Almo Pro A/V Enters Distribution Agreement with N. Glantz and Son to Acquire Assets from Dynamic Sign Division

Philadelphia, PA — September 9, 2014 — Almo Professional A/V today announced it has entered into a distribution agreement with N. Glantz & Son to acquire assets from its dynamic digital sign division, Glantz Dynamic Solutions (GDS). As part of the agreement, the GDS business will be led in-house by Almo’s seasoned sales and service team along with Terry Tollison, […]

Almo Pro A/V Enters Distribution Agreement with N. Glantz and Son to Acquire Assets from Dynamic Sign Division

Rants and rAVes — Episode 294: The DaVinci Group Enters Year Two With Almost 30 New Products at CEDIA 2014

I caught up with TDG’s co-founder and CEO, Dan Kippycash, today here in Denver and we talked about how they’re not only sticking to their commitments to their dealer network to only launch products at CEDIA that are ready to ship, but how they’ve stayed true to their service roots. The company looks at integrators as […]

Rants and rAVes — Episode 294: The DaVinci Group Enters Year Two With Almost 30 New Products at CEDIA 2014

Catalyst AV Distribution Network Member Custom Plus Distributing Announces Lou Judd as Director of Sales

Auburn, WA – September 8, 2014 – Custom Plus Distributing and sister company independent manufacturers rep firm Oliver Marketing today announced the appointment of Lou Judd as Director of Sales overseeing all four of its west coast warehouse locations (Seattle, Portland, San Jose, Sacramento). “Having worked extensively with Lou in his previous roles at Amazon.com and Magnolia HiFi, we […]

Catalyst AV Distribution Network Member Custom Plus Distributing Announces Lou Judd as Director of Sales

D+M Showcases A Vast Array of Products At CEDIA

Mahwah, NJ (September 7, 2014) – D+M, a global company dedicated to enhancing life through inspired sound solutions delivered anytime, anywhere, will be showcasing a variety of new products at CEDIA 2014. Located in Booth #636 on the show floor, D+M will be hosting demonstrations and previews of Denon, Marantz and Boston Acoustic products including […]

D+M Showcases A Vast Array of Products At CEDIA

Dolby Atmos Comes to the Home with Blu-ray and VUDU

San Francisco, September 8, 2014 – Dolby Laboratories (NYSE: DLB) today announced that Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. movies featuring Dolby Atmos ® soundtracks will soon be available for home theater enthusiasts with Dolby Atmos enabled AV receivers and speakers. Dolby Atmos movies will be available this fall on Blu-ray Disc™ and through leading content […]

Dolby Atmos Comes to the Home with Blu-ray and VUDU

Clare Controls Introduces ClareVue Lighting

Taking aim at Lutron, who’s lagging behind in network-based wireless systems, Clare Controls will unveil its ClareVue lighting line this week at CEDIA. ClareVue is a wireless lighting system using Z-Wave certified lighting components – dimmers, switches, keypads, and receptacles. All of it is network and cloud-based using Clare’s ClareHome automation system. ClareVue lighting is […]

Clare Controls Introduces ClareVue Lighting

Stealth Acoustics Debuts Patio Theater

Arriving at CEDIA Expo 2014 in specially marked crates, Stealth Acoustics’ new Patio Theater system rises silently from a custom-designed enclosure to reveal it’s full stature; a massive LED screen ready to display movies, music videos and other video content to CEDIA attendees. According to Stealth, Patio Theater is just a part of its commitment […]

Stealth Acoustics Debuts Patio Theater

D-Tools and SupplyStream Form Strategic Partnership

CONCORD, CA and DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 — D-Tools, Inc., the worldwide leader in system integration software, and SupplyStream, the leading web based product catalog  and industry purchasing platform today announced the formation of a strategic partnership that will  establish new standards for product specification gathering, categorization, management, and publishing to help streamline data management for […]

D-Tools and SupplyStream Form Strategic Partnership

The Top 7 Things to See at CEDIA 2014

Well, the annual eye-candy AV show known as CEDIA kicks off this week and I thought I would write a quick blog that, hopefully, you can print out and keep with you to make sure you see these seven things while in Denver: 1. The projector market is back! For years, the projector has been […]

The Top 7 Things to See at CEDIA 2014

AV Insider — Episode 29: The Ultimate Listening Experience

Joe Perfito, president of Gordon J. Gow Technologies INC., Tributaries Cable and Clarus Cables talks to Johnny about audiophile grade cables and how sound waves are affected by differently shaded wires. They cover every type of cable the company makes, and why they sound better using these methods. They also demystify the smoke and mirrors […]

AV Insider — Episode 29: The Ultimate Listening Experience

Manage Your Projects – And Your People

This month’s column is a little bit different from others in the past. I some ways, I am not ever writing about AV or education. Instead, I am writing about something that is near and dear to all tech manager’s hearts, and I am assuming everyone who does work of any type: management. How do […]

Manage Your Projects – And Your People

Rants and rAVes — Episode 293: BARCO to Launch Residential Line at CEDIA Expo This Week

For today’s podcast, Gary is joined by BARCO Residential head Tim Sinnaeve, who will have a busy week as he readies the official launch of the 80-year old projector company’s first line targeted exclusively at the residential market. BARCO chose CEDIA 2014 in Denver for the launch. rAVe got a scoop with this podcast as […]

Rants and rAVes — Episode 293:  BARCO to Launch Residential Line at CEDIA Expo This Week

InFocus Debuts 5,000- and 6,000-Lumen Projectors

InFocus Corporation released a new family of large-venue projectors dubbed the IN5310a series all aimed at large classrooms and houses of worship, at a value. The DLP-based IN5310a series, which consists of the 6000-lumen IN5312a and the 1080p IN5316HDa, provides a range of features, connectivity, lenses and has small form factor to suit most large […]

InFocus Debuts 5,000- and 6,000-Lumen Projectors

Sony Announces Pricing on Short Throw 4K Projector

At CES, Sony announced a new 4K (4096×2160) ultra short throw projector, the LSPX-W1, which utliizes an SXRD display type and laser light source. It can create an image from 66 inches up to 147 inches, offers four HDMI inputs and consumes only 0.5 watts of power in standby mode (or 520 watts while in […]

Sony Announces Pricing on Short Throw 4K Projector

Weekly Wrap-Up: Sept. 5, 2014

Happy Monday! To start your week off, here is last week’s Weekly Wrap-Up in case you missed the top stories from this past week. We are featuring a couple blog posts from our bloggers including: Christopher Jaynes and Jon Melchin, Extron has finally entered the wireless video transmission market and the CEDIA Expo is right […]

Weekly Wrap-Up: Sept. 5, 2014

GreenAV – Episode 15: Listen how Draper Technology puts the human experience back into AV at CEDIA 2014

I had the pleasure of speaking with Bob Hadsell of Draper, Inc. this month. Listen as we weave together the story of how core company values can lead to the most technologically advanced products in a marketplace. You won’t want to miss hearing this interesting preview of the exciting new products they will have on […]

GreenAV – Episode 15: Listen how Draper Technology puts the human experience back into AV at CEDIA 2014

Pakedge Adds to PoE Lineup

Pakedge Device & Software’s new line of PoE Pass-Through switches will debut at CEDIA and the first to see production is the SE-5P2-EP. The Pakedge PoE Pass-Through switches address a problem that they say has long plaguing AV technicians — the inability to install switches and devices at the edge of the network, near the […]

Pakedge Adds to PoE Lineup

BenQ Now Shipping RP700+ Interactive Flat Panel Display

BenQ America today announced the official release of its latest interactive flat panel (IFP) display: the RP700+. Designed to increase classroom interaction, boardroom collaboration, and make wayfinding more intuitive, the 70-inch full HD display uses six-point multi-touch technology to provide responsive feedback and more accurate positioning. As a result, students, presenters and information seekers are […]

BenQ Now Shipping RP700+ Interactive Flat Panel Display

Stewart Audio Launches Low-Power Networked Amplifier Series

Stewart Audio this week introduced a family of four low-wattage, networked amplifiers that address the need for lower channel count support at the local amplification stage.  The new series brings the benefits of power-efficient digital audio networking to what Stewart believes is an underserved customer base, where consultants, systems integrators, dealers and end users require […]

Stewart Audio Launches Low-Power Networked Amplifier Series

Extron Ships Compact Four Input Scaler

Extron is now shipping its new IN1604 HD — an HDCP-compliant four-input scaler that features three HDMI inputs, a universal analog video input and an HDMI output. It’s designed for installation beneath conference tables and in lecterns to provide localized switching support for sources such as presenter devices. The IN1604 HD joins the recently available […]

Extron Ships Compact Four Input Scaler

COBie: The New Face of Building Information Exchange

The construction industry has fully adopted virtual design. Driven by a combination of government policy and strategies for more efficient, cost effective design practice, building information modeling (BIM) has become widely accepted as a transformation of analog text and 2D graphics, to 3D, digital electronic imagery and information. BIM as a design software tool is […]

COBie: The New Face of Building Information Exchange

Wharfedale Intros New Line of Home Speakers

British-owned Wharfedale will launch three new product lines at CEDIA: the Jade 3 loudspeakers, the Jade Subwoofers and a value-priced Diamond 10 Series loudspeakers. Wharfedale’s Jade 3 loudspeakers (list at $1,499 – $1,799 per pair depending on finish) combine furniture-grade construction and finishes with the company’s latest acoustic engineering and materials technologies. They’re available in […]

Wharfedale Intros New Line of Home Speakers