Epson introduced this week the PowerLite X9, an affordable 3LCD education projector. This XGA projector has a brightness spec of 2,500 lumens. It has a 1.2x optical zoom lens, +30-degree vertical keystone correction, and a built-in closed captioning decoder for the hearing-impaired. Epson says the lamp can last up to 5,000 hours in economy mode. […]

Still based on the same basic ultra-compact design concept that made SpinetiX a rAVe Best of DSE Award Winner, the company’s newest media player, the HMP200, uses only 7 watts of power due to its solid-state storage design. As well as decoding HD video, the HMP200 can publish data, audio, and dynamic content from RSS […]

Way back when, the market only had model-specific projector mounts – then universal mounts arrived. But, many universal mounts have bulky features that not every projector uses or every installer needs. Thus, Premier Mounts’ new model-specific projector mounts help minimize the time needed to install a projector by only giving you a mount specifically for […]

Epson’s latest, dubbed the VS200, is the newest cheap 3LCD from Epson. It provides only SVGA resolution (800×600), but the company says it has a 2,300-lumen brightness spec at a price point of $429 — that’s practically disposable! The Epson VS200 includes the Instant On/Off feature, A/V Mute and Epson’s E-TORL lamp technology, which claims […]

The RESET button on programmable electronics (including many in our AV world) is to be used on a locked up, or poorly performing, device to restore it to out of the box condition. In doing so, caution must be exercised to avoid valuable user programmed data lost. While this can cause angst (even having to […]

WolfVision’s long-awaited Connectivity 2 software for its range of desktop and ceiling visualizers (Windows only) allow for the capture of live and moving images as well as automatically streaming these over a network – video and audio. The Connectivity 2 software runs under Windows XP, Vista and 7 and is compatible with interactive whiteboards, plus […]

Last month, Epson added two native 1900×1200 resolution (UXGA) projectors to its PowerLite Pro G-series installation projector line — the PowerLite Pro G5450WUNL and G5750WUNL. Aimed at the large-format meeting room market, the PowerLite Pro G5450WUNL is spec’d at 4,000 lumens and the PowerLite Pro G5750WUNL is spec’d at 4,500 lumens. Features on both units […]

If you’re not integrating wide-screen LCDs in classrooms by now, you’re about to start. There’s a new generation of WXGA (1280×800) resolution projectors hitting the market that are bright and cheaper than 4:3 projection. Sanyo’s ED market leader is their new 3LCD, WXGA resolution PLC-WXU700 — already shipping — with built in 802.11n wireless projection […]

Dukane isn’t at the level of Sanyo or NEC in the projector world, but many counted Dukane down and out in the projector market just a few years ago. Their latest offering is a WXGA (1280×800) model dubbed the 8924HW-RJ and it’s spec’d at 3000 lumens, with a 5000-hour lamp and a 2000:1 contrast ratio. […]

With its mobile DLP projectors NEC NP64 and NP43, NEC Display Solutions has launched the successors to its NP62 and NP41. Both models feature an autofocus function and simple operation with long lamp life and a brightness of 3000 and 2300 ANSI lumens, respectively, with a contrast ratio of 1600:1. Both the NP64 and NP43 […]

Vaddio, known better as a manufacturer of pan/tilt/zoom cameras and high-end camera control systems, has entered the contemporary furniture market with a line designed specifically for classrooms using videoconferencing. The Vaddio Edge Videoconferencing Carts and Instrukt Educational Teaching Stations are designed to accommodate 32”-65” LCDs and Plasmas as well as VTC cameras and codecs with […]

By Greg Bronson, CTS-D This month’s AV Club isn’t about Pro AV in Education, per se. It’s actually more about consumer electronics in everyday life. While ProAV may be typified by developing custom solutions for use in traditional education environments, consumer electronics are often new variations on the latest gadgets. Of course, the two are […]

By Neil Willis, RCDD On the evening of April 2nd, I sat in my hotel room highly anticipating the next morning. You see, not only was I on a family vacation at Disney, but the 3rd of April marked an even bigger event than Space Mountain itself. The Apple iPad was scheduled to be released, […]

By Greg Bronson, CTS-D …Or so it seems, anyway. Last winter, my weekend “regular activities” were interrupted to troubleshoot the loss of low frequencies from the left speaker of my home workshop stereo system.  While I tried to initially ignore it — figuring the several-year-old transplant of an Altec Lansing woofer in these particular cabinets […]

Kramer Electronics has announced the introduction of the PT-571HDCP and PT-572HDCP twisted pair transmitter and receiver for DVI signals.  The PT-571HDCP and PT-572HDCP can transmit DVI signals directly over a twisted pair cable (shielded twisted pair cables are recommended).  The PT-571HDCP and PT-572HDCP offer a compact and inexpensive solution for DVI signal transmission over long […]

Bretford Manufacturing last week announced the NETBOOK42-CT, a new cart that vertically stores, charges and protects up to 42 Netbook computers. Primarily for education environments, the NETBOOK42 incorporates a power management system that decreases heat and electrical stress while proportionally distributing power to the netbooks to preserve battery life, and only requires a single power […]

Dukane has announced the addition of their line of student response systems, Convey A-Click, and the entire line of Airslates (AS2, AS3) to their Five Year Warranty program. Company president Jim Locascio says that all Dukane products now come backed with the Five Year Warranty. For more information, go to http://www.dukane.com Five year warranty? That […]

  Bretford Manufacturing last week announced the NETBOOK42-CT, a new cart that vertically stores, charges and protects up to 42 Netbook computers. Primarily for education environments, the NETBOOK42 incorporates a power management system that decreases heat and electrical stress while proportionally distributing power to the netbooks to preserve battery life, and only requires a single […]

Aimed at the education market, Sound-Craft Systems has added the WSV-35 and WSV-45 podium/workstations to their line – adding a locking document camera drawer in place of the folding document camera shelf standard on the WSV-30 and WSV-40. The new models offer the same compact dimensions as the WSV-30 and WSV-40, with a width of […]

Just try and find a June ProAV publication that doesn’t talk about Infocomm 2010.  Not to mention actually being there (or lamenting the decision to not be) yourself!  Whether a “newbie,” or seasoned attendee, if you’re seeking communication on products that communicate; Infocomm’s show provided no shortage of news to consume.  And, for good reason […]

Extron announced the immediate availability of the MTP/HDMI U T A D, a Decora-style, universal twisted pair transmitter for digital and analog video sources. Dedicated inputs on the MTP/HDMI U T A D accommodate digital and analog video, audio, and bidirectional RS-232 or IR signals and the signals are transmitted long distances over CAT 5-type […]

Following up last month’s launch of the world’s ugliest (but impressively spec’d) document camera, Dukane’s showing one of the world’s ugliest projectors in the new 8103H – a 3000 lumen, 1024×726, LCD-based short-throw lens projector.  Designed for classroom installs, the 8103 actually has nice specs (sans the 7-watt speaker), but in a cabinet that looks […]

Recently, SMART Technologies has announced they will acquire NextWindow — an interesting move since in April of 2009, SMART was filing a lawsuit against NextWindow to enforce its DViT (Digital Vision Touch) technology. Both companies use optical imaging touch technology, their target markets are different. NextWindow must have defended itself so well that SMART CEO […]

CyberResearch is announcing the CyberResearch CyRAQ 1000, what they say is a sunlight-readable outdoor digital display with portrait, landscape, and wall-mount options. Specified at 1080p native, the LCD displays include a series of 23″, 32″, and 40″ pylon-mounted digital signage displays that the company says are built for use in all-weather outdoor video or digital […]

This month’s topic is a bit personal; but no worries, it’s not that personal.  Actually, the full title should be: What’s your test media?  Of course there is no right or wrong answer; it’s a matter of personal taste and often seems to default to what ever is handy.  Sure, in the grand scheme of […]

Last month, Extron said that so far it had granted over $1.8 million in classroom A/V systems to U.S. school districts. More than 580 pilot classrooms have been granted to enable district technology leaders, administrators, and instructors to evaluate and define audiovisual system standards that can be implemented in additional classrooms. The main goal of […]

At the DSE 2010 Show (Digital Signage Expo), Visix unveiled the newest member of its interactive room sign line – the MeetingMinder 1200i. This addition to the Visix room sign family provides a 12-inch surface-mount option with touch screen capabilities, event-scheduling support for Dean Evans & Associates EMS Software, Microsoft Exchange and support for multiple […]

Mitsubishi has announced two new projectors that target cost-conscious customers looking for classroom or meeting room projectors.  Blasting a spec of 2300 and 2500 lumens of brightness respectively, Mitsubishi’s EX200U and EX240U XGA projectors project XGA resolution (1024×768) images using a 6-segment color wheel in a DLP-based projector. Mitsubishi’s EX200U weighs 5.3 pounds and the […]

Extron added a new all-purpose classroom controller/switcher in the form of the MPS 409 – a switcher for integrating digital and analog signals. It combines five independent switchers in one rack-mountable enclosure: 3×1 HDMI with embedded audio, 2×1 DVI, 2×1 VGA/HDTV component video, 2×1 composite video, and 9×1 analog stereo audio. For system design applications, […]

Vaddio, known primarily for specialty pan/tilt/zoom cameras and high-end camera control systems, announced that they’re getting into the whiteboard market via the launch of the first high definition (patent pending) Video Whiteboard. Vaddio says their new Video Whiteboard completely replaces the existing need for fixed or PTZ cameras in a classroom system environment. The Video […]

AV technology in Education has made big advances over the last couple decades.  It’s been (and continues to be) a great time to be involved with ProAV.  And with spring upon us and “renewal” in the air, it’s exciting to consider new possibilities. But as we all know, to get to May flowers, we must […]

The new XGA resolution (1024×768) 3LCD projector, dubbed the PLC-XU116 from Sanyo, is specified at 4500 ANSI lumens, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, and is aimed at education installs. Integrated with both wireless and wired network connectivity, the 7-pound PLC-XU116 isn’t the quietest LCD projector on the market at 30dB, but it is far quieter than […]