Riedel Details ISE Plans, With New Solutions for Broadcast, Live Performance and Real-Time Signal Distribution

At this year’s ISE show, Riedel Communications will showcase its latest innovations in real-time signal distribution and networking solutions for broadcast and live performance. Riedel’s product line reflects the company’s continued support of standards and interoperability, ongoing development and expansion of software app-based solutions and unique concept of decentralized signal routing. Riedel will showcase its […]

Riedel Details ISE Plans, With New Solutions for Broadcast, Live Performance and Real-Time Signal Distribution

Vaddio Ships AV Bridge Mini for Conferencing and Live Streaming

Vaddio finally shipped the AV Bridge Mini, first introduced at InfoComm. The AV Bridge Mini HD Audio/Video Encoder to encode, capture and stream content — Think Vaddio AV Bridge and AV Bridge Conference in a half-rack size. The AV Bridge Mini bridges any (up to 4K @ 30fps) HDMI and audio source into soft conferencing […]

Vaddio Ships AV Bridge Mini for Conferencing and Live Streaming

Extron Ships New Four-Input 12G‑SDI Switcher for 4K/60 Video

Extron announced the immediately availability of the SW4 12G HD-SDI, a four-input, two-output 12G-SDI switcher. It switches multi-rate SDI video, embedded audio and other ancillary data between four source devices and delivers simultaneous output signals to a pair of SDI displays or sink devices. The SW4 12G HD‑SDI supports video resolutions up to 4K/60, HDR, […]

Extron Ships New Four-Input 12G‑SDI Switcher for 4K/60 Video

Extron XPA Ultra Amplifiers Are Shipping

Extron is shipping its new XPA Ultra line of power amplifiers, a breakthrough that provides them with the ability to put more amplifier channels in a smaller space, with less radiated heat than ever before. All XPA Ultra amplifiers run cooler than other Class D amplifiers, extending component life and eliminating the need for ventilation […]

Extron XPA Ultra Amplifiers Are Shipping

Planar Debuts 100″ 4K LCD Line

The Planar EPX Series is a 100” 4K LCD (3840×2160) display with 700 nits of brightness and a wide color gamut. Designed with commercial-grade features, the Planar EPX Series is designed for meeting rooms, retail and corporate digital signage applications. Built-in features include wireless screen sharing of up to four sources simultaneously, a Crestron control […]

Planar Debuts 100″ 4K LCD Line

Christie Intros APS Series of 3LCD Laser Projectors

The new Christie APS Series of 3LCD laser projectors, which were launched today, are specified to deliver up to 6,500 ISO lumens. The Christie LWU650-APS and Christie LWU530-APS have a five-year or 10,000-hour warranty (whichever occurs first) and 1,500,000:1 contrast ratio. The Christie APS Series are designed for classrooms, boardrooms and other small-space environments as […]

Christie Intros APS Series of 3LCD Laser Projectors

Listen to What Is Being Said (If You Can)

We recently had a email thread at my institution discussing whether people should use microphones as a standard at all meetings. The discussion started as a result of people having a hard time hearing during faculty meetings. Interestingly, this discussion took a different direction that previous ones had. It was focused on accessibility and how […]

Listen to What Is Being Said (If You Can)

Extron Debuts XTP HDMI 4K/60 Board with Integrated Dante Audio Output

Extron just launched the XTP II CP 4o HD AT 4K PLUS, an XTP output board with four HDMI and four Dante digital audio outputs. It is HDCP 2.2 compliant and accommodates data rates up to 18 Gbps for support of video resolutions up to 4K/60 with 4:4:4 color. The Dante output adds the capability […]

Extron Debuts XTP HDMI 4K/60 Board with Integrated Dante Audio Output

VESA Intros DisplayHDR True Black High Dynamic Range Standard for OLEDs and Emissive Displays

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has introduced its new DisplayHDR True Black high dynamic range (HDR) standard, a variant on VESA’s High-Performance Monitor and Display Compliance Test Specification (DisplayHDR). The new standard has been optimized for emissive display technologies, including organic light emitting diode (OLED) and future microLED displays. DisplayHDR True Black allows for […]

VESA Intros DisplayHDR True Black High Dynamic Range Standard for OLEDs and Emissive Displays

Extron Ships HDMI Optical Cables That Deliver 4K/60 Signals up to 300 Feet

Extron has announced the availability of the HD Pro Plenum Series of active, hybrid optical-copper cables for high-speed transmission of HDMI digital video and audio signals. They support data rates up to 18 Gbps, video resolutions up to 4K/60 @ 4:4:4, HDR, EDID, HDCP and CEC, as well as all HDMI audio formats. These active […]

Extron Ships HDMI Optical Cables That Deliver 4K/60 Signals up to 300 Feet

New INSIGHT 4K HFR 360 from Digital Projection Is a 4K 3D Simulation Projector

Digital Projection’s INSIGHT 4K HFR 360 Multi-View 3D projector is aimed at interactive 3D experiences. With Multi-View 3D projection, a single projector with fast frame rates can accommodate several viewers, each of which being individually tracked and having a view of the image that remains appropriate to their changing position. This allows the users to […]

New INSIGHT 4K HFR 360 from Digital Projection Is a 4K 3D Simulation Projector

Extron Ships 12G-SDI Cable Equalizer for 4K Video

Extron announced the availability of the 12G HD-SDI 101, a one-input, one-output cable equalizer for multi-rate SDI digital video signals. It offers an economical solution for sending multi-rate SDI digital video signals over long coaxial cable runs. The 12G HD-SDI 101 supports all common serial digital video data rates up to 11.88 Gbps, while passing […]

Extron Ships 12G-SDI Cable Equalizer for 4K Video

NEC Display Debuts 65″ Series of Native 4K Displays

NEC Display Solutions of America today announced the availability of the C651Q and V654Q, large-format 4K UHD displays packed with commercial-grade features and a thinner, lighter design. The new C and V Series models feature an anti-reflective high haze coating, full external control and network capabilities through LAN and both landscape and portrait orientation support […]

NEC Display Debuts 65″ Series of Native 4K Displays

Extron Ships Four-Output 12G-SDI Distribution Amplifier for 4K/60 Video

Extron is now shipping the DA4 12G HD-SDI, a compact four-output distribution amplifier for multi-rate SDI digital video signals. It supports all common serial digital video data rates up to 11.88 Gbps, while passing HDR, embedded audio and other ancillary data allowed by the SMPTE and ITU standards. Automatic input cable equalization adds up to […]

Extron Ships Four-Output 12G-SDI Distribution Amplifier for 4K/60 Video

Winding It Up

Well, here we are again. The holidays are upon us, so it is time to pour a glass of, well, whatever a sales rep sent me for the holidays and summon my internal psychic. Each year at this time I write a final column for the year, summing up what I think the year has […]

Winding It Up

Is Your Training a Birdie or a Bogey?

By Donald Guzauckas, Jr. Vice President, HB Live, Inc. I recently had the opportunity to enjoy a round of golf with some colleagues at a course that featured young caddies. Having been a caddie for several years when I was a teen, I immediately harkened back to my own experience. I was introduced to the […]

Is Your Training a Birdie or a Bogey?

PreSonus Ships Quantum 4848 Audio Interface

PreSonus is shipping the new Quantum 4848 Thunderbolt audio interface (24-bit, 192 kHz), a professional recording solution that includes the company’s Studio One Professional recording, mixing and mastering software for macOS and Windows. The 1U rack-mount Quantum 4848 features A/D/A converters with 120 dB dynamic range on every input and output and offers 32 channels […]

PreSonus Ships Quantum 4848 Audio Interface

DPA Microphones Sells to RCF

The Riverside Company has signed a definitive agreement to sell DPA Microphones (DPA) to RCF Group (RCF). During Riverside’s investment, DPA’s sales and EBITDA nearly doubled while its product portfolio and distribution network grew significantly, according to DPA. “Together with the DPA team, we were able to achieve all of our goals for this investment,” […]

DPA Microphones Sells to RCF

Rohde & Schwarz Ships R&S SpycerNode Media Storage System

R&S SpycerNode uses what Rohde & Schwarz calls High Performance Computing (HPC) file system for its media server. HPC employs redundancy using software-based “RAID” technologies called erasure coding in combination with declustering to increase overall performance and reduce rebuild times. R&S SpycerNode features Rohde & Schwarz‘s device manager web application which makes it much easier […]

Rohde & Schwarz Ships R&S SpycerNode Media Storage System

Canon Adds New Projectors, Including a 4K

Canon Europe today announced the launch of the 4K5020Z and LX-MH502Z, two 4k resolution installation projectors. The 4K5020Z is specified at 5,000 lumens, uses LCoS technology and has an optional short-throw lens (the RS-SL07RST) designed specifically by Canon for 4K imaging. Both the 4K5020Z and the LX-MH502Z weigh only 9.3 kilograms and because they use […]

Canon Adds New Projectors, Including a 4K

Furman Power Conditioner and Cord Now Shipping

Nortek Security & Control LLC is now shipping the Furman SS-6 Power Conditioner and the ACX-25 Power Cord. The Furman SS-6 is a black steel chassis floor strip power conditioner — a narrow form factor version of the SS-6B — with standard surge protection RFI/EMI filtering. Including six outlets, the SS-6 comes with a 15-foot […]

Furman Power Conditioner and Cord Now Shipping

Studio Technologies Intros 5412 Audio Interface and 5418 Mic/Line Interface

Studio Technologies introduces the Model 5412 Audio Interface and the Model 5418 Mic/Line Interface, two new Dante-compliant solutions for applications that use Audio-over-Ethernet (AoE) network connectivity. The Model 5412 supports analog line-level inputs and outputs, and is available in two versions — one with eight input and eight output channels, and the other with 16 […]

Studio Technologies Intros 5412 Audio Interface and 5418 Mic/Line Interface

Optoma Intros New 4K550 and 4K550ST Native 4K DLP Projectors

Optoma today is unveiling two new 4K UHD projectors designed for corporate and house of worship environments. The Optoma 4K550 and 4K550ST are powered by Texas Instruments DLP chipset with XPR technology and both are native 3840×2160. Both projectors offer HDR10 and REC.2020 compatibility for color precision and advanced features, including vertical lens shift and […]

Optoma Intros New 4K550 and 4K550ST Native 4K DLP Projectors

Flex Rental Solutions Announces Flex5 Phone is Released

Flex Rental Solutions announced that Flex5 Phone — its newly designed phone app — has been released to all customers. Flex5 is the company’s new HTML5 user interface and features a complete rewrite of Flex’s user interface and backend architecture. Flex5 will eventually replace Flex’s current Flash UI by adding a new desktop environment. Flex5 […]

Flex Rental Solutions Announces Flex5 Phone is Released

NEC Display Launches Two New LCD-Based Install Projectors

NEC Display Solutions of America today announced the launch of two new projector models: the P525WL and P525UL. Both projectors are aimed at higher education classrooms, conference rooms and meeting rooms. The P525WL replaces NEC’s P502WL-2 and the P525UL replaces NEC’s P502HL-2. For each new model, the imaging unit has been changed from DLP to […]

NEC Display Launches Two New LCD-Based Install Projectors

Rentman Releases New Mobile App

Rentman just released an addition to its cloud-based rental management software, which is a mobile app. The new mobile app runs on devices such as smartphones or Android-based Zebra scanners, enabling users to manage inventory and rentals at no additional cost. Rentman Mobile is meant to simplify equipment management in the warehouse while offering an […]

Rentman Releases New Mobile App

New PrimeView Fusion Max Aims at Using LEDs to Replace Projectors with Purpose-Built Sized Displays

Primeview claims to be creating a new category in the display market with its Fusion MAX Display (FSNM) Solutions of stand-alone displays aimed at replacing projectors in a room. Primeview’s new line are a series of 1920×1080, bezel-free LEDs available in 110″, 138″, 165″ or 220″ sizes. They are aimed at auditoriums, theaters, rental, classrooms […]

New PrimeView Fusion Max Aims at Using LEDs to Replace Projectors with Purpose-Built Sized Displays

Oculus Connect 5 – The Experience

Last month, we discussed the Oculus Connect Developers Convention, a meeting I had recently attended in virtual reality. This month, I thought we would address the effectiveness of meeting in virtual reality. First, let’s discuss the event itself, which was the annual conference for Oculus virtual reality developers. For those of you who have been […]

Oculus Connect 5 – The Experience

JVC Debuts Three New D-ILA Projectors Aimed at Simulation

JVC Visual Systems will introduce three new Visualization Series projectors designed for simulation environments this week. The DLA-VS4600 is spec’d at 4,000 ANSI lumens, while the DLA‑VS47NV and DLA-VS45NV include a new dedicated IR‑LED engine for stimulated NVG exercises. All three new projectors feature three-chip D-ILA imagers, BLU-Escent laser/phosphor illumination, a spec of greater than […]

JVC Debuts Three New D-ILA Projectors Aimed at Simulation

Camplex Intros Extender for 3G-SDI Video over Fiber

Camplex has introduced a signal extender and reel system for extension of 3G-SDI video over fiber for outside broadcast and live event productions. The CMX-TACNGO-3GTR system consists of a fiber optic mini 3GHD/SDI converter/extender system fitted to a cable reel with 1000 feet of ST fiber optic cable and is designed to run camera signals […]

Camplex Intros Extender for 3G-SDI Video over Fiber

Studio Technologies Offers Flex-Use Audio Resources with Model 5330 Interface

Studio Technologies introduces the Model 5330 Flex-Use Dante Audio Interface. Four line-level analog sources can be connected to the unit and then, after conversion to digital, output by way of four output (transmitter) channels associated with the Dante interface. Four signals that arrive by way of Dante can be converted to analog and then output […]

Studio Technologies Offers Flex-Use Audio Resources with Model 5330 Interface

Peerless-AV Launches New Diamond Level of the Certified Installer Training Program

Peerless-AV has announced the launch of the newest level of its its Certified Installer Training Program — the Diamond Level. This level, entitled, “Video Wall Mounting Systems for Direct View LED Displays,” is led by long-time industry experts who have the sales application and engineering experience to make every job successful for those who attend. Peerless-AV’s […]

Peerless-AV Launches New Diamond Level of the Certified Installer Training Program