Sony Intros New Flagship 4K Projector in VPL-VW5000ES

Sony Electronics last month introduced the VPL‑W5000ES, a 5,000-lumen 4K SXRDTM laser light source projector. Sony’s new reference-quality unit is the first projector designed specifically for home cinema use that features 4K resolution powered by a laser light engine that provides 5,000 lumens of brightness, is compatible with High Dynamic Range (HDR), emulates the new BT.2020 color gamut, […]

Sony Intros New Flagship 4K Projector in VPL-VW5000ES

Sony Expands PXW Line of Shoulder-Mount Cameras

Sony’s newest addition to its PXW series of shoulder-mount camcorders is the PXW-X400 — a network and wireless capabilities-capable XAVC-Long 60P shoulder camcorder camera. When a wireless LAN connection is unstable or unavailable, the new camcorder’s Ethernet interface (RJ45) enables direct connection to a network for file transfer, live streaming and control from a web browser. […]

Sony Expands PXW Line of Shoulder-Mount Cameras

Sony Launches New Flagship ES Receiver

Sony has announced the STR-ZA5000ES, a new ES receiver with 130 watts x 9 channels that supports routing 4K Ultra HD signals. The ZA5000ES is the first ES receiver compatible with both Dolby Atmos and DTS:X. Using two additional amplifiers, these formats can support up to 11.1 channels of sound for the latest object-oriented audio sources that are […]

Sony Launches New Flagship ES Receiver

Is TV Dying?

It’s no secret that there’s a generation of kids that aren’t watching TV on the giant enchanted box that fills the living room of most homes around the world. In fact, most of the Millenials and all of Generation X (nearly everyone below the age of 30, basically) have an obsession with watching TV programs […]

Is TV Dying?

Which Consumer TV is the Best for ProAV Installs?

As much as we all hate to admit it, consumer TVs are installed all the time into meeting rooms and even digital signage applications. And, you can’t blame people for doing it as sometimes it’s cheaper to buy five consumer TVs (buy a new one every time it dies) than one commercial AV display with […]

Which Consumer TV is the Best for ProAV Installs?

SONY’s Sander Phipps Talks Projectors With Gary

Sander Phipps, senior product manager at SONY, walked Gary through the products showing at InfoComm 2015. 4K, laser phosphor projectors are prominent in the booth this year — check out the individual product videos we shot throughout the booth, linked below. Their short-throw 4K projector VPLGTZ1 can project up to 147″ diagonal image, is 4K, […]

SONY’s Sander Phipps Talks Projectors With Gary

Sony to Launch New Laser and Lamp Projectors at InfoComm

Sony is taking aim again at the mid-brightness class projector market with a combination of new laser and lamp models that meet diverse installation and budget requirements for business, academic, large venue or entertainment use. The new projectors include two 3LCD laser models (VPL-FHZ65 and VPL-FHZ60) to expand Sony’s growing line of Z-Phosphor laser light […]

Sony to Launch New Laser and Lamp Projectors at InfoComm

Sony Launches Three New Business Projectors

Sony is adding three new models to its line of professional projectors aimed at both the corporate and education markets. The new compact (well, relatively) projectors include the VPL-EW348, VPL-EW345 and VPL-EX345 models. Each model is specified at 4,200 lumens and uses a new BrightEra 3LCD panel (WXGA 0.75”, XGA 0.63” size). The VPL-EW348 model […]

Sony Launches Three New Business Projectors

Sony Launches Two New 4K Laser-Phosphor Projectors

Sony has two new 4K resolution projectors that use laser/phosphor technology. The new Sony VPL-GTZ270 is designed for entertainment use including planetariums, theme parks, museums and retail, while the VPL-GTZ280 is designed for simulation, visualization and training. Both are 5,000-lumen models with native 4K (4096×2160) resolution, and join Sony’s VPL-GTZ1 model to create a family […]

Sony Launches Two New 4K Laser-Phosphor Projectors

Screen Innovations Intros Short Throw Screen for Sony’s LSPX-W1S

Screen Innovations (SI) has launched the Short Throw (ST) projection screen designed exclusively for bottom-throw, ultra short throw projectors. The ST 5 Series screens will be sold to authorized SI dealers and distributors worldwide. SI has also partnered with Sony to distribute the 5 Series Zero Edge ST screens with its new 4K ultra short throw projector for commercial installations and is available […]

Screen Innovations Intros Short Throw Screen for Sony’s LSPX-W1S

Weekly Wrap-Up | 4K Roadmap, Sony News, Replacement for 2×2 Video Walls and More

It has been a full week since this year’s ISE 2015 show in Amsterdam and a lot has happened. Did you miss something? Well, we’ve wrapped up this week’s most important news stories so you can catch up over the weekend. Below are some of the stories we think deserve a second look. Like it? […]

Weekly Wrap-Up | 4K Roadmap, Sony News, Replacement for 2×2 Video Walls and More

Sony May Not Be Called Sony Anymore

Sony has announced that it will spin-off its video and audio business units as separate companies – but we don’t know yet if it will be called Sony. Here’s the BBC story on the future of the company. Looking to profit $3.3 Billion U.S. by March 2018, Sony plans to become a “service” company with […]

Sony May Not Be Called Sony Anymore

Sony Talks Laser Phosphor and 4K at ISE in My Video Interview

Today, I had the chance to corner Sony’s Business Head Damien Weissenburger during the busiest trade show day of the year. Sony’s clearly most proud of its laser phosphor projectors and he even claimed close to a 60 percent market share — he’s probably right. As with most display manufacturers on the show floor, 4K […]

Sony Talks Laser Phosphor and 4K at ISE in My Video Interview

North Korean Cyberterrorism: You’re Unprepared

It was revealed yesterday, in an announcement from the FBI, that North Korea was responsible for the recent cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment. The attack resulted in the public release of thousands of confidential (and embarrassing) email messages and documents involving Sony, its executives, popular celebrities, and many of the entertainment company’s business partners — […]

North Korean Cyberterrorism: You’re Unprepared

Sony-pocalypse Round 2 – Sony Pictures Fights Back (Updated)

Since I put out the blog Sony-pocalypse Round 2 — Sony Pictures Fights Back… the other day, new major developments have taken place since it published. Thus a necessary edit to the blog. We’ll start from the top: If you haven’t already heard, Sony Pictures was recently breached, and it was brutal. If you need […]

Sony-pocalypse Round 2 – Sony Pictures Fights Back (Updated)

Catch Me If You Can – Literally…

For those who may remember Catch Me If You Can, the movie is based on the story of a young man, a clever forger, who becomes a lawyer, a doctor and a pilot — all while still in high school avoiding the FBI by continuously staying one step ahead. For those who don’t know the story, watch […]

Catch Me If You Can – Literally…

Church Video Production – Selling the Workflow

Near cinema-quality field video capture is available for well under $10K, a price point so low that the A/V/L industry feels threatened by low cost technology dazzling the focus and buying power of consumers. A visit to InfoComm or NAB quickly reveals a rush to service the exponential growth of the sub $10K market space, […]

Church Video Production – Selling the Workflow

CEDIA 2014: My Day One Observations

Having attended probably 15 to 17 CEDIA Expos over the past 20 years, I feel I am comfortable in saying that this year, the 2014 show, is the best they’ve had in the past six years. Don’t get me wrong, last year’s event was well attended and was a good show, but there was a […]

CEDIA 2014: My Day One Observations

Pro Control Releases Two-Way Drivers Across a Spectrum of Devices

Pro Control today announced that several new two-way drivers are available with the release of the latest version of Pro Control Studio programming software. Developed by Pro Control, these new drivers enable what the company calls seamless, intuitive control over a broad spectrum of products including Sonos wireless audio systems, Lutron Caséta lighting controls, and […]

Pro Control Releases Two-Way Drivers Across a Spectrum of Devices

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

Sony Adds Wireless Streaming HD Handicam

The new Sony PXW-X180 is a portable camcorder for house of worship and rental applications that includes XDCAM technology. It offers features such as fixed G lens, three 1/3-inch type Exmor CMOS HD sensors for full HD 1920×1080 shooting, 25x HD zoom lens and an OLED viewfinder. Sony also claims that a variable ND filter […]

Sony Adds Wireless Streaming HD Handicam

InfoComm Offers a Plethora of Collaborations Solutions

Practically everyone now offers a collaboration solution was the clear take away from my recent visit to InfoComm 2014. From telecons to document sharing; from video calling to video conferencing; solutions in all shapes and sizes could be had. I met with a number of companies at InfoComm and learned about many solutions, but clearly […]

InfoComm Offers a Plethora of Collaborations Solutions

Definition of UHD TV Becomes More Muddied

Most manufacturers and consumers think a UHD TV should have 3860×2160 color pixels, which typically is understood to mean red, green and blue (RGB) subpixels make up one color pixel. That understanding is now being challenged as subpixel structures using red, green, blue and white (RGBW) and red, green, blue and yellow (RGBY) are increasingly […]

Definition of UHD TV Becomes More Muddied

Big Churches, Big Data

The upside of adding Ethernet and/or Wi-Fi to audio, video and lighting gear is both the convenience and scalability of managing technology, but the more IP-addressable the A/V/L industry becomes, the more managing the vast amount of unique data becomes problematic for the end users. Churches are no different than many other venues when it […]

Big Churches, Big Data

Is Sony Reconsidering OLED?

Rumors have been flying today because of a story written by the Nikkei Asian Review claiming that Sony is getting out of OLED TVs to focus on 4K LCD TVs. On the other hand, we have seen reports that quote Sony as denying this development. What exactly is going on is unclear, but it is […]

Is Sony Reconsidering OLED?

Public Demo of 4K Live Streaming

At NAB 2014, Cisco and Sony became the first companies to publicly demonstrate the live delivery of full-frame rate 4K 60P content. The live demonstration streamed live 4K video from New York City to Las Vegas and was on display for NAB show attendees at the Cisco and Sony booths. Live events in New York […]

Public Demo of 4K Live Streaming

Sony Announces Pricing, Ship Dates for Newest 4K Bravia TVs

At CES, Sony announced 4K TVs as part of its Bravia lineup. Sony announced ship dates and pricing for those TVs. They will ship this June and are priced starting at $2,099 for the entry-level 49-inch model. There are nine models across three different series. There are four sizes of the XBR-X850B, three of the […]

Sony Announces Pricing, Ship Dates for Newest 4K Bravia TVs

Have You Noticed Sony’s New Laser Technology? Eventually, You Will…

When it was first launched at InfoComm, there was, to be frank, very little fanfare surrounding Sony’s new VPL-FHZ55 – the industry’s first (and still only) 100 percent laser-based light sourced projector. We noticed, however, and even put it on stop #4 on our coveted InfoComm Top-10 Tour. We saw it as a game-changer (remember […]

Have You Noticed Sony’s New Laser Technology? Eventually, You Will…

10 Years Ago This Week: An Improving HomeAV Market in a Weak Economy

I found this article form 10 years ago — it was my wrap-up piece form attending CEDIA. I thought the observations about what was dominating the show were interesting, but what was more interesting were my comments about the economy. Ten years ago, we also had a bad economy, but HomeAV tech was interesting enough, […]

10 Years Ago This Week: An Improving HomeAV Market in a Weak Economy

Apple Save Sony? Apple Can’t Even Save Apple!

Gary just wrote a very persuasive post, detailing the synergies to be had if Apple were to purchase Sony. I’m not entirely sure that I can agree. The root of my disagreement is that Gary’s argument focused on why a buyout would be good for Sony, but didn’t really address why it would be good […]

Apple Save Sony? Apple Can’t Even Save Apple!

10 Years Ago This Week: A $25K 1080i Sony Home Projector

This is the first post of this new series – and we decided to kick it off with a consumer 1080i projector that’s at the same price-point as today’s Sony home 4K projector. From rAVe ProAV Edition Volume 1, Issue 14  At CEDIA, Sony Introduces Their First Reflective Imaging Technology for the Home and New […]

10 Years Ago This Week: A $25K 1080i Sony Home Projector

Sony Tanks Again (But Apple Can Save Them!)

While most of you were sleeping last night, Sony execs were mostly sleepless as they’d just announced a huge loss — one of the worst in company history. I mean huge. In fact, after releasing a 40 percent reduction in their 2013 profit forecast and a nearly $200 million loss for the most recent quarter, […]

Sony Tanks Again (But Apple Can Save Them!)