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I haven’t missed an InfoComm since I got into the market more than 30 years ago! And my favorite part of the show? Walking the floor to discover hidden-gem products that most people overlook because they’re too focused on the big booths — not the smaller ones.

This year, my hidden gem comes from a company I’ve known for a long time: Visionary Solutions. You probably know Visionary for its 1G AV-over-IP solutions — one of which drives the massive LED wall on the side of the entire Resorts World Hotel in Las Vegas.

But at InfoComm 2025, the company quietly launched a UCC solution that finally eliminates the cable clutter under the table in those all-too-common USB-based BYOM installs. If you’ve ever set up one of those rooms, you know exactly what I mean. Here’s the kicker: I’m not even sure Visionary realizes what it has here.

Meet the XB5 USB-C Conferencing Bridge — a product integrators are going to love. Using Visionary’s AV-over-IP technology in a totally unique way, the XB5 lets you create a clean, single-cable connection under any conference room table. One USB-C cable to the laptop powers it and connects it to all the in-room AV gear — displays, microphones, speakers — you name it.

I added a last-minute video to my InfoComm 2025 schedule to go deeper on this one. Watch the deep dive:

Designed for conference rooms and classrooms, the XB5 connects any laptop directly to the AV system using a single USB-C cable. Sounds familiar, right? But here’s what makes it different: the way it’s installed. The XB5 provides bidirectional 4K60 4:4:4 video, high-quality audio, wired Ethernet access, and up to 100W of charging power — all without any software required.

It supports standard UVC and UAC protocols, so it’s plug-and-play with Windows, macOS and ChromeOS devices. And all of this connects to the in-room AV gear with just one Ethernet cable — because it’s AV-over-IP. One cable in, one cable out. Oh, and did I mention it has Dante embedding and de-embedding too?

Here’s Visionary co-founder Scott Freshman breaking it all down in this booth interview:

The magic is in the fact that Visionary has a closed AV-over-IP ecosystem to allow them to flip any UCC room into an AV-over-IP system. 

While I’ve got your attention, if you want to get to know Visionary even better, check out the other two videos the rAVe team shot at their booth:

Visionary’s AV-over-IP Ecosystem for IPTV and Digital Signage

New AV-over-IP Wall Plate Solutions (HDMI, USB-C, Bluetooth, Dante)