November 2011

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One of the most common problems I find when brought in to commision an AV installation is related to audio wiring. The concept of unbalanced and balanced line connections is actually not that hard to understand for practical use, but I suspect that nobody has really taken the time to explain some of the reasons...
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The post on Display Viewing Calculations from has been one of the most popular on this site, and we decided to make the calculations a little easier to perform for everyday use. Since our team also develops mobile apps, the best way to make this accessible to everyone was to create an app that would let...
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In this industry, there are certainly advantages to being well versed in a wide variety of AV topics. Being able to do a bit of everything will help you become more valuable to your team and in turn advance your career opportunities. While I personally put a lot of weight into being diverse, it has...
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One of the major issues with videoconferencing deployment is understanding that there are more factors in play than just the video conferencing hardware. If you fail to recognize these details, the system will still work but wont be up to its potential. Telepresence is an industry buzzword equating to the optimal lifelike videoconferencing system. We...
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If you don’t have access to Visio or AutoCAD, OpenOffice Draw is a free* program that you can use to create signal flow drawings. One of the best features is being able to make a connector between objects, which lets you reposition items on the screen while maintaining connections. Check out the video to see...
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