AV Week - MP3 Edition

Jeremy Burkhart is back inthe AV world. What sort of impact will he have? With the FCC selling off spectrum we talk about the future of wireless mics. Will the plethora of connected devices in the home be a boon or trouble for home automation? Plus, we talk about how manufacturers keep faith with their [...]

Sennheiser joins Dante, Brightsign has a new 4K product and the NAB wraps up. Plus, we talk about the security company coming after your business and “bad a$$” microphone covers. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Kelly Perkins from AVI Systems and Michael Braithwaite of Clear One and the AVnu Alliance. Record Date: 4/12/2014 Running Time: 57:25  Story Links Sennheiser joins [...]

Cisco expands open IP cameras. Which is better; direct sales or distribution? HDMI 2.0 is coming. Are you ready? Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Paul Depperschmidt from Cisco, Bradford Benn of Harman, and Matt D. Scott from Omega Audio Video. Record Date: 4/5/2014 Running Time: 1:04:03  Story Links Cisco expands open IP cameras HDMI 2.0 Allen & Heath appoints E [...]

George Feldstein is stepping aside at Crestron. What will that mean for the control and video giant. Revo Labs is being bought by Yamaha. Plus we ask, is HDBaseT a standard? Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: George Tucker from World Stage, Michael Braithwaite from Clear One and Ron Callis of One Firefly. Record Date: 3/29/2014 Running Time: 54:33  Story Links [...]

InfoComm will begin regional trade shows this year. Why can’t Pro AV companies learn good industrial design? Is being certifed important? Plus, we talk about how to get into the education market. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Shaun Robinson from AMX and Bill Brown of BD Brown Communications. Record Date: 3/22/2014 Running Time: 42:56  Story Links InfoComm begins Regional Trade [...]

We talk about the digital transition and whether we should push 4k or not. How do you quantify service and quality? Our panel looks into 2014 and forecasts what the biggest areas of revenue will be for this year. Plus, what to do with old cable? Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: George Tucker of World Stage, Nick Miller [...]

On this week’s edition we talk about Sony cutting jobs and the new Geffen KVM switch. What else can go on the network? Plus, a young AV professional asks a very interesting question. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Todd Anthony Puma, Joshua Stackhouse, and Ronnie Anne Spang. Record Date: 3/8/2014 Running Time: 1:18:57  Story Links Kaleidescape Chaos Sony Cuts Deep [...]

The 16th Annual NSCA Business Leadership Conference was this past weekend in Dallas, TX. We caught up with a number of attendees to see what they took away from the event. Plus we were able to to get insight on the state of the industry, how the economy will effect us and what trends they [...]

Registration is open for InfoComm 2014. Are the Olympics good for AV companies? How do you tell fake lamps from real ones, and how do you educate your clients? Plus, our panel talks about Extron’s new DTP switcher. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Matt Scott of Omega Audio Video and Josh Srago from ICS. Record Date: 2/21/2014 Running Time: 59:48 [...]

ISP lobby’s kill municipal internet, England’s Year of code falls flat?, Google bring us ChromeBox, super formula antenna’s – natures better way?, NYC subway touchscreens teach us the influence of environment, OLED’s at half the price and Draper rolls out new screens.   Host: George Tucker, Co- Founder  Guests: Christopher Jayne of Mersive & Daniel Kippycash of The [...]

Sony says they are out of computers, and maybe TVs next. Legrand bought C2G. Biamp expands their Tesira line with fixed configuration boxes. Plus, one of our guests spent time in the White House talking with the country’s CIO. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Heather Sidorowicz from Southtown Audio-Video, Yoram Solomon of Penveu, Josh Srago from ICS, and [...]

Crestron is releasing a pretty powerful sub-$1000 processor. The AVnu Alliance has their first AVB Certified product. Sony’s bond rating is now junk. Plus, Panasonic is all over the winter olympics. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Nate Schneider from Image Stream Medical and Aaron Wilson. Record Date: 2/1/2014 Running Time: 1:02:49  Story Links Crestron’s $1000 processor First AVnu Alliance Certified [...]

Tivo is halting hardware, and the U.S. public is dropping HBO. We talk about this, wireless 4K video and why we need to refresh projection screens when we change out projectors. Then we get to spend a few minutes and find out about an AV couple, AVDawn and MrAVDawn. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Dawn Meade from Net-AV, [...]

Google bought Nest for $3 billion. What does that mean for the AV market? Will Samsung make it in the world of control? We talk about DIY vs. Pro automation. Plus, is the Blu Ray dead? Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Matt Scott of Omega Audio Video, Grant Clauser from Electronic House Magazine, Chris Neto from AVHelpdesk, and [...]

As we began to record we learned that Microsoft has signed up to be a platinum sponsor at InfoComm 2014. We talk about the impact this will have on the show and the industry. There were a number of streaming announcements at CES this week. A bill to protect online video providers. Plus, touchless touchscreens [...]

Sony and Panasonic are calling it quits on their joint OLED/4K displays. AVnu Alliance and HDBaseT both have new members. The AV pros need to evangelize more. Plus, lighting automation talk. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Matt Scott of Omega Audio Video and Bradford Benn from Harman. Record Date: 1/03/2014 Running Time: 1:02:20  Story Links Panasonic joins HDBaseT Outdoor [...]

Join the AVWeek crew as we look back at the biggest stories of 2013. From OLED to 4K and everything in between. Plus, we look ahead at next year and talk about what to expect in the world of AV in 2014. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: George Tucker from World Stage and Dawn Meade of Net-AV. Record [...]

This is a recap of our best of 2013. It features a talk about IMAX’s new home theatre system, 4K vs. OLED, and the future of broadcast television. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Ron Callis of One Firefly, Paul Harris from Aurora Multimedia,  Doug Fast of NYCE Control, Joshua Stackhouse, Bradford Benn from Harman, Michael Drainer of Sennheiser, [...]

Apple may have a deal with Sharp for their Apple display. Crestron has a new flip top. How do we make the tradeshows we go to better? Plus we talk about Commercial Integrator’s Integrator of the Year. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: Dawn Meade from Net-AV, Craig MacCormack of Commercial Integrator, and Dave Pedigo from CEDIA. Record Date: 12/13/2013 [...]

Barco is getting into the Huddle Space with Click Share. Are we moving into a post-switcher AV world? What do you need to know for whole house wiring? Plus, we talk about a computer virus that transmits over soundwaves. Host: Tim Albright Founder Guests: George Tucker of World Stage and Steve Greenblatt from Control Concepts Record Date: 12/06/2013 [...]