AV Week - MP3 Edition

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Kevin Iselli of Crestron, Bill Brown from Ideas for AV, and Hi-Phi, Phil Cordell, the AV Professional from M3 Technology Group. Sharp says it's cutting 11,000 jobs from the workforce in Japan plus dumping some factory assets. What does this mean for the AV industry? Will Apple's new connector spell doom, or at least inconvenience, to tech managers? Plus, we ask the question "will Airplay become the wireless video standard?" Steve Ballmer puts out potential prices for the Surface. Finally, we congratulate our friend, Phil Cordell aka The AV Professional, on releasing an AV-centric rap album. Running Time: 56:06

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Matt Scott from Omega Audio Video, George Tucker from World Stage, Dawn Meade of Net-AV, and Chris Tatton from HB Communications. On this episode of AVWeek we talk about whether demand for Pro AV is on the upswing. Are we about to run out of IPV4 addresses? If so, what will this do to the AV market? We talk about what will come after the touchpanel. What is more "drool worthy"; 4K or OLED? Fox is getting ready to offer downloadable movies before you can buy the DVD/BluRay or even video on demand. Finally, we talk about the Kramer and Commercial Integrator webinar on the Analog Sunset. Running Time: 58:54

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Matt Scott from Omega Audio Video, Rich Fregosa of Fregosa Design, and Matt Cooper from rAVe Pubs. A week after CEDIA left Indianapolis, we have three guys who were there on to talk about it. What was the biggest success and failure from the show? Crestron introduces NFC to control a room. Is CEDIA attendance down because of the economy or something else? Are our kids ready for their own tablet? Finally, we'll talk about the FCC possibly selling off the UHF spectrum. Running Time: 1:05:54

Host: Tim Albright Guests: George Tucker from WorldStage, Joseph Gillio of Casio, and Adrian Boyd from Vector Sketch. The world of CEDIA has landed in Indianapolis. We'll talk about Steve Greenblatt's piece on the crossover between residential and commercial. AMX puts one more nail in the coffin of independent programmers. There are a number of stories coming from Sony; from Control4 being built in to their new 4K TV. Plus, is there room for an all Green AV company? Running Time: 1:03:53

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Dawn Meade from Net-AV, Bradford Benn from Crown, Sam Malik of Premiere Mounts, and Michael Drainer. With the U.S. court system siding with Apple in their patent case with Samsung, to the tune of $1 billion, we talk about how this will impact the AV industry. From LG widening the widescreen display to another standard of "HDTV", we talk about standards and whether or not they are important. Dolby has joined the AVnu Alliance for AVB. That's great for AVB, but we're still waiting on the first "V" to join the Audio Video Bridging alliance. Finally we wrap up talking about NSCA and InfoComm. Running Time: 1:04:35

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Kevin Iselli from Crestron, Brad Grimes of InfoComm International, Steve Greenblatt from Control Concepts and Chris Neto of AV Helpdesk. This week the roundtable discusses the future of Sharp now that they appear to be getting out of the display business. What does that mean for the industry and where do they head from here? We discuss the sexiest touchpanel (the AMX Modero) and whether or not there is a market for the tabletop version. As integrators and end users, we need to start concerning ourselves with the various content delivery companies. One to keep your eye on is suddenly Amazon. CEDIA's members say they expect 12% growth during the second half of the year. Do you? Our resident Crestron rep explains what BACnet is and why it's important. Plus Brad Grimes encourages us who are bound for pasture to start pouring into the young, up and coming AV professionals..Running Time: 1:06:32

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Kelly Perkins, Harry Meade, and George Tucker. How will we watch the Olympics in 2016? Well, streaming is certain to be a part of it. We talk about what AQAV is and why it may be important. Why does AMOLED TVs cost so much more than LCDs to produce, and will it ever come down? We talk about the availability of more and more IP control devices and what that means for the network and control companies. Plus, there's a company introducing telepresence with legs, or wheels.Running Time: 1:07:08

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Matt Scott and Adrian Boyd. This week we tackle the sub-$4000 projector market. Digital Projection has gotten into this section of the market. Home Automation is getting a shot in the arm from a Kickstarter company. Does this make them primed to be bought or make them a competitor to Lutron and other lighting companies? The Apple TV revolution has begun. From Hulu Plus to Sky TV, Apple has quietly become one of the greatest content consumption companies. Finally, we talk about whether Sony can become king of the hill again. Running Time: 1:08:28

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Sara Abrons, George Tucker, Michael Drainer, Joel Rollins, and Bill Brown. What a great way to spend our 1st Anniversary show. We discuss the Olympics and AV, why you are still using Cat5, and the next generation of networking for live events. Leviton bought HAI; now what does that mean for AV? We also discuss the 6 products CIs should stop selling and why they may not stop. Plus, the English have become the leaders in broadcasting… at least in theory. Finally, why is Crestron making shades? Running Time: 1:06:32

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Dawn Meade and Stephen McKay Apple's newest OS has come out, Mountain Lion, and it has Airplay. Are we entering an age of switcher-less systems? We talk about what it means to be a mar building". The South Korean government is getting behind flexible OLEDs. Plus we talk about the future of LED projectors.Running Time: 53:35

Host: Tim Albright Guests: George Tucker and John Huntington. This week we go around the world and around the horn with George Tucker and John Huntington. The Olympics will be broadcast by the BBC in HD and 3 D; oh, thank goodness they'll be in 3D. The Kinect has spawned a new shopping experience for cars and maybe other things as well. You can now order a steak from Extron, but I'm still not sure why. We cover a ton of patent issues and delve into the seedy underbelly of how things get a patent. Finally, we tackle some government as technologists issues. Plus, we give you a chance to win John Huntington's new book, Show Networks and Control Systems. Running Time: 1:20:25

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Adrian Boyd, Aaron Wilson, and Joel Bilheimer. We congratulate InfoComm and CEDIA for hosting the third fastest growing trade show in the world, ISE. It was named as such by Expo Magazine. What does that mean for the industry and for the Vegas/Orlando show? Microsoft went and bought themselves a display company. Now, why would they do that? We break down the emerging, exciting market of power sequencers and ask the question, "Can your control system get hacked?" Running Time: 1:15:33

Host: Tim Albright Guests: George Tucker, Rich Fregosa, Jennifer Willard, and Steve Greenblatt. AMX has a new upgrade for their Modero touchpanel line. Toshiba was slapped with an $87 million judgement all the while proclaiming their innocence. What will this mean for them and for the display industry. Speaking of displays, a new study says the Digital Signage market is now $5 Billion. Should you be in it right now, or has it passed you by. AMC was kicked to the curb by Dish Network. Who does this hurt more, and is it the beginning of the end for bundled content packages. Plus, we talk about what the benefits are for AV manufacturers keeping their facilities here in the U.S.A.Running Time: 1:21:20

Host: Tim Albright Guests: Tom Andry, Dawn Meade, and Matt D. Scott. Sony has dumped Samsung for a relationship with Panasonic and their OLEDs. What does that mean for the future of the long-awaited OLED display? Is the era of visualizers and doc cams over? Is it fair to give women owned businesses 5 percent of government contracts? Plus, we talk about the globalization of the AV industry. Running Time: 1:07:42

Host: Tim Albright Guests: George Tucker, Dawn Meade, Matt D. Scott, Kevin Iselli, Bradford Benn, Harry Meade, Jennifer Willard, Chris Neto, Steve Greenblatt, and a host of others. We all are taking a breather after this year's InfoComm. So, this week we highlight some of the moments during our other shows. From Gary Kayye and Tim Albright's interview with Dr. Randy Lemke to George Tucker talking with Midori Connelly, we have it all here. This show is a short version of the best of our shows during InfoComm 2012. Running Time: 1:31:27