The Enright Company, www.enrightcompany.com, manufacturers’ representatives serving commercial AV/IT integrators and consultants in CA, AZ, NV and HI since 1985, just completed their six-city road show tour. Entitled the Enright Company Sojourn Road Shows, top manufacturers showed new technology at these very successful expos and luncheons.
Manufacturers include: Vaddio, Polycom, Liberty AV Solutions, Brightline, Casio, RGB Spectrum, Hall Research, RTI, Orion Images, Visionary Solutions, Tightrope Media, Forbes AV, and Conen exhibited their products at these invitational expos and luncheons. Venues included: LA/Orange County, San Diego, Sacramento, San Francisco, Las Vegas and Phoenix.
“These events are the absolute best way to get our manufacturers in front of our dealers” said Logan Enright, principal of The Enright Company. All events, held in area hotels, were open to all Enright Company dealers and consultants and over 400 individuals attended the events.
For further information go to www.enrightcompany.com.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Vutec
The Enright Company has joined Vutec, www.vutec.com, for screens and accessories for our Southern Region. Since 1977, Vutec Corporation has designed and manufactured award winning projection screens and AV accessories. Vutec’s state-of-the-art product line includes fixed, motorized, manual and specialty front and rear projection screens. Specializing in home theatre, commercial, educational, and institutional markets. Based in Coral Springs, Florida, Vutec provides its products and services through an expanding global network of authorized dealers and distributors in 87 countries. Vutec holds numerous patents and patents-pending on a multitude of viewing products, including our revolutionary SilverStar™ 2D/3D, Vision X™ and Vutec™ projection screens. For more information, please visit www.vutec.com.
Monday, February 6, 2012
HDBaseT Explained
by Mike Konkle - Intelix Chief Technology Officer
HDBaseT is an exciting and groundbreaking technology, allowing several cables between a source and a destination to be consolidated into a single LAN cable. Furthermore, thanks to robust processing, high-definition signals can be transmitted further and more reliably over twisted pair than ever before.
Is HDBaseT right for every application? No. There are other technologies currently on the market which provide similar capabilities - the Intelix DIGI-HD-COAX, for example, transmits HDMI up to 675 feet (1080i over RG6) over a single coaxial cable and traditional HDMI over twisted pair extenders are great solutions for shorter runs (under 200 feet) - but many installations will benefit from the HDBaseT offering.
There has been some misunderstanding as to what HDBaseT technology is and, just as important, what it is not. Let's take a closer look at this innovative technology.
What HDBaseT Is
The HDBaseT technology was originally created by Valens Semiconductor to optimize video applications and unify the HD digital video, audio, 100BaseT Ethernet, power, and control connections of entertainment devices. In essence, HDBaseT enables a single LAN cable to replace multiple audio-visual cables.
In June 2010, an HDBaseT Alliance was incorporated by leading industry manufacturers, lending credence to the technology and facilitating a far wider adoption.
Fully implemented, HDBaseT provides the following capabilities:
* Uncompressed video/audio up to 10.2 Gbps. (Full HD/3D and 4K x2K uncompressed video)
* Maximum cable lengths of 100m, including support of multiple hops, up to 8 x 100m
* Use of industry standard Cat5e/6 LAN cable
* Use of a standard RJ45 connector
* Supplies up to 100W of power (Power over Ethernet)? which can be utilized to power a remote audio-visual device
* Support for 100Mbps Ethernet
* Easy installation utilizing existing in-wall Ethernet connectivity (Cat5e/6 & RJ45)
* USB support
* HDCP support
* Networking support (of HDBaseT enabled devices), including extended-range daisy chain and star topologies
These features are enabled through the use of a special encoding algorithm running on a custom designed DSP processor. The processor is essentially the brains behind the technology, inserting or extracting all the various portions of the signal stream - HDMI, Ethernet, IR, etc. Valens puts it simply in the following diagram:
Though the HDBaseT feature list is rich and robust, it is ultimately up to the individual partner manufacture to deploy the portions most relevant to their core audience. Liberty AV Solutions has incorporated into the DIGI-HDE a feature set - HDMI, 3D, IR, RS232, and Ethernet - which directly address the concerns of the AV integrator.
What HDBaseT Is Not
Perhaps the most misunderstood issue surrounding HDBaseT is Ethernet, both in terms of transmission and deployment. HDBaseT does transmit 100Mbp Ethernet - standard 802.3 Ethernet is transported through the system in the same way that the HDMI or RS232 signals are. The signal is inserted into and extracted from the stream (and ultimately the DSP processor) through a standard LAN cable. This is a capability of the hardware.
On the flip side, the HDBaseT signal is incompatible with standard Ethernet LAN switches and routers. Proper deployment requires devices designed for HDBaseT integration.
That said, products which properly deploy HDBaseT technology - such as the Intelix DIGI-HDE- do act as a tunnel for standard Ethernet traffic. Specifically, the transmitted Ethernet signal portion of the stream is compatible with network switches and routers.
One way to think of it is as a cable bundle with a separate RJ45 connector for the Ethernet connection. Ethernet is fed into the HDBaseT transmission device (Intelix DIGI-HDE transmitter) and extracted from the HDBaseT receive device (Intelix DIGI-HDE receiver). Once extracted, the Ethernet signal can be sent through switchers, routers, or any other standard LAN device.
Intelix DIGI-HDE
The Intelix DIGI-HDE extender set is an exciting new product and the first by Liberty AV Solutions to leverage HDBaseT technology to transmit HDMI, Ethernet, bi-directional IR and RS232 over a single twisted pair cable up to 300 feet. Furthermore, this innovative solution supports 1080p, 4K x 2K, and 3D video.
Intelix has been a recognized and respected brand for twisted pair and coax transmission solutions for over a decade. Extensive HDMI experience led to the introduction of the DIGI-HD-COAX, the industry's first HDMI over RG6 extender solution. The HDBaseT protocol provides an innovative method for HDMI distribution - one that expands transmission capabilities, distances and bandwidth, while delivering flexibility and ease-of-use for installers.
In addition, the following design features were incorporated with the professional integrator in mind:
* Built-in HDshak processing
* HDCP compliant
* HDMI v1.4 compliant
* Built-in surge protection up to 16 kV
* Diagnostic LEDs
* Durable metal chassis
* Built-in mounting system
These features along with crucial HDBaseT capabilities make the Intelix DIGI-HDE perfect for digital signage, residential, retail, hospitality, education, government, house of worship, and transportation applications. Planned release date is September 1.
Intelix is a wholly owned division of Liberty AV Solutions (www.libav.com) and both of course are represented by The Enright Company.
HDBaseT is an exciting and groundbreaking technology, allowing several cables between a source and a destination to be consolidated into a single LAN cable. Furthermore, thanks to robust processing, high-definition signals can be transmitted further and more reliably over twisted pair than ever before.
Is HDBaseT right for every application? No. There are other technologies currently on the market which provide similar capabilities - the Intelix DIGI-HD-COAX, for example, transmits HDMI up to 675 feet (1080i over RG6) over a single coaxial cable and traditional HDMI over twisted pair extenders are great solutions for shorter runs (under 200 feet) - but many installations will benefit from the HDBaseT offering.
There has been some misunderstanding as to what HDBaseT technology is and, just as important, what it is not. Let's take a closer look at this innovative technology.
What HDBaseT Is
The HDBaseT technology was originally created by Valens Semiconductor to optimize video applications and unify the HD digital video, audio, 100BaseT Ethernet, power, and control connections of entertainment devices. In essence, HDBaseT enables a single LAN cable to replace multiple audio-visual cables.
In June 2010, an HDBaseT Alliance was incorporated by leading industry manufacturers, lending credence to the technology and facilitating a far wider adoption.
Fully implemented, HDBaseT provides the following capabilities:
* Uncompressed video/audio up to 10.2 Gbps. (Full HD/3D and 4K x2K uncompressed video)
* Maximum cable lengths of 100m, including support of multiple hops, up to 8 x 100m
* Use of industry standard Cat5e/6 LAN cable
* Use of a standard RJ45 connector
* Supplies up to 100W of power (Power over Ethernet)? which can be utilized to power a remote audio-visual device
* Support for 100Mbps Ethernet
* Easy installation utilizing existing in-wall Ethernet connectivity (Cat5e/6 & RJ45)
* USB support
* HDCP support
* Networking support (of HDBaseT enabled devices), including extended-range daisy chain and star topologies
These features are enabled through the use of a special encoding algorithm running on a custom designed DSP processor. The processor is essentially the brains behind the technology, inserting or extracting all the various portions of the signal stream - HDMI, Ethernet, IR, etc. Valens puts it simply in the following diagram:
Though the HDBaseT feature list is rich and robust, it is ultimately up to the individual partner manufacture to deploy the portions most relevant to their core audience. Liberty AV Solutions has incorporated into the DIGI-HDE a feature set - HDMI, 3D, IR, RS232, and Ethernet - which directly address the concerns of the AV integrator.
What HDBaseT Is Not
Perhaps the most misunderstood issue surrounding HDBaseT is Ethernet, both in terms of transmission and deployment. HDBaseT does transmit 100Mbp Ethernet - standard 802.3 Ethernet is transported through the system in the same way that the HDMI or RS232 signals are. The signal is inserted into and extracted from the stream (and ultimately the DSP processor) through a standard LAN cable. This is a capability of the hardware.
On the flip side, the HDBaseT signal is incompatible with standard Ethernet LAN switches and routers. Proper deployment requires devices designed for HDBaseT integration.
That said, products which properly deploy HDBaseT technology - such as the Intelix DIGI-HDE- do act as a tunnel for standard Ethernet traffic. Specifically, the transmitted Ethernet signal portion of the stream is compatible with network switches and routers.
One way to think of it is as a cable bundle with a separate RJ45 connector for the Ethernet connection. Ethernet is fed into the HDBaseT transmission device (Intelix DIGI-HDE transmitter) and extracted from the HDBaseT receive device (Intelix DIGI-HDE receiver). Once extracted, the Ethernet signal can be sent through switchers, routers, or any other standard LAN device.
Intelix DIGI-HDE
The Intelix DIGI-HDE extender set is an exciting new product and the first by Liberty AV Solutions to leverage HDBaseT technology to transmit HDMI, Ethernet, bi-directional IR and RS232 over a single twisted pair cable up to 300 feet. Furthermore, this innovative solution supports 1080p, 4K x 2K, and 3D video.
Intelix has been a recognized and respected brand for twisted pair and coax transmission solutions for over a decade. Extensive HDMI experience led to the introduction of the DIGI-HD-COAX, the industry's first HDMI over RG6 extender solution. The HDBaseT protocol provides an innovative method for HDMI distribution - one that expands transmission capabilities, distances and bandwidth, while delivering flexibility and ease-of-use for installers.
In addition, the following design features were incorporated with the professional integrator in mind:
* Built-in HDshak processing
* HDCP compliant
* HDMI v1.4 compliant
* Built-in surge protection up to 16 kV
* Diagnostic LEDs
* Durable metal chassis
* Built-in mounting system
These features along with crucial HDBaseT capabilities make the Intelix DIGI-HDE perfect for digital signage, residential, retail, hospitality, education, government, house of worship, and transportation applications. Planned release date is September 1.
Intelix is a wholly owned division of Liberty AV Solutions (www.libav.com) and both of course are represented by The Enright Company.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Why Digital Signage?
by Gunter Woodson - Tightrope Media Systems
Once you start paying attention, digital signage systems are everywhere. Since joining Tightrope Media Systems (www.trms.com) and managing a digital signage dealer channel, I’ve noticed them at airports, hotels, schools, retail establishments and restaurants. Actually, they seem to be omnipresent. When I see the systems in action, I like to think about the features the system offers and how it is meeting the needs of the customer. But who is the customer and what vertical market are they in?
For starters, the consumer can be practically anyone in any vertical market. Take a school for instance. The customer (let’s say the viewer of the signage in this case) could be a student or the faculty. Heck, it could even janitorial staff or visitors to the school. The wonderful thing about digital signage is that you can target multiple different groups. Say you want to communicate specific and relevant information to the students or you want to let the faculty know some new policies. Just put the appropriate information on the screens where they will be viewed by the target audience, and BOOM, you have given the correct information to those that need it. There is confusion everywhere so why would you not want to erase that confusion with applicable information?
But often the trick can be maintaining the content that goes the screens. The worst piece of digital signage that you could ever think about purchasing is one that is difficult to use. One that has a clunky interface where users might become a little intimidated. For 14 years at Tightrope, one of our goals has been to make the easiest solution to use. We want less technical people like secretaries, volunteers, and students to maintain the system. If they can and are excited to do so, they will create the dynamic content that draws people to the screen and communicates the needed information. After all, this is why you want digital signage in the first place, right? Dispelling the chaos with appropriate information makes everything run smoothly.
Once you start paying attention, digital signage systems are everywhere. Since joining Tightrope Media Systems (www.trms.com) and managing a digital signage dealer channel, I’ve noticed them at airports, hotels, schools, retail establishments and restaurants. Actually, they seem to be omnipresent. When I see the systems in action, I like to think about the features the system offers and how it is meeting the needs of the customer. But who is the customer and what vertical market are they in?
For starters, the consumer can be practically anyone in any vertical market. Take a school for instance. The customer (let’s say the viewer of the signage in this case) could be a student or the faculty. Heck, it could even janitorial staff or visitors to the school. The wonderful thing about digital signage is that you can target multiple different groups. Say you want to communicate specific and relevant information to the students or you want to let the faculty know some new policies. Just put the appropriate information on the screens where they will be viewed by the target audience, and BOOM, you have given the correct information to those that need it. There is confusion everywhere so why would you not want to erase that confusion with applicable information?
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| Tightrope Digital Signage |
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Brightline in the News
Brightline i-Series featured in November issue of AV Technology
The i-Series, a sleek, energy-efficient LED fixture from Brightline, www.brightlines.com, is scalable to virtually any monitor. Cool-to-the-touch, the i-Series fixtures make it easy to look your best on camera, allowing individuals to conference remotely without sacrificing critical visual details.
The many non-verbal communication nuances of facial expression and eye contact are critical to effective communications. The i-Series enhances visual clarity, thereby increasing the readable content within a video image and raising the engagement level of participants in the conference
For more information on the i-Series and all of Brightline's videoconference lighting solutions go to www.brightlines.com.
The i-Series, a sleek, energy-efficient LED fixture from Brightline, www.brightlines.com, is scalable to virtually any monitor. Cool-to-the-touch, the i-Series fixtures make it easy to look your best on camera, allowing individuals to conference remotely without sacrificing critical visual details.
The many non-verbal communication nuances of facial expression and eye contact are critical to effective communications. The i-Series enhances visual clarity, thereby increasing the readable content within a video image and raising the engagement level of participants in the conference
For more information on the i-Series and all of Brightline's videoconference lighting solutions go to www.brightlines.com.
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