With Orlando-based InfoComms traditionally attracting a smaller European contingent, AV News’ reporter Steve Sechrist gives you his analyst’s view of the key product launches and the implications of the technology changes on view. (Prices quoted are US dollar equivalents and may differ from final UK pricing.) At InfoComm in the USA last month, NEC Display System’s took the title for ‘Best Projector’ in the 10K lumens or less class, for its NP4100W – a 24/7 work-horse that boasts a 0.7-inch DLP light engine with six segment color wheel, and a dual-lamp system producing 5500 lumens of power all for $6500…
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Prysm has announced details of 19 distribution partnerships throughout the EMEA region. The exclusive partnerships will promote, sell and support Prysm’s TD1 videowall tile. Steve Scorse, Prysm’s EMEA vice president for Prysm explained: “Each of these partners are well-established in their markets and can provide great support to customers worldwide including training, enabling us to grow our presence and offer customers a better display solution that can reduce their operating expenses and improve their bottom line.” Agreements have been signed with A+K / BIS for Benelux; Crambo for Spain; Elemaint s.r.l. for Italy; ICT for Germany; MediaDist AG for Switzerland;…
Peerless-AV UK has entered into a distribution agreement with Medium (UK). The agreement covers the full range of Peerless wall mounting solutions and professional install products. Ian Sempers, MD and founder of Medium UK, said: “Peerless’ standard SKUs offer features and benefits over many of their competitors, however it is their expertise in digital signage and video wall solutions that will bring instant success to our business”. Gordon Dutch, MD of Peerless-AV UK & Europe, explained: “I believe this is another significant step forward for the brand as Medium UK are widely respected in the trade for their service and…
Midwich has signed an exclusive distribution deal with LG video conferencing solutions. LG’s room system will join Radvision products in the Midwich portfolio, and will be positioned as the ‘easy solution’ for resellers and end-users to adopt. Initially, Midwich will be distributing the 720p HD RVF1000 portable room system. Midwich describes the solution as ‘competitively priced’ and ‘easy to install’. Aside from 720p HD, 30fps, content sharing and dynamic bandwidth allocation and its portable. The compact design can easily fit in to the provided carry case. Jonathan Morris, videoconferencing pre/post sales technical support at Midwich, added: “The addition of the…
AV Promotions has announced the launch of AV ProVision – a new business division of the company specialising in the distribution of the professional AV and top tier CE brands to AV professionals, custom installers and specialist resellers. AV ProVision will be managed by ex-Midwich man David Hockaday, who believes that AV ProVision will bring a fresh new perspective to AV distribution. Hockaday told AV News that: “We want to get back to the days where our channel customers can enjoy high standards of customer service and decent margins. We have a new approach to distribution which goes a long…
V7, the house-brand of Ingram Micro has introduced its own range of replacement lamps for projectors.
Digital signage that delivers content that is both relevant and specific to the viewer has been shown to have much greater impact than generic content. In this report, AV News investigates technologies that enable customers to generate content from both in-house networks and the cloud to create compelling and engaging signage. There was a time when a digital signage network could be cost justified on aesthetics, timeliness of the message, savings on print and not much more. All these things are still important considerations, but there is a growing appreciation among signage network administrators that there networks can, and should,…
TV One has announced the sale of one hundred percent of the Company’s stock to a subsidiary of Nortek.
Well known AV industry figures Paul O’Reilly, Peter Finn and Phil Waterhouse left Medium UK as the distributor announced plans to focus its future business on the high growth areas of digital signage and video communications.
Responding to the needs of organisations in dusty and sandy locations, Epson has developed a projector exhaust shutter system. Featured in Epson’s EB-D6155W and EB-D6250 projectors, the shutter automatically closes when the projector is not in use, preventing dust and sand from entering and causing damage. The projectors’ optical engine is encased in glass to offer further protection against the atmosphere, delivering high-quality projection that is fully dust-proof. The EB-D6155W and EB-D6250’s design enables them to withstand extreme conditions with minimal maintenance, offering a low total cost of ownership for users such as factories, clubs, arenas, museums and schools. The…