AVWeek 314: Bradford Benn and Cory Schaeffer join Tim Albright to discuss the importance of warranties, and some of the tricks manufacturers use to make warranties to seem more attractive and useful than they are.
Speaker: Bradford Benn
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AVWeek 314: AV Confidence
We interview Thom Mullins of Affiliated Engineers Incorporated about the newly revised InfoComm standard on coverage uniformity. Our panel looks at installing audio, video, and lighting on one of the world’s tallest buildings. NEC has increased the warranty on one of their display lines. Why do warranties matter to the customer, the integrator, and consultants?
Daily Download July 20, 2017
AVNation Special Swag Hunt: Each year AV Grump, Harry Meade, looks at how much was given away at InfoComm 2017 and why the number was up or down.
AVNation Special: InfoComm 2017 Swag Report
Each year, Harry Meade gives us a sense of the health of the AV industry gauged by how many giveaways there are. This is that report. Josh Srago and Bradford Benn also give us their take on InfoComm 2017. Plus, we tell you how you can get the world’s best butter cake recipe.
Daily Download July 4, 2017
AVNation Special: Legrand buys Milestone AV. On Wednesday of last week, Legrand announced the purchase of Milestone AV. We asked Ari Fuchs about the financial side of this $950 million purchase.
AVNation Special: Legrand Purchases Milestone
On June 28, 2017 it was publicly announced that Legrand purchased Milestone AV. AVNation’s Tim Albright hosted a panel to discuss this news and its impact. Tim brought together a diverse group representing various portions of the AV industry, investment, manufacturing, integration, and end user.
AVWeek 299: Co-opetition
Harman and IBM are getting together for commercial-grade voice control. What is the viability of voice control in commercial audio video installations? PSA has purchased USAV. Plus, how will CODA Audio fare as they enter the US market.
IT AV 5: Password Rotation
Should “Green” specs influence design and integration decisions? What is the most secure way to implement remote management solutions? Plus, we look at what certifications AV techs should go after first.
AVWeek 285: Live from ISE 2017
We were on the show floor of ISE 2017 in the Scala booth all week. This episode of AVWeek wraps up Integrated Systems Europe. Some of the biggest news was the advancement of video over IP.
ITAV 3: Back Me Up
Do you have a solid data backup plan in place? We lost a show before publishing so, on this recovery version of the show we look at what the proper process for backing up. Just what are the best systems to do so, is hardware or software the best tact? Tim also discusses how the language of IT and AV needs some translation, what words do we need to ensure that we are communicating the right information.