Industrial Audio/Video

Over two hundred current and future clients representing the Corporate, Gov/Ed, Medical and Religious markets from municipalities around the Houston Metro area and South Texas attended this annual event. The IAV Technology Show is held in our facility, and since 1983 the focus has always been to keep our clientele informed about state of the art audio-visual technology.

In the main hall, High-Definition TV and Video production solutions abounded. Switchers were demonstrated by Grass Valley and Broadcast Pix. In acquisition, Panasonic and JVC proved the future is now with their solid-state/tapeless camcorders, along with traditional studio configurable cameras. Christie Digital and Canon displayed 16:9 HD projectors and Sharp debuted it's first 3D projector at the IAV show. Keywest Technologies, Exhibio and NetStreams showed digital signage systems.

Many of the aforementioned manufacturer's components were interfaced together via Extron Electronics switchers, distribution amplifiers and twisted pair devices for the projector displays. Manufacturer's representatives for industry leaders such as Bosch, JBL, Crown, QSC,Denon, AKG, BSS and Audio-Technica held court in our lobby and reminded end users of the impact audio can make in video productions, presentations in boardrooms and conference rooms, and in sanctuary sound systems.

Another popular facet of the show has been our seminar room. In the morning, Max Kopsho of Kramer Electronics conducted the "AV in the Digital Age" seminar, which largely focused on the transition from analog-to-digital signal transmission not only in your home TV but in most every category of AV production and system integration. Individuals that attended this class qualified to earn CTS renewal credits. Afterward, IAV personnel quickly reconfigured the room for the highlight of the day, real Texas barbecue! The consensus reached here is that this lunch should forever remain analog and not digital. After another quick turnaround to the seminar configuration, Tom Ostermann of Starin Marketing presided over "Digital Signage for Everyone", focusing on the different market applications and the components necessary to implement a digital signage system.

Upstairs in our conference room was a brave new world. Total Marketing supported videoconferencing demonstrations by Tandberg, document cameras by WolfVision, multi-viewer and display processing by RGB Spectrum, and conferencing microphones by Revolabs.

New to the exhibition this year was the Texas Center for Grants Development. This agency is a service of the Harris County Department of Education, and they were on hand to let our non-profit clients know that they are available to assist education, faith and community based organizations with strategies for writing small foundation proposals to multi-million dollar grants.

Also in attendance:

Integrated Lighting Systems Camera Dynamics Sachtler and Vinten tripods Compix Media broadcast graphics Marshall Electronics broadcast LCD’s Ensemble Designs signal processors AMX system control solutions Crestron system control solutions Shure pro audio Vaddio camera controls Smart Technologies interactive display solutions NetStreams AV and IP distribution BTX cable and connectors TV One signal interfaces Magenta Research AV distribution

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