Featured this month:

• INSTALLATIONS
  Volunteer Friendly, Awe-Inspiring: Marion First Church of the Nazarene's new worship center gets versatile AV systems.
  Special circumstances and a training treat made the move seamless and fun for all involved.
  By Dawn Allcot
  
  
• INSTALLATIONS
  RBC Goes Digital: Uniquely designed room requires special audio and video support.
  Riverside Baptist Church took a quantum leap in upgrading its AV by going from analog to digital.
  By Jim Stokes
  
  
• DIGITAL SIGNAGE
  DSE: Technologies Commanded The Tradeshow Floor: The role of Integrators was quite prominent.
  As the challenges of technologies are met, and sophistication of media capability is realized and expands, a "culture of content" is emerging.
  By Lyle Bunn & Robert White
  
  
• HOUSE OF WORSHIP
  HOWs: It's Not Just About Technology: Decisions should be built around community.
  Life in Deep Ellum pastors and their team have developed a ministry around "not just being a church in the community, but being a church for the community."
  By Houston Clark
  
  
• HOUSE OF WORSHIP
  HOW: Business: Bigger And More: New challenges require us to think differently.
  The over-arching challenge in the worship market is that tried and true technologies are no longer 100% adequate for addressing emerging demands.
  By David Lee Jr., PhD
  
  
• HOUSE OF WORSHIP
  HOW Technology: It Started With An Upgrade: Glasgow Reformed Presbyterian Church turns in-ear upgrade into all new AV.
  D"Upselling" is important, but systems integrators have to be careful not to come across as heavy-handed salespeople.
  By Dawn Allcot
  
  
• AUDIO
  Sound Advice: 'Who Am I To Judge?': Role reversal in evaluating worship sound.
  Measuring and quantifying the performance of a sound system is not straightforward, and finesse and tact with the client is key.
  By Peter Mapp FASA, FAES
  
  
• DIGITAL SIGNAGE
  Sign Age: Dynamic Content: Moving people to action.
  Video is dynamic and has proven to engage viewers and move them feel good about the brand, get more information or make a purchase.
  By Shonan Noronha, EdD
  
  
• VIDEO
  Caution: Speed Trap AheadWith UHDTV (4K) looming, we need to build newer, wider and faster 'highways.'
  Is 4K a legitimate “next step” from 1080p and 2K, or is it just a ploy to sell more TVs in the wake of 3D and “smart” TV?
  By Pete Putman, CTS, ISF
  
  
• IT/AV
  Selecting Control Systems: How to choose the right product from an ever-expanding array of selection.
  Control systems have evolved from remote-controlled slide projectors to the integration of campus-wide converged IT network solutions, all while increasing accessibility to "non-technical" users through highly refined graphical interfaces. This is the new expectation.
  By Russ Noble
  (IT/AV Report, Fall 2012)
  
  
  ...and much more >>