| Top AV News Today - 09.05.13 | | INSTALL OF THE DAY | | Broadview Farms, near Hope, Maine, is the home of "Horses with Hope," an organization whose mission is to rescue and rehabilitate abused, neglected and abandoned horses and match them with compatible homes. In 2013, Horses with Hope completed a spacious new venue at Broadview Farms with an indoor riding arena, a viewing area, horse stalls and living quarters for staff and visitors. Designed and built by "Houses and Barns by John Libby", the facility includes an audio system designed to recreate the sounds from a commercial venue, such as a riding tournament, and to play music and provide communication for horse training. General contractor Houses and Barns by John Libby retained AV Systems of Maine of Bowdoinham, ME, to design and install the audio system. Owner Bill Wayman chose Community R-Series loudspeakers for the arena and Community D-Series ceiling loudspeakers for the viewing area, offices and other spaces. More » | | | GEAR OF THE DAY | | Crestron has released its new 128X128 DigitalMedia Switcher, the latest addition to their family of digital AV networking solutions. The "industrial-strength" switcher manages the high-definition and analog AV distribution requirements of large commercial facilities, such as stadiums, arenas, university campuses, and global enterprises. More » | | | DEAL OF THE DAY | | "This is a great solution for technology managers on a budget and facilities that need to support multiple users. You can buy up to four extra dongles to support multiple sources. This is a good option for technology managers tasked with conference room user support. If, for example, it's the day of a major corporate meeting, and you are about to welcome four different presenters to your conference room, you could hand each presenter a transmitter rather than trading cables back and forth. You can wirelessly transition between these four sources using the remote control." Review of the Atlona LinkCast Wireless HD Audio/Video System. More » | | | INSIGHT OF THE DAY | | Sign in for the free digital signage metrics webinar. "The numbers that can profile the value and strengths, and areas that can improve network performance in communicating to patrons, shoppers, visitors, travellers, staff and students will be highlighted, along with best practices in capturing and maintaining this intelligence and planning input. This free, one hour webinar, taking place on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. EDT, is suited for those involved in digital signage and place-based network planning, operations, sales and investment." More » | | | TWEET OF THE DAY | | | | JOB OF THE DAY | | | |  | | | |
