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Today's Top Stories #1 Samsung reveals new 4K and HD monitors   by Steven Cohen, High-Def Digest   Samsung has announced three upcoming monitors: the Ultra HD UD590, and the HD SD390 and SD 590. The UD590 will be available in a 28-inch model, while the SD390 and SD590 will be available in 23.6 and 27-inch sizes. More» Why This Matters: The one that's getting the news is the 4K UD590 which carries a suggested price of $700 for pre-order, but seems to only be available via Amazon at $844. Here's a bit more on UD590 from Wired. –Cynthia Wisehart #2 Push for Ultra HD 4K forces picture quality tradeoffs   by Geoffrey Morrison, CNET   Ultra HD "4K" is being pushed by TV makers, studios and everyone else in the industry as the next step forward, but is this new resolution actually hurting picture quality in the short term? In a word, yes. More» Why This Matters: This is a kind of provocative approach for the consumer press--he does bring up some of the well-known tradeoffs of AV that are rarely mentioned—as in a bad 4K signal is not as good as a good HD signal. –Cynthia Wisehart #3 Microsoft announces Cortana   via NBC News   Microsoft announced a rival to Apple's popular digital "assistant" Siri today-- and she's called Cortana. More » Why This Matters: Seriously? Named after the Halo character? I guess Siri is going to need a video game too, so everyone can spend time with their virtual assistant outside of work. Here's the in-depth coverage from The Verge. –Cynthia Wisehart 4. Casio launches first ultra short throw lampless projector (via Installation-International) 5. Record-breaking LED wall set for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games opening (via AV Interactive) 6. Vivitek launches wireless visual collaboration solution (via Installation International) 7. Haivision announces HEVC encoding/transcoding solution for government and enterprise (via SVCOnline) 8. ConnexSys video wall system released (via InAVate) 9. This is the reversible USB cable that will end your frustrations (Vlad Savov, The Verge) 10. From the Wire@SVCOnline: Calrec Audio commits to AoIP announcing membership in RAVENNA community Find Us Online Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jobs from TWICE.com Vice President of Sales and Marketing - Russound, FMP Inc. - Newmarket, NJ » VP Sales - Electrical Distributing, Inc. - Portland, OR » International CE Company - Confidential - California » More Listings » Jobs from Eduwire Click here to see all posted positions » Upcoming Events IEEE Green Technologies Conference, April 3-4, Corpus Christie, TX NAB SHOW, April 5-10, Las Vegas ARDA World 2014, April 6-10, Las Vegas Electrosonic Technology Day: Control Rooms & Collaboration Systems, April 16, Burbank Stampede Big Book of AV Tour, April 17, Boston AES Convention, April 26-29, Berlin For more events, see our calendar. Was this copy of Pro AV Today forwarded to you? Start your own subscription by clicking here. Pro AV Today Editorial Team SOUND & VIDEO CONTRACTOR CYNTHIA WISEHART, Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x526 | Send Email SYSTEMS CONTRACTOR NEWS KIRSTEN NELSON, Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x522 | Send Email AV TECHNOLOGY MARGOT DOUAIHY, Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 x 538 | Send Email DIGITAL SIGNAGE DAVID KEENE, Executive Editor Phone: (512) 480-9473 | Send Email RENTAL AND STAGING SYSTEMS DAVID KEENE, Executive Editor Phone: (512) 480-9473 | Send Email RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS JEREMY GLOWACKI, Editor Phone: (212) 378-0400 ext 514 | Send Email

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