| TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE - July 28, 2015 | Large Flatpanel Displays
By Christopher Maione
Remember when the going price of a large flatpanel display was $70,000 or more? Remember when we needed an image larger than 60in., we moved toward projection? It's amazing how this technology has evolved and improved, and how the cost has become workable for today's various AV environments requiring high-resolution large displays. MORE>> | | 
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| | | PRO AV NEWS | Technics' Reference Class R1: This $60,000 speaker system sounds so good we're having trouble doing our jobs (video review)
By Caleb Denison, Digital Trends
We recently received a 700lb shipment that included two Technics' SB-R1 Speakers, an SE-R1 power amplifier, and an SU-RI Network Audio Control Player. All, told, the total system cost with interconnect cables and premium Kimber Moncale LX 15-ft speaker cables comes to about $60,000. MORE>>
WHY THIS MATTERS: Panasonic famously restored Technics' at IFA 2014 in Berlin with a stoke of theater—Technics' engineer and jazz pianist Michiko Ogawa presented both the technology and the musical product with his performance at the show. Now, a year, later DigitalTrends is test-driving the goods with a first-look video review. -Cynthia Wisehart | | | WEBINAR | D-Tools and SBS Group: Improve Margins Through Closed Loop Procurement and Estimation
Wed., July 29, 2-3:00 p.m. EDT
D-Tools will host a webinar entitled “Improve Margins Through Closed Loop Procurement and Estimation with D-Tools,” for commercial audiovisual and security professionals, tech managers, systems integrators, and consultants. The webinar will detail SBS Group’s AV System Integrator Solution featuring the D-Tools platform and educate webinar participants on its comprehensive suite of features and functionality designed specifically to help optimize business processes. MORE>> | | | PRODUCT NEWS | A.C.T Lighting Opens New, Larger Distribution Facility in Burbank »
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