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Time for an Upgrade

by Amy Madden | Dec 9, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology

Earlier this year, we were talking to some of our residential technology dealers, who also do commercial AV work. In our discussions, an issue that kept coming up was getting people to understand when it is time for an upgrade of their projection screens. In recent...

Clark Kent-an AV-IT Nightmare

by Terry Coffey | Dec 2, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship

A co-worker recently shared a piece of online comic fan art with the rest of the Draper marketing department. The image, which is by someone called MaxIsDrawing, shows Lois Lane—yes, Superman’s S.O. Lois Lane—at her desk, laptop open, coffee in hand. On her computer...

AV Equipment Security: Think Like a Kid

by Terry Coffey | Nov 29, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration

Several years ago, one of our AV salespeople shared a story that boggled my mind. It’s a story of the need to consider AV equipment security. This AV person had taken an order for a replacement motor for one of Draper’s heavy duty projection screens. For some reason,...

Dreaming of a TecVision Christmas

by Terry Coffey | Nov 25, 2016 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre

It doesn’t seem possible, but with Thanksgiving officially behind us, it’s already time to start thinking about Christmas! And around here, of course, we are dreaming of a TecVision Christmas! One of the most fun parts of the holiday season is watching the movies—both...

NAQs for Window Shades

by Terry Coffey | Nov 22, 2016 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades

Recently, we shared a number of NAQs—Never Asked Questions—relating to our AV products. NAQs are the opposite of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs); not only do they almost never get asked, but they are questions we wish we’d hear more often. You can click here to read...

Technical Pointers for StageScreen Assembly

by Jim Hoodlebrink | Nov 18, 2016 | Draper Updates, From the Field, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology

Portable screens are being ordered in bigger and bigger sizes these days. And we love building those big screens. Seeing a 100 foot wide StageScreen set up in the factory or at a job site is very cool. Big sizes could mean big headaches so any pointers we can offer to...