by Terry Coffey | May 2, 2017 | Draper Updates, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
One of the hottest projection trends the past couple of years has been 4K. Yet, one market continues to lag behind in implementing this higher resolution technology: educational AV. According to a recent piece for AV Technology Magazine by Brian Nadel, the main reason...
by Jentry Wittkamper | Apr 21, 2017 | Draper Updates, From the Field, International Update
Last month, we said goodbye to our European sales manager. Brian Cassley had been with Draper since 1999, operating out of his home in Wales and Draper Group UK in Northamptonshire. In announcing Brian’s retirement, Draper president John Pidgeon described him as the...
by Terry Coffey | Apr 18, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades
There are four basic benefits most often used to promote solar control: reducing glare, solar heat and light pollution, while increasing privacy. While these are great reasons to employ solar control, they only scratch the surface. Here are four new compelling...
by Amy Madden | Apr 11, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology
Earlier this year I spent two weeks working with Ed Gurr from Vivitek and the crew from Tandem Marketing and Allnet Distributing. Ed was highlighting four projector models sold mostly in the pro-AV market–DH3331, DU8090, DU7090, and the DH6671. We were highlighting a...
by Terry Coffey | Apr 7, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology
Color balance plays a vital role throughout the world around us. So don’t sacrifice color accuracy when it comes to ambient light rejecting (ALR) projection screens. The majority of ALR projection screens on the market today play with color balance in order to reject...
by Terry Coffey | Mar 31, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update
Tomorrow is April 1—April Fools’ Day, a day when it’s traditional to pull pranks on friends, family, and co-workers. But we decided to use a day dedicated to (mostly harmless) lies as an opportunity to talk about truth-telling. Truth-telling is an important part of...