by Terry Coffey | May 11, 2018 | Draper Updates, International Update, Pro AV Integration
The AV industry is full of great people, dedicated to and in love with technology and its possibilities. But every now and then you come across someone even more special. Someone like Ben Kislich-Lemyre. The AV industry was shocked last month when Ben, the general...
by Terry Coffey | May 4, 2018 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology
Helping customers create the spaces they desire requires tools that are simple to use, easy to understand, and make your job easier. We spent a good deal of time and thought redesigning one of the main print tools in your AV marketing arsenal—the Draper binder. We’re...
by Terry Coffey | Apr 13, 2018 | Architecture/Green Building, Draper Updates, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades
Commerce Tower, located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, is on the National Register of Historic Buildings as the first “curtain wall” building west of the Mississippi. So when a renovation was planned for the landmark, no detail was too small—including solar...
by Terry Coffey | Apr 3, 2018 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology
For years, white projection screens were the solution offered in just about every space, even where high amounts of ambient light would “wash out” the image. But, the science of ambient light rejection has transformed projection screen performance. Still, many remain...
by Terry Coffey | Mar 16, 2018 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology
Ambient light rejection (ALR) projection screen technology has been around for a while now. Despite this, there is some confusion in the AV marketplace as to how ALR works. Some of this confusion is caused by manufacturers making inaccurate claims or promoting non-ALR...
by Terry Coffey | Mar 13, 2018 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
Tomorrow is Pi Day. Not pie with an “e.” Pi as in (approximately) 3.14159. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 around the world to bring attention to the number that represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, and it gives us the perfect opportunity...