by Terry Coffey | Dec 22, 2017 | Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Digital Signage, Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration
Draper marketing manager Penny Sitler, CDT, LEED®AP, has been named to Systems Contractor News magazine’s AV Hall of Fame. The AV publication annually selects a small group of audiovisual business leaders who have, according to the magazine’s website, “contributed...
by Terry Coffey | Dec 15, 2017 | Draper Updates, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
AV and speed came together recently as Draper Group LTD and Christie hosted a karting event at Daytona Sandown Park in Esher, England, near London. Draper invited several integrators to spend the afternoon learning about the latest projection and screen technology,...
by Terry Coffey | Dec 8, 2017 | Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
Last month, Lee Distad, a columnist for rAVe Pubs, asked this question of his readers: “When was the last time you did an AV demo?” Distad pointed out that it’s important for AV dealers to perform demonstrations, and to keep them updated, interesting, and impactful....
by Terry Coffey | Dec 1, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Solar Control & Window Shades
Since we began re-introducing Draper window shade products into the AV market, we’ve talked to many dealers who like the idea, but don’t feel they have the technical and product knowledge to install and support shades. With those dealers in mind, Draper has announced...
by Terry Coffey | Nov 24, 2017 | Architecture/Green Building, Audiovisual Mounts & Structures, Gym Equipment, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
What do Draper and Wilt Chamberlain have in common? We’re both great at rebounding! If you’re not familiar with basketball, a rebound is when someone grabs the basketball in the air after a missed shot. On this day in 1960, Wilt Chamberlain grabbed 55 rebounds in a...
by Terry Coffey | Nov 17, 2017 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology
Ambient light has traditionally been one of projection’s worst enemies. Before ambient light rejecting screens, as soon as you turned on the lights, the image on the screen washed out, sometimes almost completely disappearing. Now, not only can we fight ambient light...