by Terry Coffey | Nov 9, 2015 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Screen Technology, Solar Control & Window Shades
A couple of weeks ago Residential Market Manager Amy Madden shared her thoughts on CEDIA 2015, and now it’s my turn! Before CEDIA even started, Amy and I were on hand for a three-day training class with Joel Silver, the co-founder of the Imaging Science Foundation....
by Terry Coffey | Aug 28, 2015 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre
As many of our faithful blog readers already know, I was chosen by CEDIA as one of this year’s #CEDIATweeps. The #CEDIATweeps are folks who are active on, and supposedly good at, social media. It’s our collective job to promote the CEDIA Expo, coming up in...
by Bob Hadsell | Dec 12, 2014 | Home Theatre, Houses of Worship, International Update, Pro AV Integration, Rental & Staging, Screen Technology
The world of AV is amazing. There is so much product innovation going on that sometimes it can be tough to keep up. Case in point: In recent weeks there has been some talk of an “industry-first” zero-edge flexible projection screen. The product in question actually...
by Bob Hadsell | Sep 5, 2014 | Draper Updates, Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
The more things change, the more they stay the same. In the early days of Home Theatre, the focus was on creating a theatrical experience in the home. The image produced was extremely important, the focal point of the system. Projectors were large, bulky monsters that...
by Bob Hadsell | Aug 19, 2014 | Home Theatre, Pro AV Integration, Screen Technology
I am not as worried about a zombie apocalypse as some, although I do admire the fertile imaginations that create them. (Besides, I’m old school. Nothing beats the surprise element of a “normal” looking terror, like Norman Bates.) I do, however, worry about the real...