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January/February 2024 | Volume 32 | No. 1
CONTENTS
DEPARTMENTS
6 NEAT-O!
Crimson AV works closely
with installer to design
dvLED theater.
8 INDUSTRY PULSE
Smart Home Stock Index
Rebounds in 2023 Powerful
Programming on Tap for
Lightapalooza
24
COVER STORY
Increasing Dealer Diversification
Offers Commercial Appeal
24 CE Pro's annual State of the Industry study finds integrators earn
32
5 Hot Technologies
to Watch in 2024
#1 8K Gets Industry Buy-in, but Will Consumers?
By Robert Archer
#2 Smart Home Cybersecurity Levels Up
By Zachary Comeau
#3 Lighting Design Snaps into Focus
By Nick Boever
#4 Live Sports Streaming Curation Poised
to Score By Zachary Comeau
#5 AI Is A-OK for Assisting Dealer Operations
By Arlen Schweiger
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50
Industry Leaders Forecast 2024 Trends,
Opportunities & Operations
CE Pro asked dealers, manufacturers, distributors, and
manufacturer reps to pull out their crystal balls and
provide insights on how they think the custom channel
will fare in 2024. By CE Pro Editors
Fall Conferences Provide Springboard
of Ideas to Tackle 2024
At the HTSA and Azione Unlimited member meetings in October, energized audiences
heard messages of mindfulness and unity while learning about AI, lighting design, and
other emerging technologies. By Nick Boever
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a median of $1.1 million in revenues from a 68%/32% residential/
commercial split; growth of 9.1% predicted for 2024. By Arlen Schweiger
VIEW POINTS
FROM THE EDITOR
4 More state-of-theindustry
takes
By Arlen Schweiger
HDMI CORNER
20 Low-cost troubleshooting
By DPL Labs
INTEGRATOR INSIDER
56 Take pulse of your
company's health to
start the new year
By Neal Check
FIELD TEST
58 Victrola's Stream
Carbon & Hi-Res
Carbon turntables
By Robert Archer
12 WELLSCAPES
NKBA Report Finds Wellness,
Tech Reshaping the Bathroom
14 AUDIO+VIDEO
SKYWORTH Enters Channel
with Outdoor Google TV
Harman Acquires Roon Versatile
WiiM Amplifier Debuts
Premium Audio Company
Promotes Bonacorsi to COO
Trinnov Ships Hardware with
HDMI 2.1 Boards Masimo
Updates HEOS App WiSA
to Demo Wireless Software
at CES Q&A: Kim Parker,
Screen Innovations
18 NETWORKING+
HOME CONTROL
Lutron Launches Luxury
Experience App Tool Savant
Acquires J Geiger Shading
Assets Crestron Intros
Showroom Lighting Resource
Security Corner
22 LIGHTING
Coastal Source Adds 'Ketra
Ready' Outdoor Fixture
FX Luminaire Unveils Cora
Collection New Home Co.
to Feature Deako Lighting
URC Facilitates WAC Lighting
Integration
54 CHANNEL
Rise of New Recurring Revenue
Models at CEDIA Expo
64 BY THE NUMBERS
Touchpanels & Other User
Interfaces
COVER CREDIT:
alswart/stock.adobe.com
cepro.com
HANS_CHR/STOCK.ADOBE.COM
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