AV Specialist - Africa Edition Vol 92 - (Page 32)

Africa Sony inspires business communication At IS Europe in Amsterdam Sony was demonstrating the breadth and depth of its professional AV IT solutions, including its digital signage and retail solutions; High Definition HD cameras; IP monitoring and videoconferencing designs; and projection and public display technology. By giving insights into the delivery of its end-to-end solutions throughout the event, Sony will share its vision as a technology partner for organisations around the world. “At Sony we like to work closely with our customers to understand their business needs before our team of experts design the most effective, innovative and integrated AV IT solution,” said Naomi Climer, vice-president of Sony Europe. Through the convergence of digitised content, flat panel displays and networked infrastructures, Sony is helping hi-tech venues, like the new Arsenal Emirates Stadium, bring quality, tailored messages to its audiences. At the heart of this is Sony’s Ziris family of digital signage solutions that allows users to prepare, schedule and distribute content to remote networked players, manage displays and devices and play customised content on Sony LCD Plasma displays and projectors. iddle East Christie expands Roadster projector range Christie has launched the latest in its series of powerful and versatile 3-Chip DLP HD resolution presentation products, the Christie Roadie HD+30K and Christie Roadster HD18K projectors. The addition establishes Christie’s dominance in the market with the world’s broadest, most comprehensive line of HD resolution products available today. Providing a total of seven new, powerful models ranging from 5,000 to 30,000 ANSI lumens of brightness and 1,600-2,000:1 full field contrast ratio, Christie projectors power the most demanding presentations in boardrooms, houses of worship, postproduction, broadcasting and rental/staging marketplaces. The new Christie Roadster HD18K projector is a powerhouse of illumination that delivers 17,500 ANSI lumens, the highest ANSI lumens offered in a native HD product in a compact design. Powered by proven 3-chip DLP technology and Xenon illumination, the projector features a true HD 1920 x 1080 engine that provides razor-sharp resolution, crisp images, exceptional colour and brightness uniformity, and 1600-2000:1 full field contrast ratio. Built-in stacking and rigging points make it easy to set up for redundancy or to increase brightness, with user-replaceable bulbs that feature less power consumption than the competition, delivering the lowest cost of ownership in its class. Da-Lite adds new projector lift Da-Lite Screen company is pleased to announce the addition of the Da-Lift 10M to its projector lift line. The electrically operated Da-Lift 10M is 15” high and travels 10” vertically. It has a projector weight capacity up to 40 pounds. The frame is black welded steel with two electrical outlets furnished on the platform designed for ceiling recessed installation. The bottom of the projector lift with removable tray is adjustable to allow flush installation with surrounding surfaces. An optional plenum kit is available. 32 AMX expands matrix distributed audio line AMX has expanded its Matrix Distributed Audio line with the launch of a new family of modular amplifiers. The Carbon XA2 and Carbon XA4 extend the number of speakers supported by each Matrix audio zone by as many as 12 additional speaker pairs. “AMX’s Matrix solutions integrate multiple music sources – from AM/FM tuners and satellite receivers to CD and MP3 players – into one, easy-to-use system that can be accessed from anywhere in the home,” said Leon Fourie, managing director of Peripheral Vision. “By adding amplifiers to the product line, AMX is providing a new level of flexibility and power for our users.”

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AV Specialist - Africa Edition Vol 92

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Mediatech Aftrica shines bright in local market
HD camcorder runs with the wild dogs
Divers Down pursues tapeless workflow
Broadcast industy feedback

AV Specialist - Africa Edition Vol 92