Radio

OK, now that we’ve captured your attention… The riders move into a whole new off-the-wall zone in this one as we have no host — Mark Coxon is missing in action (we assume he’s back in Adam’s basement) and the rest of them refuse to host the show. In fact, we have no more host […]

On today’s Daily Rants and rAVe, Gary speaks to Barco’s David Fitzgerald, VP of Channels USA, and Ingram Micro’s Kevin Prewett, senior director of ProAV, physical security and peripherals, about their new partnership. In addition to Ingram now distributing ClickShare, the company has a couple of Barco’s key projection lines, including Barco’s newest, the PGWX-62L — their laser phosphor […]

I have developed a one hour presentation called “Being Smart About Smart Buildings” that I have delivered as a keynote for the Almo E4 AV Tour. The tour continues next week in Chicago but, if you can’t attend, listen to this podcast so that you’ll know how to watch my keynote on smart building technology.

Is the AppleTV good enough? Gary doesn’t think so.

Mark Coxon, Corey Moss and Chuck Espinoza of the cAValry Rides Show on rAVe RADIO speak to Johnny Mota about, well, the cAValry rides show. Johnny wanted to learn more about who these guys are who are taking the AV Internet by storm, and why they are “giving the AV industry a much needed shot […]

Twenty-year industry veteran Vince Schuster has joined Panasonic’s Audio Visual Technology group as the director of sales. I caught up with Vince today at the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas and he explained his new role at Panasonic and what you, the integrator, can expect from Panasonic.

Mark Coxon — the man, the myth, the legend. He’s gone from missing to found to half-show host. While we believe that The cAValry Rides Show continues to revolutionize the radio podcast market, we are at the point where it’s time to open a casting call for new show hosts. However before we do that, […]

Planar’s new DirectLight LED wall system comes in four pixel pitches and includes an integrated mounting system. Those are just two of the differentiators in this new product line. Listen to the podcast to learn about these new displays, which represent a totally new product line for Planar.

This is the 12th year of the Digital Signage Expo and we will be covering it live with our rAVe NOW service.  Find out how you can follow along with us while we’re in Vegas!

Jim Spainhour, product development at Peachtree Audio, speaks to host Johnny Mota about two-channel audio, using a tube buffer stage in integrated amps, quality computer audio components, and what to expect when purchasing any product from Peachtree. All this and more on this episode of AV Insider.

Listen to this podcast so you’ll understand why our Readers Choice Awards are different than anyone else’s in the industry. Both the nominations and the award winners come completely and exclusively from you, the readers.

In what may be our most off the wall show yet, we herald the return of Mark Coxon who escaped the hole in that well known basement that is New Jersey. In essence, the kidnapping didn’t work; however, we’ll still welcome him back as long as he promises to bring it ten times bigger than […]

Do you agree with our assessment of what the Microsoft Surface Hub will be on our market?

Atlona started focused only on the HomeAV market. But, in recent years the company has been focused on the ProAV market as well as been a big proponent of routing signals via HDBaseT. Here’s an interview with Atlona President and CEO Ilya Khayn.

This month, I have the pleasure of engaging two smart ladies representing rAVe sponsor BTX in a fun conversation about what is happening in AV technology. If you want to know how you should prepare for the years to come, then you will want hear the insight they’ve gained from years of listening to clients […]

InfoComm, we have a problem. The host of the AV industry’s popular drivetime comedy and tech talk podcast show has turned up missing. Reports have come in that he had been taken hostage in an unknown location in New Jersey. After a high scale investigation, we found that Adam Kerr, our guest from episode 13, […]

What have you learned being in our industry? NSCA Executive Director Chuck Wilson shares the 100 things he’s learned over the course of his career.

So here we go with what we’re referring to as the “lucky episode” as we don’t believe in unlucky numbers here at cAValry Rides. If you believe that 13 is an unlucky number, go ahead and check out this episode, where we fully put that notion to bed. Park yourself and listen to those Riders […]

PISCR is a projected image system contrast ratio specification developed by InfoComm and ANSI together. It doesn’t specify what the contrast ratio of a projector should be, but actually specifies what the contrast ratio of a projected image should be in a specific room environment. Listen to this podcast and you’ll understand it better.And, after […]

Nearly every high-end projection company launched a laser phosphor base projector at ISE. Listen here to find out why…

Corey Moss and Mark Coxon talk with rAVe founder Gary Kayye live from the ISE show. They discuss the latest products from the ISE 2015 show and the future of AV.

Gary and Joel wrap up ISE 2015 with commentary on the best and worst stands, the show in general, and the coolest products… don’t miss this one.

Joel and Gary sit down to wrap up ISE 2015 Day 2 – and discuss the exhibits, new standards for evaluating projected images, and the show in general.

On this episode of THE WEEK, Joel sits down with the designer and manufacturer of a unique new product – Catchbox, the soft, THROWABLE wireless microphone!

Atlona started in the HomeAV market as a connector and signal distribution company, but now 50 percent of the company’s business is ProAV thanks to its new 4K line of products as well as the company’s adoption of the HDBaseT standard. This is according to Atlona President and co-founder Ilya Khayn. In addition to converting […]

On this episode of THE WEEK, Joel Rollins speaks with Tim Sinnaeve, Managing Director of Barco Residential, a new division of Barco dedicated to bringing Barco’s products to high end home installations.

So after raising $50 in their crowd funding campaign (just enough to ensure a day’s worth of Internet and a Starbucks Grande), the cAValry Rides crew rides big and bold into the Netherlands to take on the largest AV trade show in the world — held in a convention center the size of 20 football […]

Gary Kayye and Joel Rollins open day two of ISE 2015 in Amsterdam with observations on day one and expectations for the rest of the show.

On this episode of THE WEEK, Joel has a long talk with Scott Wills, Senior Director of International Operations for InfoComm, about the association’s shows, international growth, and educational programs.

Everyone by now knows that Microsoft has officially entered the AV market with their new 84” interactive Surface Hub display  – launching themselves into the AV market against biggies like SMART and InFocus. But, like Jeff, I agree their entry into the market will be good for everyone – listen to this podcast to understand why.

 SMART Technologies has signed up Ingram Micro to be their first distributor of their new KAPP product line. This is a great partnership as it opens SMART’s most popular product – now available in both 42” and 84” – to the entire AV market without any buying commitment.