Why the Cloud is great for audiovisual applications, but why it’s not for everyone

The audiovisual industry is headed toward the Cloud as quickly as they know how.  It’s significant that the government and some large corporate customers are beginning to mandate usage of the Cloud for service expansion.  Their reasons are easy to understand: it seems like the perfect way to get applications working faster and on a[…]

Why buy the Polycom when you can get the Skype for free?

Why would you choose a high-end video conferencing when there are solutions that are free or inexpensive? Interoperability— Polycom systems allow for different manufacturer’s video conferencing equipment to be connected with each other (e.g., a Polycom system can connect to a TANDBERG system, or a phone, tablet, laptop). Skype limits the end user to connecting[…]

What is HDbaseT?

HDBaseT basics  HDBaseT offers all kinds of advantages to those who must distribute digital signals. It is intended by it’s creators to provide a connectivity technology optimized for multimedia distribution. HDBaseT delivers uncompressed full HD digital video, audio, 100BaseT Ethernet, power over cable and various control signals through a single 100m/328ft  CAT5e/6 cable with RJ45[…]

Dave Fahrbach