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precedent august 2008 | headlines Get Smart situation soon will change, iSuppli believes. iSuppli forecasts that global shipments of DisplayPort-enabled equipment will grow to 263.3 million units by 2012, up from zero in 2007. Meanwhile, HDMI-enabled equipment will grow to 772.8 million units in 2012, rising at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 32 percent from 193 million units in 2007. The attached figure presents iSuppli’s forecast of worldwide shipments of both DisplayPort and HDMI-enabled electronic TELEPRESENCE AND VIDEOCONFERENCING SESSIONS From September 15 through 19, the Javits Center will host the upcoming Interop New York Conferencing. A entire track is devoted to telepresence and videoconferencing topics. A session titled “Network Design for Video Conferencing and Telepresence” covers real-time traffic, Quality of Service, bandwidth management, and specialized test tools. This session will also shed light on how to approach each of these challenges, and will provide a forum in which to explore the solutions available to fit your specific needs. Another session, titled “Videoconferencing Overview — Where do I Start?” will present an overview of available videoconferencing solutions and outline a simple approach to narrowing the choices to select an optimal solution. Panelists will describe options for video formats, PC versus room-based versus telepresence, unified conferencing, and more. Videoconferencing vendors will be on hand to answer questions and present the merits of their offerings. Visit www.interop.com. INFOCOMM SPONSORS VIDEOCONFERENCE COURSE InfoComm International sponsors the course “Videoconference: Applications, Trends & Technology,” from September 14 to September 16, at their Fairfax, VA training facility. Now that the end-users are reaching beyond a simple talking head, and during this complex and dramatic evolution from Circuit Switched to Packet Switched networks, it is critical that both network and AV professionals understand the full array of issues related to successful deployment of video communication across the enterprise. It is taught by Scott Sharer, BA, MFA, CTS of Communication Design Group and Jim Smith, CTS, CVE, IES of Polycom. The cost of the course for InfoComm members is $995, and $1,495 for nonmembers. Visit www.infocomm.org. HD Interfaces Battle it out As high definition (HD) technology continues to advance in the consumer electronics and display arenas, so does the penetration of the high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) interface technology for connecting HD devices. While the DisplayPort alternative shows some promise, can it or any technology rise up to challenge HDMI? Consumers love HD video products like flatpanel televisions and Blu-ray DVD players. However, consumers did not love the legacy iSuppli Figure: Worldwide DisplayPort and HDMI-enabled Equipment Forecast, 2007-2012 (Thousands of Units) 1,000,000 Thousands of Units 800,000 600,000 400,000 200,000 0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 DisplayPort HDMI approach that electronics manufacturers have used to interconnect such devices, including hard-to-use connectors and bulky cables. The answer to these complaints was HDMI, which was immediately embraced by consumers and OEMs alike in both the PC and consumer markets because of its relative ease of use. “HDMI as a technology is relatively young, with first-generation solutions only becoming available in 2003,” says Randy Lawson, senior analyst for digital TV and display electronics at iSuppli Corp. “Despite this, the technology has quickly become the interface of choice for Bluray players, flat-panel HD televisions, videogame consoles, and even PCs. Since the release of HDMI 1.0, the interface has grown to be included in more than 70 percent of digital televisions sold worldwide in 2007 and is consolidating its domination of DVD players and digital set-top-boxes.” To challenge HDMI’s dominance, an alternative technology, DisplayPort, has thrown its hat into the ring. So far, HDMI has been able to stave off any threat from DisplayPort, but that equipment for the period of 2007 through 2012. DisplayPort has perhaps its most significant opportunity in the embedded or internal-only video interface applications market, such as liquid crystal display televisions (LCD-TVs) and mobile PCs, where a high bandwidth serial interface solution designed specifically for such embedded display interfaces could find a home. While DisplayPort will see some long-term success as a replacement for DVI and VGA interfaces in the PC market, as well as a potentially embedded interface replacement, HDMI penetration is already very high. With the release of HDMI 1.3, iSuppli believes this, as well as future updates and revisions, will maintain HDMI’s dominance in the consumer electronics space. Find out more about HDMI and DisplayPort market with Lawson’s new report entitled: “Hogging the Spotlight: HDMI Growth Continues in Spite of DisplayPort.” For more information on this report, visit: www.isuppli.com. 10 | AV TECHNOLOGY | august 2008 www.avtechnologyonline.com http://www.interop.com http://www.infocomm.org http://www.isuppli.com http://www.avtechnologyonline.com

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AV Technology - August 2008 Contents Precedent Corporate: The Project’s Over...Now What? Government: Generational Diversity and the Rise of the Millennials Education: DIY ISP.EDU HD Videoconferencing On a Budget Using Automatic Mic Mixers The Way I See It: The Standards Dilemma in AV Something for Everybody AV Adds the Magic to Microsoft’s Hat Trick Simple Control for Smarter Classrooms Product Review: VeEX VePAL MX100 Product Spotlight: Amps; Touchpanels New Products Ad Index AV MO: Dealing with Ambient Light

AV Technology - August 2008

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