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(how terrorists exploit the media) and “Voices of Reason/Voices of Hope” (world leaders discussing what can be done) are delivered using 65-inch Panasonic TH-65PF9UK plasmas and interactive stations using 23-inch LG LCDs. Each station also includes a joystick with left, right, and trigger controls. Here, visitors can select longer versions of video clips they have seen. The finale is the “Action Room.” Four touchscreen stations house the final magnetic card readers telling the fate of the person on their mag card. Visitors can also email the story to themselves and request information about supporting the museum. To store and deliver content for The CELL, Electrosonic used 75 servers for close to 100 video displays. The original servers they chose could only upload video via Flash drives. “But the original content producer was based in England,” says Videla. “So we changed to Adtec networked servers so they could change the video remotely.” The IT focus allows Electrosonic to remotely change the AV content. Videla says the company requests remote access for every project. “We can’t always fly someone in fast enough for a repair, especially if a client is in another country.” Remote network access is also critical for a timely subject such as exhibited at The CELL, where information is updated often, requiring functions such as timing and control to be adjusted. The network also allows the onsite technician (an Electrosonic staffer assigned full-time to The CELL) to keep the nearly 200 devices operational with status reporting on the AMX control systems. With such a long, complicated design and install, how did the client help facilitate the job? “They brought us in very early in the design phase,” says Videla. “They aren’t technical people and they have no technical staff, so it was very helpful to our work to be brought in during the concept design phase to figure out the technologies. Second, they basically trusted us and allowed us to give them the system they needed to get the job done.” Denise Harrison, a writer and marketing communications consultant, has managed publications in a variety of industries, including CAD, digital INFO THE CELL: www.thecell.org NEC: www.nec-pj.com ELECTROSONIC: www.electrosonic.com AMX: www.amx.com DA-LITE: www.dalite.com PANASONIC: www.panasonic.com/business ADTEC: www.adtecinc.com LG ELECTRONICS: www.lge.com DELL: www.dell.com TANNOY: www.tannoy-speakers.com SHARP: www.sharpusa.com HIGH END SYSTEMS: www.highend.com FOSTEX: www.fostex.com VISONIC: www.visonic.com ELO: www.elotouch.com DAKOTA AUDIO: www.dakotaaudio.com game development, and commercial and consumer audiovisual. Got a comment? Contact us at AVT@nbmedia.com, and type the title of this article into the subject header. Introducing the XTRA™ Series Audio Ampliﬁers Engineered for XTRA Efﬁciency XPA 1002 200 Watt Two Channel Half Rack Power Amplifier XPA 2001-70V 70 Volt 200 Watt Mono Half Rack Power Amplifier XTRA Energy Efﬁciency - The XTRA Series amplifiers are ENERGY STAR® qualified products with less than 1 watt power consumption in standby, reducing operating costs. XTRA Thermal Efﬁciency - The XTRA Series amplifiers convert up to 90% of the incoming power to the outputs, resulting in low waste heat generation so no fans or vents are necessary. XTRA Space Efﬁciency - The XTRA Series are housed in 1U, half rack width enclosures, delivering full-sized amplifier power while taking up as little as one quarter the size of many similarly powered amplifiers. 800.633.9876 www.extron.com/xtra12 Speakers Audio Switching & Distribution Power Amplifiers Audio Signal Processors http://www.thecell.org http://www.nec-pj.com http://www.electrosonic.com http://www.amx.com http://www.dalite.com http://www.panasonic.com/business http://www.adtecinc.com http://www.lge.com http://www.dell.com http://www.tannoy-speakers.com http://www.sharpusa.com http://www.highend.com http://www.fostex.com http://www.visonic.com http://www.elotouch.com http://www.dakotaaudio.com http://www.extron.com/xtra12 http://www.extron.com/xtra12

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AV Technology - January 2009 Contents Precedent Corporate: Hunkering Down Government: The Great Unifier Education: Technological Self-Sufficiency Integrating Communications into Your Business Process DVI/HDMI Signals over Twisted-Pair Cable AV Helps Explain the Unexplainable AV Enhancements at the Coliseum Product Forum Tech Horizons Product Spotlight New Products Ad Index AV MO

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