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We check in with Tim Albright and Tom LeBlanc on the last day of the CI Summit, Walmart has a Chrome “Killer?, quality vs quantity, NHK revels plans for 2020 Olympics and Scott gets personal about Haptics Host: George Tucker Guests: Scott Samsal, Hope Roth, and Michael Brathwhite Record Date: 11/14/2014 Running Time: 1:00:22   [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

George Feldstein, the Crestron founder, passed away this week. We talk about his impact on the AV industry. Who will come out on top of the connected home battle? Plus, we talk about the future of automaton. Host: Tim Albright Guests:  George Tucker, Dawn Meade, and Adrian Boyd Record Date: 11/7/2014 Running Time: 41:34   Story Links Tucker on [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

From teaching networking to Internet of Things, we cover how the network and the Internet is impacting the industry. LG says “Plasma is Dead”. Amazon might be getting into automation. Plus, we debut two new AVNation shows. Host: Tim Albright Guests:  Bradford Benn, Anthony Zotti, Josh Srago, and Phill Cordell. Record Date: 10/31/2014 Running Time: 58:53   Story Links [...] See Privacy Policy at ht...

On this weeks episode we ask- Is the AV industry due for consolidation? Mid Market integration, not for the weak of heart and Yes, its that season again – Litigation news, Sonos Sues Denon.  Chris Neto, Richard Fregosa and George Tucker wrangle these topics and more Host: George Tucker, Co- Founder Guests:  Richard Fregrosa of Fregrosa design [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a...

Netflix has started offering 4K streaming. Will this help adoption? Do celebrity endorsements influence AV purchases? We talk about smart home demos. Plus, we cover a new e-book about IT/AV convergence. Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests:   Kevin Iselli from Crestron and Victoria Ferrari of Synergy CT. Record Date: 10/17/2014 Running Time: 48:54   Story Links   IT/AV Convergence [...] See Privacy...

Apple TV is one step closer to taking over your Smart Home. Kinect for Windows offers finger tracking now. We also talk about Almo Pro’s decision to offer third party labor. Host: George Tucker, co-founder Guests:  Ryan Salazar Founder, Editor-In-Chief and Post Production/Broadcast Engineer, Holly Head Director of Audio Visual & Broadcast Solutions, Acu-Tech. and John Greene Vice President [...] S...

This week we talk about Crestron Pyng. The residential automation app that could serve a few more spaces. Should integrators be afraid of ADT entering the “Smart Home” market? Plus, should you buy a consumer display for a commercial application? Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests:  George Tucker, Chris Neto, and Bill Brown. Record Date: 10/3/2014 Running Time: 59:07 [...] See Privacy Policy at htt...

We talk about InfoComm canceling their first regional show. The IEEE wants to make a standard for the IOT. We talk the “real” 4K versus marketing and UHDTV. Plus, should we still care about “Green AV”? Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests:   Justin Kennington from Crestron and Justin Griffing and Nate Schneider of AV Shop Talk podcast. [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

From AVEC 2014 we talk with integrators and audiovisual industry leaders about the health of the industry and the state of the economy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We are live from CEDIA Expo 2014. There are a cast of contributors from manufacturers to integrators and programmers. Listen as they give us the run down of the latest technology and business practices from CEDIA Expo 2014. Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests:  Rich Fregosa, Matt Scott, Steve Greenblatt, Jeff Singer, Ted Green, Rebecca Villareale, Todd [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

It’s our Commercial Integrator 40 Under 40 Show. We talk about landing HUGE contracts and when to say “no” to them. AV giving IT the standardization they are looking for. Plus, Have we entered the post-1080p era? Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests: Kourtney Govro from All Systems, Matt Slack of AV Solutions, Mike Shinn of [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy...

Peq is available at Best Buy. Tivo has plans for the cloud. How do you get started offering services to your clients? Plus, Commercial Integrator accepts the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests: George Tucker, Jamie Trader, and Steve Greenblatt. Record Date: 8/29/2014 Running Time: 1:02:22   Story Links Best Buy banking [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

A new consortium has been created to look at OLED production. AMX has their newest processor in the Enova. How important is IP v6 to AV? We look at Kramer’s new collaboration hardware. There are two of Commercial Integrator’s 40 Under 40 on this show. Plus, AVNation founder, Tim Albright, does the Ice Bucket Challenge [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Not...

TiO has been bought. Google’s Nest has been hacked. And you can buy a levitating speaker. Plus, what are the specs you look for in a sub? Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests:   Gary Yacoubian of SVS, John Huntington, and George Tucker. Record Date: 8/15/2014 Running Time: 58:25   Story Links   Do subs have sound? John Huntington’s AVB recap [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

Nortek is in trouble and Burke is out. DiGiCo and Allen & Heath are one now. Apple TV’s have lost some spark. Plus, what is Crestron Pyng? Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests:  Paule Zielie from AMX and Adrian Boyd of Avitecture. Record Date: 8/08/2014 Running Time: 1:02:48   Story Links Apple TV gets new interface Apple TV market share falls [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an...

Control 4 has a new app… for the Amazon Fire Phone. How do you educate your customers, while benefiting, from changes to lighting/construction law? Plus we talk about dealing with national clients on a local level. Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests:  George Tucker, Dennis Holezer, and Trevor Hansen. Record Date: 8/01/2014 Running Time: 48:39   Story Links Stricter California [...] See Privacy Pol...

Samsung is buying up smart home device companies. When, and how, should you hide AV in board rooms? Plus, why one AV pro decided to “attend” InfoComm 2014 remotely using Social Media. Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests: Victoria Ferrari, John Greene, and Roger Takacs. Record Date: 7/25/2014 Running Time: 1:07:11   Story Links Samsung buys SmartThings Motorized Home of [...] See Privacy Policy at h...

We talk about the fact that someone has cracked the Apple TV. The new “Thread” protocol is making waves. Plus, what are the drawbacks of using 3rd party labor? Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests: George Tucker, Paul Konikowski, and Frank White. Record Date: 7/18/2014 Running Time: 1:07:11   Story Links CEDIA Expo 2014 Awards and show  United Visual Labor – [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

LG keeps teasing us with great flexible OLED screens. This week is no different. Crown has released the second AVnu Alliance Certified product, and the first end point. How do you get involved in big projects like the world’s largest mall? Plus, an announcement about AVNation and CEDIA Expo 2014. Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests: Bradford Benn [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac...

The great booth babe debate raises its ugly head, yet again – are we supporting it by complaining? Women in AV awards, Microsoft offers Insteon via online store, and what is Ultra HD, same as 4K?   Host: George Tucker Guests: Victoria Ferrari Corey Moss Kelly Perkins Shannon Harvey   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s...

Part Two of our annual InfoComm Show production. This is where we gather those in attendance at the show and ask what was the best and worst of InfoComm 2014. Listen as exhibitors talk about the record number of qualified leads, and integrators discuss the latest technology. Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests: Bradford Benn, Becky Villarehale , Michael Drainer, Steve [...] See Privacy Policy at ht...

Part One of our annual InfoComm Show production. This is where we gather those in attendance at the show and ask what was the best and worst of InfoComm 2014. Listen as exhibitors talk about the record number of qualified leads, and integrators discuss the latest technology. Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests: George Tucker, Hailey Klein, Dave Silken, [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/...

Honeywell makes a Nest knockoff. Where do you get your emergency gear now that Radio Shack is heading down? We go over what we expect from InfoComm next week. Plus, we lay out another layer of the #AVSelfie; a song by Hi-Phi, Phil Cordell. Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests: George Tucker, Matt D. Scott, Chris Neto, and Leonard [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P...

Kramer has bought half of WOW Vision. What is the thinking behind this move? We talk about Apple angling for Home Automation. Plus, when will we have holographic projectors? Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests: Phil “Hi Phi” Cordell and Harry Meade. Record Date: 6/06/2014 Running Time: 51:34  Story Links HiFi House Closes Their Doors InfoComm Classes To Take Intel Wants [...] See Privacy Policy at...

On this episode we gathered some of the best AV reporters to preview InfoComm 2014. What are they excited about, what are their hidden gems, and how do they report on it. Plus, since we had them, we asked what they thought about the Harman / AMX deal. Host: Tim Albright, Founder Guests: Margot Douaihy from AV Technology [...] See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...