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Table Of Contents
Higher Education Explores Digital Content Delivery Options
Texas A&M Kyle Field Installs Meyer Sound
Tascam Launches Single-rackspace DVD Player
Biamp Introduces Dual-channel Power Amplifier for AudiaFlex
QSC Debuts New DSP Unit
Shoreline School District Gets on the Network with Hitachi CP-X255 Projectors
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Higher Education Explores Digital Content Delivery Options By Linda Seid Frembes
Colleges and universities have driven early AV technology adoption for decades thanks to well-established fundraising techniques and constant investments in infrastructure. As the AV market moves into digital territory, early-adopters are once again forging a trail to explore the best options of digital content delivery from the classroom to the greater campus and beyond. more>>

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In Depth
Texas A&M Kyle Field Installs Meyer Sound
Behind a black mesh screen high atop the 11-story video scoreboard at Texas A&M's Kyle Field in College Station sit two tiers of eight parabolic dishes each. At first glance, this may look like a broadcast microwave array, but in reality, this "dishware" is a complement of Meyer Sound SB-1 parabolic long-throw sound beams, part of the largest and most powerful Meyer Sound system ever installed in a sports facility. When fired up on game day, the 54 loudspeakers in the system carry announcements and the music-punctuated soundtracks for the videos shown on "12th Man TV" (as the huge Mitsubishi video screen is known) to the far reaches of the stadium with astounding clarity. more>>

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Tascam Launches Single-rackspace DVD Player
Tascam, the professional audio division of TEAC Corporation, has announced the DV-D01U single-rackspace DVD player, a compact player comes with a large assortment of features. The DV-D01U includes HDMI high-definition output, bi-directional RS-232 control, component, S-Video, and optical outputs; plays back both NTSC and PAL discs (region codes apply); includes Power on Play; and is HDCP compliant. more>>

Biamp Introduces Dual-channel Power Amplifier for AudiaFlex
Providing integrators with a cost-effective, turnkey solution for power amplification in any Audia powered system, Biamp Systems introduced its new PA-2 Dual-Channel Power Amplifier Card. Ideal for small- to medium-size venues, PA-2 cards enable any AudiaFlex to directly power 4ω, 6ω, or 8ω speakers, eliminating the need for extra, separate amplifiers, saving power and rack real estate and reducing overall project time and cost. more>>

QSC Debuts New DSP Unit
Housing preset tunings developed expressly to optimize the performance of QSC loudspeakers, the new SC28 System Controller facilitates quick and easy system setup. A two-input, eight-output DSP device, the controller additionally offers user-adjustable EQ and delay. more>>

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From The Briefing Room
Shoreline School District Gets on the Network with Hitachi CP-X255 Projectors
Reinforcing the networking functionality and ease of use of Hitachi America LCD projectors, the Shoreline School District in Washington has installed approximately 400 Hitachi CP-X255 LCD projectors throughout its schools on the K-12 level. Sold through Troxell Communications, the projectors were part of a larger multimedia package that includes document cameras and powered loudspeakers. more>>

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