With so many opportunities for integrators to make a buck, as our front cover (see below) boasts, the sky really is the limit for the AV industry in 2024. And as this issue’s resimercial and prosumer feature outlines, there are now multiple ways of approaching installation work. This could be the traditional pro AV approach: commercial kit specified for commercial projects. Or utilising residential tech for light commercial work. Perhaps even specifying pro projection gear for a high-end home cinema setup. It’s all installation! Our feature also coined a new term for AV, premsumer: premium products, in particular luxury hi-fi equipment, specified for high-end residential installations – or even for restaurants and bars.
Indeed, as our feature looking at virtual production (VP) in education shows, further opportunities for integrators continue to proliferate in what was traditionally seen as the preserve of broadcast-facing businesses. But with educational facilities in particular – alongside corporate institutions – looking to add VP to their tech offer, AV integrators should ensure they don’t miss out on these opportunities.
Elsewhere in this issue, our pro audio update looks at the myriad ways that sound technology is helping the AV industry to grow, with immersive audio in particular making a lot of noise. And our latest look at issues with supply shows that AV learned lessons from Covid, as it navigates choppy waters churned by current world events.
Returning to our front cover, and Europe’s largest LED ceiling – in Manchester’s Printworks venue – is one of a number of ‘eye-popping’ installations featured in this edition. Also look out for the recent Digital Projection project at the 2024 Sharjah Light Festival in the emirate of Sharjah, UAE, where nearly 60 laser projectors were deployed; and the Ed Sheeran concert in India which featured a large number of line array systems from Meyer Sound. New content writer, David Smith, now heads up the Install Insights section of the magazine, as well as our website news and daily newsletter. Welcome aboard David!
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