![]() ![]() Second, videobars are one of the hottest products in Pro AV. Partnerships, once scorned in public but now heralded to all who will listen, as well as the economic uncertainty that the pandemic thrust upon the industry, have likely helped to pave the way for executive teams to embrace potential new revenue streams. First, in today’s environment, established companies are willing to bet on brand extensions that stray from their core competencies. Yamaha UC, another company synonymous with professional audio, unveiled its CS-800 video sound bar late last year, and Bose Professional unveiled its first of two videobar options in 2020.īut this trend tells me two things. After all, this is not an unprecedented move. ![]() I guess I shouldn’t have been that surprised. The company partnered with Image Engineering, an image quality test equipment manufacturer, to make sure its 4K camera (which touts some AI functionality) could keep pace with the audio tools. With four microphones and two speakers, the TeamConnect Bar S is for smaller spaces, while the TeamConnect Bar M, for mid-sized rooms, has six mics and four speakers (not that anyone was worried about the audio quality). The new Sennheiser TeamConnect Bar Solutions brings video capabilities (and more) to the company’s TeamConnect meeting solutions. The TeamConnect Bar Solutions are part of the company’s TeamConnect product line, which already included speakerphones and ceiling microphones, two products that certainly fit within the company’s expertise. What did surprise me was discovering not one but two new videobars at Sennheiser. Even Crestron wasn’t a surprise, though its new Videobar 70 and its four(!) cameras could bring this product category to new and interesting places. You expect them at certain booths-Hall Technologies, Boom Collaboration, EPOS, Jabra, MAXHUB-they’ve been at this for years. 3) Videobars are everywhere, even where you might not expect them.Īll-in-one conferencing devices popped up all over the show floor. ![]() Considering all the classrooms (particularly higher education), immersive exhibits, and live events, and despite growing competition from other display options, the prospects for projectors will continue to be healthy for quite some time. Lies, damned lies, and statistics, as the old saying goes. And earlier this year, Draper announced 21:9 screens in several sizes among its projector screen offerings, so you have plenty of projection options if you want to go ultrawide. The 3LCD projector delivers 5,000 lumens as well as 16:9 and 21:9 aspect ratios, so higher education and corporate spaces can manage the “front row” layout for Microsoft Teams as well as other content. Epson had several projectors on display in its booth, including the new PowerLite 810E, its first extreme short-throw fixed lens laser projector with 4K Enhancement technology. Meanwhile, larger projectors just keep getting lighter and brighter, bolstered by advances in edge blending, while smaller projectors are delivering very good images and value.Ĭompanies like Epson are doing their part to keep projector shoppers happy. dvLED prices are coming down, but it’s still a much more expensive display option. So, things aren’t as dire as recent statistics initially indicate. In fact, they are “thriving in a lot of sectors,” he said. If you remove screens and accessories-including replacement bulbs, which are becoming less common as laser projectors dominate new sales-projector sales are actually growing. When I interviewed Wargo, he clarified the numbers. The Epson PowerLite 810E 3LCD projector features a short-throw fixed lens and 5,000 lumens. Two product segments positioned for significant growth are standalone software (11.6%) and control collaboration in-room technology (8.5%). Conferencing and collaboration will remain the strongest market segment, with learning, digital signage, content production and streaming, and performance/entertainment rounding out the top five. Research also indicated most Pro AV market segments will grow over the next five years. recession is a 50/50 gamble, but AVIXA researchers feel that if a recession does happen, it would likely be mild and not completely derail Pro AV business. Sean Wargo, vice president of market intelligence for AVIXA, expects the Pro AV industry to not only return to pre-pandemic levels, but experience a steady state of modest growth.Īccording to estimates shared during AVIXA’s Market Insights Lunch, Pro AV will bring in $307 billion this year, and will add nearly $100 billion more in annual revenue by 2028. Speaking of growth, Pro AV is on track for a steady state of it over the next five years. ![]()
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