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Stampede Introduces Hitachi StarBoard Solutions
Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Click Here to Register NOW for Hitachi StarBoard Training

InFocus announced yesterday their entry into the LCD flat panel display market with three new cost-effective LCDs for light commercial use, such as video conferencing, web meetings, demonstrations, training, and presentations.

Available in 42”, 55” and 65” sizes, the displays are for “budget-conscious” professionals that need features and reliability that can’t be found in consumer displays. The displays are native 1080p and handle computer resolutions up to WUXGA (1900x1200). They also offer a Dynamic SplitScreen feature that allows simultaneous display of two full-size images or video sources. Connectivity includes HDMI, VGA, S-Video, composite video, component video, audio, and RS232. The displays also have speakers.

The InFocus displays are available immediately and have retail-pricing ranging from $1,399 to $7,499. For more information, go to http://www.infocus.com/ProductFamilies/INF_Thin_Display_Series.aspx

Stampede Presents Sharp's New line of 3D Projectors

Sharp has introduced its entry into the 3D presentation market with the introduction of six 3D Ready DLP Brilliant Color professional projectors that offer high-quality 3D projection from a single projector. Incorporating DLP Link technology, when used with compatible 3D field sequential content and active shutter 3D glasses (not included) that support the DLP Link System, this full suite of models captivates audiences with breathtaking 3D imagery.* These projectors offer 3D support with both 60 Hz and 120 Hz XGA (1024 x 768) and SVGA (800 x 600) sources.

DATE: Tuesday, March 2, 2010
TIME: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Still Seats Available Hurry Reserve Yours Now CLICK HERE!!!


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Attend the Sharp Webinar and be automatically entered for a $250 credit towards any Sharp product purchased from Stampede!
Also we will be giving away a Boston Acoustics Horizon Duo Radio.

by Paul Milligan- avinteractive.co.uk
A study by LG of av professionals has found 79 per cent believe digital signage technologies will be very important or vital to revitalising the high street in the year ahead.

LG conducted a survey at the ISE exhibition in Amsterdam to explore views on digital signage developments and their likely impact on town centres and the retail environment in particular.

LG's Future of the High Street survey revealed support from 32 per cent of respondents for the resurgence of town centres, with most believing it will be driven by retailers finding new ways to deliver better customer service.

They also believe customers will choose service over convenience. A smaller but significant 17 per cent believed town centres will increasingly become social hubs, driven by ‘lively and imaginative displays' that attract good business.

Recent developments in simple, cost-effective and powerful digital display systems were seen by 81 per cent as being able to improve customer service (if used appropriately) and over 90 per cent believe that digital signage can actually increase retail spending - which has strong implications for SME retailers looking for innovative yet affordable routes out of the downturn.

While the survey confirmed strong support for digital signage in the retail sector, the respondents did believe that some of the perceived barriers for adoption included concerns over the creation of content, no clear understanding of the return of investment, and the difficulty of incorporating new systems into their existing IT infrastructure (all at 16 per cent each).

LG and Panasonic are trying to revive plasma displays.
by Stephen Hopkins - electronichouse.com

CRT TVs. Laserdisc. VHS. Beta. CED (bet you have to look that one up).

All of these once represented a state-of-the-art technology, but have since made their way to that big home theater in the sky.


Many consumers think plasma displays also are dead, or are on their way out. But plasmas shouldn’t be relegated to the book-ends of the display market just yet, at least not as far as LG Electronics and Panasonic are concerned.

LG is releasing eight new plasmas, including its INFINIA line. Trying to kick the stereotype that plasmas are thick and heavy, the INFINIA series includes a 60-inch model that’s only 2-inches thick and only 95 pounds. These models will feature:

    * LG NetCast for access to Internet streaming media like YouTube, Netflix, Pandora, and more

    * “Wireless Media Hub” design that allows components, such as Blu-ray players, to be connected to a hub that wirelessly transmits the signal up to 90 feet
    * THX certification
    * Light-sensing automatic calibration

Panasonic will release more than 20 models, including four 3D-capable TVs that range from 50-65 inches. The 3D sets, which won both “Best In Television” and “Best In Show” at CES 2010, will include one pair of 3D glasses. Other features include THX certification, NeoPDP picture enhancements, and Viera Cast network streaming.

Plasma won’t take back the middle of the flat-panel TV market, but it will look to continue to be the meat of many high-end display lines and an important part of the push for 3D in the home.

Stampede University recently offered dealer trainings in partnership with several ProAV manufacturers.  Several hundred Stampede dealers attended sessions hosted by Epson and Mitsubishi.
 
Epson featured details on the Stampede ProAV authorized dealer program.  Interested dealers can still apply by contacting your relationship manager.  Mitsubishi updated their projector line and shared all their new features!
 
As part of the Stampede University Webinar series, attendees are eligible to win prizes offered by Stampede.
 
Congratulations to Stampede’s Latest Webinar Winners!
 
Lou Dollenger – Nelson White Systems
WON an EPSON product credit at Stampede!
 
Patti May – MCPc, Inc.
Won a Mitsubishi product credit at Stampede!
 
Stay tuned for upcoming Stampede University Webinars and training sessions!
 
Complete details will continue to be communicated to dealers by Stampede!
 
As the leader in value added distribution for the ProAV dealer, Stampede’s University programs for 2010 help educate dealers on opportunities to make more margin while improving the design-build process!  This helps ensure satisfied end users, manufacturers and dealers!  Stampede’s dealers also rely on the BIG BOOK of AV.com, Stampede Dealer eStores and www.BIGBOOKofAV.com to complete their marketing efforts.

Greg Tarr - TWICE - Mahwah, N.J. - Michael Troetti has stepped down as president of Sharp Electronics' U.S. marketing company division and has been replaced by Takahiko Tanimoto, from Japan.

Troetti left the company "to pursue other interests," the company said in a brief announcement Monday.

Despite Sharp's global strengths as a manufacturer of advanced LCD TV panels, it encountered a difficult year in the U.S. in 2009, as crippling exchange rates, the sustained recession and aggressive price competition continued to take its toll.

Tanimoto joined SEC as a senior executive VP from Sharp Corporation of Osaka, Japan in November 2009, with executive responsibility of SEC's finished product groups. He will assume operating responsibility for SEMCA.

Tanimoto will continue to report directly to Doug Koshima, CEO and chairman of SEC.