AVPro Edge introduces Impulse, a powerful tool for streaming live or recorded video signals to any major streaming website.

AVPro Edge is proud to announce the release of Impulse. In a collaboration with Sencore, Impulse is a compact single-channel encoder that allows the user to stream live (or recorded) content to any major streaming website or local channel like YouTube, Facebook, Ustream, Church Streaming and more. Impulse is an ideal solution for many end users including churches for broadcasting services to parishioners, bars and restaurants for streaming events or announcements, hospitals for sharing live procedures and training, and schools and universities for broadcasting classes via sites like Facebook and YouTube.
 
Impulse supports recording while simultaneously live streaming 1080p signals. The Impulse comes in two versions, HDMI input only and HDMI and SDI. Impulse can be configured from any browser and operated via front panel control or PC/MAC, a computer is not required for operation.
 
Jeff Murray CEO of AVPro Global stated, “Collaborating with broadcast engineering firm Sencore Electronics has enabled us to bring a truly unique product to market! Meet Impulse, the first cost effective single channel encoder that makes anyone a multimedia (including live) broadcaster in minutes. Packed with features like direct broadcasting to Facebook Live, UStream, and YouTube Live coupled with ease of installation and deployment Impulse puts you in the driver’s seat to present your message to a worldwide audience. The ability to accomplish this in the past took thousands of dollars in special broadcasting headend equipment or a dedicated high-powered PC with an operator knowledgeable in cobbling together a ‘system’.” Murray continued, “We know that the potential applications for this product are endless. The Impulse is up for an award for best new product at WFX (Worship Facilities Expo) in November, so we are excited about this launch and the future possibilities with this solution!”
 
Tyler DeNeui, Sencore Director of Business Development and Marketing, stated, “Sencore has a history built upon strong partnerships with industry specialists. We see AVPro as a fantastic partner in the Commercial AV space with their amazing line-up of video-centric solutions and market knowledge. We’re excited to bring the Impulse to market as it solves so many streaming frustrations in a single solution. It is perfect for the independent content creator, integrator, Church, or enterprise customer, and connected to any other AVPro product makes it that much more powerful.”
 
For more information or to purchase the AVPro Edge Impulse powered by Sencore, AC-IMPULSE or AC-IMPULSE-PLUS, please contact us at 877-886-5112 or visit www.AVProEdge.com/Impulse. 

Now in its 7th year, Total Tech’s Commercial Integrator Summit is the premier business development event for commercial integrators. This exclusive, executive-level event will host 135 top commercial integrators, with average annual revenues in excess of $30 million. Guests come to share best practices, explore product and market trends and connect in high quality ways with sponsors. They leave with practical ideas on how to grow and improve their companies and the peer and vendor advisor networks they need to help them do so.

AVPro Edge will be bringing it's line up of commercial products including the brand new broadcast/streamer, Impulse. The Impulse can stream or broadcast a live or recorded signal to anywhere in the world, without a dedicated computer. Unlike other products used for streaming, the Impulse is able to stream and record at the same time. With Impulse's built in encoding there is no need for an additional encoding device, the Impulse is able to encode the signal and have it broadcasted to a local channel or any streaming service like YouTube, Facebook, UStream, ChurchStreaming.TV and more. 

Recently the Impulse was used to record the TV Shootout in New York City, you can view a recording of this here. 

Other Solutions we will be showing at the Commercial Integrator Summit will be:

Conference Room
Huddle Room
Small Office
Classroom
Auditorium
Digital Signage
Luxury Home
House of Worship

If you are going to be in the Pittsburg area during this time, please contact us to schedule a meeting. Email or give us a call at 605-274-6055!

Value Electronics, a leading independent Audio/Video retailer in Westchester County, NY, hosted its well-respected annual TV Shootout® Sunday, September 23rd. In its 14th year, the TV Shootout was streamed live via the AVPro Edge Impulse (recording of the live stream here). The attendees and a panel of experts selected this year’s ‘King of TV‘.

And the winner is.....

Industry experts presented the TV Shootout program where they used test patterns and real content to demonstrate all attributes of the picture quality, contrast, color fidelity, color saturation, and motion resolution to the video enthusiasts in the audience. Input lag time and off axis image quality were also tested. Other elements that were focused on were the  TVs performance in all of the HDR elements, HDR contrast range, P3 color fidelity, color volume and EOTF.

Here is how the TV Shootout evaluation was set up and its methodology:

• SpectraCal’s CalMAN®, the number one most-used professional calibration software hardware, procedures and workflow was used.
• Konica/Minolta’s professional CS2000A spectroradiometer, Klein 10A meters and the new Konica/Minolta CA-410 color analyzer were used in the calibration process. The Klein 10A meters were profiled using the CS2000A spectroradiometer for each TV.
• SDR, HDR and Dolby Vision patterns were generated and fed from Murideo’s SIX-G 4K Pattern Generator.
• A preview selection from Stacey Spears upcoming HDR test disc was used.
• Metra Home Theater Group, provided their Ethereal brand Velox True 24 Gbps passive cables with their Gigabit Accelerator the HDM-GA1.
• All of the TVs were visually matched to the white point of Sony’s BMV-X300 professional color grading monitor. This reference monitor was also used as the reference for all TVs to be judged against.
• Calibrations were performed by well respected professional calibrators David Abrams, DeWayne Davis, and John Reformato, supervised by Tyler Pruitt.
• All tested panels were concurrently fed through AVPro Edge's 18G uncompressed professional HDMI distribution matrix switch from four Panasonic UB820 Blu-ray players, 1080 FHD/SDR for Cable/DIRECTV, 4K streaming, and SDR and HDR test patterns.

The objective of the TV Shootout is to award the best TVs for each of the attributes of picture quality. The annual TV Shootout uses only the flagship TV series from each of the premium TV manufacturers that are available in the US at that time.

About Value Electronics 
Value Electronics, founded in 1998, is a custom a/v integrator with a retail showroom in the Village of Scarsdale, NY. Owners, Wendy and Robert Zohn, created and began sponsoring the TV Shootout evaluation event in 2004. The TV Shootout evaluation event has gained the CE industry’s respect and it has become a go-to source for video enthusiasts to help make the best TV purchase decision.
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Congratulations to the winners of our Fox & Hound Kit Giveaway!

The latest addition to AVPro Edge’s 18Gbps Distribution Amplifier family, the AC-DA28-AUHD is a feature rich product designed for both residential and commercial A/V installers.

AVPro Edge has launched the AC-DA28-AUHD, a full 18Gbps 4K60 (4:4:4) dual input, eight output distribution amplifier with two output zones. This budget conscious solution is a great alternative to a full matrix switch in a home or commercial A/V installation. Separate output zones allow the user to switch between two 4K UHD sources on up to four displays per zone. The AC-DA28-AUHD is also an ideal, low cost solution for a divisible room installation with two rooms involved.
 
As an original equipment manufacturer, AVPro Edge is able to include unique features not often found with comparable products. In addition to 18Gbps bandwidth and full HDR support, advanced EDID management, 4K to 1080p scaling capabilities for mixed displays, and audio extraction make this unit easy for installers to incorporate into a distributed system.
 
Matt Murray of AVPro Edge stated, “The AC-DA28-AUHD came from the need to have a distribution amplifier that has Ethernet control for EDID management and status monitoring. At AVPro Edge, we like to take things a step further so this unit can also act as a 2x2 matrix, where you can have two independent zones of video with two inputs. This product will help the commercial integrator have better remote control of the total system.”
 
For more information or to purchase the AVPro Edge AC-DA28-AUHD please contact us at 877-886-5112 or visit www.AVProEdge.com/AC-DA28-AUHD.html. 

Capable of decoding audio signals like DTS-HD® and Dolby Audio™ (Dolby 7.1 and Dolby Atmos), AVPro Edge’s all new 8 channel decoder solves audio distribution issues in high bandwidth A/V installations.

AVPro Edge is proud to announce the AC-AVDM-AUHD, a 4K UHD HDMI with Dolby Audio™ and DTS-HD® stereo audio downmixer that supports the transmission of high bandwidth, up to 18Gbps, video through HDMI while allowing the associated audio signal to be simultaneously extracted and split into both digital and analog audio outputs, providing high quality audio and video performance. 

This unit can downmix standard Dolby Audio & DTS-HD formats up to 7.1 then output the audio as stereo (LPCM 2.0) over HDMI, S/PDIF (optical and coaxial) as well as analog RCA connections. The AC-AVDM-AUHD can also manage Dolby Atmos signals by extracting 7.1 channels from Atmos and downmixing that audio. It can support the pass-through of HD and standard bitstream formats as well as LPCM 7.1 with audio sampling rates up to 192 kHz if needed. 

This product was manufactured to solve audio distribution issues in high bandwidth A/V installations. With features like EDID management, HDCP 2.2 support, 4K UHD resolution up to 4K@60Hz (YUV 4:4:4, 8-bit) support on the HDMI input and output, full 12 bit HDR and ARC (Audio Return Channel) support, the AC-AVDM-AUHD is a powerhouse solution for any home theater or multi-zone distribution system.

Matt Murray of AVPro Global stated, “The AC-AVDM-AUHD is an audio tool box for integrators. It is the first device capable of downmixing 7.1ch audio bitstreams including Dolby Audio and DTS-HD. It also handles metadata enhanced formats for object based audio like Atmos or DTS-X. For the first time integrators can send uncompressed 7.1ch audio to an AVR and simultaneously send stereo audio to a distributed audio system. In addition, it can handle ARC and AVR video bypass for older devices that support 7.1ch audio but not full 4K video. The device supports full 18Gbps video as well, including HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, and Dolby Vision. This is something installers have been asking for and most certainly need now. We are happy to provide the solution.”

For more information or to purchase the AVPro Edge AC-AVDM-AUHD please contact us at 877-886-5112 or visit www.AVProEdge.com/AC-AVDM-AUHD.html. 

 
SCARSDALE, NY (September 12, 2018) – Value Electronics, a leading independent Audio/Video retailer in Westchester County, NY, is hosting its well-respected annual TV Shootout® at 11am Sunday, September 23rd at 35 Popham Rd. Scarsdale, NY. The evaluation event will start with a brunch Meet and Greet that includes the press, panel of expert judges, presenters and the attendees.

In its 14th year, the TV Shootout will be Webcast Live to reach the largest audience of electronics enthusiasts and media. The attendees and panel of expert judges will select this year’s ‘King of TV.’ All qualified media, tech influencers and video enthusiasts are invited to attend the event by registering by email, rzohn@valueelectronics.com.

Industry experts will present the TV Shootout program that uses test patterns and real content to demonstrate all attributes of the picture quality, contrast, color fidelity, color saturation, and motion resolution to the video enthusiasts in the audience. Input lag time and off axis image quality will also be tested. The judges and enthusiast attendees will evaluate and vote on the TVs for each attribute of picture quality, pre and post calibration for day and night ambient light viewing. Much of the focus will be on evaluating each TVs performance in all of the HDR elements, HDR contrast range, P3 color fidelity, color volume and EOTF.

Test patterns and the content to display during the presentations will be run by Matt Murray, CTO and Vice-President of AVPro Edge. Several leading industry professionals will present on the latest video advancements. David Mackenzie will speak on video processing and compression. Matt Murray and Brent McCall, who are working at the forefront of the transition from HDMI 2.0 to 2.1, will explain how this will affect consumers. John Reformato will discuss “Out of the Box vs. Professional Calibration” and the Comparison of DeltaE 2000 & Delta ICtCp. Stacey Spears will speak on DCI and BT.2020 color gamut, color saturation and HDR. Other speakers are Tyler Pruitt of SpectraCal, DeWayne Davis of A/V Fidelity LLC, David Abrams of Avical, and David Medina of HBO.

Here is how the TV Shootout evaluation is set up and its methodology:


• The number one most-used professional calibration software, SpectraCal’s CalMAN®, and calibration hardware, procedures and workflow will be used.


• Konica/Minolta’s professional CS2000A spectroradiometer, Klein 10A meters and the new Konica/Minolta CA-410 color analyzer will all be used in the calibration process. The Klein 10A meters will be profiled using the CS2000A spectroradiometer for each TV.


• SDR, HDR and Dolby Vision patterns will be generated and fed from Murideo’s SIX-G 4K Pattern Generator and a preview selection from Stacey Spears upcoming HDR test disc.
​• All of the cables and interconnects are Metra Home Theater Group Ethereal brand Velox True 24 Gbps passive cables with their Gigabit Accelerator the HDM-GA1.


• All of the TVs will be visually matched to the white point of Sony’s BMV-X300 professional color grading monitor. Sony’s BMV-X300 reference monitor will also be used as the reference for all TVs to be judged against.


• Well respected top professional calibrators will be tuning each TV to its best possible FHD/SDR and UHD/HDR performance. The calibrators are David Abrams, DeWayne Davis, and John Reformato, supervised by Tyler Pruitt.


• All tested panels will be concurrently fed through AVPro’s Edge for 18G Uncompressed professional HDMI distribution matrix switch from four Panasonic UB820 Blu-ray players, 1080 FHD/SDR for Cable/DIRECTV, 4K streaming, SDR and HDR test patterns.


• The televisions featured this year are the flagship 4K Ultra HD LCD/LEDs and OLEDs from the premium TV manufacturers.


• Video experts will then guide the attendees through the evaluation process and the panel of experts and all attendees will vote on each picture quality attribute.


• Attendees will be led through the different attributes of picture quality and will evaluate and judge the newest TVs from the leading consumer electronics manufacturers that are competing to be the ‘King of TV.’


The objective of our TV Shootout is to award the best TVs in each of the attributes of picture quality. The annual TV Shootout only uses the flagship TV series from each of the premium TV manufacturers that are available in the US at this time.


* At this time here’s the list of TVs vying for the 2018 crown:
- LG’s OLED65E8PUA
- Samsung’s QN75Q9FN
- Sony’s XBR-65A9F
- Sony’s XBR-75Z9F


• The TVs are taken randomly from Value Electronics inventory, no supplied samples are used.


About Value Electronics
Value Electronics, founded in 1998, is a custom a/v integrator with a retail showroom in the Village of Scarsdale, NY. Owners, Wendy and Robert Zohn, created and began sponsoring the TV Shootout evaluation event in 2004. The TV Shootout evaluation event has gained the CE industry’s respect and it has become a go-to source for video enthusiasts to help make the best TV purchase decision.


*Additional TVs are being tested and evaluated for inclusion in the 2018 TV Shootout.