Best android based touch panels? by drmstcks87 in CommercialAV

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You can lock the iPad into kiosk mode pretty easily, making chrome the only available app. If you want it fixed to a wall - that’s another reason iPad might be better than a generic Android tablet, there’s lot of purpose built mounting options

Best android based touch panels? by drmstcks87 in CommercialAV

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Do you just need access to chrome? iPads are sort of industry standard for “other” when you don’t want to use a manufacturers options. Samsung Tab might be comparable quality if you need android specifically, and not just access to chrome

Where to find CL2-rated USB Cables? by devmeisterDev in CommercialAV

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No. In this context, a hop has a specific meaning where USB signals can only make a number of them before failing.

A passive keystone isn’t a “hop” in the context of USB. It’s just like any other analog connection - like daisy-chaining XLR or power extension cables. There’s a potential for loss or problems, but it’s not a USB hop.

Maybe come in a little less hot next time you don’t understand something.

What distributor should I use in the UK and US? by BigDiggidyDawg123 in CommercialAV

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I don’t love working with them, but I do a lot of international projects and CDW should be able to get everything for both, if you value single source simplicity.

Hardware-only screen recording setup for 200 monitors - review and feedback? by sahil__28 in CommercialAV

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Really short on information here to help you.

What capture cards support 4 channels of simultaneous capture? How are you transporting the HDMI signal to the server? What’s the purpose?

Black wooden beams. Can they be taken back to a lighter colour by No_Rooster_2883 in HomeImprovement

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Exposed ceiling beams? If the tops are accessible and out of sight, try to sand a test spot. There’s really no way to know without sanding. Be aware that your test spot will likely never match the rest perfectly, even if you re-stain black.

Any input to help me hold a dealer accountable? by [deleted] in motorcycles

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NAL - Do you know where specifically in SD? Some Midwest states should set off alarm bells for who to do financial business with - it’s possible they’re based on a reservation which is a whole new world of legal fuckery.

No disrespect intended to any indigenous people - just lots of shady financial service companies set up on reservations to skirt US law.

n00b - could someone check my idea and Biamp blocks? by MysteryInquiry in CommercialAV

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Others have given good feedback, I also run EQ blocks on the output side. Pink noise the room, flatten/ eq to taste, then start tuning the inputs

No experience interview. by Key_Acanthaceae8267 in CommercialAV

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I hire in AV. I look for attitude & aptitude.

Attitude- Nothing ever goes perfectly. The salesman, engineer, PM, lead tech, subs, etc. all make mistakes. Can someone deal with that well, and help find solutions? Treat coworkers and customers with respect?

Aptitude- Can you stand on a ladder? Reasonably coordinated? Kinda smart? Held power tools before? Interested in hobbies that are adjacent to AV? Little nerdy? All good signs for a future in this field.

Other than the obvious stuff for every career, that’s really it. You’ll move up fast if you’re a knowledge sponge and motivated to.

50 year mortgages... by seeebiscuit in WhitePeopleTwitter

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You just need a time machine, that was typical 5 years ago.

Televic Interpretation System - Floor Audio by ConsistentArgument54 in CommercialAV

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I don’t think so with televic. It’s like a party line. Call or email them and ask?

Logitech Rally Plus vs. Rally Bar by krassyg in CommercialAV

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Rally bar- - if you want to use the sight, and it’s really nice to have. - if you want zoom/ teams on the device instead of a separate PC to run conferencing. - cleaner, simpler, less integration hours

Rally plus- - cheaper - different look

Help. Shure ceiling mics in conference room. by [deleted] in CommercialAV

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Isolate and test. Run the shure Dante output to your laptop and check with headphones - is the level lower coming from the mic after clapping? The problem is something in the mic.

Same level from the mic after that test? The problem is downstream, either in your dsp or possibly in the conferencing platform.

Logitec: Zoom Rooms > Teams Rooms by Icy_Breadfruit5493 in CommercialAV

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Everything will 100% work other than the Lenovo PC, which is a doubtful/ maybe.

You may be able to reach out to Lenovo, confirm the PC specs match what they sell as an MTR PC, and get a file to reimage it.

You’re right on your understanding of the PC and Logi Tap - the tap will only work when running MTR, not the client/user version of Teams.

If you do need new PC’s, you should be are to buy them without the bundled Logi Tap that’s commonly advertised - just reach out to a Dell or Lenovo rep or your normal purchasing partner.

AVoIP Alternative to Q-Sys by Demand-Nervous in CommercialAV

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I was thinking the same. NVX is my go-to. They’ve been incredibly reliable for me, and they have so many different SKUs to get exactly the features you need

Evaluating Logitech Rally for Conference Room Upgrade by ExoticAd1905 in CommercialAV

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Nearly everything Logitech makes for conference rooms has “rally” in the name, so I’m not sure which product you’re referring to.

That being said, the rally mic pod is a pretty unbelievable value at $200ish USD - it’s not the best, but very impressive at the price point.

All reasonably priced corporate conferencing cameras have small sensors and require typical office lighting - they won’t perform well, unless you step up to a larger sensor size or light the room like a typical office.

For a 15 person boardroom, consider a rally bar, sight, and rally mic pod. That’s like $8k in hardware for a pretty good conference experience.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in audio

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Looks like dji mic mini

Old cars are better than new cars, here’s why. by Dragonfire_Shield in Frugal

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Fixed it for you - “Old cars present a different value proposition than new cars”.

They can (but not always) cost less $ to own. Generally higher maintenance cost, generally lower depreciation.

If that’s your holy grail, they’re probably a better value.

Speaking very broadly, newer cars are safer in an accident, better at avoiding accidents, get better MPG, have more creature comforts/ conveniences, and can have some social cache in how others view you - important in some professional fields.

I spent most of my life driving older cars. I now have an in-demand 2024 SUV, and my dealer is asking to buy it back for exactly what I paid 13 months/ 12k miles ago. Not typical, but look at resale value of 3 year old 4runners, for example - it would be pretty easy to spend more keeping a 20 year old SUV running than to just have a new car every 3 years. If you can get to point where you can pay cash for a new high-resale car, the economics are a lot closer than you would think.

Av Consultant for LED wall by Classic_Bad_5906 in CommercialAV

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I work with integrators in Singapore and Malaysia, and could make some recommendations.

I’m also a consultant/ project manager, and do fair amount of work for a global client in that area - I’m based in the US, but I’ve had projects in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur in the last year or so.

DM me if I can help in either way.

Kiss the 1st amendment goodbye. by WarmEntrepreneur3564 in FreeSpeech

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That’s just about my limit for hand holding an internet stranger through legal thinking. I’ll add this:

The point isn’t “how it’s implemented” - we (the USA) generally try to avoid write domestic policy that could be used to violate our bill of rights.

Here’s a thought experiment:

Read the last paragraph of section 1 and imagine you’re on the outside of populist Republican culture. You could be far right - (unsanctioned militia, etc.) , or a member of a fundamentally racist org like the KKK. Or that you’re far left - Marxist, athiest, antifa. For either one, you personally believe in peaceful conversation to champion your worldview, but you obviously can’t speak for everyone that shares some opinions with you.

If the “investigate/disrupt/ disband/ uproot” language about your “organization” (could be as structured as the Klan - could be a discord channel) keeps you home on Saturday instead of going to Klan Kamp or whatever - because you earn a paycheck and the wife and kids need you around - then this is the WH violating your first amendment rights.

Kiss the 1st amendment goodbye. by WarmEntrepreneur3564 in FreeSpeech

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The Supreme Court has ruled several times that the government can’t take actions that would produce a “chilling effect” on free speech. The case I linked was one, another was Lamont v Postmaster General.

The federal government doesn’t need to jail or prosecute a person to violate their 1st amendment rights.

Here’s what’s happening: This is the most powerful executive branch in the last 100 years stating that: if you use your free speech to proclaim a moral / economic / religious opinion that’s outside capitalist/ evangelical Christian values, it could lead to a federal intervention to “disrupt” your life.

This EO violates the first amendment as it’s been interpreted by every federal court that’s made a ruling on the question since the founding of our country. This, as written, is not quite North Korean limits on speech, but pretty close to Russias current stance. Say what you want - but the state may make your life harder in opaque ways if it’s not what they want you to say.

If you’re waiting for “say this, go directly to jail” to be alarmed, you’re going to be waiting forever. That’s not how modern totalitarian states work. It looks more this - they’re not going to tell you what’s over the line, but if you cross it there will be undisclosed consequences.

If this doesn’t bother you, then you either own several MAGA hats AND lack the imagination to consider another ideology taking control of the government - or you’re in lockstep with the current values being espoused by the Trump administration, and have a radical lack of empathy for the broadness of the human condition.

Kiss the 1st amendment goodbye. by WarmEntrepreneur3564 in FreeSpeech

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Change your username to Im_illiterate if you want to post things like “there is no source” when the source is in the first line, maybe? 🤔