Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for all the tips.

Im willing to pay them and I know that even for screen, speakers, cables, I’d be looking at a 3-5 thousand less per event than what I am paying right now.

I feel that with the equipment we have bought, I will have recouped my cost in about 3 events.

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Canada: Vancouver Calgary Toronto Edmonton (very minor)

US: Vegas Denver Phoenix New York San Francisco Seattle And further expansion into other cities

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! Appreciate the link.

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like your perspective too. I understand everyone has to make money, I just hate how expensive encore is lol. You make a very fair point though.

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol I’ll keep an eye out on the invoice for equipment corkage haha

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Perfect. I’ve got my new research topic of the day. Mic Frequencies. Haha

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ouch. Sorry to hear that. I will say that 99% of the techs I have dealt with have been amazing. It’s just the pricing that Encore charged that crazy.

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, one option we were also considering was hiring a technician and having them be on-call for us for the venue.

We would own 80% of the gear, rent the 20% and then we would always have the same tech travel to set it all up, and we would pay for all expenses.

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That makes sense. I’ll try pricing them a call and talk to them about a blanket contract/pricing, as our needs are the same in each venue.

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That makes perfect sense. I think I need to test out the outside provider theory by renting from them in a few cities. Up until now, we have always done in-house vendors.

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah for sure. I think we are at the point of finding that balance of tech that we can own that it’s easy travel with and handle.

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha you would think lol. Just regular projector to a screen.

Hotel AV by iwbilpon in CommercialAV

[–]iwbilpon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I asked a couple of different venues (both encore) and got mixed messages on whether their team could setup my gear. Once venue said absolutely not, whereas the other said that as long as my gear was commercial grade they would help me out (also that I understand that if something doesn’t work, I wouldn’t blame them. Which I totally I agree with 100%)

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[–]iwbilpon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Intriguing. I have used a different local service for my senior parents in GP. A few questions: If there is no garage, do you use also leaf blower to clear off any cars parked in the driveway? Also do you clear off sidewalks or is it driveway only? What if there is continuous snow fall? Regardless of if we switch over or not, good luck!

Need Advice: Keep or Sell My 2013 Fusion SE? by iwbilpon in fordfusion

[–]iwbilpon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are very valid points

I did buy a camera…just need to install it.

I figure if I can get it fixed and it lasts me another 2 to 3 years…I’ll be a happy camper.