The AV-iQ database (originally built by InfoComm/AVIXA and now owned by NewBay) provides a central, searchable destination for current data on thousands of AV products. The AV-iQ research metrics are as bot-free as we can make them. So here are the top 15 most-searched products across all AV categories for 2017. What does this list tell you?
At #15 on the list, this scanner supports gesture control otherwise known as touch-free interactive. It’s used in combination with a programming widget and integrate with Christie’s Pandora’s Box. Clearly people want to wave their arms.
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Mix the room. This is a hardware version of Meyer’s popular Galileo Galaxy, with all the processing tools to matrix, delay, mix, match, and sum Meyer speaker installations for maximum sound quality. Also supports EQ with Compass. From your laptop or iPad.
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Clearly moving SDI is still a thing. Key feature is daisy chain ability for up to five cards to create an 18CH CWDM mux for high-density signal trunking. For when you have to move a lot of SDI.
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Simplicity in conferencing is a theme. This award-winning tabletop device enables (SIP) audio and video conferencing, BYOD multimedia presentation, and web collaboration.
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So this is still a real-world need: record audio as WAV or MP3 to compact flash, SD/SDHC, or USB memory.
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You could say that AV-iQ users are looking to give their customers a premium multimedia experience with a screaming graphics chip. Or maybe sometimes they shop for themselves for this #10 on the list.
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Interesting that it’s the AVB model–and the one that is all analog I/O–that was most-searched. Suited for small- to medium-sized rooms using AEC, voice lift, and mix-minus–so conference rooms or distance learning environments.
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It’s the viewing angle. And the wireless-ness.
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Two-way-powered for small to medium touring systems.
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6. A portable virtual set! Your guess is as good as mine.
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Supports externally powered speakers that require 48V DC.
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Because black/smooth never goes out of style.
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The third most-searched product is perfect for an EOC, or a university lab. Library? Wonder what people are building…
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The visuals on conference and huddle rooms need to be right; is that why this was the second most-searched product? Is it also doubling as an interior surveillance cam option? This full-HD Zeiss-driven PTZ option (with onboard UVC 1.5 and H.264 SVC) has remote control, “home” preset, security slot, and other conveniences.
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Content matters; this #1 most-searched product suggests a critical need for an easy-to-use multi-monitor option for video, graphics, and sound.
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The AV-iQ database (originally built by InfoComm/AVIXA and now owned by Residential Systems’ parent company NewBay) provides a central, searchable destination for current data on thousands of AV products. Here are the top 15 most-searched products across all AV categories for 2017. The list ranges from the practical to the cutting edge because that’s how the real world is.