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TEST-DRIVE THE HOME THEATRE ROOM AT CRESTRON HOUSE
In May 2014 Crestron House unveiled its Home Theatre Room,
showcasing the NEW HDX-SPA surround sound amplifier, as
well as various other of Crestron’s residential products.
appointment to visit Crestron House at 279 Weltevreden Road,
Blackheath. Equipment that can be test-driven in the Home Theatre
Room include:
Clients can now enjoy the full experience of a Crestron home theatre:
a complete, easy and worry-free answer to home entertainment. That's
what a home automation solution should be, and that's what you get
with Crestron. Crestron allows you to control everything in your home
(room-by-room) using ultra-cool touch screens and remotes. Or, if you’re
away from home, you can take control via your favourite smart device.
When it comes to home automation, Crestron doesn’t believe in just
adding technology, but in simplifying the technology that's already
there.
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So, if you want to experience the Crestron home magic, make an
HDXSPA 4K Ultra High-Definition 7.1 Surround Sound AV Receiver
MTX3 Isys® 2.8" Handheld Wireless Touch Screen w/infiNET EX®
MLX3 Isys® 2.8" Handheld Wireless remote w/infiNET EX®
UFO-WPR-3ER UFO Waterproof Wireless LCD Remote
SWAMP-24X8 Sonnex® Multi-room Audio System
CENNSP1 Audio server
Digital media
Lighting control
For more information or to book an appointment call Rupert Denoon at
Crestron House on (011) 745-8190.
GREEN HIPPO FEVER SPREADS ACROSS SOUTHERN AFRICA
by Renier Smit (Entertainment Lighting – Technical Sales & Support)
After Electrosonic SA hosted the hugely successful Hippo
School in February 2014, the demand for Green Hippo
Professional media servers has grown exponentially.
Knowledge is power, and as the pool of Hippo knowledge
grows so does the demand for servers.
Video walls and video projection are fast becoming the norm in
productions, live shows and TV broadcasts; therefore the need for a
professional, reliable, and real-time media server for content playback
and manipulation is rapidly on the increase. Large and small stages, and
complicated and simple set-ups, can benefit greatly from the Hippotizer
media servers’ flexibility, functionality and ease-of-use. Furthermore,
the Hippo range is vast and offers different hardware capabilities on the
same software platform, which means there is a server for every budget
and application.
The first orders for Green Hippo Professional media servers were placed
just after the training school, and in just three months six Hippos have
found new homes.
The primary application of the Hippos is in the live eventing industry, but
one of the key focus areas for Electrosonic SA is to grow into new markets,
such as Architectural Projection. Architectural and environmental videomapping have become increasingly popular over the past few years with
many high profile events incorporating stunning projection-mapping
projects. Hippotizer boasts a host of components that enable designers
to come up with the most intricate mapping projects. By using the Mask,
Warp and Keystone features the projection can be perfectly aligned,
while unrestricted DMX universes allow for the