Over the last 15 years, we’ve become accustomed to the freedom and flexibility networks offer. We share files among different sites of the enterprise – or with anyone in the world – and it all feels ‘normal’. The AV world has been lagging somewhat behind, but now all of the elements for a networked visualization revolution are becoming available. Barco is pioneering this evolution, developing higher quality systems that are more user-friendly and secure and easy to service.
The solution? Ethernet
Would anybody rewire their whole house to install a new computer? Of course not, that’s absurd. But that is exactly what the professional AV world has been doing. A lot of systems still use a dedicated cabling system that is bound to be outdated in about five years. The only logical thing to do is to stick with an established standard: Ethernet.
“People are usually thinking of the media layers when they talk about standardization,” says Ronny Dewaele, Director Technology Center at Barco. “But ideally, you would have a totally common structure and only the application layer would depend on the manufacturer. For customers, this would be a lot more cost-effective.”
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red. issue 8
