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John Kurtinecz is Vice President of JP Lilley focusing on technical products and services facing the audio, video and presentation communities. John is a member of InfoComm International, ICIA which is now known as AVIXA, a member of various business chambers throughout the region, and Hershey Harrisburg Regional Visitors Bureau. In 1995 John was among the first 26 people in the world to achieve CTS-I certification by InfoComm International. He has been actively serving the AV industry for 31 years. His drive and vision will continue to lead the audio, video and presentation industry for many years to come.

ProAVNews: Simple, Powerful Control and Collaboration Solutions

Extron is working with MAXHUB to create simple, powerful control and collaboration solutions for modern workspaces. With these scalable solutions, Extron is integrating room control and automation, audio, and video switching and distribution capabilities with MAXHUB, Microsoft Teams Rooms®, and Zoom Rooms™ solutions. Our collaboration with MAXHUB brings Extron audiovisual capabilities to the MAXHUB room solutions, providing complete AV and conferencing across the enterprise. In addition, Extron and MAXHUB both have products certified for Microsoft Teams Rooms and Zoom Rooms that provide best in class performance and ease of use.Key FeaturesScalable Zoom Rooms and Microsoft Teams Rooms Solutions – Enable rooms of all sizes with capabilities to switch, distribute, extend, stream, enhance aud...

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ProAVNews: Enhance Your Presentations with True 4K/60 HDMI, DisplayPort, and 12G-SDI Seamless Switching

Extron has reduced the prices of our ISS 608 and ISS 612 digital seamless switchers for the dynamic presentation of HDMI, DisplayPort, and 12G‑SDI content at resolutions up to 4K/60. They combine true seamless switching with advanced Vector™ 4K scaling technology. Both switchers feature six HDMI 2.0 and two DisplayPort 1.2 inputs, providing full 18 Gbps support of signals up to 4K/60 with 4:4:4 chroma sampling on a single cable. The ISS 612 adds support for four 12G-SDI inputs and duplicate 12G-SDI Preview and Program outputs. HDCP 2.3 compliance ensures display of content-protected media and interoperability with other HDCP-compliant devices. Loaded with even more features and capabilities, the ISS 608 and ISS 612 are perfect at delivering true seamless digital signal switching in high-en...

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ProAVNews: Extron One Box that Checks all the Boxes

Extron is pleased to introduce the DTP3 CrossPoint Series of configurable presentation matrixswitchers. These powerful products deliver high-performance matrix switching with HDMI and DTP3 inputs and outputs, audio DSP with AEC, Dante®, a power amplifier, and a control processor, all in a single box. Industry-leading DTP3 CrossPoint® matrix switchers feature reversible DTP3 I/O ports, enabling one unit to support multiple matrix configurations to suit the unique needs of each project. DTP3 CrossPoint 4K/60 Presentation Matrix Switchers are available in four sizes, providing flexible input / output configurations to match a wide range of system applications: DTP3 CrossPoint 884 Configurable from 8x12 to 12x8 DTP3 CrossPoint 662Configurable from 6x8 to 8x6 DTP3 CrossPoint 642Configurable fro...

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ProAVNews: Extron Discover Our New 4K Wireless Presentation System with ConferenceShare

Extron expanded their popular ShareLink® Pro line with the new ShareLink Pro 2000, a 4K Wireless Presentation System that enables anyone to present content from computers, tablets, or smartphones on a display for easy and cost-effective collaboration. It features advanced technology that supports simultaneous display of up to four sources, including an HDMI-connected device. The HDMI input supports wired devices, such as a signage player or other AV source. The ShareLink Pro 2000 has collaboration and moderator modes that facilitate both open and controlled collaboration environments. Connect USB room cameras and microphones to the ShareLink Pro for wireless UC collaboration with popular platforms like Teams® and Zoom™. When used with Extron GlobalViewer® Enterprise software, multiple unit...

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ProAVNews: DATAPATH Available Now: Aetria Touch

The latest addition to our Aetria solution, the Aetria touch, is now available. Providing quick and easy management of content displayed on any video wall within the Aetria environment, this sleek 10.1" touch panel is designed to sit on an operator's desk or be affixed to a wall, and connects directly to the Aetria control network via an ethernet connection with optional POE. Fully secured using device encryption and Aetria User Rights Management, users can select the video wall they'd like to manage, and open and close layout files as the situation demands. Access to Layouts, Templates and all source types is available to all Aetria Touch users. The additional, optional Aetria Touch Pro interface allows users to open sources as individual windows and use touch gestures to place them on th...

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