All Articles Tagged Gefen

Robert Archer | 03/06 04:04 AM,

With the wireless connectivity market gaining popularity and maturing all at the same time products like the newly announced Gefen Wireless for HD 1080p Extender are quickly becoming problem solving devices for electronics professionals. The California-based company's latest wireless signal transmission product is engineered to transmit 1080p video and audio from HDMI-based sources like Blu-ray players, cable and satellite boxes and gaming systems distances as far as 75 feet. Gefen says the solution installs easily through the use of a dongle at the source end and a receiver that's connected… View this story

Julie Jacobson | 01/16 10:49 AM, 0 Comments

Gefen is getting into the A/V control business. The famous maker of A/V switchers, extenders and adapters demonstrated for the first time its new GAVA (Gefen Audio Video Automation) system during CES 2012. The new GAVA line includes the GAVA processor and two control hubs: the Professional Automation Control System (PACS) and the Mini PACS, which differ only in their I/O feature set. Both models offer RS-232, IP and IR communications, as well as relays for triggering motorized shades or other automated devices (more details in PR and specs, next… View this story

CE Pro Editors | 06/20 11:14 AM, 0 Comments

The HDBaseT Alliance is launching the 1.0 Certification Program, an initiative aimed at promoting and standardizing HDBaseT. The program will ensure "interoperability among current and future HDBaseT products and that all HDBaseT compliant products have met an approved baseline for HDBaseT functionality." "The Alliance has released the 1.0 Certification Program to provide members with a set program for ensuring their products are compliant, interoperable and part of an established product ecosystem," says Ariel Sobelman, president of the HDBaseT Alliance. "This is an important milestone for the Alliance in promoting industry-wide… View this story

Rachel Cericola | 05/11 08:38 AM, 0 Comments

Some of your clients have home theaters with more than one display. Gefen wants to help solve any potential issues with its new ToolBox HD 1080p Scaler. The ToolBox HD 1080p Scaler can scale any high-def signal up or down to meet the maximum resolution supported by the connected HDTV. For example, there may be a setup with four displays, one of which is 720p. In the past, an installer would have to set the source to 720p, meaning your client wasn’t getting full 1080p HD on the other three.… View this story

Jason Knott | 03/16 09:28 AM, 1 Comment

Every integrator has faced the retrofit "home from hell" that skyrockets your labor costs when trying to fish wiring for audio and video. And as integrators turn more attention to existing homes for new business, those profit-eating nightmare jobs will likely become more frequent. Meanwhile, many integrators trying to sell hardwired infrastructure systems to builders over the years have faced the inevitable question about "going wireless." Both these situations are why there are rapidly developing solutions in the field of wireless A/V, and why dealers need to be up to… View this story