BBC launches new technology and engineering apprenticeship

Apr
23

The BBC has announced a new technology and engineering apprentice scheme, the BBC Technology Apprenticeship, to address a critical technology skills shortage in the broadcast sector.

BBC addresses tech skills gap

Funded by BBC Technology and the government’s Employer Ownership Skills Pilot, the scheme, with the participation of a number of industry partners, aims to produce 100 highly skilled, experienced and employable graduate level apprentices over eight years to meet …

Starcloth & Drapes Hire – For Events / Weddings

Apr
10

Remote Audio Visual now stock an extensive range of starcloth and drapes which will give your next event impressive, attractive yet sophisticated look. We are able to supply the starcloth in a wide range of sizes which can be seamlessly joined so pretty much any size is achievable.

Star Cloth is great for transforming any room into something special. Whether you decide to use it on one wall, as a …

Polycom launches SoundStation Connect audio conference product

Mar
12

Polycom has luanched SoundStation Connect, an audio conference system that plugs directly into any laptop or desktop USB port, letting users of soft-phone apps such as Polycom RealPresence Desktop 2.0, Microsoft Lync or IBM Sametime experience HD-quality audio conferencing technology for small-group meetings in the office, at home or when travelling.

SoundStation Connect includes voice technology to reduce background noise, echo, and feedback. The microphone pickup covers more than 7 …

Epson launches five new corporate and education installation projectors

Mar
7

Epson has launched five new 3LCD installation projectors, featuring brightness of up to 5,200 lumens. The range features the EB-4950WU and EB-4850WU with full HD WUXGA screen resolution, the EB-4750W with WXGA screen resolution and the EB-4650 and EB-4550 with XGA screen resolution.

All models feature 5000:1 contrast ratio, with a zoom ratio of 1.8x (EB-4950WU and EB-4850WU models) or 2.0x (EB-4750W, EB-4650, and EB-4550 models).

All five projectors feature …

Holiday Opening Times

Dec
17

Remote Audio Visual will close for business at 17:30pm on December 21st and will re-open at 08:30am on January 2nd 2013

If you have a hire emergency over the holidays, please contact our emergency mobile. The number can be found on the office answerphone.

Remote Audio Visual would like to take this opportunity to thank all our clients for their continued support in 2012

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas

Analog Way Pulse PLS300 Seamless Switcher

Dec
4

Remote AV are proud to announce the addition of the Analog Way Pulse PLS300 switcher to our hire stock.

Pulse by Analog Way is a Dual Scaler Mixer Seamless Switcher with Universal Analog and Digital input/output and Full High Resolution Digital Processing. It offers numerous Live effects including Keying and PiP animation.

See the product specification below

PLS300 at a glance:
> Seamless transitions between ANY source
> Dual Scaler

SMART Board 500 series is no longer supported

Nov
26

SMART Board 500 series is no longer supported

SMART no longer support SB500 series boards on the following Operating Systems: Mac OS 10.6, “Snow Leopard,” Mac 10.7 “Lion” and later versions; and Windows OS Vista and later versions. In addition to this, older (supported) operating systems will work ‘as is’ with no future hardware/software upgrades.

There are known issues with SMART Board 500 series boards with later editions of MAC …

Plasma Screen Hire Stock Increased

Nov
19

Over the past 12 months, demand for our High Definition (HD) Plasma Displays has steadily increased.

Due to this demand, we have added a large quantity of 42″, 50″ & 60″ HD Plasma Screens to our existing hire stock.

If you are interested in Plasma hire please click here for more information or telephone 0161 763 7713.…

Get A Better View – London 2012

Jul
18

With this summers main event fast approaching, excitment is building for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

We are seeing a huge increase in demand for our plasma screens and HD projectors over the course of the event.
Whether you are looking to show the games in your office for your employees or you are holding a dedicated event, we can supply you with the equipment you need.

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Product Introduction – Sanyo PLC-XF1000 12,000 Lumen Data Projector

Jun
28

Remote Audio Visual are proud to announce the addition of the Sanyo PLC-XF1000 12,000 Lumen Data Projector to our ever expanding hire fleet.

This high brightness projector is perfect for large format projection where image quality is important. We can supply this projector with a wide range of lenses making it suitable for use in almost any situation.. From large screen rear projection with minimal throw distance to ultra long …