USA - Held this year in Indianapolis, CEDIA Expo 2012 proved that there is positive growth in the residential electronics sector with more than 450 exhibitors participating, and over 16,900 attendees from 71 different countries.

Among companies taking full advantage, and successfully test launching several new solutions to the home technology professional were world leaders in optical screen technology, dnp denmark.

Global sales & marketing manager, S°ren Kraemmergaard, was making his fourth visit to CEDIA and noting the consistently high footfall on the dnp booth, he had no hesitation in describing it as "the best ever" for his company.

"We received a lot of serious interest from reps, dealers and integrators who were not only focused on home theatre but al

UK - displayLED has revealed its state of the art showroom and industry resource, designed to be Europe's most comprehensive collection of LED video displays. Featuring the latest in innovative LED products from leading manufacturers, The Pixel Depot opened this September at the company's headquarters near Dorking, Surrey, attracting hundreds of decision makers across the AV rental and installation markets.

On display products include solid LED modules and tiles, creative and flexible displays, mesh/curtain products, video controllers, content management software and an impressive LED

UK - PLASA 2012 saw a successful final chapter of the show's history at Earls Court, with high quality visitor attendance, a hugely popular Professional Development Programme and a vibrant out-of-hours social schedule - a fitting end to an era before the show begins anew at ExCel London in 2013.

Although the show attracted fewer visitors than last year, following a quiet - and gloriously sunny - Sunday, numbers picked up again for Monday and Tuesday, and after an unusually busy final day the overall visitor attendance reached 11, 500 (subject to ABC audit). Despite anecdotal reports o

UK - IT and AV rental company, DB Systems, has spent just over £100,000 on 170 LED LCD screens, following increased demand from customers. All the new screens, which are a mix of 55", 47", 42" and 32" in size, are Full HD, while 80 are 3D Smart TVs. The investment takes DB's LED inventory (32" and bigger) to just over 400 units and is part of an ongoing programme to tailor its stock to cater for the waning event industry demand for standard LCD screens.

Early this year, DB purchased top-of-the-range 80-inch LED screens, including touchscreens.

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UK - XL Video supplied Stealth LED screens as part of a spectacular specials package for Canadian electro artist / producer Deadmau5's highly visual performance at the 2012 iTunes festival, staged at London's Roundhouse venue.

XL was approached by Deadmau5 Production Director Mark Ward, who worked with LA-based visuals designer Martin Phillips to create a bespoke concept for the show, based on curved screens that mimicked the venue's unique structural curvature.

XL's project manager Paul 'Macca' McCauley comments, "Mark and Martin came up with something different and inventive

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