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When it comes to security - complexity is the enemy Too often organizations are stuck with patchworked legacy systems: disjointed video platforms, outdated access control, and limited real-time visibility. The result? Slow investigations, delayed responses, and missed...
For over 70 years, we have proudly operated as a family-owned business. We continue to do so by building a legacy grounded in strong relationships, unwavering trust, and a long-term vision - values that guide us through each generation. Our journey began by helping...
All of the efforts paid off on December 7th, 2023 when 20 private planes flew around 7000 pounds of donations and Santa and his helpers to St. George, Utah. Sunset Elementary School’s kids, about 500, were bussed out and were anxiously awaiting Santa in one of the airport’s large hangars. The morning consisted of lots …
A client recently engaged TVS Pro to work beside their contractor, Robison Home Builders, in the design and construction of their luxurious new home. The client needed an easy to use home automation system that included lighting, audio, video, comfort, and surveillance. With over 60+ centralized dimmers, keypads, fan…
The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) contracted TVS Pro to upgrade their production studio with a control room that would broadcast/stream various meetings and trainings. The USBE had remodeled the space but TVS Pro upgraded their existing equipment and provided additional components for better productivity…
For our TVS Pro main showroom we were looking for a way to display and actively demo a space that would support both Zoom and Microsoft Teams. for walk-in customers. For this, we created two spaces on our showroom floor to work together for a meeting demonstration. For one space, we used a Logitech Rally Bar, …
Many have heard phrases such as digital transformation or convergence of AV and IT in the past few years. You might also be thinking, what does that actually mean? No matter which term you might be most familiar with, the sentiment is the same, that the AV industry is in the midst of a dramatic shift. Historically, there have been shifts of this size – such as the switch from analog to digital in media storage, over the air broadcast, telephone communication, and, of course, audio video signals…
TVS Pro, once again, made it onto CE Pro’s nationwide ‘top’ lists! This year, in 2023, we made it into the following categories: #6 on Top 10 Oldest Firms (with 70 years of experience)…
The customer wanted a custom Hi-end home theater system, a flat panel framed TV in his great room, and a distributed audio system throughout the house. We designed, engineered, programmed, and installed each portion. The home theater consisted of a Control 4 control system, an Anthem receiver, …
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) contracted TVS Pro to design and install replacement displays for their main Traffic Operations Center (TOC), which is operated 24/7. They wanted 3 Direct View LED walls: one larger one in the center and two smaller on each side. The system needed…
Video conferencing has become an increasingly popular option when you need to conduct meetings and collaborate with coworkers, classmates, and colleagues. Today’s technology allows individuals to connect and communicate with each other in real time, …
Brigham Young University – Idaho wanted a digital signage video wall in their advising center to display brief messages and animations along with real student progressions to their careers as alumni. The wall needed to be 165” wide (measured diagonally). We installed a Planar Clarity Matrix G3 LCD Video Wall…
SUU wanted to install a 220” Direct View LED wall inside the Sharwan Smith Student Center lobby. They wanted the ability to configure up to 8 different video sources: 4 Brightsign players and 4 video signals. They wanted to show either picture in picture, or 4 video signals arranged in 2 x 2 – in any way with any …
Audio/Video is all around us, so it must be easy, right? Plausible. However, everything is not what it seems on the surface. Yes, there are some aspects with AV you can absolutely take on yourself. It is very important to note, however, there are aspects to your AV needs that can …
2023 will be TVS Pro’s 70th year in business! Our history is full of industry firsts, lots of recognition, and plenty of changes! It started out by Ken Bollinger fixing appliances in his garage and going out on house calls to fix TVS – while his wife Veloy, manned the phone lines, scheduling, and other duties as his secretary. The business was officially…
Video conferencing has become a necessity in today’s world. We are so easily connected with video calling on our mobile devices that we want the same experience in our offices, …
Every year, Steve Bollinger, on behalf of Angel Flight West, helps bring smiles and needed supplies to an elementary school, in need, in Utah. It’s called Santa Flight – where Santa and his helpers fly in a private plane to visit the students and deliver the gifts – with…
On November 16th, the Fox 13 Dream Team surprised Steve Bollinger, one of our owners, for his charity work for Santa Flight, which is sponsored by Angel Flight West. The story aired on 11/29/22 on Fox 13 in Utah. Steve is the Angel Flight wing leader & director...
Video conferencing has become a necessity in today’s world. We are so easily connected with video calling on our mobile devices that we want the same experience in our offices, …
The Cox Performing Arts Center, at Utah Tech, hosts many artistic productions. They asked T.V.S. Pro to implement high quality switching…
Community Ambulance provides advanced life support ambulance services for emergency and non-emergency transportation of patients. They came to T.V.S. Pro…
T.V.S. Pro, once again, made it onto CE Pro’s nationwide ‘top’ lists for 2022! This year we made it into a few more categories than last year…
Henkel operates worldwide with leading innovations, brands, and technologies. They reached out to T.V.S. Pro looking for a way to monitor production lines in their …
Burn Boot Camp is a group fitness brand where like-minded women come together, build confidence, and inspire one another. They reached out to T.V.S. Pro…
The visual display is a huge part of any custom home theater or TV display. Therefore, it’s crucial to understand the basics of the technologies and …
Wasatch Peaks Credit Union remodeled their three-story headquarters in Ogden, Ut, as well as their branch and call center, to modernize with …
First off, something everyone should understand is that there are different display technologies. The two different display technologies are …
San Juan County wanted a modern council chamber with substantial A/V upgrades. The upgrades that were desired, purchased, installed, and …
We’re remodeling our main showroom! The entire remodel will be done in a few phases, but phase I will be complete by fall. So, because our…
Televisions keep getting better; they are larger, brighter, higher resolution, and they now have expanded color capability. Combine all that and what …
Recently, we’ve had a lot of people asking about Optoma’s UHZ65LV. It is touted as a new high brightness 4k laser projector, and it shares the ..
A good powered subwoofer can add an entirely new dimension to any audio system by plumbing the low-frequency depths found in many movie …
Colder weather is approaching, and the average American’s options for outdoor activities are beginning to dwindle. While winter recreation can be a blast…
For many of you, like us here at TVS Pro, who look forward to the filled exhibit halls with hundreds of vendors showing off thousands of products…
Whether you are with a large corporation, a small company, or are just looking at your expenses, when you are ready to add or upgrade your …
Over the past few years more industries and local and federal government agencies are discovering and finding new ways to use drones – …
At TVS Pro, we try our best to give back to the community when we can! That’s why we’re a proud sponsor of Angel Flight – which provides free …
Dan Austin, AV Sales and Design of TVS Pro, has helped design and install the AV systems in all All Star Bowling & Entertainment locations..
TVS Pro, as a division of TV Specialists, Inc. has taken the pledge to join the statewide campaign ‘Stay Safe to Stay Open’ to meet the critical …
If you have not read the first part of this blog, which covers the main differences between the projectors, light output & brightness, color …
JVC has earned a reputation for some of the best blacks in the home theater space with its DILA imaging chips, while Epson has a very …
If you have not read the first part of this blog, you may want to read it – it covers the main differences between the projectors, 4K image …
VC’s new firmware 3.10 is a huge improvement in HDR performance in our opinion. We were very excited to have Kris Deering, a professional …
On November 18th, Kris Deering, from Deep Dive AV (Deep Dive AV calibrated the JVC DLA-NX7 and shot a side-by-side comparison with the …
By now you may have heard about IMAX enhanced, but chances are you may not really know what it is – or at least not completely. We wanted …
If you haven’t read the 1st part of this blog post, we recommend reading it first. JVC DLA-NX7 vs Epson Pro Cinema 6050UB vs TVS Pro Theo-Z65…
TVS Pro, a family owned corporation, today announced the Theo-Z65 Lite 4K laser projector with wide color gamut, dynamic HDR, deep …
We had read and heard a lot about the new JVC NX7 since we first saw when it was introduced at CEDIA 2018. But, as we had learned …
If you haven’t read the 1st part of this blog post, we recommend reading it first.
Sony VPL-VW295ES vs BenQ HT9060 (Part I)
Over a year ago, TVS Pro participated in one of the largest projects we’ve ever done: the renovation of the Vivint Smart Home Arena in …
Last CEDIA, (Sept. 2018) Sony introduced their 3rd generation of native 4K (4096 X 2160) projectors. The demonstrations and limited…
If you haven’t read the 1st part of this blog post, we recommend reading it first.
Optoma 4K UHZ65 vs Upgraded UHZ651 (Part I)…
The Upgraded UHZ651 is a modification and re-calibration of the Optoma UHZ65 laser 4K UHD projector. The changes are designed…
At TVS Pro, we try our best to give back to the community when we can! That’s why we’re a proud sponsor of Angel Flight…
That’s right! Most people know that business owners can write off equipment for their business by writing off a little at a time through …
Just over a year ago, we participated in one of the largest projects we’ve ever done: the renovation of the Vivint Smart Home …
We’re excited that we’ve had so much buzz around our Upgraded UHZ65 projector. However, we’ve had so many people …
Salt Lake City, November 19, 2018 – TVS Pro, a family owned corporation, today announced the Upgraded UHZ651 4K…
RED’s Gemini 5K sensor has been out for a few months now, though it’s still not yet readily available; waiting lists still…
The TriCaster Advanced Edition series of switchers are great live production switcher for medium to large productions, but …
Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a newbie to the world of video conferencing it is always helpful to brush up on the do’s and …
Did you know that true 4K video quadrupled the resolution of previous HD screens? It now allows video to deliver …
This is what a good 4K HDR projection is all about in my mind – expanded colors, wide dynamic range, and incredible …
Comparing color between projectors online is very difficult due to the fact that most people will not see the images on a full …
This is our first triple comparison and it turned out to be very interesting! We found out things that we would not have …
One of the challenges with making online comparisons is the lack of references or standards when it comes …
Are JVC Black levels really the best in the industry? How does 4K e-shift5 really compare to native 4K? These and …
If you haven’t already, you might want to read the first part of this comparison here. On that post, we went over color…
Both the BenQ HT2550 ($1,499) and Optoma UHD50 ($1,399) are based on the new .47 TI DLP 4K chip. This allows …
You have likely seen consumer TVs everywhere you look. You have probably also seen commercial TV displays – you just …
4K content, and it’s availability, has increased many fold from just a few years ago. Now, with the many movies being released …
Since we were first curious to see how the new Optoma DLP 4K TI chip projectors compared to native 4K projectors…
Recently we had the opportunity to assist ClearOne Communications(801-975-7200), a cutting-edge conferencing and collaboration …
What does a futuristic car, a robot motorcycle, and a machine that can play ping pong (shown at this year’s CES) have in common with …
Just before CES, several manufacturers announced the introduction of a new wave of lower-cost 4K projectors in the sub-$1,500 range…
As usual, there are many new technologies and innovative products at CES 2018. For me, the one that stood out the most on day one …
As we suspected, YouTube limited our upload to a 4K resolution. And if you’re wondering what I am talking about, I’m referring to our recent …
Since we first did some of the UHD65 video comparisons, and the UHZ65 laser version was announced, we have had many requests to …
With all the controversy and market disturbance of the Optoma UHD65 (the first 4K UHD projector under $2,500) we were anxious to get our …
Optoma’s new 4k 5,000 lumen projector, the 4K500, is now starting to ship. We took a few hours to do some quick comparisons and check out the image…
This is a continuation of our previous blog post Optoma UHD65 vs UHD60 where we compared color, contrast, and brightness. Here we will look …
Since we first did some direct comparisons a few weeks ago, we have received many requests to compare the UHD65 to the Optoma UHD60. …
The comparison between the Optoma UHD65 and the Epson Pro Cinema LS10500 proved to be very interesting. The Epson Pro Cinema
We were surprised to see how well the Optoma did against the Sony VPL-VW365ES. We were anxious to see how it held up against…
Basic calibration was done, using a pluge pattern, to set black levels. A white-on-white chip chart was used to set contrast levels. This…
It is very rare in today’s advanced technology environment that we see major performance and price breakthroughs. Optoma’s UHD65…
After we compared the Sony VPL-PHZ10 laser projector to some of the single chip DLP projectors, we also did some comparisons …
When it comes to large screen indoor video walls & displays, one technology has ruled them all: LCD flat screen panels. However, that…
Last week, we finally got our hands on a prototype of the new VPL-PHZ10 WUXGA laser projector, Sony’s 4th generation …
Early in February 2017, Sony announced they will be releasing two 4th generation LCD laser projectors in June…
CES 2017 is now one for the record books. Records were broken for both attendance (177,393) and exhibit space.(2.47…
Want to pay more for a projector than you planned on? Does anyone? Of course not! Here’s the top 3 things people forget…
It’s unfortunate that the world’s largest “drone” maker in the world is privately held because their company’s future, as well as…
Check out the brand new exhibits at Clark Planetarium at the Gateway Mall in Salt Lake City, Utah! They’ve spent all year planning…
At TVS Pro, we try our best to give back to the community when we can! That’s why we’re a proud sponsor of Angel Flight…
To get the best quality picture out of your existing TV or projector, or, if you plan on investing into a new flat screen TV…
The first secret to TV and projector image quality is brightness – not the control that you think of that is found on most…
The second secret to best TV picture quality is contrast. It is so important that it may even surpass brightness in terms of …
The third secret to getting the best picture quality is TV color. It is probably the most misunderstood and usually gets overshadowed by…
The fourth secret to getting the best picture quality is TV sharpness. It is probably the most confusing secret of all the picture …
The last secret to getting the best picture quality is TV Resolution. Resolution is usually the most promoted and over-hyped feature…
Whether it be a bare-bones flat screen TV, or a television that has speakers or offers wifi and internet streaming, we have an …
Selecting a home theater projector screen is not one-size-fits-all. There are several categories to choose from – from a simple…
A7R II. Just saying the name alone makes you feel powerful. To start this off, there are a ton of reviews out there showing the features…
4K resolution does matter if …you actually experience the full technology suite of 4K and appreciate accurate expanded color…
This is a question I get all the time, and in all honesty, I think about this question for myself too. I mean, even as we speak…
Just because it’s cinema glass, doesn’t mean you should use it. Sometimes we forget the reason why we need a piece of equipment…
Here is a hands-on review of the Canon XC10 by Uphill Cinema: Canon XC10 Hands-On Review The great guys over at TV…
Say hello to Frank Wang! He is the 34 yr. old President and CEO of the very popular DJI company from Shenzen, China. Currently…
In 1951 when commercial color television broadcasts began, Ken Bollinger was managing a repair department for a TV distributor..
After months of waiting with much anticipation since Infocomm 2014, we have finally been able to do side-by-side and up-close …
DJI Ronin Introduction and Instruction. Watch the making of the DJI Ronin…
Very rapidly as you will see below. Applications for command and control, larger digital signage, and museum display are all…
Standing room only at Special Sony Technology Event at TVS main showroom on June 5th. We appreciate the incredible…
In our annual camera comparison for 2014 we wanted to see how the new mid-range 4K cameras compared to each other …
As 4K technology becomes more available on the market, manufacturers needed to come up with a way to bring down the…
Why 4k? Many people have asked why 4K is important or needed, and how it compares to our current High Definition quality. To give a comparison the standard of what we're used to seeing currently in the home on most consumer flat panels is 1920x1080 or Full high...
I’ve had a chance to go and shoot with the BMPC twice now and I’ve had a mixed experience with the camera. My first thought …
Aerial Cinematography testing with the new H3-2D gimbal and Phantom quadcopter has begun at TVS Pro. Here is the…
This is a comparison we have had requests to see. Since we had seen the individual tests during the Camera Comparison …
We have learned a lot of key information during the last two weeks of gathering information, talking with DP’s, colorists…
Although 4K origination may not be needed for all projects, it is certainly creating a lot of buzz and we feel strongly that…
Several months ago we were able to see the VPL-FHZ55 before it was announced, and we were excited! Because we…
Atomos Ninja 2 camera-mounted recorder offers high quality 10-bit 4:2:2 video recording in a light weight, ultra-compact…
In this comparison we can see the difference in design and the results in the actual images from a still optimized sensor camera…
I had the opportunity to get some hands on time with the Canon EOS C300, not to long ago and I invited Holly Tucket …
The first thing I noticed when I picked up this camera was how light it is, at first I was a little disappointed with the weight…
Sometimes I come across products that I know about, but with the plethora of new products coming out every month…
The Sony NEX-S700 has gained a reputation for affordable high frame rate applications and is one of the first cameras…
In this comparison we are again using the 5D Mark III as a reference so that comparisons can also be made to other…
We would like to thank everyone that attended our 37th Annual Camera Comparison Seminar for help in making it…