AVWeek 715: Emotional Support Cable

The video version of this podcast can be found here. Renting Ain’t A Crime* Cable wars heat up as Chinese powerhouses unleash GPMI—the fee-free standard that makes HDMI look like dial-up! Smart AV engineering hits the classroom in China’s education overhaul, but can degrees keep pace with real-world tech? Fake L-Acoustics gear nearly brought the house down literally as counterfeiters gambled with lives using half-strength metal components! This week, we’re bringing in industry experts to break down the latest developments reshaping the commercial AV landscape, including the emergence of GPMI as a challenger to established cable standards, whether specialized AV degrees are the future of industry education, and how companies like L-Acoustics are fighting back against dangerous counterfeits.  Host: Tim Albright Guests: Jennifer Weaver – Laia Technologies David Maldow – Let’s Do Video Andrew Page – Empirical This Week In AV: Commercial Integrator – Kramer’s Tariff Updates Mimo Monitors – Mimo Displays TAA Compliant Shure – Shure IntelliMix Certified for Teams Rooms AVNation – UCLA Partners with PlaceOS for Connected Campus Roundtable Topics: rAVe Pubs – New Potential Cable Standard, GPMI AV Magazine – China Introduces Degree in AV Front of House – L-Acoustics Wins Counterfeit Cases in Germany & France Notes: AVNation studios production equipment provided by Shure and Vaddio. *Please do not follow the advice of our snarky header.