Essential Install | EI Live! 2017 Review
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Now EI has to be honest, when it fi rst heard of the concept, with
the top TV running as a normal screen and the bottom one operating
as a virtual fi replace, we were not sure if it would work. However, (and
this is the real value of shows) – in the fl esh it really does work. The
system is versatile, so both screens can be TVs, meaning a TV/games
console could be running on the bottom screen and something more
grown up on the top. The virtual fi re place is just one example of what
can be running to provide atmosphere on the bottom screen; pretty
much any content can be loaded: fi sh tank, photo albums and so on.
The unit comes mounted on or in-wall and screens can be mixed and
matched from 27in to 65in.
This year’s show was notable in the level of satisfaction
expressed by exhibitors. At the show highlighting his company’s
options in terms of intelligent rack and storage solutions, Sharafat
Shah, MD, ALLRACK Enclosures Ltd, reported: “The fi rst day of the
show was the busiest we have ever seen at the event. I lost track
of the time – the stand was that busy and I did not even look at my
watch until 3.30! The quality of the visitor was very high this year
and the potential for follow up business is the best we have ever
had from the show. We also took signifi cant orders at the show, so
all in all a really successful event.”
Distributor Alltrade took its largest ever stand and was rewarded
with a constant stream of new and existing customers looking for
info on brands like HDL, Ubiquiti, MaxxOne, Niles Audio and Sonos.
Blustream, distributed by Alltrade, took the stand opposite and
matched the stand design to show off its range of HDbaseT solutions.
Alltrade’s managing director, Steve Simper, said: “We had a
great turnout of existing customers visiting the stand and plenty
of potential new customers looking into our growing portfolio of
CI products.”
Alltrade highlighted products such as HDL’s smart home platform
controling lighting, heating and AV, networking solutions from
Ubiquiti and a new range of CCTV equipment from MaxxOne.
Blustream demonstrated its full range of HDbaseT components and
system possibilities.
Connected Distribution in partnership with Pulse-Eight took a
larger space than in previous years to highlight the brands it offers
and also to show some cool voice activated integration between
Alexa and Pulse-Eight.
Phil Hansen, marketing director for the company, said: “I can safely
say this was our best experience yet at EI Live! Moving from a shell
scheme to the dedicated Connected Distribution and Pulse-Eight
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