This update introduces an all-new AV News hub — your central place to stay informed on everything happening in the pro AV world. Explore dedicated sections for AV Podcasts, Industry News, and Upcoming Events, each designed to keep integrators, technicians, and students up to date with the latest insights, technologies, and training opportunities. We’ve also added the powerful new AR Videowall Tool, allowing you to visualize display layouts in real-world environments using augmented reality. Combined with UI refinements and performance enhancements throughout the app, this update makes AV Buddy smarter, faster, and more connected than ever. New additions to version 10: - AV Industry Events calendar - AV Podcasts - AV News section - AR Video Wall tool - Width/ Height calculator using diagonal - Updated SPL Meter

The AR Display tool  The tool has been updated to include the ability to create a 3x3 video wall, the option to select between an image set, a video conferencing video or a video representing digital signage. All displays in portrait now include a distance guide in augmented reality. Plus now you can display instructions over the AR displays. AV Buddy Quizzes AV Buddy now includes quizzes. There are quizzes in Audio, Video, Control & Networking. Pass all 3 to impress your employer. Image Height Calculator The calculator now includes a 'Landscape' column displaying an approximation of display size according to the height. Updated the AV glossary & fixed the elevation share button.

AV Buddy has been re-built to deliver the best performance possible, new tools, new calculators and a new overall look. -AR Displays Now includes a new Augmented Reality display tool. Show your clients what a display would look like installed in their office. Choose from portrait or landscape displays ranging from 43" to 98" or projector screens from 119" to 235". Position the displays and cycle through built-in images that represent general, detail and inspection image types -Screen Elevation Plot an elevation showing screen dimensions, AFFL, power and network outlets, conduit, notes and a company logo. Save to pdf and share the results. -Job Board (avbuddyjobs.com) A job board is included allowing you to search or post AV/IT job vacancies. -Pinouts with 3D models All video and audio connectors include a 3D model and new pinout images. Display Port and DMX512 connectors added. -Termination Guides Termination videos for BNC Crimp, BNC Compression, RCA, F-Connector, VGA, TRS, XLR and RJ45 are now included. -Cable Guide A cable guide has been added to allow you to identify Ethernet, Coax and Audio cables. Each included cable has been drawn in 3D. To give you a better understanding of cable construction. -Calculators Specify units used for inputs and results. Select from Meters, Centimeters, Inches or Feet, for the following calculators (Throw Distance, Lumens Required, Image Height, Viewer Text, Diagonal and Farthest Viewer). The unit selections are saved so you don't have to select them again. -ADM & BDM calculators Analytical Decision Making and Basic Decision-Making AV calculators are now included. -Voltage Divider a Voltage divider calculator has been added. This allows you to calculate voltage out using resistors. -Tone Generator Generate a frequency from 0Hz to 25,000Hz -AV Glossary A glossary with popular AV terms is now included.

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon. Back button fix. 2 new calculators - Aspect ratio and Display size. Captive screw pin out section. Updated email and web site address. Test pattern fix - Now detects available resolutions. AV Contacts updated.

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AV Contacts updated Projector lumens calculator input text boxes corrected.

New graphical interface throughout. SPL fixed, Added rack U calculator.

Retina 4-inch support (iPhone5). Overall stability improved. Now faster and improved memory allocation. Completely new look, new icon and new pages. New sections added - USB, Farthest Viewer calc, New test images, Left, Right and Centre audio tests, Crestron popular pinout, null modem pinout, Updated Resolution chart.

Inch to cm - cm to inch convertor added to projector calc. Various typos corrected. Contrast ratios added to lumens based on ambient light calculator.

Includes a SPL meter with a editable text field for room identification and user meter calibration. Test pattern section to be used with the Apple display out adapter for testing of displays. 20 patterns in total. Christie projectors added for the projector calc. 52 new projectors added. Calculation for lumens required based on ambient light for selecting projectors when designing. Various typos corrected.

RCA page correction

Lenses added for all existing projector manufacturers. Barco & Mitsubishi projectors added. Decimal point changed for more accurate calculation of screen dimensions. Zoom function added to various pages. Audio interconnection page added with 21 diagrams. Showing you how to connect different audio connectors. Resolution chart changed and updated for clearer reference. Audio testing page added. includes audio files for testing. 12 audio files in total. dB voltage ratio calculation added. NAG/PAG calculation added. 3 Calculators added for 4,5,& 6 band resistors.

Updated layout of AV buddy. Clear and more precise diagrams. Now includes RS-232 configuration, chart and description. Includes 2 resolution diagrams 1 with zoom function and screen size comparison. Speaker section includes max speaker wire lengths for different wire sizes. New decibel comparison chart. Updated microphone polar patterns , includes zoom function. description for OLED displays Info page added. Even more calculations for AV now includes ; Projector throw calculator with over 750 projector settings for estimated throw distances plus brightness and native resolutions for Epson, Sanyo, Viewsonic, Sony and NEC projectors. Includes instructions. Impedance calculators for speakers series and parallel. Calculator for decibel difference. and a conversion calculator for length, illumination and mass.