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Sun, 06 Apr 2025 13:49:22 -0700
Andy from private IP, post #19824648
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I attended NAB 2025 in Las Vegas and it's mind-blowing
Like every industry trade show, they don't want to talk to you unless you are a distributor or have the ability to place a huge order. Other than that, it's
awesome. I attended several cutting-edge presentations yesterday, and then hit the show floor today for the exhibits. I saw an elderly man have a medical
emergency and presumably die right in front of me as he was being wheeled to the first aid station, which put a downer on the whole experience. I also received
a somewhat chilly reception from a couple of my vendors...I'm a tiny customer, so I get it, but they made it clear they don't care about tiny customers. I
can't blame them when the exhibit space costs thousands of dollars for the tiniest booth. Still a great show.
#Hobbies #Technology
Sun, 06 Apr 2025 23:40:39 -0700
zerosugar from private IP
Reply #15723232
that’s so sad about the old man. i looked up the event online. seems it mostly attracts people in tech. i get
nervous at big conventions like that. cannot imagine going to such a large event in Vegas which is already chaotic. unfortunate some of those vendors only care
about high volume clients. hope at least there were some cool demonstrations and good people watching.
Mon, 07 Apr 2025 07:25:52 -0700
whiteguyinchina from private IP
Reply #15664439
So what did you see that was so interesting?
Mon, 07 Apr 2025 09:54:48 -0700
Andy from private IP
Reply #15866721
I got training on the Solid State Logic System T, which I have in a crate in the Trial Laboratory pending
installation. I found something I actually need, which is a 8K HDR broadcast monitor (takes a 8K input signal in HDR and downsamples it to 4K while preserving
everything else). I saw a ton of cinema gear, including at the RED booth where they had actors in a mock bar playing darts and shooting pool so that folks
could see the different cinematic broadcast looks on different camera configurations. I checked in with my vendors and spent a few hours on the show floor.
I'm done after two days, no joke. It is just too much for an end user who is not in the industry. Maybe I'll offer a presentation next year on the Trial
Laboratory and its use for broadcasting private trials.
Mon, 07 Apr 2025 13:04:30 -0700
whiteguyinchina from private IP
Reply #18450970
Cool. My brother was talking up this event, said it was the biggest in the industry. Kinda like CES.
Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:24:12 -0700
Andy from private IP
Reply #18949596
NAB occupies the entire Las Vegas Convention Center, which is one of the largest such facilities in the world. There
were at least two million square feet of exhibits across three gigantic exhibit halls, and probably 100,000 visitors this year. It's unbelievable how big the
show is. My mind was blown.
Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:45:32 -0700
whiteguyinchina from private IP
Reply #17204425
I stumbled accidentally into an adjoining room of such a conference at the Wynm, and there was a massive security
center there. I mean like 20 monitors and CIA looking people around who kindly escorted us out.
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