The 2018 BEST Awards (Best Electronics Systems Technologies) from Commercial Integrator is a yearly collection of the most outstanding AV products and services impacting the commercial tech integration industry.
The 2018 BEST Awards selections were judged by an unbiased panel of a dozen credible industry leaders, along with the editors of Commercial Integrator, with special consideration given to innovation, functionality, competitive advantages and benefits to the installer.
“Our judging panel, which included CI and TechDecisions (TD) editors as well as trusted integrators, had some tough decisions this year,” says Tom LeBlanc, Editor-in-Chief of Commercial Integrator.
“We’re proud of this year’s crop of s and confident that companies that leverage these solutions will see return on their investments.”
The Commercial Integrator 2018 BEST Awards are (click on the product for its corresponding slide, or click here to view the entire slideshow):
Audio / Video
- Acoustical Treatments – Acoustical Surfaces, Inc. – Curve Diffusor
- Assistive Listening Devices – Listen Technologies – ListenTALK
- Audio Components & Processors – Audinate – Dante Domain Manager
- Audio Conferencing Solutions – Nureva – Nureva HDL300 audio conferencing system
- Audio Distribution Systems – CloviTek, Inc. – CloviFi Wi-Fi HD Audio Transmitter
- Collaborations – Mersive Technologies Inc. – Solstice Pod
- Conference/Classroom Projectors – ViewSonic Corp. – ViewSonic PS750HD Ultra-Short Throw Interactive Projector
- Digital Signage Hardware – LG Electronics USA Business Solutions – LG Transparent (Color) LED Film LAT240DT1
- Display Mounts – Premier Mounts – FWM
- Installed Loudspeakers & Subwoofers – Electro-Voice – Electro-Voice EVID-S commercial loudspeakers
- Interactive Whiteboards – Samsung – Samsung Flip Digital Flipchart for Business
- Large Venue Projectors – Digital Projection A Delta Associate Company – INSIGHT LASER 8K
- Matrix Switchers – Crestron Electronics – 3-Series 4K DigitalMedia Presentation System 350
- Media Servers – Dataton – Dataton WATCHPAX 20
- Microphones – MXL – AC-360-Z
- Outdoor Displays – Peerless-AV – Peerless-AV UltraView UHD Outdoor TV
- Paging Systems – Yamaha Professional Audio – Yamaha PGM1 Paging Station Microphone
- Pan/Tilt/Zoom Cameras – Vaddio – RoboSHOT IW Smart Glass PTZ Camera
- Projector Mounts – Draper, Inc. – Silent Partner
- Specialty A/V Cables, Interconnects, & IR Extenders – Kramer Electronics – CA-HM
- TVs/Video Monitors – ViewSonic Corp. – ViewSonic VP3881 Curved 4K Monitor
- Venue/Line Array Loudspeakers – JBL Professional by HARMAN – VLA Compact Series – VLA-C2100
- Video Components & Processors – Xi’an NovaStar Tech Co., Ltd. – MCTRL 4K
- Video Conferencing/Telepresence Solutions – Crestron Electronics – Crestron Mercury Tabletop Conference System w/ Microsoft Teams
- Video Distribution Systems – Crestron Electronics – DigitalMedia 4K60 4:4:4 HDR Network AV Encoder/Decoder (DM-NVX-352)
- Video Projection Screens – Draper, Inc. – TecVision XH800X UST ALR
- Video Walls Solutions – BARCO – Barco UniSee
View the slideshow for a closer look at the Commercial Integrator 2018 BEST Awards winning AV products
Building Enhancements
- Cell Signal Booster Solutions – Nextivity Inc. – Cel-Fi GO
- Motorized Window Treatments – Somfy Systems, Inc. – SDN Power over Ethernet (PoE) Gateway
- Power Conditioning, Surge Suppression, & Energy Solutions – SurgeX – SurgeX large format UPS solutions
Control & Automation
- Large-Scale Control Systems – QSC – QSC Q-SYS Scripting Engine
- Touchscreens – Extron – TLP Pro 1025T
Dealer/Installer Aids
- Cabinets, Furniture, Racks, Mounts & Cases – Middle Atlantic Products – L7 Series Lectern
- Cabinets, Furniture, Racks, Mounts & Cases – Chief – Impact On-Wall Portrait Kiosk
- Installation Tools & Testers – Crestron Electronics – DigitalMedia XiO Director
- Programming, Design & Engineering Solutions – Crestron Electronics – XiO Cloud
- Project Management & Design/Web Software – D-Tools, Inc. – System Integrator 2018 (SI 2018)
- Training, Consulting, & Publications/Business Services – Belden – PartnerAlliance HDBaseT Warranty
Networking & Communications
- Fiber-optic Transport – Matrox Graphics Inc. – Matrox Extio 3 IP KVM Extenders
- Network Management Solutions – Open Mesh – CloudTrax
- Networking (Wireless, Powerline, & Coax) & Storage – Open Mesh – G200 Cloud-Managed Router
- Telecom Infrastructure & Intercoms – RTS – ODIN OMNEO Digital Intercom
Security
- Access Control Solutions – Nortek Security & Control – Linear 7” e3 Entry
- Mass Notification Emergency Communication – Lencore – UL2572 n.FORM Rack Mounted Headend
View the slideshow for a closer look at the Commercial Integrator 2018 BEST Awards winning AV products
Click here to see a gallery of winners, and a list of all participants here
