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James King and Steve Greenblatt discuss topics relevant to AV programming, programmers, and those who work with audiovisual control systems. To join the conversation or ask a question to be featured on a show, reach out to @AV_JamesKing or @stevegreenblatt on Twitter.
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Jun 21, 2026
Jun 21, 2026
28 min
James King and Steve Greenblatt debut a creative episode format called Maintain/Update/Deprecate. Questions are posed with three answers, which James and Steve each rank from best to worst and explain why.
The theme of this episode is the selection and design of AV control systems.
What is the future of AV control?
a. Traditional dedicated control systems
b. Software-based homegrown with off-the-shelf hardware control systems
c. Control built into other products
What user interface is most effective?
a. Touchpanels
b. Button panels
c. Web pages
What control architecture is most effective?
a. Local control
b. Centralized control
c. Cloud control
This podcast is supported by Control Concepts, the industry leader in AV software development and API integration. Control Concepts develops the building blocks programmers use to seamlessly integrate products or add functionality to their systems. To learn more, visit controlconcepts.net and ccisupported.net.
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