Making AV Goals

Easter is just around the corner and it’s a good time to talk about making AV Goals. Audio Visual systems are an investment for your business, but sometimes it can be hard to make the final decision on when or how to invest in new equipment. How do you know which areas to invest in your AV system and what things can wait? This is where a little careful planning can take you a long way.

It’s very important to start with the big picture of what your business or house of worship is looking to achieve in the long term. It is a good idea to understand the ultimate goal before you start. Do you want to stream in the future? Are you hoping to move to a larger building? Are you going from something portable to something permanent? Are you hoping to have a video wall before your holiday service? Sitting down and brainstorming the goals for your company will help you make decisions about what is essential for your AV system.

If you aren’t sure how your future goals are connected to your AV gear, you can call or email Lambda to ask any questions about ways to attain your dream system. Sometimes we have items in our shop that we can demo for you. Last year a client tried out a camera demo and found that the setup they wanted for the long term was not what they initially thought it would be. Lambda can help point you in the right direction about an upgrade without wasting your time on quoting processes or equipment that won’t meet your needs down the road.

When you know your goals for your business, timing can also become much easier. Our team at Lambda has worked with several clients over long periods of time, sometimes even years, to help them slowly build the system they ultimately wanted. Often, we can suggest a good place to start your system upgrade so you can add new features in phases. This allows you to spread out the learning curve that comes with new gear and the cost over time. Knowing your goals for your system will also allow us to provide the correct equipment functionality to grow with you. In fact, knowing their ultimate goals made adding streaming and video extremely easy for several clients last year! When the shutdowns happened, instead of trying to design and install an entire camera system, several clients only needed to add a few pieces to complete the system they had already been working towards. Then again, recently a client came to us asking about upgrading camera quality output. Because Lambda already worked to build a system where each piece integrated easily with the others, it was a simple process to upgrade their video output without much change!

With these things in mind, I know we are all excited about the approach of Easter! Holidays are a good reminder of why it’s important to know what your goals and dream productions look like so you are able to plan ahead and accomplish them. This is especially true as the impacts of Covid are still affecting the manufacturing and shipping economy. Knowing your goals can allow you to plan ahead for holidays and give you the opportunity to realize your dreams when the time comes!

​Having an Audio Visual Integrator work with you to help you design your dream system and see where specific needs are, will help you get what you actually need to reach your ultimate AV goals when you need them. Whether it’s a specific portion of your AV system you want to invest in, the whole thing or you aren’t even sure where to start, Lambda has seen it all! Contact us today with your questions!