COUNTRY FOCUS : WEST COAST can take content from an executive suite , connect it with a meeting room or ballroom , or stream a special event into a villa . The possibilities are endless .” guest to choose between sources and have content delivered to those endpoints ,” explained Aaron Beck , Business Development Manager for Solotech .
National Technology Associates , a Las Vegas-based technology integrator , was selected for the integration in the resort ’ s first-floor common areas – including the hotel lobbies , registration , casino and gaming areas and underground levels .
Shane Snell , Project Manager for National Technology Associates , said : “ One of the largest challenges of this project was the scale . The property has nearly 2,000 video end-points and thousands of loudspeaker channels . I ’ m not sure it ’ s possible to distribute those components in any way other than networking .
“ Every system can now reach each other because the audio and video integration are on the same network . We ’ ve standardized Visionary and QSC to streamline the communication between the technology components .”
“ The overall capability for Visionary to deliver the technology for these endpoints to be connected on one global network is incredibly impressive .”
Visionary ' s efficient endpoints use standard PoE power . This distinguishing feature ties directly into Resorts World Las Vegas ’ s sustainability initiatives .
“ Resorts World Las Vegas is focused on corporate social responsibility efforts that allow both the community and the environment to win ,” noted Reisig .
“ We can use fewer products with Visionary ’ s Duet Wall Plate Encoder because it integrates multiple solutions into one . The solution also utilizes significantly less power than the competition because it runs off standard PoE .”
Resorts World Las Vegas features a state-of-the-art , 5,000-capacity immersive theater . Global music stars Celine Dion , Carrie Underwood , Katy Perry and Luke Bryan will become the founding headliners for the venue .
Scéno Plus , a Montreal-based theater design firm , was enlisted to create the design , and Solotech was selected for the technology integration .
François Blais , Vice President of Technology and specialized equipment for Scéno Plus , said : “ We have worked for 35 years to build theaters around the world . As theater designers , our job is to make sure that everything is co-ordinated . We want artists to perform in this venue and say to us , ‘ This is one of the finest venues we ’ ve ever played , and we want to return again .’ Visionary enabled us to rapidly and efficiently manage this large-scale installation .”
Sébastien Larose , AV designer for Scéno Plus , adds : “ We have over 150 televisions in the theaters . The ability to put the content on to the network and run a single CAT5 cable allows us to simplify the system . We have Visionary endpoints almost everywhere because Visionary allows us to take a signal from any location and transmit it to anywhere on the property .”
Solotech was selected for the design-build for Resorts World Las Vegas ’ s Zouk Nightclub , Ayu Dayclub and the accompanying restaurants and lounges .
“ We have a mixture of displays throughout the restaurants , cabanas and bungalows in the dayclub and nightclub . We ’ ve integrated Visionary ’ s endpoints in all of those areas to enable simplified control for the
Snell added : “ From a design and engineering perspective , standard PoE makes things very easy ,
With the size and complexity of the network , VLAN tagging was critical for us .
whereas things that require PoE + or even PoE ++ makes it very difficult to work with . It adds an additional layer of cost and maintenance .”
By integrating standard PoE power , Resorts World Las Vegas can reduce energy consumption and the correlated environmental impacts along with the added benefit of saving tens of thousands of dollars per year – for the life of the project .
Being the first resort built on the Strip in over a decade , Resorts World Las Vegas has a natural advantage to create the most technologically advanced resort experience in the city . Visionary ' s AV-over-IP technology has enabled Resorts World Las Vegas to achieve total flexibility to perform any video and audio routing .
Visionary ' s standard PoE , a technology unavailable 10 years ago , has enabled Resorts World Las Vegas to deploy this immense networked AV matrix at a fraction of the cost of traditional AV distribution methods . There are no matrix switchers anywhere on the property – they do not exist at Resorts World . p
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