Category Archive for ‘News’

May 16, 2014

HD Video Distribution – Our First Full House Project

by Morgan Irwin / No Comments / Posted in Installations, News

We have just completed our first full house High Definition Video Distribution system.
This system includes equipment from various great companies that we are proud to work with.

The total installation included the following new items provided by us:

HDMI Video Matrix (switching 8 inputs to 7 outputs) from CYP
Crestron CP3 Controller
2 Crestron MLX-3 Remote Controls (3 iPads with Crestron App)
3 Samsung Ultra High Definition televisions
1 Integra Audio Video Receiver
2 ArtCoustic LCR’s, 1 ArtCoustic Spitfire Subwoofer
1.4km of CAT6 Cable
Infrastructure rack, including:
Draytek Router,
Ethernet Controlled Power Distribution Units by Lindy
2 48 Port Network Switches (1 Power over Ethernet)
MacMini Server,
XBMC Media Players connected to 16TB Drobo Media Storage.
2 AppleTV’s,
2 DSTV Explora Decoders, 1 High Definition DSTV Decoder
DVR relocation & Integration.
Close to 300 hours of installation, programming and calibration work.

More information about this installation and will be posted once we have had an opportunity to visit the client and take photos of the completed installation.

Please feel free to contact us if you would like to discuss this type of video distribution system for your own use.

Crestron

April 30, 2014

April Newsletter 2014

by Morgan Irwin / No Comments / Posted in Newsletters

Mirror Edge Networks

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April 2014

Welcome

As I sit here writing this email to my valued and treasured colleagues and clients I am relieved that I have come this far in developing my company, Mirror Edge Networks.

If you are not aware, I started Mirror Edge Networks 2 years ago. With lots of hard work and determination, I am ready to start keeping everyone up to date with the developments at Mirror Edge Networks.
I would also like to keep you up to date with the most important elements that effect your Audio Video requirements.

If you would like to be removed from this communication, please email me requesting to do so.
I don’t want anyone to feel like they are being subscribed to something that they would not like to receive.

Without further delay, I would like to introduce a few projects that we have worked on recently.
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Ellerman House Ad Notam TV On
December 11, 2013

Mirror Television Installation

by Morgan Irwin / Posted in Installations, News

A mirror TV designed into the room

At Ellerman House in Bantry Bay, Cape Town, Mirror Edge Networks installed an ad notam mirror television within a custom-clad wall. With the screen switched off, the installation reads as a reflective surface; when in use, the television becomes visible through the mirror.

This is a historical account of the 2013 installation, showing the planning, material matching, careful handling and on-site integration behind the finished result. The named ad notam model and the lead times below describe that original project; they are not a statement of current product availability. For present-day approaches, explore our hidden AV solutions or discuss a discreet display solution with us.

Planning and material matching

Discussions started with architect Michael Dennet in March 2012. During our first meeting I was joined by Christiaan Beukes of Sphere Custom Design. He had been appointed as the automation specialist and was going to be providing the high definition video feed for the mirror television. We were informed that the client had seen our mirror televisions overseas so he knew the quality of ad notam mirror televisions. With this peace of mind he knew what to expect. Over the coming months and various consultation meetings the final decision to have a mirror size of 1700mm x 1100mm was made. For an ad notam DFU 650 – 65″ Display Frame Unit this was the smallest size mirror that we could use. Final details regarding the installation were to be finalised closer to the installation date as Angus Taylor was working on a cladding design to surround the mirror. The material of choice for this cladding would be Hematite. To make sure that our mirror finish would match the Hematite we had a 100mm x 100mm Magic Mirror sample shipped overnight down to Cape Town for comparison.

Mirror Television Installation: Magic Mirror Sample

From workshop to installation

With the confirmation that the polished Hematite and the Magic Mirror were a suitable match the order was confirmed. Manufacturing lead time for the ad notam Magic Mirror and DFU is six weeks. Shipping time ex works in Germany to our point of installation in Cape Town is also six weeks.

In the week leading up to the installation I visited the site to mark out the location of the DFU and Magic Mirror on the wall.

Bar Wall before the Mirror Television Installation

Once this was completed Angus’ team of sculptors came in and started to mount the metal support frame that was going to fix the Hematite cladding to the wall.

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March 8, 2012

Mirror Edge Networks, an introduction

by Morgan Irwin / No Comments / Posted in News

Many years ago, while delivering a Bang & Olufsen television to a client. The interior designer on the project exclaimed. Imagine if we could integrate the floor standing mirror and the television? Suddenly this was an idea that I was genuinely interested in.

Imagine a television hidden in a mirror. Research began but soon feedback from colleagues was that ad notam was the company to speak to.
After discussions, we have been appointed as the official representative for South Africa, we are pleased that ad notam is here to stay. There are many exciting developments lined up in the forthcoming months.

While we love Mirror Televisions. That is not the only line of our business. We also focus on Audio and Video distribution. With our backgrounds of dealing with other high end Audio and Video companies, as well as the close working relationships that we have with leading companies in the field. You can rest assured that dealing with us will result in high quality service delivery.