Audiovideoudstyr

Audiovideoudstyr, or audiovisual equipment, refers to hardware used to capture, process, transmit, and reproduce audio and video signals. It spans consumer devices for home use to professional systems employed in studios, venues, schools, broadcast facilities, and corporate environments. The field covers both audio and video components, which are often integrated in multi-function units.

Core audio components include microphones, mixers, amplifiers, loudspeakers, headphones, audio interfaces, and recording devices. Core video components include cameras, camcorders, video recorders, displays (monitors and televisions), projectors, and video switchers, as well as encoders and decoders. In many setups, combined devices such as AV receivers, conference systems, and production switchers coordinate audio and video. Accessories such as cables, connectors (HDMI, USB, XLR, RCA), racks, mounts, stands, and acoustic treatment support reliable operation.

Applications range from home cinema and gaming to classroom teaching, corporate presentations, live events, theatres, and professional broadcasting or film production. Standards and interoperability are important; devices typically use interfaces such as HDMI, DisplayPort, USB, and various analog connections, while professional environments may employ AV-over-IP, networked control systems, and industry signaling protocols. Video resolutions have evolved from standard definition to 4K and beyond, and audio formats from analog to digital ones such as PCM, AAC, and Dolby formats.

Recent trends include IP-based AV, wireless presentation, cloud-managed systems, and immersive audio processing. Proper installation, power management, cable routing, and heat dissipation are important for performance and safety.