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Maintenance Agreement Program

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PCD offers Maintenance Agreements beyond the initial PCD warranty.  This enables our clients to have an audio / video system performing at the highest level while being able to build the costs into their annual budget.

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What Are The Advantages of an LED Wall?

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The latest in digital signage includes LED walls where the space is adequate, and the budgeted dollars are available.  

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Happy 2021

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We would like to think that when we flip the calendar to January 1, 2021 all of the turmoil of 2020 will be behind us. Of course, that is not true. The COVID virus does not identify a new year, we can only hope that with the advancements being made, that our world will be a safer place soon.  

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AV Needs for Health Clubs, Spas and Gyms

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Did you know? Hot and humid atmospheres affect your sound system installation in ways you may not have considered. The sound will travel through the rooms of a health club, spa or gymnasium differently than through a dry space such as an office or classroom. For this reason, having the right AV equipment installations for your space is key.

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All-In-One Conferencing Solutions

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Each customer PCD completes an installation for has unique Audio Visual needs for their space. Whether large or small, public or private, many customers now utilize all-in-once conferencing solutions at their offices. Your staff, business partners, and clients alike benefit from these conferencing solutions while increasing productivity and profitability. Gone are the days of expensive business trips and continual face to face meetings. Businesses have been trending towards conferencing solutions for virtual meetings for the past few years, and are relying on them now more than ever due to the novel coronavirus and recently restricted travel.

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What AV Integrators Can Learn From Our Changing Videoconferencing Habits

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By now, your integration firm should be videoconferencing experts and should be having conversations with your customers about what their meeting rooms will look like when they return to the office.;

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Design – Build – Support

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PCD’s in-house engineering staff works with the latest design/build applications. Our engineers also work with the best award-winning consultants in the Bay Area, such as The Shalleck Collaborative, Salter, and Auerbach Pollock Friedlander, taking their initial design to a working set of plans.

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How to Choose the Right Projector and Screen

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Think of the last time you were at the movie theater… did you think every seat in the house was a good seat? Or were you stuck in a corner with a distorted view of the screen?

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Introducing: Safe by Density

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We're proud to announce Safe, a new product from Density. Safe is designed to help you re-open buildings sooner and keep your teams, employees, and visitors safe without invading privacy. Safe has three key features — Display, Analytics, and Alerts.

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PCD Brings Historical Renovations to Life

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Over the past few years PCD has been relied upon to do Sound System upgrades on a variety of historical renovation jobsites through the northern California Bay Area. These projects present a different set of challenges than new construction jobsites, primarily due to outdated wiring, lack of ADA access, and having to work in the confines of an existing room. There is something exciting about being part of a historical renovation, putting your stamp of approval on a venue, and helping to bring it back to life for the benefit of the community as a whole.

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New! PCD Offers Soteria ThermaVu Temperature Scanner

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As the novel coronavirus sweeps the country, companies are implementing business processes to meet local, regional and federal standards for monitoring COVID-19 in our communities. COVID-19 has presented challenges to all of our businesses over the past few months, and PCD is now offering a no contact solution to some of the local mandates – something to make your employees and customers feel safe while maintaining the health of everyone in your business.

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Is Your AV System Flawed… or Flawless?

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In today’s competitive world it is always imperative to be at peak operating capacity. This includes an audio / visual system that is used for live meetings, virtual meetings, client presentations, and more. A PCD installation does not only include a Warranty but also the ability to have your system maintained on a regular basis. The Maintenance Frequency can be set anywhere from once a month to once a year, whatever fits your circumstances best.

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Sound Systems for Outdoor Venues

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Throughout the northern California bay area, PCD has provided innovative solutions for surround sound systems in a variety of markets. PCD can design-build and implement audio coverage throughout your space whether it is indoor, outdoor or a combination of overlapping zones. Our system installs will not only complement your surroundings, they will enhance your Brand image. 

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Control Your Sound With Custom Acoustic Panels

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Have you ever been to a restaurant that was so loud you couldn’t hear the person sitting next to you? Gives you a headache just thinking about it, right? You probably ended up talking even louder to hear each other thereby adding even more noise to the room. The problem is easy to define – bad Acoustics… but what’s the solution?

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Digital Signage Options For Your Space

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PCD offers Digital Signage installations to wow your customers and keep your brand presence memorable. Clients, customers, and employees will be impressed by the high tech options you are able to provide utilizing the latest digital signage technology.

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Need a Tech?

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We all know that there are great advantages to maintaining our audio / visual systems, especially when a breakdown or failure occurs. Similar to our To Do lists of projects around the house, or the maintenance we need on our car, it always seems we are just too busy to bring an AV Tech in to repair the “small things” and test and calibrate a system so that it is performing at its best.

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Case Study – Santa Rosa Utilities Field Office

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Through the public Request for Proposals (RFP) process, PCD was selected to do a complete design-build upgrade of the outdated AV system at the City of Santa Rosa’s Utilities Field Office location. The UFO office serves as the broadcast location for City meetings, a training center for City employees including Police and Fire, and serves as the Emergency Operations Center when necessary.

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Why Your Church Needs Custom Audio

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Adapting an AV system to fit the acoustics of an existing historical church can be a challenge. PCD specializes in retrofits of this nature and will do a site visit with your staff to assess the needs of your church spaces. Acoustics in older buildings have an impact on the quality of the sound. Without compromising the façade of your building inside or out, PCD can redesign a room that has flat or echoing sound to have well thought out acoustics so your presentation will reach every person in the audience. A well designed sound system with carefully placed loudspeakers is unobtrusive yet provides excellent acoustics to the entire space. Let us help you provide incredible sound quality for every presenter, choir voice, and musical instrument. PCD can help the impact of your message travel to all corners of the room with the correct system.

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Hospitality Done Right - Audio Video Design, Build and Support

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PCD provides audio video design and installation to hospitality venues across northern California. Whether it’s hotels, restaurants, casinos, or other hospitality service providers, we know that delivering a smooth, functional AV experience is a key part of making customers happy and developing repeat business. Consumers today spend much of their free time using the latest gadgets and connecting to Wi-Fi or smart devices whenever they travel. PCD’s team can make sure your customer experience remains seamless with our design-build solutions, troubleshooting any problems on site, and even incorporating Audio Visual as a Service (AvaaS) for better budgeting of your cash flow.

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SRJC Unveils Newly Renovated Burbank Auditorium

In 2014, funding was approved by Sonoma County voters for the Santa Rosa Junior College District to utilize Measure H tax bonds for $410 million in upgrades and renovations to SRJC campus buildings over the next decade. Included in the funding was $30 million for the Burbank Auditorium to be completely renovated. The auditorium itself was 77 years-old and in need of significant repair to enhance the space including improving vantage points for the audience and implement ADA upgrades throughout the facility. As a local historical building, the exterior of the building was to remain intact through the construction process.

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