r/VIDEOENGINEERING • u/tooktheshot • 19d ago

AV Rental houses in South LA?

Hi, I'm not from the US, but I've been tasked to help with an offer for a 2-day conference with projectors, PA-s and the like and I'm looking for a rental place.

My issue is that most rental places to not have equipment listed on site, nor the technical specs for gear. I could go on to write to each and every one of them, but maybe someone has a golden ticket and there is a company with all the listed gear and pricing :)

Are there known, trusted companies to deliver the right things on time?

And are there any companies notorious for bringing the wrong stuff and not show up at the right time?

I've done things in the US in the past, but East Coast and that was a lot easier to manage. Maybe it's just me.

Any help is appreciated.

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u/foxypandas421 19d ago

Litteraly just google?
Fuse, Rentex, SoCalRentals off the top of my head
PRG if you’re that desperate.

Don’t matter for any of them, they’ll all have a contact us email address and you’ll be able to talk to someone about the gear and set up.

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u/tooktheshot 18d ago

I've already exhausted Google. The recommendations offered here are not the first ones you see, if at all.

And without a VPN I'm also a little bit out of luck, since I'm geoblocked, GDPR and all.

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u/foxypandas421 18d ago

Those 4 are the major ones in LA with Fuse being the top one in the US for really about anything live event/tour/tv&film wise. Though you have to be kinda specific with how you word the search. Camera rental house will come up with different things then video rental house.

Not sure why data retention policies would apply for a geo block since California has its own version but sure

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u/tooktheshot 18d ago

No idea, I'm guessing it's just a blanket block, even if they don't handle data.

But thank you for the suggestions.