How to Launch the Latest Technology to a Meeting Room
It’s funny how meeting rooms are some of the last parts where you’ll find technology in the office. Sure, you’ll find the latest technology in the offices themselves. And, yes, every managerial-level employee in the company will have a Blackberry, a sharp, quick little notebook, and an office with satellite tv.
Another standard in audio visual systems for boardrooms is a digital projector. For those that tend to use PowerPoint presentations as a meeting tool, a projector is a total necessity. A digital projector will show any computer application on a white board or screen (or even a light-colored wall), helping you to impart information, presentations, even digital films or satellite tv. While in the past, digital projectors used to be prohibitively expensive, especially for smaller companies, their price is falling as technology advances, making them an easily obtainable addition to the meeting audio visual system of any company.
A new edition of the electronic white board is the PDP, or Plasma Display Panel. A plasma display panel is essentially a huge, but much slimmer, flat-screen television or computer monitor. PDPs are in general 42″ to 50″, and have a very clear, vivid screen, making them great for video conferencing. Because PDPs are a comparatively new addition to the audio visual systems market, they’re also very costly, ranging from about $8,000 to $20,000. For around $4,000 more, companies can invest in an interactive overlay for the PDP. This is a relatively small investment when compared to the price of the PDP and when allowing for the many practical uses of a PDP with an interactive overlay. An interactive overlay will put in touch sensibility and annotation abilities, permitting you to use your PDP just like an interactive whiteboard.
