It’s unusual how meeting rooms are some of the last rooms you’ll find technology in the office. Sure, you’ll see the latest IP TV technology in the offices themselves. And, yes, every higher lever employee in the company will have a Blackberry, a sharp, quick little laptop computer, and an office with IP TV.
Another standard in IP TV for meeting rooms is a digital projector. For those that have to use PowerPoint presentations as a meeting tool, a projector is a complete necessity. A digital projector will show any computer application on a white board or panel (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 of IP TV is falling as technology develops, making them an easily obtainable addition to the meeting audio visual system of any corporation.
A new variation on the electronic white board is the PDP, or Plasma Display Panel. A plasma display panel is fundamentally a huge, but much slimmer, flat-screen IP TV or computer monitor. PDPs are in general 42″ to 50″, and have a very clear, intense screen, making them great for video conferencing. Since PDPs are a comparatively new addition to the IP TV 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 comparatively small investment when compared to the price of the PDP and when considering the many practical uses of a PDP with an interactive overlay. An interactive overlay will insert touch sensibility and annotation abilities, allowing you to use your PDP just like an interactive whiteboard.
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