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Pragmatic AV (or how to spend what you need to spend on what you need to spend it on) Andi Allan CTS-D Senior Design Engineer Introduction Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces Topics 4K (or not to 4K) Scaling
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Introduction
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Topics
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
- 4K (or not to 4K)
- Scaling
- Audio
- Standards
- Swiss Army knife design
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
4K (or not to 4K)
- Applications
- Issues
- Image sizes
- 4K readiness
- Demonstration
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
4K applications
- Desktop
- Signage
- Medical
- Simulation
- Cinema/telly
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4K issues
- Bandwidth = cost
- Image size
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Image sizes
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Minimum viewing distance
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Desktop
- 80cm viewing distance
- Infocomm 1:6 – 10”
- Full HD – 20”
- UHD – 41”
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Small meeting room
- 3.3m maximum viewing distance
- Infocomm 1:6 – 44”
- Full HD – 56-84”
- UHD – 84” to 168” (1m – 2m tall)
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Large meeting room
- 8m viewing distance
- Infocomm 1:6 – 107” (1.3m tall)
- Full HD – 136”-204” (1.6m to 2.5m tall)
- UHD – 204” to 408” (2.5m to 5m tall)
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Auditorium
- 16m viewing distance
- Infocomm 1:6 – 214” (2.7m tall)
- Full HD – 272”-408” (3.4m to 5m tall)
- UHD – 408” to 815” (5m to 10m tall)
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4K Ready?
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
4K Ready?
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
4K demos!
- Photos & drawings
- Each at various resolutions
- Blue card if you spot the resolution going up
- Pink card if you spot the resolution dropping
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Second set
- Those were UHD, 1080, 720, 600, 480
- Next – schematics
- These may not be the same order!
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Final set…
- Those were 480, 600, 720, 1080, UHD
- Floor plans
- These may not be the same order!
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
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Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Done!
- Those were 720, 1080, 600, UHD, 480
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4K summary
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Scaling
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Laptops
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Videowalls
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Scaling demo
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Scaling summary
- Consistency for users
- Clean image switching
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Audio
- Acoustics
- Fancy speakers
- Surround sound
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Acoustics - reverberation
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Pragmatic approach?
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Audio - NXT Speakers
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Audio – line arrays
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Audio – ceiling speakers
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Audio – surround sound
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Example – Lecture Theatre
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Example – Lecture Theatre
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Audio summary
- Intelligibility comes from the room
- The right speakers can help
- Does PowerPoint even support surround
sound?
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Standards
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Swiss Army knife design
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Swiss Army knife design
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Example – Divisible rooms
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Example – Divisible rooms
Usage Cost per use Cost to hire Worth it? Once a week £100 £500 Yes Once a month £416 £500 Maybe Four times a year £1250 £500 Probably not Once a year £5000 £500 Do you have to ask?
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Alternative?
Reflex.co.uk creating connected workspaces
Summary
- 4K has applications; do you?
- Audio quality has more to do with the space
than the system
- Scaling is your friend
- Standards save money
- Buy what you need most often
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Questions?
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