Promethean activboard 2+

[steve]

Anyone got one of these installed?

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Looking to buy these next time - the amount of grief I get about the hieght of the boards!

[mullet_man]

They look great, and look a lot easier to clean the filters so anything that can make our jobs easier must be a must purchase!!

[russdev]

i have seen them at bett and while think good idea what worries me is i can access it easy so can the students and as we know there are some students who may take that up

Russ

[mullet_man]

Originally Posted by russdev

i have seen them at bett and while think good idea what worries me is i can access it easy so can the students and as we know there are some students who may take that up

Russ

Certainly something worth considering when thinking about purchasing one of these, maybe in classrooms where you know teachers have control.

But certainly they look a good improvment on the current setups.

[john]

Nice idea, but I'm not convinced, just employ shorter teachers (yes I do mean shorter teachers, so they cannot reach the projector to even use them = one less job for IT tech ).

Anyway, you don't need a fancy solution to this problem, just mount the board at a more sensible level rather than the recomended height. I have mounted them in nursery classes before so they are literally only a couple of feet off the ground so the ikkle 3/4/5 year olds can reach them.

[tosca925]

I'm sure we are having one of these fitted in the next couple of weeks.

I'll find out for definate tomorrow.

[phillipmillward]

I had 15 installed over the summer holidays.

They are a wonderful idea and got us out of problems with nothing above the celing to hang the projector off and also asbestos tiles.

if anyone wants to come and see the install you are quite welcome to and also you are quite welcome to give me a call.

Ta

[alonebfg]

we had one and it is broke already as one of the kid lowered the board and were hanning off the arm it is all fixed now the projector is the best thing ever as there is no buttons. but we only had it on trial and its gone back now we got the fixed boards they are a lot better i think and cheaper.

[Ric_]

Dos_Box has one of these and it did look very tidy... all shiny and new as it was (as everything including the building was!).

I couldn't help thinking about how flimsy that arm looked though... just asking to be swung from!

It's a nice idea when an installation calls for it - e.g. lack of ceiling or inconvenient mounting point. Or if it gives real added value - e.g. for those in wheelchairs.

[andy]

Originally Posted by Ric_

e.g. lack of ceiling

I thought Baines was a posh place and could afford ceilings in every room!



Andy

[woody]

So how much is the asking price for one of these?

[Ric_]

@Andy: A full complement of ceilings but some are pretty ropey Nevertheless, I was thinking more about architectural masterpieces with odd angles and glass here and there.

[mrtechsystems]

Hi ppl

Nice to catch up with you all just a quick comment on these I had going to be installed in but again the ceilings are proven a nightmare for the installers but there look fanastic will report back when I get in installed

Mr Tech 8)

[steve]

Originally Posted by woody

So how much is the asking price for one of these?

About £2.5K inc install from what I've seen, probably get a bit of discount if you're lucky :-)

Had a flyer from Dell with one in it today too - £2439 ex del and vat


I am concerned about the little chimps swinging from the beam as well as the optional projector safe being at a hieght you could smack your head on.

[andy]

Originally Posted by Ric_

@Andy: A full complement of ceilings but some are pretty ropey Nevertheless, I was thinking more about architectural masterpieces with odd angles and glass here and there.

Ah. Of course

Andy