IA76 Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 (edited) Hi Are there any other alternatives we should consider to the Promethean ActivBoard 378PRO. We want an all in one board that includes projector and speakers. Thanks Edited October 9, 2011 by IA76
bossman Posted October 9, 2011 Posted October 9, 2011 @IA76: Activboards are so last year, do away with your projectors and bulbs and also the board get this technology instead: Large Touch Screen Monitor Just wish I could afford them in every classroom
Marc-Engineer Posted October 10, 2011 Posted October 10, 2011 Yes speak to your smart supplier they have several and so do Cleverboard. Marc Projector Engineer
Templar Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 Here is another alternative along the lines already suggested by bossman, Genee Touch LCD Integrated Interactive Screen, Digital Visualiser, Presentation Tool, Visual Presentations, Genee Vision
Marc-Engineer Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 Touch screen are good but i have seen several damaged ones they are easliy damaged with a badly aimed remote (bouncing off childs head) and are much higher cost and very very much smaller and not very readable for the back of a large classroom with normal sized text. Marc Projector Engineer
Templar Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 @ Marc - Engineer I can vouch for the Genee offering having seen it in action many times, it has 4mm tempered glass and has been stress tested to very high levels. It's also available up to 65" screen size, which is not bad although there are obviously much larger IWB's on the market.
Marc-Engineer Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 But what is the price of the 65" unit when compared to a £1500 whiteboard or interactive projector. Marc Projector Engineer
Templar Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 True it will cost at least double the price of both those items but should need less maintenance over the lifetime of the product which goes some way to balancing the books.
Marc-Engineer Posted October 14, 2011 Posted October 14, 2011 I do agree that is the way it will go but at the moment there are not the products at the right price to make it worthwhile, it is still more cost effective to use a projector setup, you must when looking at touch screens take in to account the half life of the unit as they also dim with age and it is esier to change a projector lamp than the lamp on a 65" screen (and yes even LED have a half life). But with the comming of laser projectors things may change again (lol.... no i dont mean the casio). Marc Projector Engineer
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