localzuk Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 Did andbody see the C-touch at BETT? (not to be confused with clever touch) Yup, which one was that? The Chinese one where they quoted prices in yen? The Chinese one where they quoted in dollars? Or was it the one where a reseller was showing it off?
NDW Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 On the medium stand (Little Thing) but Had a Huge touch screen at the back and quite large ones at either side.
localzuk Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 On the medium stand (Little Thing) but Had a Huge touch screen at the back and quite large ones at either side. Ah yeah, they were quite nice. A little more expensive than the Clever Touch from what they said though.
pshuttle Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 We have around 20 of these in our school now, with the first being installed just before Summer. They do have a nice wow factor with the kids AND prospective parents, but they are very expensive for what they are. We have the 60" models and they weigh 15 stone so require a sturdy solid wall to mount them onto.
NDW Posted February 6, 2012 Posted February 6, 2012 can you PM me rough costings? Are they suitable as a IWB replacemnt?
frankq Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 I have had one of these installed since September in a reception class for speciial needs children. I had it mounted on a power lift so that it can be used by the tallest and the shortest in the class. As I was replacing a 65" Smartboard with it I had the same size screen with a pc built in to the back. The software is ok but our staff have over they years made lots of resources on Smart Notebook and they seem to run ok on it. The OS on the pc is win7 pro and one thing thing that did prove a problem was when using web based educational games, the touch and drag would move the whole page rather than the object on the page. Turning of Flicks on Windows was the answer to that.
localzuk Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 I have had one of these installed since September in a reception class for speciial needs children. I had it mounted on a power lift so that it can be used by the tallest and the shortest in the class. As I was replacing a 65" Smartboard with it I had the same size screen with a pc built in to the back. The software is ok but our staff have over they years made lots of resources on Smart Notebook and they seem to run ok on it. The OS on the pc is win7 pro and one thing thing that did prove a problem was when using web based educational games, the touch and drag would move the whole page rather than the object on the page. Turning of Flicks on Windows was the answer to that. Did you buy a collaborative license for Smart Notebook for it?
exim Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 I remember an AV advisor telling me "no one will come and inspect. No one will ever know".
localzuk Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 I remember an AV advisor telling me "no one will come and inspect. No one will ever know". Yeah, we should break laws when no-one will know...
tom_newton Posted February 7, 2012 Posted February 7, 2012 @millgate - what would 4x 42" set me back? Looking to move our agile development teams away from "regular" whiteboards...
Max_Power Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 Did andbody see the C-touch at BETT? (not to be confused with clever touch) I saw these, and was quite impressed, but as mentioned they were still a little expensive when compared with the Clever Touch - probably be able to play them against each other for more accurate pricing. But even so compared with cost of projector, install, and smartboard they are still off the mark. Even when considering bulbs and filters etc.
Millgate Posted February 8, 2012 Author Posted February 8, 2012 @millgate - what would 4x 42" set me back? Looking to move our agile development teams away from "regular" whiteboards... Morning Tom, I've just PM'd you the details
NDW Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 did you think they were any better than the clever touch? im sure i could get them down on price from my av reseller.
NDW Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 i recently recieved a flyer with C-touch prices 32" @£1,727 46" @£2,297 55" @£2,597 this was just the flyer price so i would think you could get discount. im really temped by these obvoiusly id be looking for a bigger screen though
Millgate Posted February 8, 2012 Author Posted February 8, 2012 i recently recieved a flyer with C-touch prices 32" @£1,727 46" @£2,297 55" @£2,597 this was just the flyer price so i would think you could get discount. im really temped by these obvoiusly id be looking for a bigger screen though Sounds like a similar price to the Clever LCDs. I haven't played with the other so i dont know how good they are but i do love the Clever LCDs
pritchardavid Posted February 8, 2012 Posted February 8, 2012 (edited) Prices doesnt seem that bad! CleverLCD Touch TFT LCD monitors for computer use Can you get cheaper pricing? Would like to get at least 70 inch ones. Thinks if we were to go for this we would need 6 or 8 at one time and another 10 at another time (cant remember how many new classrooms in our new building is) Edited February 8, 2012 by pritchardavid
timp Posted February 9, 2012 Posted February 9, 2012 Would like to get at least 70 inch ones. Thinks if we were to go for this we would need 6 or 8 at one time and another 10 at another time (cant remember how many new classrooms in our new building is) There is quite a price hike between 65 and 70". Don't forget these are widescreen 16:9, so a 65" is as wide as a traditional 4:3 whiteboard. Also being high definition they are much clearer for the children to see.
Chuckster Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Not sure how the prices fare but in the end we opted to go for the Genee Touch - it was a toss between that or the Clever LCD. For a 42" screen we paid £1,655. The Hi-Lo stand, that is height adjustable on wheels, was £1k. I don't know what to make of it until we get our hands on it in 4 weeks time, but from the demonstration it looked like the business. I liked how it doesn't require drivers and you can use your SMARTBoard software with it instead of using the software that comes with it. Although it does look like it's real good as an alternative to using the SMARTBoard software.
Millgate Posted February 27, 2012 Author Posted February 27, 2012 Thought i'd stick up some photos of some Clever LCDs we installed last week. These are the 55" They are awesome! 1
NDW Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Looks 'Da Bomb but theres a lot of reflection on that screen, are anti reflective solutions available?
Millgate Posted February 27, 2012 Author Posted February 27, 2012 Looks 'Da Bomb but theres a lot of reflection on that screen, are anti reflective solutions available? It's still learly visible though. Even from the back of the room, you wont have trouble seeing it. Before you buy them, you can request a special build anti glare screen but it will increase the lead time and the cost
RTFM Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 In fairness Luke's rubbish phone camera hasnt helped much with the glare, it isnt that bad in reality 1
NDW Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 It's good to know there are options available though
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