Enterprise Technology By Phil Edholm

Office Video Projection

I was in an office recently that had a 42" wall mounted plasma screen installed. I have always thought that this was an extravagance that more related to the occupant than business, however my recent experience has convinced me this is not the case.

Over the course of a couple of days, a number of meetings were held that I participated in. In almost every one the screen was used to present information used by the group. This included presentations as well as using the web browser to quickly find information needed during the discussion. The set-up included a dock station that could go to either the desktop monitor or this screen. Connected to the dock was a wireless keyboard and mouse so the PC could be controlled from a table or the desk.

I found this to be a very productive mechanism. Repeatedly it reduced the time and was much simpler than the "flip the monitor" I have traditionally relied on. I wonder if a good $1000 projector for the office that could be tethered would sell? The other option is one of the latest LCD screens in the 37 inch range. I need to think more about the cubicle, though the meetings that take place there are minimal, though it would be great in small team rooms.

Comments

  1. Phil- tracking back to the whole Ferrari, lawn mower thing…and additional thought that you are smart enough to elucidate for me: OK, Cisco ports are 50% more expensive than NTs…or something like that. I thought I heard Mike Z say on CNBC today that NTs equipment (not sure which) uses 50% less power than competitors. Any way you could look into this and see if NT is not only 50% less pricey, but also 50 less wasteful than CSCO!? That would be a selling point. Thanks.

  2. Phil - are you on another vacation? Or nothing interesting to post?

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