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Appropriate LCD Size Guide

Posted by Patrick Kirby on Jul 16, 2014 4:10:00 PM

Is it time to upgrade the display in your conference room?

Here’s a brief overview of how to select the correct size.

LCD Size Guide

How to determine the appropriate size display for your space?

A simple calculation is used. The only measurement you’ll need to figure this out is the distance of the furthest person in the room to the display. Let’s say you have a board room that is 16’ long. The furthest viewer is most likely seated at the end of the conference room table. For this example, we’ll say they’re about 12’ from the display. That needs to be turned into inches. We’re now at 144”. Next, divide that by 6 and get 24”. That’s the suggested height of the screen. A display with a height of 24” has a 46” diagonal. For a room with the furthest viewer being about 12’ from the screen, you should have a 46” display in order to read a 24-point font. You may think 24-point font seems large. However, that’s considered best practice when presenting a PowerPoint or Excel spreadsheet. If you aren’t already, it’s a nice recommendation to your team when they present. Furthest Viewer Suggested Display Diagonal Approximate Display Price

If you’d like to compare display options or view specs visit: http://blog.conferenceroomsystems.com/av-room-builder/

Where should we mount the Camera?

If we are talking about a typically boardroom...  Camera heights are nice at 51" on center so the participants are directly at eye level with the camera.  At that point the bottom of the TV would start at the top of the camera somewhere around 53" give or take.  Yet depending on how close the participants are to the camera and LCD you could get away with putting the camera on top of the LCD.  If the is the case than you would follow the rule of thumb in having the displays no lower than the table height typically 36"-42" off the ground.  Another way I have seen it is to put the camera between two LCDs so that LCDs are at a nice height and so is the camera.If we are talking about a typically boardroom, eye level camera heights are nice at 51" on center so the participants are directly at eye level with the camera. At that point the bottom of the TV would start at the top of the camera somewhere bigshot-HD Wall Mountaround 53" give or take and inch. When planning for a Video Conference Camera installation height you will start with 51" on center which will effect the LCD mounting height.Of course everything has to work together and sometimes compromises are necessary. We like to have the center of the camera lens at 48" - 51" for seated viewers at a table.
For larger rooms with classroom, 'U' or theater seating, we like to get the camera higher so that it can capture more of the rows than just the first. As you can imagine, depending upon ceiling height, you may not be able to achieve the camera at 50" under a single 80" or 90" display and so may need to put camera above the display. With dual display VTC, we can get around this because we can put the camera between the 2 displays at any height we want. Depending on how close the participants are to the camera and LCD you could get away with putting the camera on top of the LCD. If the is the case than you would follow the rule of thumb in having the displays no lower than the table height typically 36"-42" off the ground.
Another way to avoid raising your LCD is putting the camera between two LCDs so that LCDs are at a nice height and so is the camera.

What if your conference room is on the larger side? Should you consider a projector?

 

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As the distance between the furthest viewer and the display grows, you’ll need to consider a fairly large display. So how do you decide if you should stick with an LCD or move to projector? Part of it is your preference. We’re seeing a trend toward LCDs as technology gets better and large displays are coming down in cost. A 90” will cost you about $8,000, which is much less than when was first released. Once you’ve reached 21’ - 24’ you may want to consider a projector if you don’t want to spend $40k on a 103” plasma. There are plenty of projectors that will be much less expensive than a 90” display. Here are two places you can see pricing for comparison of projectors

http://touch-smartboards.com/pc/audio-visual-brands/epson-audio-visual-brands/

http://blog.conferenceroomsystems.com/led-projectors/

Furthest Viewer

Suggested Display Diagonal

Approximate Display Price

12’

46”

$600

13’

50”

$700

14.5’

55”

$800

15.75’

60”

$1,000

17’

65”

$1,400

18.5’

70”

$2,199

21’

80”

$3,999

24’

90”

$7,799

27’

103”

$39,999 (plasma)

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