All posts by Phil Marshall

The main advantage of a rear projection screen is standing in front of it without blocking light from the projector. This is beneficial for presentations and increases the number of potential locations for the projector. Another advantage of rear projection screens is improved contrast and image quality because it separates the light path from the audience. Audiences … Continue reading Why choose a rear projection screen? →

The Fast-Fold Deluxe Large Portable Screen is a foldable, portable projector screen in a wheeled case. It’s available in sizes up to 4m, making it one of the biggest screens of its kind, and it is deceptively easy to use and move around. This expert review reveals everything you need to know about it, helping you … Continue reading Fast-Fold Deluxe Large Portable Screen Review →

The beauty of projectors is you can use any flat surface as a screen, but if you want the best viewing experience, you should use a dedicated surface. Projector screens come in all shapes and sizes, including standard pull-down screens, fixed screens that you bolt into a wall, and rear projector screens that display an image … Continue reading Choosing a projector screen →

School halls have relatively complex audio visual requirements. The large open space is great at eating up sound, making speaker placement vital. The acoustic qualities of the hall also need to be considered to avoid reverberation. On the visual side, the main concern is a restricted screen view. Simply put, pupils must see the screen … Continue reading AV for school halls – how to design the optimal experience →

The characteristics of meetings room audio visual are unique, with audio fed in from various sources across a large space. Add projectors and displays to the mix, and you have lots of different ways the AV experience can suffer. You might have seen films where a conference phone is in the middle of a meeting … Continue reading Meeting room AV best practices →

Sizing and specifying audio visual systems for sports halls isn’t always straightforward because of the size and shape of the space. Also, sports halls are enormous, and they are used in hundreds of different ways, from parent’s evenings to assemblies and shows, all requiring different AV qualities. What we have, then, is a dynamic space … Continue reading Best practices for A/V solutions in sports halls  →

Review summary: The Iiyama TE5503 MIS-B1AG is an excellent interactive touchscreen, with in-built software for annotations and drawing. The included dual-touch pens offer a variety of useful features, and you can directly interact with on-screen content. The 4K resolution makes the display future-proof, but it’s the higher-the-average contrast ratio of 1200:1 that delivers fantastic image … Continue reading Iiyama TE5503 MIS-B1AG 55″ Interactive Touchscreen 4K Review →

Review summary: The Vivitek Novotouch EK653i 65″ 4K Interactive Touchscreen combines a 4K UHD resolution with IPS-ADS technology, offering increased brightness without compromising black levels like regular IPS displays do. The result is a bright, colourful and interactive touchscreen that’s a pleasure to use. An anti-glare coating and self-contained software (no need to hook it up … Continue reading Vivitek Novotouch EK653i 65″ 4K Interactive Touchscreen Review →

Overhead projectors (those with a mirror and a light bulb) were a centrepiece in schools from the early 1960s until the late 2010s. Chances are your school had one that teachers wheeled around because it was so enormous. Today’s classrooms use digital data projectors that display digital images from digital sources. You hook them up … Continue reading Educational Benefits of Data Projectors in Schools and Colleges →

While there’s no shortage of decent AV installation companies, some are distinctly better than others. This article will discuss how to choose the best AV installation company, so you get the best advice and the best quality installation. Look for a specialist, not a generalist   Most EV installers are generalists who, like handymen, have … Continue reading How to Choose the Best AV Installation Company →

Review summary The Epson EB-685Wi Pen Interactive Lamp Projector is an ultra-short throw projector capable of producing extremely high-quality images. It has a 1,280 x 800 resolution with a 16:10 aspect ratio. It’s a pen-interactive projector, so you can annotate content with the included digital pen in real-time, and it supports dual pens, so two … Continue reading Epson EB-685Wi Pen Interactive Lamp Projector Review →

Review summary: The Smartboard M680 78″ is a large interactive whiteboard perfect for classrooms. It has SMART’s DViT technology, which uses infrared light and cameras to detect touches on the surface, so you can use a smartpen or your finger. You can toss, rotate and zoom your work with gestures and make use of SMART’s … Continue reading Smartboard M680 78″ Review →