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Monitors for meetings: what to look out for

7.7.2021

Translation: Patrik Stainbrook

These days, choosing monitors and TV screens can be overwhelming. This article will help you find a monitor solution tailored to your needs.

Whether it's a classic TV, signage display, interactive screen or projector – an adequate monitor is part of every company's infrastructure today. They play an important role in quite a few places. Obviously, they're required equipment in meeting and conference rooms. But even in other areas, such as the design of a hotel lobby or a trade show appearance, you can't avoid getting a solid monitor.

Starting it off well

There are several aspects to consider when choosing the right display. First and foremost, you'll have to ask yourself whether classic monitor functions will suffice or whether you want to work interactively on a single screen. In addition, you should consider whether the monitor will only run for a few hours a day, as in a boardroom, or whether it will be used continuously, as in a hotel lobby. In addition, lighting conditions, the size of the room and audience as well as the requirements regarding screen resolution are relevant. Here's a helpful chart:

	Amount of viewers	Diagonal screen size in inches	Diagonal screen size in centimetres
Small room	Up to 6 people	55-65’’	139.7-165.1 cm
Medium room	Up to 12 people	75’’	190.5 cm
Large room	12 or more people	85’’ or more	215.6 cm or more

A rule of thumb regarding distance: 4.5 x diagonal > distance to monitor > 1.5 x diagonal

The often underestimated TV screen

Although classic TV sets are designed for home use, they're also frequently used in business environments for budget reasons. Here at digitec Galaxus AG, we also rely on classic TV screens in low-frequency meeting rooms. When purchasing, be sure to pay attention to the TV's technology. LCD and related QLED technology are best designed for use in bright rooms and have a low risk of burn-in. OLED technology isn't recommended for bright meeting rooms due to the comparatively higher risk of burn-in and the lower light intensity. Three classic TVs that are particularly popular with our corporate customers can be found here:

Samsung UE55CU7172U

55", CU7170, LED, 4K, 2023

LG OLED65C37LA (65", C3, OLED, 4K, 2023)

CHF1739.–

LG OLED65C37LA

65", C3, OLED, 4K, 2023

Samsung UE85CU7170

85", CU7170, LED, 4K, 2023

Samsung UE55CU7172U

55", CU7170, LED, 4K, 2023

CHF1739.–

LG OLED65C37LA

65", C3, OLED, 4K, 2023

Samsung UE85CU7170

85", CU7170, LED, 4K, 2023

A signage display for high performance

Signage displays are generally more expensive than conventional TVs. However, the higher price is justified by some features that might also be relevant for you. Particularly high light output and resolutions ensure that you can also share small Excel documents in particularly bright rooms – without squinting your eyes if you're in the back. Furthermore, signage displays offer extensive burn-in protection, making them ideal for 24/7 use in hotel lobbies and storefronts. You also don't get the touch and multi-screen functions that some signage displays come with on normal TVs. In addition, Signature Displays offer a figurative cornucopia of connectivity options – such as VGA, LAN, DVI or USB.

LG 43TNF5J-B 43inch Open Frame Touch Landscape 0cd10 Points 24/7 (3840 x 2160 Pixels, 43")

Digital Signage

LG 43TNF5J-B 43inch Open Frame Touch Landscape 0cd10 Points 24/7

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 43"

NEC MultiSync M551 (3840 x 2160 Pixels, 55")

Digital Signage

CHF1439.–

NEC MultiSync M551

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 55"

Philips Public Display 86BDL4550D/00 (3840 x 2160 Pixels, 86")

Digital Signage

Philips Public Display 86BDL4550D/00

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 86"

Digital Signage

LG 43TNF5J-B 43inch Open Frame Touch Landscape 0cd10 Points 24/7

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 43"

Digital Signage

CHF1439.–

NEC MultiSync M551

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 55"

Digital Signage

Philips Public Display 86BDL4550D/00

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 86"

Interactive screens for maximum collaboration

Want to make your meetings more interactive, productive and creative? Then an interactive screen could be the optimal solution for you. After all, touch screens make the tedious process of photographing and sending flip charts a thing of the past. Many interactive screens also offer you the integrated option of mirroring content from a wide variety of devices such as laptops or cell phones directly onto the monitor via wireless technology. An additional solution for image transmission is therefore unnecessary. Below you'll find the bestsellers among interactive screens:

Samsung Flip 4 Pro WM65B (3840 x 2160 Pixels, 65")

Digital Signage

CHF873.–

Samsung Flip 4 Pro WM65B

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 65"

Yealink MeetingBoard 86 (3840 x 2160 Pixels, 86")

Digital Signage

CHF3715.95

Yealink MeetingBoard 86

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 86"

Samsung Flip 4 Pro WM75B (3840 x 2160 Pixels, 75")

Digital Signage

CHF1754.–

Samsung Flip 4 Pro WM75B

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 75"

Digital Signage

CHF873.–

Samsung Flip 4 Pro WM65B

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 65"

Digital Signage

CHF3715.95

Yealink MeetingBoard 86

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 86"

Digital Signage

CHF1754.–

Samsung Flip 4 Pro WM75B

3840 x 2160 Pixels, 75"

The underdog: projectors

Projectors have always been very popular in the professional environment and are therefore often favoured. This is mainly because projectors were the only solution for large format images for quite a while. In the meantime, however, we also have TVs with a screen diagonal of up to 98 inches, which corresponds to about 250 centimetres. The prices of such high-quality TVs are currently still in the range of a new car. However, the innovative and fiercely competitive market is ensuring that the «diagonal/price» ratio falls steadily. Consequently, it's only a matter of time until screens with more than 100 inches will be ready for the mass market. Back to projectors, back to the present: purchasing a projector makes sense, especially when either a mobile solution or the largest possible image for the least amount of money is sought.

BenQ Mh733 (Full HD, 4000 lm, 1.15 - 1.5:1)

Projector

CHF673.–

BenQ Mh733

Full HD, 4000 lm, 1.15 - 1.5:1

Sony VPL-PHZ51 (WUXGA, 5300 lm, 1.23:1 - 1.97:1)

Projector

CHF1878.–

Sony VPL-PHZ51

WUXGA, 5300 lm, 1.23:1 - 1.97:1

Epson Eb-2250u (WUXGA, 5000 lm, 1.38 - 2.28:1)

Projector

CHF883.–

Epson Eb-2250u

WUXGA, 5000 lm, 1.38 - 2.28:1

Projector

CHF673.–

BenQ Mh733

Full HD, 4000 lm, 1.15 - 1.5:1

Projector

CHF1878.–

Sony VPL-PHZ51

WUXGA, 5300 lm, 1.23:1 - 1.97:1

Projector

CHF883.–

Epson Eb-2250u

WUXGA, 5000 lm, 1.38 - 2.28:1

Customized offers for business customers

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