Hungry for power!
New European laws restricting displays’ energy consumption are the tip of the iceberg for the future of Microsoft Teams Rooms displays.
This was reflected at ISE where some dvLED manufacturers were previewing less power-hungry technologies.
The bigger picture question is: are we committed to reducing our carbon footprint in MTR deployment?
But the even bigger question is: how much money are we prepared to waste over the course of a the display's lifetime? I often wonder this as I walk past dvLED displays on otherwise eco-friendly campuses, where you can literally warm your hands in front of the screen.
It’s not just the technology, it’s the basic fact that in properly lit teaching and meeting spaces an image luminance (‘brightness’) of 200-300cd/m2 (60-90 foot-Lamberts) is perfectly adequate.
Using signage technologies for serious content displays >500cd/m2 does not just waste money, it can create eye strain if the luminance is not adjusted downwards.
ALR (ambient light rejecting) laser projection has been chosen by Microsoft for Signature Meeting Rooms. This is not just the best choice technically, ALR projection’s capital cost per m2 is a fraction of emissive technologies, as is its running costs.
The whole green and environmental thing in the end will not be driven by good intentions. It’s the Jerry Maguire ‘show me the money’ scene thing: it saves money.
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Posted: 3rd April 2023