Our 60-second, 3-Step Guide to Display Success

Step 1

Q. What size should my screen be?

A. Getting the right screen size is essential. A screen that is too small for user requirements will not be viewable from everywhere in the room, giving a sub-standard result. This leads to a poor viewing experience (distraction, eye strain etc) and makes social distancing difficult. Make sure your screen is big enough. Find the right screen size using this simple 6:1 rule.

Step 2

Q. What type of display do I need?

A. Choose the type of display, based on the required screen size. Use our simple Displays Continuum to help you select the right type of display.

Step 3

Choose your display

• For single image use in smaller spaces

• For multi-screen installations in public and high traffic areas

• Easy to install and cost-effective up to 90”

NEC Large Format Display

Critical specification and purchasing requirements:

1. Use professional grade displays to avoid reliability, monitoring, and controlling issues

2. Use displays with anti-reflective screens to avoid ‘cheap seats’ where reflections from lights or windows create ‘veiling glare’ for some viewers - and try before you buy

3. Cost-effective only up to 90”, from 90”-98” (max. available size) choose ALR Laser Projection for best benefit-cost ratio 

4. These are commodity items. Procure from any mainstream AV/IT distributor which can genuinely provide product as per the two points above - and offers good demo and support facilities.

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ALR Laser Projection

• Professional ambient light rejecting (ALR) screens maximise the power and contrast of the projector giving flawless images even in brightly lit spaces

• Unbeatable value - less than half the cost of  FPD/LFD

• Can be scaled to exact size needed, up to any size

• Exact resolution is maintained at any size

• Matt surface of ALR screens mean no reflected glare

• For detailed, comfortable and extended viewing of content / presentations - no eyestrain

Choose from our Complete Laser Display range - or we’ll help you create your own, using our dnp Supernova true ALR screens with your preferred projectors.

Videowalls

• Large screen displays made by ‘tiling’ smaller displays, such as a 110” display made from four 55” panels, arranged two high and two wide (this example known as 2 x 2 array)
• Bright displays with wide range of luminances available (350-3000cd/m²)
• Not seamless - there is always a small gap between the panels, typically 1-2mm
• Used only for signage applications - not suitable for meeting rooms, teaching, business presentations as users find the gaps/mullions between the individual display panels to be too distracting
• Lower capital costs than dvLED, but needs regular maintenance (calibration), so running costs must be factored

Direct View LED (dvLED)

• Huge, super-bright screens, ideal for advertising and signage

• High-impact viewing for medium to long distances

• Use where viewers can look away to avoid eyestrain from continuous viewing

• Avoid dvLED for serious content or presentations where resolution needs maintaining or under normal room lighting levels as their brightness can create eyestrain, choose ALR laser projection instead

Critical specification and purchasing issues:

These are expensive systems of widely varying quality. Let us guide you through the complexities of resolution, brightness and LED ‘binning’ selection.

Bigger, cheaper, better…

This versatile range of all-in-one displays guarantees the best large-screen viewing, collaboration and presentation experience, even in brightly lit rooms.

For further information on any of these steps, and useful calculation tools to help inform your decision, see our additional resources below: