Uni WA chooses Sony Pro LCD panels for new teaching environments
The University of Western Australia Audio Visual Manager (TIS) Terry Coe explained, “There are a couple of wow factors within this project. Firstly the distribution of video content can be selected by the lecturer to one screen or up 58 screens in all rooms, so the sharing of information can be to one or all students. Secondly, no devices are switched on or off. All devices are activated when either “touched” or connected to an input source. Additionally when disconnected the devices are programmed to turn off automatically. As a result of the reduced power consumption this is deemed a very “green” project. Sony were very helpful throughout. Due to the quantity of monitors required for the project Sony assisted firstly by consulting as to which would best suit our requirements, then with the supply and warehousing of the monitors for a period of time until we had the space to store them prior to installation.”
The two groups involved with the refurbishment project at UWA (the Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Anaesthesiology Unit within the School of Medicine and Pharmacology and the School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine) had some divergent needs in terms of teaching requirements. The Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Anaesthesiology Unit integrates wet laboratory work with computer based approaches in the technology suites, whilst the School of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine were keen to develop and engage with emerging changes to pedagogy. Thus, while both groups sought to embrace the opportunities that the embedded technology within the new project provided, as a result of their differing requirements, the spaces and technology used were required to be as flexible as possible.
Coe continued, “It was also important that the use of the spaces and the technology would be as intuitive as possible. The overarching brief was to provide new flexible, collaborative and contemporary environments in line with the University’s new directions in teaching and that’s where the new “M” Block Collaborative teaching spaces and Wet Lab came in. The UWA Audio Visual Unit has used Sony products in many projects over the years and found both the performance and reliability to be very high so they were a perfect choice for these important new facilities.”
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After consulting with Sony’s Senior Sales Executive in WA Dale Fitzgerald, UWA chose Sony FWD42B2 Pro Grade LCD monitors for their new “M” Block Collaborative teaching spaces and Sony FWD55B2 Pro Grade LCD monitors for the new Wet Lab.
The FWD-42B2 is a 42” 1080 Full HD Display panel which incorporates edge-lit LED backlighting and offers high picture quality along with low power consumption, making it particularly suitable for extended commercial use applications. The FWD-42B2 also boasts a 4,000:1 contrast ratio and 500 cd/m2 brightness. The FWD-55B2 is a 55” 1080 Full HD display panel which also offers edge-lit LED backlighting, high picture quality, low power consumption and 4,000:1 contrast ratio but with 450 cd/m2 brightness. Both panels can be used equally as well in landscape and portrait installations.
Terry Coe concluded, “We have been very happy with the Sony panels in our new “M” Block Collaborative teaching spaces and Wet Lab. All have worked perfectly and the new technology has been consistently praised by students and teachers alike.”
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