Head, Display Solutions, Panasonic India
Vineet Mahajan, Head, Display Solutions, Panasonic India talks about their new offering in LED, LFB70 Series, with its advantages in the field of education
What are the salient features of Interactive LED Displays?
Multi Touch Interactivity: The prominent point of LFB Series Interactive Displays are that they are multi-touch and can detect up to six touch points when connected to PC, allowing multiple users to interact with a finger/stylus pen. The built-in whiteboard technology allows users to draw and write over the videos, documents, images without the need to connect to a PC or installing a software.
Miracast Compatible: LFB series is designed with the next-generation wireless technology, MiracastTM. It allows seamless highspeed wireless transmission of content, including Full HD video files, from MiracastTM compatible devices to the displays. The series is compatible with Panasonic’s Wireless Projector App for iOS, which permits wireless transmission from iOS devices to the displays and Wireless Manager software, which allows wireless presentation and also supports simultaneous display from multiple devices using multimode i.e. 4-window multi mode or 4-window index mode.
The System Flexibility: Features include easy connection to a second display via VGA out. These interactive displays are equipped with DIGITAL LINK which allows transmission of video, audio and control commands all via a single LAN cable of up to 100 m thus making the facilities free from messy wires.
Loaded with High Value Features :
a) Toughened non-reflective glass for extra durability and clear visibility,
b) Picture in Picture function that of- fers the versatility to display images from multi input sources on the same screen.
How can a new technology like LED touch display revolutionise the corporate/education sector in India?
Work Smarter: The LFB70 Series of professional Full HD displays incorporate intuitive touch screen technology, fully interactive whiteboard function, and the very latest in wireless connectivity to allow you and your colleagues to work more closely as a team.
Work together on Screen: Built-in whiteboard software lets you turn on the display and start work right away – no need to connect a PC. Up to four people can write at a time, and you can save your pages and email them directly to anyone who missed the meeting, Notes can be made on almost anything, from video and photos to PowerPoint and PDF documents, and then saved as an image file – simply brilliant for the office or classroom.
Work together on Screen: Built-in whiteboard software lets you turn on the display and start work right away – no need to connect a PC. Up to four people can write at a time, and you can save your pages and email them directly to anyone who missed the meeting, Notes can be made on almost anything, from video and photos to PowerPoint and PDF documents, and then saved as an image file simply brilliant for the office or classroom.
Quick-Start Whiteboard: Start working on the built-in whiteboard instantly by just switching on the display. You can draw straight or freehand lines and change line thickness, color and background using the tool palette.To switch input sources, picture settings and volume, swipe the edge of the screen to display the main menu – no remote control necessary.
MiracastTM for Instant Wireless Sharing: Transmit documents, full HD video, images, and audio from compatible Android devices and Windows PCs to the big screen with MiracastTM – the latest wireless standard that doesn’t require software or complicated setup.
What is the USP of your product when it concerns generating revenue?
This interactive display is the first organised display with all the features built-in like wireless capability, multiple touch, whiteboard function and MiracastTM compatible. Till now, most of the interactive displays available are through third-party solutions with limited functions.
Where do you see the Indian market vis-a-vis other countries when it comes to deployment of LED touch products?
Indian market is still at a nascent stage but with the education and corporate sector growing, demand for interactive touch displays is increasing at a high pace.
What are the challenges that you face in the education sector when it comes to promoting the products?
The education sector has limitations in terms of budget since they have to deploy at a mass level. The interactive LED displays are costlier as compared to projectors but do away with the limitation of projectors like replacement of lamps etc.
