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Does Wireless Home Cinema C REALLY Work in 2017?

Does Wireless Home Cinema Projection REALLY Work in 2017?

It’s a truth universally (if reluctantly) acknowledged that for the most part wireless technology still isn’t all that reliable. But with more and more tech in our lives, the demand for great wireless solutions is growing – if only to avoid transforming our living rooms into a sea of wires.

If you’re among those on a quest to set up a wireless home cinema projector as part of this wire cleanse, then read on. We’ve put together a few tips on how to get the most out of a wireless setup along with our guide to the best wireless projectors on the market.

The Projector

First up, the star of the show: the projector. We know as well as anyone that wireless projectors don’t have a great reputation when it comes to holding a signal and delivering the high quality visuals we demand from our devices these days. However, the experts at Projectorpoint had a welcome surprise when testing the latest projectors from Epson.

The company’s new home cinema projectors, the EH-TW6700W and the EH-TW9300W, really impressed us with results that equalled those of their wired counterparts. So much so, in fact, that even us tech buffs struggled to tell the wired and wireless video apart.

Epson’s Home Cinema Heroes

Already in high demand, the Epson EH-TW6700W offers flexible projector placement combined with a wireless HDMI transmitter to created versatile home cinema streaming and video playback anywhere in the home. Practically indistinguishable from its wired counterpart, the device delivers flawless video at the touch of a button for the ultimate home cinema experience.

If high definition isn’t quite enough for you then how about the EH-TW9300W? Capable of delivering enhanced 4K UHD resolution video via a wireless transmitter, this clever device can connect wirelessly to up to four HDMI sources.

See full details at www.projectorpoint.co.uk

Meet Smarter: Kramer introduces the VIA Family of Collaboration Products

Wireless Presentation and Collaboration Hub

Meet Smarter: Kramer introduces the VIA Family of Collaboration Products
 

Kramer Electronics is pleased to officially announce the introduction of the new VIA product line, including the award winning VIA Collage™, the VIA Connect PRO™, and the VIA Connect™. These wireless collaboration devices allow people to “Meet Smarter” through connection, collaboration, and engagement by providing them with a shared workspace that makes team collaboration in real time seamless and simple.

“We are very excited about the introduction of the VIA family of products because BYOD, collaboration and wireless applications are increasingly critical in today’s converging AV/IT world.  The VIA line of products offer the best solutions in the market and we are pleased to add these products to our already comprehensive line of solutions,” stated Dr. Joseph Kramer, CEO of Kramer Electronics.

The VIA Collage won Best in Show awards at the 2014 InfoComm Show from Government Video Magazine, Sound & Video Contractor Magazine, and AV Technology Magazine.  The VIA Collage is Kramer’s most advanced and powerful collaboration hub. This wireless device solves BYOD challenges and allows for the effective integration of PC, Mac, iOS and Android devices, allowing users to wirelessly collaborate in any meeting.

With the VIA Collage, files can be shared quickly and easily between participants or with all participants at once. The VIA Collage also allows for full 1080p/60 HD video streaming and the main unit even has an HDMI input to allow the integration of an external video source. Up to 6 presenters’ screens can be dynamically displayed on a single display device and up to 12 can be shown simultaneously when two display devices are used.

***See Full Story on www.kramerelectronics.com

Wireless Solutions for Projectors

Wireless technology in projectors has been available for a number of years. The main concerns with wireless connectivity are the ability to quickly Detect, Connect & Security.

Wireless connection brings about the flexibility to project an image with a projector without a physical cable between the PC and the projector. The user will have the luxury of moving around the room without having to be concern of the length of the cable or obstruction. Multiple users can also switch projections to their own PC/ Laptops without having to plug and unplug any cables.

Despite the technology being readily available, there are many users who refrain from using wireless connection. Some of the common reasons we gather:

–       Troublesome to install Wireless Software (especially if some corporate accounts require administrators to approve installing new software)

–       Different brands of projectors used throughout the office, hence different wireless software required to work with each brand, too confusing for most users

–       Unable to detect the projector on the first try and give up immediately

–       Wireless Connection hanged halfway through presentation and resulted in user phobia

–       VGA Connection too readily available

A number of manufacturers identified some of the common set backs to wireless usability and some have developed a much more user-friendly wireless connection features in their projectors. The most common one is having an ‘USB-Key’ that can connect with the projector simply by plugging it into the USB thumb drive.

Regardless of the difficulties faced with using the wireless technology, it is and will always be an integrated part of a complete visual solution. It is just a matter of giving sufficient trainings and practices to help users get use to connecting wirelessly.

Getting to know your projector

So often we have seen users who requested for the latest projector system and eventually not knowing how to use the projector’s functions. Are you getting up to speed on the upgraded projectors in your premises?

Projector technology have moved beyond increasing brightness and shrinking in size. The ever evolving tech-hungry market have yield projectors with much more functionality and controls. Interactive Platforms, 3D Capable, direct wireless projection from your mobile phone, edge blending for panoramic projections etc, just to name a few.

Having paid good money for the new investment in your meeting rooms, it does not hurt to gather your staffs for a quick introduction on how to use and operate the projector’s latest functions. This is often over-looked due to the fact that the person involved in requisition (buyer/ IT Personnel) on this new equipment might have already know how to operate the projector but did not manage to communicate his knowledge to the actual users.

Your staffs will find it painful having to adapt to the new equipments since we can safely assume that most, if not all, personnel outside of IT/ AV job scope will only know the bare minimum on how the projector operates. Hence do make it an effort to get your System Integrator to conduct a detail training on the functions and operations on your new system and you will find your newly acquired asset making its money worth for its latest advance options.

Moving Beyond just Projection

Moving Beyond just Projectionphoto credit: in-ventech.com

During my time as a student, there was barely a single projector seen in the classrooms. Back then each classroom would be equipped with only 1 blackboard. Teachers had to push around an OHP that was shared within the classes and put pain-staking hours in ‘drawing’ up the contents in the transparencies.

What we have in the classes now is a far cry from what we had. Classes are each equipped with an overhead projector, visualizer and sometimes an interactive white board. Projector is now in the pinnacle of teaching aid, something that all teachers cannot do without. The exciting is, it is still evolving… to be more versatile and multi-purpose.

Unlike its predecessor projection system, the Over-Head Projector, a projector managed to leverage on the advances of IT technology and exploit on the mass usage of computers, hence its widespread popularity.

Moving on from basic connection and projection functionality, a projector is now capable of connection via a simple USB or network and wirelessly; Wide throw distance range to minimize the constrains of smaller rooms; PC Free presentation with pre-prepared USB memory drives… basically anything you can think of.

Most projectors even come with internal speakers and in very compact design. Projectors are now basically a one-stop presentation tool without the hassle of connecting up tons of cables. It is fair to say that manufacturers have made this piece of equipment more complex in terms of functionality and yet ease of use when it comes to usability.

And now, we are even seeing a combination of projector and Interactivity features…

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