mattg

I'm in charge of a little project to add a screen to our conference room for use as a computer monitor. It looks like LED is the way to go and I'm thinking something in the 40" - 48" range would be the right size. Curious if anyone here has experience with doing this. Not sure if it would be worth the extra $ to get a smart TV with Wi-Fi etc. Currently the idea for this monitor would be to hook up to laptops to display pictures, floor plans, surf MLS with clients and for marketing/website meetings. I do think the smart features might come in handy though.

I was thinking something like this might be good -

maharajamd

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I'd honestly look at some of the Vizio 4ks for this purpose. The resolution gained may prove valuable for things like floor plans. Granted in a conference room type setting you're probably going to be sitting so far away anyway...

60" VIZIO 4K Ultra HD Smart LED HDTV - Slickdeals.net

The 50" P series is only $800 on Amazon.

oo7spy

My company opted to change from projectors to TVs in 2012. The majority are Panasonic and range from 48-72" depending on the room size. Connection options are HDMI, DVI, and VGA. I don't think the smart features are needed.

justnspace

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generally; the developers for apps dont update their smart tv's.

a regular LED TV(without the smarts) will do the job and be cheaper.

justnspace

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maharajamd

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mattg

Do I need to be concerned with refresh rates or anything like that for the application I'm talking about? Thanks for the info, guys.

oo7spy

IIUC, the video card in the computer will take care of that. I know the Mac has configurable refresh rates depending on the monitor that is plugged in.

But, now that I think about it, I doubt that is your question. Higher refresh rates are only needed for quick moving video such as sports, video games, or action movies. I guess it depends on what y'all work on, but you shouldn't need more than 60 Hz.

maharajamd

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Depends. Most desktop LCDs are 60hz, like most TVs. I'm typing running at 144hz right now...but I'm a gamer.

Remember TVs aren't really true like monitors in that regard either.

mattg

Think I'm going to pull the trigger on this one -

oo7spy

How big is the conference room, how many people typically meet, and what is presented? My only concern is the size.

thoiboi

In a work environment, you shouldn't need the "Smart" features which usually entail hulu, netflix, etc. I'd save the money and opt for bigger.


Bigger always better for conferences..


among other things..

maharajamd

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$180 more for 7 inches gained in the same model series seems like the winner to me.

$528 for a 50"

But the 4k though...

oo7spy

If you are usually looking at tele-confernces, Power Points, or spreadsheets that only span 10 columns, I think it will be okay. However, if you are looking at schematics, blue prints, or anything else with fine detail, that TV will only work for 5 people sitting 5 feet away.

mattg

The room is approx 8'x15' and meetings usually contain 2-6 people. 8 people MAX if we roll in a couple extra chairs.

mattg

Can get that same Vizio in 50" for $528.

maharajamd

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Really? Man that seems like the best option then.

thoiboi

Go 50" and be happy.

oo7spy

Missed that part.


Seems up in the air with the 43". Should be plenty big with 50".

mattg

Well the boss wanted bigger, so I guess 50" it is! And for $528 may as well have smart features even if we don't use them. We have parties in and around that room sometimes so Pandora could come in handy.

maharajamd

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To think you can get a highly rated, smart, 50" 1080P LCD for $500 makes me happy.

Once the right 75" 4K is $2000 or less I'm pouncing.

2001AudiS4

What did you go with? We don't go any smaller than 70" in conference rooms. Displaying text on a screen any smaller can be problematic for people to read. In this setting, bigger really is always better IMHO.

NBP04TL4ME

My office went with 50" NEC models, back in 2009. They work fine for the folk sitting nearer the screen but if you are using Excel or items with detail it can get very difficult to see further back. The conference rooms with the projectors and retractable screens were still booked most frequently for larger groups.

YeuEmMaiMai

we have an industrial display in our operations center 60" it's about 6 years CCFL LCD and basically runs from 6a to 9p EVERY day

97BlackAckCL

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My last job had 80's in all the conf rooms and even then text from far away was hard to read.

I'm perfectly happy having a 70 in the living room and an 80 in my man cave