Immedia's Dave Pritchard specified a dnp 130" New Wide Angle High Contrast Screen, with a focal length of 3200mm, provided by UK distributors Paradigm Audio Visual. This was cut to 2495 x 1880mm and recessed into the back wall. An NEC MT-1050 projector, fitted with a wide angled 1.2:1 lens, is cradled in a Paradigm 'Easy Erect' mirrored rig, in order to maximize the space and ensure the rear-projection beam hits the media display at the optimum angle.
The uniqueness of the screen is its split facility capability, allowing it to be divided into three or run as a single full-screen image, in which configuration it is reinforced by a pair of 50" plasma displays, raised on hydraulic platforms (in view of the theatre's poor sightlines).
Using the mains floor socket, the University can also re-orientate the room, repositioning the plasma displays and matrix switching the source inputs via a Crestron ISIS TPS-6000 15" remote touch-panel, positioned at the lectern. This will also control the data and video inputs such as laptop, video conferencing and desktop - as well as the remote codec, which is located in another building.
(Lee Baldock)
