The University of Sheffield approached Universal AV Services to provide display solutions for the Students' Union that would effectively advertise their latest events, special offers and news to attract attention both on two videowalls that could be viewed from outside, the first in a huge 3x3 138" formation and the second an impressive 2x2 92" size. Inside, different information is displayed throughout the building on ten 42" commercial Panasonic TH-42PH20 series plasma screens with Onelan net-top boxes.
Universal AV Services' project manager Anders Jacobsen comments, "We demonstrated a few different solutions to the marketing and estates teams at Sheffield, considering rear projection, LED display, and large format videowalls. I had previously had contact with PSCo and was aware that they are videowall technology specialists, so they were my first port of call. Following a product demonstration with PSCo at the Samsung headquarters and further live tests of the technology in situ at the University the Samsung 46" LCD Videowall display was chosen to be the most suitable and best possible option.
"Universities seem to constantly be on the lookout for new technologies that can be cost effectively integrated for the benefit of their students, particularly as the modern day university needs to offer the best possible facilities for its student body."
PSCo project manager Liam Norris says, "It is encouraging and quite exciting to see a university adopting this type of cutting edge display technology, as more often than not in the past institutions such as this have opted for more traditional forms of display."
(Jim Evans)
