Manchester Metropolitan University has upgraded the projectors in its largest lecture theaters, with the university selecting Sony’s 6,000 lumen laser projector range.
This lecture theater houses a variety of events, fashion shows and conferences, creating a very complex set of requirements for AV solutions.
The projectors in this specific location are positioned high up on the ceilings and previous solutions required considerable downtime and effort for maintenance, lamp and filter changes.
Therefore, a key priority for the university was finding an efficient projection solution that requires virtually zero maintenance. Aging lamp based projectors, which take a lot of time and energy to run smoothly, didn’t suit that requirement.
Instead, Manchester Met’s AV team turned to Sony’s laser projectors. The solution eventually consisted of six VPL-FHZ65 3LCD WUXGA laser projectors with a color brightness of 6,000 lumens.
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The university’s AV team and Roche AV performed the install, with four laser projectors being installed in the university’s exhibition hall. By stacking four (2×2) 6,000 lumen projectors front facing, as well as back facing, the team could create an approximately 10K lumens image. Two further projectors were installed in lecture theaters.
Neil Anderson, ITS Campus Technology at Manchester Metropolitan University, commented on the solution selected:
“It was important for the university to find a solution that maintained a high performance, excellent image quality and compatibility with our existing technologies. We wanted projectors that were reliable while producing a solid image with good color rendition. After seeing a demo of Sony’s projectors, we were convinced that laser technology was the right decision for our unique requirements and the solution has lived up to our high expectations. We are looking forward to further developing our campus technology in the years to come”.
This article was originally posted on Commercial Integrator Europe.
