Dave McQuin Assistant Director, Campus Technology Services SUNY Technology Conference June 18, 2008 Wide Format Displays: Adapting, Designing or Ignoring in the Higher Education Classroom

Why widescreen? Sierra Vista Herald, Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Why widescreen?

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO BY PAUL SAKUMA And now Blu-ray.

Why widescreen?

Technology in the classroom at SUNY Oswego.

What technology is in an Oswego classroom? Plus: Hidden—all the switching, amplification and control systems

What’s driving the change? Broadcast television – digital video Broadcast television – digital video Computer display resolutions Computer display resolutions Home theater Home theater Digital display Digital display

Digital Broadcasting

Sharper Images Copyright 2001 HowStuffWorks.com Analog 512 x 400VGA 640 x 420

Digital Formats Resolution Aspect Ratio Frame/Rate (i=Interlaced, p=Progressive) HDTV1920 x :924p, 30p, 60i 1280 x 72016:924p, 30p, 60p SDTV 704 x 48016:924p, 30p, 60i,60p 704 x 4804:324p, 30p, 60i,60p 640 x 4804:324p, 30p, 60i,60p

How important is resolution for your home theater? According to the Imaging Science Foundation 1 st contrast ratio 2 nd color saturation 3 rd color accuracy. 4 th resolution

Movies: What gets cut out. “Contempt” Jean-Luc Godard, copyright 1963

See 40% more of the scene “As Good as it Gets” Copyright 1997 TriStar Pictures Widescreen Pan and Scan

See what the director intended. “A Few Good Men” Copyright 1992 New Line Cinema Widescreen Pan and Scan

See the whole story “October Sky” Copyright 1999 Universal Pictures Widescreen Pan and Scan

Complete Solution? “The Wizard of Oz”“La Femme Nikita”

Laptop Displays

Newer native computer resolutions 1440 x 900 for 17-19” screens 1680 x 1050 for 20-22” screens 1920 x 1200for 23” screens or larger

Constructing Classrooms Today Present day affordable technology, trying to anticipate what technology might becoming and how it will affect us. Present day affordable technology, trying to anticipate what technology might becoming and how it will affect us. We plan our classroom AV systems and need to be involved in classroom design decisions. We plan our classroom AV systems and need to be involved in classroom design decisions. In 2005, we wrote classroom construction specs. In 2005, we wrote classroom construction specs.

Design and Build New buildings and total remodeling take years to complete. New buildings and total remodeling take years to complete. Classrooms are a system with many subsystems. Presentation systems are important to faculty and students, but often not as important to facilities people. Classrooms are a system with many subsystems. Presentation systems are important to faculty and students, but often not as important to facilities people.

Screens and Whiteboards.

Screens – additional boards

Screen Sizes Most Common 16:9 sizes58” x 104” 65” x 116” 72” x 125” Ceiling height is limiting factor.

Screen Sizes “Audio and Visual Systems Design” 2003 infoComm

Wide Screen Projectors

Connections on/to projector

Projectors

HDMI UDI DisPlay Port

PC Computer Ports PC Computer Ports Analog - VGA is still around. Analog - VGA is still around. Digital, but what digital—DVI-D, HDMI 1.3, DisplayPort Digital, but what digital—DVI-D, HDMI 1.3, DisplayPort Not only what we place, but what others will bring into the classroom. Not only what we place, but what others will bring into the classroom.

Apple Computer Ports Apple Computer Ports DVI output MacBook – mini-DVI to DVI adapter MacBook Pro and MacPro – DVI DVI output MacBook – mini-DVI to DVI adapter MacBook Pro and MacPro – DVI VGA output MacBook – mini-DVI to VGA adapter MacBook Pro and MacPro – DVI to VGA adapter VGA output MacBook – mini-DVI to VGA adapter MacBook Pro and MacPro – DVI to VGA adapter

Input Connectors VideoLeftRight USB 1USB 2

Getting the digital signal there. Digital Signals – distance limits Uses two (2) twisted pair cables

Getting the digital signal there. Digital Signals – distance limits Digital Signals – distance limits Uses one (1) twisted pair cable

Document Cameras VGA outputs still common.

Document Cameras VGA outputs still common. DVI beginning to appear.

Challenges Standardization – from a user point of view Multitude of connectors and ports Legacy software formats – including VHS Cabling – What do we pull? Budget – total cost of ownership HDCP complications Digital sound – ?????

Video - Cable, VHS, DVD, other NTSE and ATSE tuners Component video for DVD and Blu-ray Cable television signals will go digital at some point. Televisions connecting to TimeWarner should have QAM tuners.

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What do we project? Major concern is to maintain character height for readability.

Computers

Getting HDMI there. Getting HDMI there. Digital Signals – distance limits Digital Signals – distance limits Uses two (2) twisted pair cables

HDMI UDI DisPlay Port

Why widescreen?