In most companies, the meeting room is a technology-free island. Most boardrooms consist of a table, a few chairs, overhead lights, and perhaps a whiteboard. But meeting rooms are changing as technology advances… and no area of business will be left behind.

Another standard in audio visual systems for meeting rooms is a digital projector. For those that have to use PowerPoint presentations as a meeting tool, a projector is an utter necessity. A digital projector will show any computer application on a white board or panel (or even a light-colored wall), helping you to impart information, presentations, even digital films or satellite tv. While in the past, digital projectors used to be prohibitively expensive, especially for smaller companies, their price is falling as technology develops, making them an easily obtainable addition to the meeting audio visual system of any industry.

A new variation on the electronic white board is the PDP, or Plasma Display Panel. A plasma display panel is in essence a huge, but much slimmer, flat-screen T.V. or computer monitor. PDPs are usually 42″ to 50″, and have a very clear, bright screen, making them great for video conferencing. Because PDPs are a comparatively new addition to the audio visual systems market, they’re also very costly, ranging from about $8,000 to $20,000. For around $4,000 more, companies can invest in an interactive overlay for the PDP. This is a comparatively small investment when compared to the price of the PDP and when allowing for the many practical uses of a PDP with an interactive overlay. An interactive overlay will include touch sensibility and annotation abilities, permitting you to use your PDP just like an interactive whiteboard.

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