Toronto’s Munk School upgrades video wall

by all | 28 May 2012 10:17 am

The University of Toronto’s (U of T’s) Munk School of Global Affairs has replaced the video wall in its conference room with a new set of Christie Digital Systems’ MicroTiles, to produce brighter, more vibrant images.

The 6 x 6-unit array is housed in the front wall of the Vivian and David Campbell conference facility, where it displays a mix of still images, high-definition (HD) video and Microsoft PowerPoint presentations for the officials who visit the school to discuss their research findings.

“We have dignitaries from around the world,” says Sean Willett, the school’s information technology (IT) manager. “We wanted the newest and the best technology, but also something very functional. It made sense to use the MicroTiles because they show off the flexibility and image quality we need.”

The interdisciplinary academic centre has hosted prime ministers, ambassadors and cabinet ministers and regularly appears on TV.

[2]“Some of our guests are interviewed under harsh media lights,” Willett says, “and we have windows at the back of the room and right near the video wall, along with lighting all the way across the top. This traditionally makes it very difficult to see images, but this isn’t the case with the MicroTiles. People are stunned by the colour, clarity and vibrancy and how it looks like one seamless wall, integrated with the stone, wood and panelling of the room.”

MicroTiles, which were invented in Kitchener, Ont., can be used as ‘building blocks’ to support presentations of varying sizes and shapes.

“We had never worked in a space that is used for so many configurations,” says Bertine Jerry, director of sales for Global Unified Solution Services (Global USS), the project’s audiovisual (AV) integrator, based in nearby Mississauga, Ont. “It worked out incredibly well.”

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