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Casio Projector Range
Short Throw Series
15
New Casio LED lampless
technology re-invigorates classroom
learning and dramatically reduces
cost of ownership for education.
United Learning offers best advice
on provision of a quality infrastructure
to 30,000 schoolchildren across
the UK. To this end, United
Learning Technologies group ethos
is to train and facilitate their 2,500
teachers to enable the most out of
new technology to positively enrich
the classroom experience.
Learning Technoloiges Team Leader
Geoff Gould has been an ongoing
advocate of deployment of worthy
audio visual equipment technology to
education establishments for over ten
years. He takes up the story. “Since
1999 we have had a policy of having
LCD projectors to accompany our
Interactive Whiteboards. However,
whilst LCD projectors were still a mile
ahead of the previous OHP projection
technology, distinct quality issues
were becoming apparent after just a
year or so of use.”
In the classroom, lamp lumen
degradation was the first to go;
with lamps starting to significantly
dim after 15-18 months of use.
In addition, ongoing maintenance
was required with filter cleaning
recommended on a monthly basis.
Ongoing lamp replenishment was
another constant drain. With most
schools holding a variety of LCD
projectors all with varying lamp
types, academies were required to
keep a rolling stock of replacement
lamps on premises.
Environmental factors within the
classroom itself also needed to be
considered when using the LCD
projectors. Blinds to divert natural
daylight often needed to be darkout
or even blackout quality and lights had
to be switched off to stop incumbent
light pollution. Teachers were also
concerned that these conditions were
less than ideal for those pupils who
may have been susceptible to eye
strain.
Teachers, school AV Teams and
IT departments turned to the
experts at United Learning for
advice, despondent that even
after just the second year of use
the LCD projectors were becoming
sub-optimal.
United Learning contacted their AV
partner, IDNS, who suggested that
lampfree LED technology should be
evaluated as an alternative technology.
Casio’s new XJ range was suggested
and following a demonstration, Geoff
and the Team at United Learning were
impressed by the immediate light
vibrancy on offer.
Communications to all of the United
Learning’s Network Managers followed
containing recommendations as to
why individual establishments would
benefit, with proof points provided by
Swindon Academy.
A year down the line, the Casio
XJ LED projector ranges are
firmly entrenched across the UK’s
classrooms, with over 10 of United
Learning’s establishments running
the transforming Casio LED
projectors. That’s over 700 units,
with more being installed as budget
allow each week; their compact
size slotting into the existing ceiling
mounts and their inbuilt auto
configuration quickly finding the
optimum viewing experience.
In terms of ROI vs. initial capital outlay
per unit, Geoff has conducted some
interesting findings with a five year cost
of ownership (TCO) plan for traditional
LCD vs. Casio’s LED projectors.
He comments on his findings: “A
traditional lamp based LCD projectors’
TCO over 5 years equates to around
£1200 (including projector, sourcing
& installing 1 replacement lamp,
arranging 1 offsite specialist deep clean
& ongoing onsite maintenance 6 times
a year); vs. Casio’s XJ unit that retails at
under £700 and simply has no further
overhead. It’s not just the financial
considerations that stand out here.
It’s the fact that there is no downtime
or hassle factor with the Casio XJ
LED projectors.”
For total peace of mind, Geoff
notes that Casio uniquely back each
unit with a 5 year, 10,000 hour no-
quibble guarantee.
United Learning, nationwide advisor for 30,000 children across UK Academies’
& Independent Schools, recommends Casio’s Revolutionary LED Projector range:
Case Study – United Learning
“It’s not just the financial considerations that stand
out here. It’s the fact that there is no downtime or
hassle factor with the Casio XJ LED projectors.”
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