WIRELESS A/V-ROUNDTABLE

Is it really plug ‘n’ play?

STC-2014 B.Y.O. DEVICE

-Beth Fellendorf - University at Buffalo-Bill Meyers - SUNY Geneseo-Bill Pealer - Finger Lakes C.C.-Ricardo Nelson - SUNY Cortland

AppleTV

AppleTV

-Cheaper than all other options ($99)

AppleTV

-Cheaper than all other options ($99)-Consumer device, intended for movies,

music, etc.

AppleTV

-Cheaper than all other options ($99)-Consumer device, intended for movies,

music, etc.-Network difficulties (improved with

recent software updates)

AppleTV

-Cheaper than all other options ($99)-Consumer device, intended for movies,

music, etc.-Network difficulties (improved with

recent software updates)-Supported Devices: Mac, IOS

AppleTV

-Cheaper than all other options ($99)-Consumer device, intended for movies,

music, etc.-Network difficulties (improved with

recent software updates)-Supported Devices: Mac, IOS-Supported files: MOV, mp4, m4v, JPG,

BMP, GIF, TIFF, PNG

AppleTV

CONS:

AppleTV

CONS:

---Can only display content from one device at a time

AppleTV

CONS:

---Can only display content from one device at a time

---Cannot (natively) display PPT files

Nyrius Aries Home HD

Nyrius Aries Home HD

▪ Next Lowest price option ($250)

Nyrius Aries Home HD

▪ Next Lowest price option ($250)▪ Wireless Point to Point HDMI

transmission from player device or camera to HDTV or HDMI equipped projector.

Nyrius Aries Home HD

▪ Next Lowest price option ($250)▪ Wireless Point to Point HDMI

transmission from player device or camera to HDTV or HDMI equipped projector.

▪ -Advertised 100’ range (LoS). Distances over 50’ report signal loss

Nyrius Aries Home HD

CONS:

Nyrius Aries Home HD

CONS:

• Reviewed by FLCC Network Admins and determined the 5.1ghz signal would interfere with our 802.11a and n bands.

Nyrius Aries Home HD

CONS:

• Reviewed by FLCC Network Admins and determined the 5.1ghz signal would interfere with our 802.11a and n bands.

• Users report nice image quality; but persistent transmitter/receiver sync dropouts, requiring reboots of both boxes.

Crestron AirMedia

Crestron AirMedia

▪ Next highest cost (approx. $1000)

Crestron AirMedia

▪ Next highest cost (approx. $1000)▪ Much simpler setup on Enterprise

Network (on a wired connection)

Crestron AirMedia

▪ Next highest cost (approx. $1000)▪ Much simpler setup on Enterprise

Network (on a wired connection)▪ Uses existing Wi-Fi, without

interference

Crestron AirMedia

▪ Next highest cost (approx. $1000)▪ Much simpler setup on Enterprise

Network (on a wired connection)▪ Uses existing Wi-Fi, without

interference▪ Capable of up to 32 connections, 4

displayed at a time (Quadview)

Crestron AirMedia

▪ Next highest cost (approx. $1000)▪ Much simpler setup on Enterprise

Network (on a wired connection)▪ Uses existing Wi-Fi, without

interference▪ Capable of up to 32 connections, 4

displayed at a time (Quadview)▪ -Supported files- .PPT, .Doc, .Docx, .

xls, xlsx, .pdf, JPEG

Crestron AirMedia

CONS:

Crestron AirMedia

CONS:▪ Limited image and document sharing.

Microsoft heavy.

Crestron AirMedia

CONS:▪ Limited image and document sharing.

Microsoft heavy.▪ Limited screen share- rather it’s doc

share

Crestron AirMedia

CONS:▪ Limited image and document sharing.

Microsoft heavy.▪ Limited screen share- rather it’s doc

share▪ COST!! $1000 each is kind of a lot!

Barco Clickshare

Barco Clickshare

▪ Highest price system on this list ($6000 for base station, plus USB buttons at $400 each!)

Barco Clickshare

▪ Highest price system on this list ($6000 for base station, plus USB buttons at $400 each!)

▪ Base station has two isolated outputs, up to 4 devices at a time per screen

Barco Clickshare

▪ Highest price system on this list ($6000 for base station, plus USB buttons at $400 each!)

▪ Base station has two isolated outputs, up to 4 devices at a time per screen

▪ Wired ethernet jack on base station, Creates it’s own in room Wireless Connection

Barco Clickshare

▪ Highest price system on this list ($6000 for base station, plus USB buttons at $400 each!)

▪ Base station has two isolated outputs, up to 4 devices at a time per screen

▪ Wired ethernet jack on base station, Creates it’s own in room Wireless Connection

▪ Supported file formats: Via USB Button on Mac or PC: irrelevant!

Barco Clickshare

CONS:

Barco Clickshare

▪ Quality excellent (High Definition 1080p +), but pricey!

CONS:

Barco Clickshare

▪ Quality excellent (High Definition 1080p +), but pricey!

▪ Up to 64 ClickShare Buttons can connect ($400 x 64 = $25600!)

CONS:

Barco Clickshare

▪ Quality excellent (High Definition 1080p +), but pricey!

▪ Up to 64 ClickShare Buttons can connect ($400 x 64 = $25600!)

▪ Mobile App limited to image files only

CONS:

AppleTVNyrius Aries

Home HDCrestron AirMedia

Barco ClickShare

Price $99 $250 $1,000 $7,600

Wireless Presentation HD 1080p+ HD 1080p+

Max Devices Connected 1 1 32 64

Wireless Connection Existing WiFi Creates Own

Quad Viewing n/a n/a Yes Yes

Desktop Application Yes Yes Yes

Computer Support Mac only PC & Mac (w/HDMI) PC & Mac PC & Mac

Mobile Device Support IOS n/a IOS & Android IOS & Android

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