News

BenQ America now shipping new interactive flat-panel display

The display is designed to create more collaborative environments in corporate, education, and interactive information settings.

October 24, 2014

BenQ America Corp. has announced it is now shipping its new RP551+ interactive flat-panel display (IFP). Designed for collaborative environments in corporate, education, and interactive information settings, the 55-inch LED panel offers 1920 x 1080 FHD capabilities, multiplatform support, six-point multitouch capabilities, and both DisplayNote and EZ Suite software. 

The RP551+ IFP is equipped with advanced six-point multitouch technology, allowing users to touch the screen to activate responsive panning, zooming, and scrolling, just as with a tablet. The device is compatible with major operating systems such as Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome. 

"The RP551+ is part of BenQ's comprehensive series of interactive flat panels that seek to make onscreen navigation as seamless as using any handheld device," said Bob Wudeck, associate vice president, strategy and business development at BenQ America Corp. "Engineered with six interactive touch points, the RP551+ allows users to experience more receptive screen response, creating fluid navigation essential for any successful boardroom presentation or classroom lesson plan. Designed to clock-in at least 50,000 hours, the ultra-bright display brings customers a valuable balance between cost-effectiveness, innovation, and performance-based engineering."

The RP551+ is equipped with BenQ's Multiple Display Administrator (MDA) software, allowing administrators and IT managers to simplify panel operations and maintenance by easily adjusting content scheduling, on/off powering, and remote monitoring and control regardless of system configuration, the company reports. MDA also works in real time, tracking the voltage and temperature of multiple panels in order to protect displays while automatically sending email alerts should anomalies arise.

For end users, the panel's DisplayNote software facilitates real-time collaboration across multiple computing and smart devices by allowing participants to stream content directly to the screen. With the software's Wireless Desktop Control feature, speakers can mirror and wirelessly control a PC from anywhere in the room for even more presentation flexibility. 

The IFP's EZ Suite software features convenient WiFi display capabilities to connect digital content direct from any computing, smart device, or cloud storage source, according to BenQ. Equipped with a Quad Split Screen feature, the software supports cross-platform split-screen display capabilities from up to four input sources — allowing teachers, students, and boardroom members to share content and collaborate at a touch of the fingertips. 

Shining at 350 nits of brightness, the display provides a minimum of 50,000 usage hours while the unit's anti-glare glass reduces onscreen reflections. To adjust brightness automatically based on surrounding light levels, the RP551+ features ambient light sensors which can reduce power consumption by up to 50 percent. In addition, the panel provides low blue light technology that automatically reduces blue spectrum light emission in order to minimize the effects of visual fatigue. 

.