TV/Monitor for meeting room

[the_r_sole]

Anyone able to help with a speccing a TV to be used in a new meeting room?
We have space for a 40"
It's going to be hooked up to a laptop/computer via hdmi all of the time and used for showing drawings/3d models

have seen the samsung UE40J5100 for 279 which looks reasonable but happy to take advice if there is any out there that would suit our use better?

cheers

 

[the_r_sole]

or there is a LG 40 in 4k tv which has a much higher resolution panel, worth the extra?

 

[the_r_sole]

What you have to be careful of when using a domestic TV in an office environment is the supported PC resolutions. It's normal for a TV to support the standard resolutions for a BD player or Sky box (1080i/1080p @ 50/59.94/60Hz) but it might not be so happy with 1600x900 @ 60Hz or something higher than 1080p from a top end lap top. It's easy enough to change the laptop's output to suit the TV screen but then the laptops own display with either be muted or look messed up.

By contrast, compare the supported resolutions of a commercial display panel such as the Samsung and you'll find much better support for a broader range of PC resolutions.

The other difference is warranty. Domestic warranties don't apply in commercial applications. Commercial warranties better suit the needs of the business market. It's common to find a far more comprehensive support package for commercial screens that include loan or swap out units in the event that there's an issue.

Summary: Buying a screen for the office has a different set of criteria than for domestic use. It's more than just price and resolution. Consider the range of equipment it is likely to be used with and the duty cycle of the display.

yeah, true enough - the problem is whether it actually gets used at all - the cheapest monitor was almost double the cost so it doesn't seem that the outlay is worth it until we actually use it.
Currently (and for the last 18 years) there is been nothing - occasionally a monitor from someones desk has been moved to the meeting table...
We will be reviewing it again after a year to see how many times it's actually been switched on, at which point it might be worth looking at commercial units