New Sustainable Audio-Visual program recommends TCO Certified

Tags: audiovisual, AV, Projectors, sustainability, TCO Certified Projectors 1.0

Sustainability is now making inroads in the Audio-Visual space – great news from an area where product performance has traditionally outweighed environmental issues. TCO Certified has now been recognized by InfoComm International’s new sustainability rating system for AV installations –STEP (Sustainability Technology Environments Program). As part of the program, TCO Certified projectors and monitors will be recommended for pro AV equipment purchases.

STEP will promote sustainable practices by the associations’ members and their customers. The rating system will be a tool for owners and technology providers to plan for and implement sustainable practices in their technology projects. By recommending TCO Certified products as part of STEP, buyers and installers can be assured they are choosing products designed for the environment, as well as high performance.

Soren Enholm, CEO of TCO Development, comments: “We are honored and excited to see TCO Certified as a recommendation in the STEP program. The TCO Certified eco-label offers the Pro AV community useful guidance in the selection of projection equipment designed for sustainability as well as optimal image quality. By choosing TCO Certified projectors and monitors, users can be assured of a product that delivers both high performance and sustainable design.”

Allen Weidman, sustainability officer, InfoComm International and executive director of the STEP Foundation comments: “InfoComm is delighted to include the TCO Certified designation as a tool for identifying sustainable technology products. The STEP program is dedicated to promoting existing sustainability designations that have been vetted and accepted by consumers.”

TCO Image Size – the solution when purchasing a projector

Tags: black level, colour temperature, contrast, light output, luminance uniformity, resolution, RGB colour gamut and colour gray scale, TCO Certified Projectors 1.0, TCO Image Size

Yesterday I promised all of you more information related to our latest certification TCO Certified Projectors 1.0. Today I explain the main reason to why TCO Development decided to develop TCO Certified for projectors. …..The amount of question on projectors increased– what to think about when buying a projector and how to adjust the projector to get the optimal picture were common questions. Good picture quality and low noise are key factors when choosing a projector. During our development we found:
• Product specifications presenting an extensive list of values that most people have difficulties understanding.
• Most values presented are measured with the projector set to its extreme to maximise this single value. This means that neither are the values true information nor are product specifications possible to compare.
• Trying to understand how to combine the values to choose projector for the intended use is a challenge.
We also know that some parameters need to be within a certain range to produce a high quality picture. Those are; light output, resolution, contrast, black level, luminance uniformity, colour temperature, RGB colour gamut and colour gray scale.
Another important parameter to consider when buying a projector is in what ambient lighting condition the projector will be used in. With these issues in mind we found that most users knows how big picture size they want to have and if the projector will be used for watching film or show PowerPoint’s on. The solution is TCO Image Size – the maximum area for which the projector has been tested with all important visual ergonomic criteria considered for producing a high quality picture. TCO Image Size is tested for two ambient lighting conditions office and video. With lightning condition office the room is enlightened to allow you to take notes. In lightning condition video the room is dark but not darker than you are able to get another cup of coffee without falling over you best friend.
Conclusion – when buying a projector in the future you only have to ask for TCO Image Size for office or video purpose.
Here you find more information on TCO Image Size and how TCO Certified for Projectors will support you.