In the ornate, marble confines of the Washington State Senate Chamber,
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A painted wall serves as the screen in the Washington Senate
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not any old projection system would do.
Looking for performance worthy of the institution, Rainier Integrated Systems Northwest mounted Sanyo PLC-XF47 projectors 40 feet above the floor of the chamber (in the “attic”) and knocked 5-inch-diameter holes in the plaster wall for the projection.
The light is shot about 65 feet across the chamber, not onto a screen but to a painted wall. “Because of the brightness and control adjustments of the projectors the images appear almost as well as good as if they were projecting onto a screen,” said Rick Scott of Pacnor Marketing, which supplied the gear. They have dramatically increased the quality and versatility of content we can show.”
They are primarily used to display legislative bill information, but are also used for a variety of other electronic inputs (computer, TV, component, and composite).
“This custom installation and use for our work application was uncharted ground in the legislative world of audio/video technology,” said Cameron Nicol, director of technology at RIS-NW. “As a result, we were nervous about how well it would serve our needs.”
But, he said, the content display quality is exceptional, as well as the overall design and versatility of the displays.
Looking ahead the Senate plans to install a matrix switcher to provide the ability to display multiple sources simultaneously.
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