Interactive Flat Panels (IFPs) are becoming widely used devices in education, workplaces, corporate fields, and lecture halls across the world. To make using new technology simple and seamless, Armor IFPs include High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) ports for the same price as comparable IFPs on the market. With an HDMI cable and port, connect any two devices to transmit high-quality visual and audio output without sacrificing time to multiple sign-ins, Bluetooth setups, remembering passwords, or learning new interfaces. 

Versatility

With one HDMI cable, an IFP can display any other device’s visual and audio output. Users may also split their screen between a second device and an IFP such that different tabs are visible on each screen. This allows a user to strategically place information on different screens for themselves and their audience. For example, using the split display, a user may view speaker notes for a presentation while their audience only views the presentation, or a user may view scores and participation of quiz questions displayed on the screen. Another development in HDMI technology, HDMI-Consumer Electronics Control (CEC), allows a user to use the remote of one display device to control other devices connected to it by HDMI. For example, if you connect a laptop to an IFP, CEC technology allows you to change the volume of your laptop’s output to your IFP or wake up the display of your laptop if it enters sleep mode. Enable HDMI-CEC technology on your devices and enjoy accessing all with your IFP remote.

Security

For users who prefer to limit the number of devices on which their account information is saved, an HDMI port allows all secure information to exist on only one device while utilising the benefits of external displays. For IFPs that may be used by many different users in offices and education, using the HDMI port is a great way to limit sign-ins to accounts and the possibility of leaving behind sensitive information after a presentation or lesson. For subscription services like some streaming services or paid computer programs that will only function on a limited number of devices, HDMI technology allows a user to circumvent device limits with one cable.

Easy and Efficient Transitions

HDMI ports eliminate the hassle of remembering passwords, setting up screen casting, learning the interface of the IPF, and needing to share documents and presentations with a single account holder or device. Simply unplugging and replugging the HDMI cord into a new device opens up many possibilities for an IFP. A user may switch between many PCs for packed meetings with many presentations, transport their audience to a theatre by plugging in a media streaming device, plug in video game consoles for a fun interactive activity, using a camera device to project educational demonstrations for a larger audience, or creating a more personable environment for hybrid meetings conducted with participants in-person and virtually. Lastly, the ease of transitioning between different devices allows for users who find learning new interfaces difficult to still benefit from the IFP by connecting their personal devices to the newer technology.

Collaboration Made Easy

By connecting a smaller display to the high-definition, larger display of an IFP, more audience members can view a screen. The larger screen can make working together on an issue easier and allow for processing of greater amounts of data at once. For example, more people can simultaneously view, solve, analyze, and process things such as faulty code, data points, test results, multiple graphs, maps, drafts of publications, and more. Simultaneous viewing allows for more rich discussion amongst peers or colleagues, without distractions that may come from multiple screens for each person.

Conclusion

HDMI technology is a small, yet versatile addition to our IFPs. With one cable, you expand the possibilities for your IFP and education and collaboration more broadly. Whether it be presentation-packed day without fussy technological difficulties, magnifying educational demonstrations through a camera feed, discussing large swaths of data with colleagues, streaming videos or movies together, amplifying sound from weaker devices, or more, our IFP’s HDMI port allows you to choose your own adventure.