About the White Paper:
As part of a study commissioned by projector market share leader InFocus Corp., independent market research firm IDC sought to quantify the benefits of projectors by surveying 250 individuals in the United States who are involved in the purchase and/or use of digital projectors within their respective organizations. These telephone survey participants, from a sampling of small to large business, government, and education (K-12 and higher education) environments, were asked about their projector usage patterns. The results show unequivocally that using digital projectors translates directly into real-world benefits for both businesses and schools.
Projectors enable both presenters and meeting participants to save valuable time, freeing them up for other productive activities. In particular, using digital projectors can translate into significant savings in presentation preparation time. Projectors also provide tangible real-world cost savings when it comes to printed materials and overheads in many situations. When these direct benefits are combined, annual dollar savings are $9,291 per projector. Moreover, research results showed that many businesses saved a significant amount of time per meeting when a digital projector was used. By calculating the time value for each meeting attendee, we found that businesses can gain an impressive amount of indirect monetary benefits. Finally, digital projectors offer a large number of other benefits that, while they may not translate directly into hard numbers, provide strong evidence of their overall value and their return on investment (ROI). (May 1, 2002) |
