A touchscreen of imposing dimensions – Sharp launches the PN L702B

Illegible handwriting on the board, frequently out-of-focus beamers and hectic copying of discussion notes are now all things of the past thanks to the new PN-L702B Touch Monitor from Sharp. “With its imposing 70-inch display (176.6 cm), full HD resolution and sensitive touchscreen, this monitor is ideal for teaching in schools and universities, giving presentations in the boardroom and conference centres and also for digital signage,” says Peter Heins, Product and R&D Manager at Sharp Electronics Europe. “The PN-L702B is even immediately ready for use as part of a videoconferencing system, where people in different locations can confer on-screen in real time, as if they were actually sitting together round a table.”

Getting it all moving with just two fingers 

The Infrared Detection System developed by Sharp improves touchscreen response and enhances its capability to integrate handwritten notes. This system comprises various infrared sensors that rapidly and precisely detect the position of the finger or touch pen. The PN-L702B also has a “Dual Touch Function” (1), i.e. users can scroll through the contents by brushing two fingers up and down the screen and can also zoom in and out by spreading or pinching the fingers.

With the UV²A technology developed by Sharp, the PN-L702B also delivers impressively bright whites, brilliant colours and deep blacks. This technology at the same time ensures highly efficient LED backlighting (full array) and prevents any loss of brightness at the edges of the screen. As a result, the contents always retain optimal legibility, whilst power consumption remains extremely low.

Easy to use and instantly networked

In developing the PN-L702B, particular emphasis was placed on ease of use. Sharp’s Pen Software was specially developed for Sharp touchscreen monitors, making the display extremely simple to manipulate. Users can write and draw directly on the screen with the aid of the touch pen or with their own fingers. The displayed pictures can be enlarged or rotated, and handwritten notes can be selected and moved around the screen. After making these adjustments, the final screen display can be saved and printed. For example, the latest status of discussions or brainstorming sessions can be simply saved and then made accessible to a selected group of people. The PN‑L702B can be connected without problem to Sharp MFPs, printers, scanners and to the network. Even displaying scanned images on the touchscreen and then saving and printing them complete with handwritten comments is now within easy reach of anyone.

(1) This functionality requires the use of computers running the Windows® 7 operating system