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Sharp monitors for teaching
and research
The Walter Schottky Institute is the Central Institute
for the Principles of Semiconductor Physics at Munich
Technical University (Technische Universität München –
TUM). A year ago, the institute purchased the Sharp
PN-L601B Touchscreen Monitor and two PN E601
monitors for the interactive display and further
development of research results. With the aid of these
monitors, the institute is able to conduct further work
on research results and presentations in close exchange
with colleagues, guests and students. The touchscreen
also enables results and corrections to be directly
integrated and saved on-screen, so that the edited
contents are immediately accessible to each participant.
Professor Peter Vogl has been head of the Theoretical Physics faculty of
the Walter Schottky Institute since 1990. In his teaching work, Professor
Vogl attaches great importance to interactive exchange with the students.
The course subjects are developed and discussed jointly. To ensure that
this teaching method functions without any problem, Professor Vogl
has made a point of acquiring modern monitors. “Before, teaching was
done the conventional way with blackboard or whiteboard or else with
a beamer,” comments the professor. “Neither method was particularly
convenient: whilst with the blackboard or whiteboard you are frequently
faced with illegible handwriting, chalk dust or dried out pens, beamers
The editing of presentations via touch screen supports interactive discussions.
Eigenständiges Nachschlagen im elektronischen Wörterbuch fördert den Unter-
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Also the manually added changes can be saved.
often have problems of inadequate picture quality in daylight and loud
operating noise. Moreover, of course, there was no possibility for interactive
networking and storing the working results. To me, this situation was
a call to action, prompting me to look for a better solution.”
Simply brilliant pictures
While scouring the internet, Professor Vogl came upon the products
available from Sharp. He opted for two PN-E601 LCD monitors for teaching
large groups in the lecture halls, together with one PN-L601B
LCD monitor. “All these monitors initially won me over due to their outstanding
picture quality, extreme ease of use and silent running without
disturbing fan noise,” continues Professor Vogl. “Another particularly
practical feature is that every computer can be connected to the monitors,
so that we can optionally display content from the network or from
the individual student’s laptop.” In addition, Professor Vogl is especially
impressed with the quality of the consulting service provided by the staff
of the Japanese electronics group: they presented solutions quickly and
fl exibly where other suppliers saw only problems.
“Both monitors chosen by Professor Vogl, with a diagonal screen size of
152 cm and full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, provide displays in
16:9 widescreen format and have the added benefi t of astonishingly low
power consumption,“ comments Peter Heins, Product and R&D Manager
at Sharp Electronics (Europe) GmbH, describing the choice fi nally made by
the head of department. “The PN-L601B touchscreen, with its intuitive

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operation and user interface, provides a perfect foundation for effi cient,
convenient and creative teamwork. By combining the touch panel with
a touch pen and innovative detection software, modifi cations can be immediately
integrated in existing drafts on the high-brightness display.
Another feature that makes these Sharp professional monitors ideal for
use in schools and universities is that they can work round the clock
seven days a week without complications or loss of performance.
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Since then, the lecture halls of the Walter Schottky Institute make exclusive
use of Sharp monitors, even though one of the halls is also equipped
with a beamer. „In particular on sunny days, my colleagues and students
are truly impressed by the astonishing picture quality – and we have still
not even used the maximum brightness, only the 20% setting,” says
Professor Vogl admiringly.
Even the Sharp monitor in his own offi ce is in constant use, since it enables
vivid presentations and discussions to be conducted close-up. “Generally,
a colleague presents his or her results, and then we discuss them and
enter additions or changes directly in the document using the touch
screen, so that they can be seen by everyone. The fi nal result is then
saved and sent to all participants,” says Professor Vogl, explaining how
the team works with the PN-L601B.
The professor‘s fi nal conclusion refl ects his altogether positive experience:
“I can only recommend Sharp monitors, in particular the touchscreen,
for everyone who normally uses blackboards or whiteboards in
the teaching and training professions. Without any major diffi culties in
adapting working methods, these monitors permit interactive tuition,
deliver brilliant picture quality and are always clean and ready for use.
They also take up very little space whilst providing endless capacity for
content, through the ability to scroll the documents.”
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Due to the brilliant picture quality the use of Sharp displays in seminar rooms
is preferred.
Munich Technical University (Technische Universität München – TUM)
TUM is one of the biggest technical universities in Germany and is one of Germany‘s renowned
top universities, offering a total of 137 degree courses. The TUM also incorporates
the Walter Schottky Institute, which has ultra-modern semiconductor laboratories that are
also used by several TUM faculties. The Institute has four main faculties with a total staff
of about 150 people and is considered one of the world‘s leading research institutes for
research and development in innovative semiconductor nanostructures.
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Sharp’s operations in Germany and Austria. Sharp is among the world’s leading developers
and manufacturers of LCD technology and digital core technologies which play a signifi cant role
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