Miami, FL - August 2015… As a nondenominational house
of worship with a contemporary vibe, Miami Vineyard Community Church is
neighborhood focused and offers its congregation a wide range of programs.
Services are engaging and employ both live music and extensive use of video and
multimedia. To help keep their services vibrant in their new sanctuary, the
church relies on three large video screens that receive their images from three
EIP-HDT30 HD widescreen projectors drawn from the catalog of Santa Margarita,
CA-based Eiki International, Inc.
Cape
Coral, FL-based Creative Sound and Lighting Solutions, LLC, an AV design/build
firm that handles audio, video, lighting, and acoustics for the commercial and
church markets, was contracted to design and implement Miami Vineyard Community
Church’s new video display system. Rob Robinson, general manager and co-owner
of Creative Sound and Lighting Solutions, managed the project. He discussed the
installation and his reasons for deploying the Eiki projectors.
Miami
Vineyard Community Church’s services are very upbeat and contemporary,” says
Robinson. “Their services are a terrific example of how to keep the
congregation—both young and old—engaged. Music ranges from hip-hop to jazz and
there’s a gospel choir that really keeps the program upbeat. The church uses
video extensively to display lyrics, images, live feeds, and a wide assortment
of other content. The church’s senior management wanted a system that offered
the flexibility to show all of the content with sharp, detailed images and
color that really grabs you. These requirements are precisely what led us to select
the Eiki EIP-HDT30s.”
To
address the requirements of the project, Robinson and the Creative Sound and
Lighting Solutions crew deployed three large screens at the rear of the stage
area into a convex shape with the curvature facing out toward the audience.
This approach enables members of the congregation to see the displays clearly
from all areas of the sanctuary. All three Eiki EIP-HDT30 projectors are
positioned approximately twenty feet out from the front of the stage using
standard 1.5-inch pipe, which protrudes down about two feet from the ceiling.
When
queried about those attributes that made the Eiki EIP-HDT30 widescreen
projectors the ideal solution for the project, Robinson offered the following
thoughts. “First of all, the projector is extremely reliable proof in terms of
its performance and the images it projects with its 7500:1 contrast ratio are
nothing short of exceptional. Equally important, the projector’s full HD 1080p
resolution and 8000 lumens brightness in this very controlled environment with
almost zero ambient light results in picture quality that is absolutely
world-class. I should also note that the fans—there are six in each unit—are
very quiet. This is an important consideration because when you’re hanging them
directly over the congregation, you don’t want them to distract people.”
When
designing video facilities for a project of this scale, questions inevitably
arise. When asked for his thoughts regarding Eiki International’s customer and
technical support services, Robinson offered a very upbeat assessment. “As it
turns out, I had an issue on launch day, which was a Saturday mind you,”
Robinson reports. “Simply put, the construction guys did something that’s just
not very good for one of the projectors. With about 45 minutes left before the
start of the very first service in the new building, I was on the phone with
Steve Rubery, Eiki’s National Sales Manager. He was extremely gracious. While enjoying
his weekend at home, he quickly helped me get the unit back up and running.
This level of support is rare these days and I really appreciated his
assistance. We have a great relationship because Steve shares our passion and
commitment to excellence.”
Before
turning his attention to upcoming projects, Robinson offered these parting
comments, “Since day one, the Eiki projectors at Miami Vineyard Community
Church have been nothing short of terrific. Picture quality is first-class and
they’ve been absolutely bulletproof. With the EIP-HDT30 projectors, the church
now has the IMAG (image magnification) they always wanted and they have been
extremely complimentary about their performance. With the addition of these
three projectors, Miami Vineyard now has a total of seven Eiki projectors on
the premises. Make no doubt about it, they are happy, loyal Eiki customers!”