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Sharp & Cisco

Smarter collaboration and conferencing
with Cisco collaboration devices

Connect your Sharp and NEC displays with Cisco collaboration devices using just one cable. It’s an easy way to upgrade your meetings and streamline the way you connect with your colleagues. With this plug & play solution, you can enjoy the best possible communications experience with pre-configured color settings and low latency for true lip-sync optimization on video calls. The integrated auto-switch source detection for incoming calls makes sure you’ll never miss a call during a meeting again.

The Cisco collaboration devices partner ecosystem is built on a certification program to ensure that customers get the best experience out of their Cisco collaboration devices and make integration as seamless as possible when integrating with third-party technology. Verified third-party solutions meet Cisco’s high standards for delivering high quality and ease of use.


Cisco Verified Collaboration Devices
Cisco Touch 10 control unit on a boardroom table with two Sharp and NEC displays hanging on the boardroom wall for video conferencing

Benefits of combining Sharp & NEC displays with Cisco collaboration devices

  • Plug & play setup via 1x HDMI cable to the screen
  • Auto input change for incoming calls
  • Low latency mode for better lip sync
  • Optimized color pre-set for presentation and video conferencing
  • Switch off/on the display automatically

With professional brightness and haze levels, you can now let the daylight into your meeting without compromising picture quality or clarity. Sharp and NEC displays, with high quality standards and sleek design, provide a natural match to the Cisco Room Kits. The portfolio of certified screens fits any meeting scenario, which together with the Cisco collaboration devices, can bring video conferencing to rooms of all sizes, from huddle spaces to extra-large boardrooms and team rooms. The Cisco Touch 10 control unit makes starting and controlling your meeting environments intuitive and straightforward with just a touch of your finger. Think smarter meetings, smarter collaborations, and smarter presentations.

The Sharp and NEC displays listed below have been tested by Cisco for compatibility and robustness of their video interfaces, optical characteristics, and basic security practices. When connected to a Cisco collaboration device they automatically reconfigure with the verified optimal configuration.

Testing of the display includes:

  • Image quality: The certification aims to ensure both the intrinsic image quality (white point, gamma, contrast, luminance) of a display as well as uniformity of the image and consistency between different displays.
  • Latency: Minimal time until an HDMI signal gets emitted as light to ensure as little lag as possible and synchronization with audio.
  • Standby reliability: To ensure power savings, the display must go to standby mode and wake up in due time when commanded by a Cisco device.
  • No user interaction: The certification ensures that no user interaction, for example input source selection, is required and that users are not prompted nor disturbed by pop up messages.
  • Self-configuration: Certified displays recognize Cisco devices and consequently auto configure with Cisco’s required settings.
  • Secure connection: Certified displays must be upgradable and must not attempt to stream content elsewhere than to a Cisco device.

Additional testing is required for interactive displays. Interactive displays coupled with a Cisco device will have to behave similarly to a Cisco Board and include compatibility with Microsoft touch experiences. The tests include compatibility with USB as well as the displays built-in gestures and functions.

Cisco verified Sharp & NEC interactive displays

Find out more about the Cisco collaboration devices certification program:

Cisco collaboration devices certification program (webex.com)

Download the Sharp/NEC Cisco Partnership Brochure:

Sharp Cisco Partnership