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If you are planning to purchase an audience response system, there are a number of things you need to know.  First, you should use a wireless technology, either infrared or radio.  Infrared is fine for small rooms, audiences of 40 or fewer.  Larger than that, and you really should use a radio based audience response system.

Radio systems will actually serve audiences of up to about 10,000 people.  And, these more sophisticated platforms are also available with multi-digit support.  What's that?  It's the ability to enter more that one number, which is a limitation of most infrared systems.  You may or may not need a multi-digit audience response system.  But, if you are doing training where an 'Enter All That Apply' type question is critical, or if you are doing market research and need to prioritize lists of more than 10 items, or if you want to gather demographics by specific age, zip code, or area code then you should invest in multi-digit.

Generally, we feel that you should first choose a hardware platform, and then hunt for the most easy to use, feature rich audience response software package that you can afford.   Below are some tips for doing just that.  We also suggest that you visit our network partner, Audience Response Systems, About for a step-by-step guide to the evaluation and buying decision process.

Tips on Purchasing an Audience Response System

  • Do a needs analysis.  How many other people will use the system?  What do they need it to do?  Will they help pay for it?

  • If you need a radio based system, we recommend buying a Fleetwood Electronics product.  There's more audience response software available for the Fleetwood brand than any other.

  • Take a long hard look at software.  You may find that you need more than one package to do all that you need.  If any software company tells you that they wont sell their software unless you buy their audience response hardware, you should probably steer clear of them. 

  • It's best to buy from a company that also has a rental business, and uses the product you plan to purchase.  It is then quite likely that they will continue with new product development and will support your audience response system well into the future.

  • Get a trial version of the software.  You need to be sure that you are comfortable with it, and that it does what you need it to.

  • If you plan to take the system on the road, be sure to include hard-sided cases to protect the equipment in shipment, or as checked baggage.

  • And don't forget to make certain that training and technical support are available.

For more information, visit our partner Audience Response Systems, About

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