The CommBox Interactive Neo is a 65-inch 4K interactive touchscreen built around a single design choice: leave the operating system off the panel. There is no embedded Android, no logins, no background processes, and no firmware-borne attack surface to manage. The user plugs in a laptop or room PC and works. Built-in tools (whiteboard, annotation, USB save) live on the firmware itself.
For SMB and mid-market customers running Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms or Google Meet, Neo gives a predictable, repeatable display under a 5-year AU/NZ swap-out warranty. The 4K IPS panel, 40-point infrared touch and 100 W USB-C input cover the common BYOD scenario without dongles, and three SKU variants (standard, Edge, Max) let procurement step up the hardening for security-sensitive environments. CommBox is an Australian-designed brand with a CommBox Experience Centre in Auckland for local support.
Where it fits
- Corporate meeting rooms running Microsoft Teams Rooms or Zoom Rooms — Neo pairs with a room PC or OPS slot-in compute and stays out of the way — no separate display OS to patch, no second login for end users. Predictable rollouts at fleet scale.
- Education — classrooms, training rooms, lecture theatres — Plug-and-play for any teacher’s laptop; whiteboard and annotation tools built-in for spontaneous teaching moments. 5-year warranty matches a typical school refresh cycle.
- Government, defence and security-conscious enterprise — The Edge and Max variants let IT and security teams remove the on-board firmware layer and physically lock down the ports — for spaces where standard interactive displays are not approved.
- Hot-desking and collaboration spaces — No personalisation to clean up between users; the screen returns to a known-good state on disconnect. Wireless sharing via CommBox Connect Lite for ad-hoc BYOD.
Features
- OS-free architecture (no Android, no Wi-Fi on board)
- 4K IPS panel with anti-glare tempered glass (350 cd/m²)
- 40-point infrared touch with 2 mm accuracy and ≤10 ms response
- 100 W USB-C input (rear)
- Compatible with Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms and Google Meet Rooms
- Dual front-facing 20 W speakers + S/PDIF optical out
Specifications
General
- Manufacturer
- CommBox Pty Ltd (designed in Australia)
- Model
- Interactive Neo 65"
- SKUs (65" variants)
- CBIN65 — standard (NEOCORE firmware) CBIN65EDG — Secure Firmware Only (no NEOCORE OS) CBIN65MAX — Secure Firmware + physical Port Cover
- Product category
- Commercial interactive touchscreen display (BYOD / room-PC driven)
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
- Available sizes (Neo line)
- 65" (CBIN65), 75" (CBIN75), 86" (CBIN86)
Display
- Screen size and type
- 65" LCD IPS 4K UHD
- Resolution and refresh
- 3,840 × 2,160 @ 60 Hz
- Active display area
- 1,428 × 803 mm
- Backlight
- D-LED
- Brightness (typical max)
- 350 cd/m²
- Contrast ratio
- 1,200:1
- Colour depth
- 1.07 billion colours
- Viewing angle
- 178°
- Response time
- 8 ms
- LED backlight lifespan
- Greater than 30,000 hours
- Front glass
- 3.2 mm tempered, Mohs 7 hardness, anti-glare
Touch & Interactivity
- Touch technology
- Infrared recognition
- Touch points
- 40
- Touch accuracy
- 2 mm
- Touch response time
- ≤ 10 ms
- Touch resolution
- 32,768 × 32,768 px
- Touch tools supported
- Finger, passive stylus, eraser
- Styluses included
- 2 × dual-tip styluses
Audio
- Speakers
- Dual front-facing 2 × 20 W
- Optical audio out
- S/PDIF (optical)
- Line audio out
- 3.5 mm jack
Connectivity & Interfaces
- HDMI in (rear)
- 2 × HDMI 2.1
- HDMI out
- 1 × HDMI 2.0
- DisplayPort
- 1 × DisplayPort 1.4
- USB-C (rear)
- 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 with 100 W Power Delivery
- USB-C (front)
- 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 with 65 W Power Delivery
- USB-C (top)
- 1 × USB 3.0
- USB-C out
- 1 × USB 3.0
- USB-A (rear)
- 3 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 + 1 × USB 2.0
- USB-A (front / top)
- 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (front), 1 × USB 3.0 (top)
- USB-B touch (rear)
- 3 × USB 3.0
- LAN
- 1 × RJ45 in + 1 × RJ45 out, 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps, Wake-on-LAN supported
- Serial control
- 1 × RS232
- OPS slot
- 1 × OPS (for optional Windows or Android slot-in PC)
- Wi-Fi / Bluetooth
- None — by design (OS-free / on-board wireless not present)
Computing & Software
- Built-in OS
- None — secure by design. Firmware delivers Simple Whiteboard, annotation, USB save and Power Scheduling.
- Firmware (CBIN65)
- NEOCORE — minimal firmware delivering on-board interactive tools
- Firmware (CBIN65EDG / MAX)
- Hardened secure firmware build (no NEOCORE OS layer) for security-sensitive deployments
- Host requirement
- External PC, laptop or OPS slot-in PC required to run any software / OS
- OS compatibility (host)
- Windows, macOS, ChromeOS, Linux
- Wireless sharing
- CommBox Connect Lite included (same-network sharing)
- Built-in tools
- Simple Whiteboard, annotation over any connected source, USB save (PDF / image), Power Scheduling
- Room platform compatibility
- Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms, Google Meet Rooms
Security & Compliance
- Security posture
- OS-free design — no background processes, no on-board Wi-Fi, no telemetry to vendor
- CBIN65EDG (Edge variant)
- Secure Firmware Only build — for environments where even the minimal NEOCORE layer is not permitted
- CBIN65MAX (Max variant)
- Secure Firmware + physical Port Cover — restricts physical port access
- Recommended for
- Government, defence, finance, healthcare, education spaces requiring predictable, offline-capable operation
- Vendor security resource
- commbox.com.au/cyber (CommBox cyber-security & AI posture)
Power & Environment
- Operating power consumption
- 145 W
- Standby power consumption
- ≤ 0.5 W
- Power supply
- Not specified by vendor on public datasheet (confirm at quote)
- Sustainability
- Power Scheduling for after-hours energy management
Physical
- Dimensions (W × H × D)
- 1,491 × 898 × 99 mm
- Weight
- 31.58 kg (panel only)
- VESA mount pattern
- 600 × 400 mm
- Wall bracket
- Included with CBIN65 base configuration (via Ricoh South Pacific / distribution channel — confirm at quote)
- Colour / finish
- Not specified by vendor on public datasheet
Warranty & Support
- Standard warranty
- 5-year AU/NZ swap-out warranty
- Support channel
- CommBox Australia / NZ help desk — same-day response if logged before 3 pm AEST
- Local NZ presence
- CommBox Experience Centre — The Hangar Catalina Bay, 2/2 Boundary Road, Hobsonville, Auckland — phone +64 9 801 6765