By Dan Daley Special to InfoComm International It’s sometimes hard to reconcile the putative mission of a church with what has become the technically sophisticated entertainment experience inside many of them. But irony hasn’t stopped many houses of worship from pursuing ambitious AV technology strategies in an era when video dominates media of all types. […]

So ya, thought ya, might like to go to the show… The year was 1979 when Pink Floyd, one of the most revolutionary bands in history, released one of the most powerful albums in history. It set records, trends — it was, and still is, unmatched by any other band in rock music. Roger Waters, […]

Mitsubishi’s newest display wall cube is in the form of a 60” Slim Cube with a “near-zero bezel.” The rear-projection LED display cube measures only 20.5 inches deep, which is approximately 26 percent slimmer than Mitsubishi Electric’s similarly sized, conventional rear-projection LED display cubes. Additionally, depending on how it is installed, the footprint depth of […]

MultiTouch’s new iWall will be at InfoComm as a 16′ by 9′ turnkey interactive video wall driven by Bluescape, a cloud-based visual collaborative workspace provider. Both MultiTaction iWall and Bluescape’s solution utilize the MultiTaction Cell 55” with Ultra-Thin Bezel displays as the hardware platform but they’re pushing the application as “the thing.” Bluescape’s software allows […]

Barco will launch a new range of tiled, ultra-narrow bezel LCD video walls at InfoComm. The Full-HD (1080p) 46” and 55” LCD panels, with light outputs spec’d at 700 and 500 cd/m², address the needs of customers in a wide range of applications, such as control rooms, broadcast, signage, meeting rooms and rental & staging. […]

Peerless-AV has announced what it says is the world’s thinnest video wall mount — the SmartMount Slim Video Wall Mount (DS-VW755S). Measuring 1.87 inches, the SmartMount DS-VW755S when combined with ultra thin displays offers the ability to install a video wall system that protrudes no further than 4″ from the wall, making the solution ADA […]

Planar Systems has introduced the Clarity Matrix Video Wall Calculator, a free, online tool that they say simplifies the video wall selection process by simulating for users what their Clarity Matrix LCD Video Wall will look like even before they make the purchase by enabling users to configure a LCD video wall for their project, […]

Perhaps no other technology is as poised to be used in more churches than LED. Seemingly the perfect balance of functionality, size, cost of operation and product lifespan, LED is almost perfect for the house of worship market. LED Is Everywhere Once reserved for those in the rarified atmosphere of near-unlimited budgets, LED technology has […]

Located at GE Digital Energy’s new Canadian Headquarters in Markham, Ontario, Canada, the Customer Experience Center (CEC) is a facility promoting GE’s energy grid solutions. The CEC features a 175-tile, 60-foot curved Prysm LPD video wall, Extron Quantum Elite Processor, control by the presenter’s iPad/wall-mounted Crestron, powerful multi-zoned audio system and touch panels. Background GE […]

Among the products at Christie’s booth at DSE this year are its MicroTiles with the Christie Interactivity Kit; a technology preview of the new Christie QuadHD84P flat panel designed for both landscape and portrait modes; and Christie’s latest 46-inch ultra-narrow bezel LCD multipurpose flat panel. Building upon the features of the existing Christie QuadHD84 with […]

Delta’s WX series display made it’s EMEA debut at ISE this week. Using Delta’s unique Extreme Short Throw 1080p projectors and blending technology, the WX displays create what the company calls a “seamless digital canvas” with resolutions up to 7 megapixels for visualization applications. In addition it has one-button control over power, sources and calibration. […]

Barco’s new OverView Seamless Videowall (OSV) series is a large panoramic seamless canvas that can display a mix of data and video in high quality without the distraction of seams or bezels. This curved display suits the visualization needs of a multitude of applications — from crisis operations rooms, to brainstorming and planning rooms, to […]

This week Planar announced the next generation of its Clarity Matrix LCD video wall system, featuring what the company is calling its new G2 Architecture. This new version features several feature upgrades that integrators will appreciate, including a thinner bezel, fewer cables and easier service. The tiled bezel width of the display is now just […]

Delta has launched a new MiniNOC, billed as a complete display solution that combines a wide screen display with a multi-source video wall controller. Delta’s MiniNOC displays are targeted to small, low-cost yet mission-critical control room requirements. Using Delta’s megapixel video displays and a MiniCON video wall controller, MiniNOC is basically a turn-key packaged solution […]

Christie is expanding its line-up of high-brightness, LED video wall cubes with the introduction of the Christie Entero HB 70″ HD front-access cube. These front-access cubes are aimed at environments that have space limitations. These also appear to have the narrowest screen gaps in the industry (only 0.2 to 1.7 mm nominal space between screens […]

Christie added a 46″ LCD cube to its line today in the form of the FHD461-X, a 1920×1080 resolution direct LED-lit LCD that’s specified at 4000:1 contrast ratio and with a brightness of 700 nits (cd/m2). The bezel on this LCD is only 0.13″ (3.4 millimeters) — top/left — and 0.08″ (2.0 millimeters) — bottom/right. […]

Live band bar Le 2 Pierrots is a real institution of Old Montreal’s nightlife. Established in 1974 in an old building dating back from the 1700s, Le 2 Pierrots was looking to rejuvenate the environment and make it more modern while also staying connected to its historic roots. A six-screen, horizontal video wall was installed […]

Barco has just released two new rear-projection video wall cubes in the OverView M series. The OverView MVL-621 and OverView MVL-721 are industry-standard modules with full HD resolution and screen diameters of 60” and 70”, respectively. These 16:9 models complete the OverView M series, which already features three 4:3 models. Barco’s OverView M series is […]

        To see a list of all the awards we are giving as part of our 2013 rAVe Best of InfoComm awards, click here. To see all our of InfoComm 2013 coverage, click here. Best New VideoWall Product (tie): Just Add Power’s HD/IP Gear and Planar Mosaic Just Add Power’s HD/IP Gear: […]

Delta Products, known for its pre-configured video wall line, has just announced the company’s new WX series of video wall displays using ultra short throw front projection with embedded edge blending. A complete turnkey system, according to Delta, the WX series video walls can be assembled in under an hour, with free-standing options available in […]

It’s really not that long ago when people in this sector were pretty giddy to even see a digital signage screen or two  integrated into the back wall of a hotel reception desk. Now, with dropping prices and better technology, digital signage can BE the back wall. David Levin, the president of Four Winds Interactive, […]

At InfoComm, Sharp showed what they say is the world’s thinnest bezel LCD display – with a bezel that is only 2.4mm thick. The new display, the PN-V601, is a 60” professional LCD monitor with LED backlighting. The PN-V601 will be introduced to the Japanese market in August 2010. There’s not a ton of information […]

Planar announced at ISE last month the Clarity LED Series rear projection video wall displays, meant for control room video walls that require 24/7 reliability. The displays provide what Planar says is “maintenance-free solid state illumination,” with up to eight times the life of traditional lamps The Clarity LED Series includes the 70-inch c70HD-LED (1920X1080 […]

Planar Systems, Inc., a worldwide leader in specialty display solutions, today announced its Clarity™ LED Series rear projection video wall displays, ideal for government, military, energy, utilities, traffic and broadcast control room video walls that require 24/7 reliability and brilliant life-like images.  Combining Planar’s exclusive Clarity NaturalColor™ for a superior visual performance and maintenance-free solid […]

Last month, Minicom showed their new DS Vision Wall something they are dubbing an Ultra High Definition (UHD) display wall solution aimed at the in-store retail signage market. The DS Vision Wall can drive up to nine displays in their native HD resolution, in any shape and configuration. It includes bezel compensation and the screens […]

CubeX Vide last week introduced what they said is the most cost-effective 2×2 and 3×3 video wall controllers yet to hit the market. These are stand-alone systems, without a PC, that turn new or existing plasma or LCD monitors into video walls.  The video wall controller accepts analog (VGA) or digital (DVI or HDMI) signal […]