Christie Intros All-New Velvet Indoor LED Tiles

Christie is expanding its line of high brightness tiled displays with the introduction of the Christie Velvet line of built-to-order, high resolution indoor LED panels. Marketed as seamless to integrate and available in various pixel pitches, Christie’s LED tiles are aimed at indoor applications such as retail, casinos, museums, corporate lobbies and control room environments, […]

Christie Intros All-New Velvet Indoor LED Tiles

Do You Know What LG is Up To?

rAVe founder, Gary Kayye, caught up with LG’s Director of Signage Sales, Dan Smith, and he filled us in on all that’s going on inside one of the largest players in digital signage — including a giant 47” transparent LCD display. Watch the video here:

Do You Know What LG is Up To?

Barco LiveDots Launches Lower Cost LED screens for Retail and Advertising

Barco LiveDots’s newest LED display range is designed for entry-level outdoor branding and advertising applications. The cutting-edge T platform – currently available with 8 and 10 millimeter pixel pitch – features a unique design that eliminates the need for a custom-calibrated secondary steel structure which is required for conventional tile-based LED screens. Built on self-supporting […]

Barco LiveDots Launches Lower Cost LED screens for Retail and Advertising

Mitsubishi Intros 60” Slim Display Wall Cube

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 […]

Mitsubishi Intros 60” Slim Display Wall Cube

Barco Intros Bundled LCD video walls

Dubbed the Instant VideoWall solution, Barco is offering customers an all-in-one package (aka pre-packaged) that simplifies the configuration process dramatically and saves time and money. The Instant VideoWall is the first of Barco’s next-generation, fit-for-purpose LCD visualization platforms. These are designed to offer high level image quality and performance, simplified installation and maintenance and 24/7 […]

Barco Intros Bundled LCD video walls

MultiTaction iWall and Bluescape Visual Partner at InfoComm 2014

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 […]

MultiTaction iWall and Bluescape Visual Partner at InfoComm 2014

Barco Brings New Narrow Bezel LCDs With Embedded Processor to InfoComm

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. […]

Barco Brings New Narrow Bezel LCDs With Embedded Processor to InfoComm

Barco Intros Entry-Level Narrow-Bezel LCD displays for Tiled Video Walls

The new Barco OverView EVD-4621 is designed for use in non-24/7 environments, including meeting rooms, stores, advertising, and communications. This new model adds to Barco’s existing narrow-bezel LCD display portfolio, which now offers a solution for every application and budget. The OverView EVD-4621 is a 46” LCD that uses a 1080p native display with a […]

Barco Intros Entry-Level Narrow-Bezel LCD displays for Tiled Video Walls

Is Sony Reconsidering OLED?

Rumors have been flying today because of a story written by the Nikkei Asian Review claiming that Sony is getting out of OLED TVs to focus on 4K LCD TVs. On the other hand, we have seen reports that quote Sony as denying this development. What exactly is going on is unclear, but it is […]

Is Sony Reconsidering OLED?

Planar Rolls Out Clarity Matrix Video Wall Calculator

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, […]

Planar Rolls Out Clarity Matrix Video Wall Calculator

Delta Displays Intros New Cost-Effective LED Displays

Delta Products Corp. has announced a new line of budget-friendly LED products. The new X Series consists of 13 indoor models and nine outdoor models including 4mm, 6mm, 8mm and 10mm indoor SMD LED displays and 6mm, 8mm, 10mm and 16mm outdoor SMD LED displays. Delta says the indoor X Series LED displays deliver excellent image […]

Delta Displays Intros New Cost-Effective LED Displays

BenQ Debuts World’s First 32-Inch WQHD Monitor Designed for 3D Printing

BenQ America today introduced the BL3200PT – a 32-inch wide quad high-definition (WQHD) monitor designed specifically for 3D printing, computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM). The BL3200PT features a 2560×1440 resolution and a VA panel with a 178-degree horizontal and vertical viewing angle. Part of BenQ’s RevolutionEyes monitor series, which claims to increase user […]

BenQ Debuts World’s First 32-Inch WQHD Monitor Designed for 3D Printing

Are Curved Displays Really Necessary?

By Aldo Cugnini Display Central Earlier this year, we saw the introduction of curved displays from a growing set of manufacturers — Sony, Panasonic, LG, Samsung, Haier, Konka, to name a few — and are motivated to explore how useful (or desirable) such displays can be. The answer is somewhat complicated, involving as it usually […]

Are Curved Displays Really Necessary?

NPD DisplaySearch: LCD TV Growth Improving, As Plasma and CRT TV Disappear

Since reaching a peak in 2011, the global TV market has seen continuous declines, falling by 6 percent in 2012 and by 3 percent in 2013. LCD TV shipment growth fell into single digits in 2011, experienced its first decline in 2012, and grew by only 2 percent in 2013, which was not enough to […]

NPD DisplaySearch: LCD TV Growth Improving, As Plasma and CRT TV Disappear

PixelFLEX Intros FLEXLite LED Screen, a Cost-Effective Solutions for Permanent Installs and Small Events

LED screen manufacturer PixelFLEX has introduced the FLEXLite LED screen. Available in both indoor and outdoor options, FLEXLite was designed for clients that need an economical solution for permanent installations and lightweight event screens. The indoor version comes in pitches of 3.0, 5.2, 6.9 and 7.8 mm and is designed for tradeshows, other events and […]

PixelFLEX Intros FLEXLite LED Screen, a Cost-Effective Solutions for Permanent Installs and Small Events

Panasonic Debuts 98″ and 84″ 4K LED Displays at NAB

Panasonic this month announced two new large-format 4K (3840×2160) LED displays along with other new professional AV technologies at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show. The 98” TH-98LQ70 and 84” TH-84LQ70 4K displays are being marketed for broadcast production, digital signage, rental and staging, design and simulation as well as command and control rooms. […]

Panasonic Debuts 98″ and 84″ 4K LED Displays at NAB

Global Large Format Display Market Posts 20% Growth in 2013: Futuresource Consulting

Worldwide shipments of professional flat panel displays increased by 8 percent quarter-on-quarter in CYQ4 2013 to reach 567,000 units and finish the year with 20 percent volume growth, according to the latest research from Futuresource Consulting. “The EMEA region continues to perform well, with quarterly volume growth standing at 16 percent and market volumes reaching […]

Global Large Format Display Market Posts 20% Growth in 2013: Futuresource Consulting

Sharp Launches 4K Multi-Touch LCD

Sharp’s new PN-K322B is a commercial-grade 32″ 4K resolution (3,840×2,160 pixels) LCD monitor using its IGZO technology, the company’s first 4K res monitor using multi-touch technology. Sharp’s IGZO technology is an energy-efficient LCD that enables smaller-sized pixels; the company has a dedicated microsite that explains the technology here. Brightness is spec’d at 300 cd/m2. Inputs […]

Sharp Launches 4K Multi-Touch LCD

BenQ’s RL Series Gaming Monitors Debut

BenQ America has started shipping its 1920×1080 resolution RL2460HT monitor for gaming — perfect for RTS- and MOBA-style games, as well as fighting games — a big enough market in AV that we even have a GAMING section of articles on our website. The company is also introducing its stylish “bumble bee” black and yellow […]

BenQ’s RL Series Gaming Monitors Debut

NEP Screenworks Unveils 1×1-Meter X7-HD LED Display for Staging

NEP Screenworks has introduced the new X7-HD LED display solution — a custom-designed and purpose-built video display that’s a rugged 1-square-meter LED display panel. They can be quickly arranged in almost any configuration in indoor or outdoor events. Units in the X7-HD are framed into square modules with 16,384 pixels per module. Each pixel on […]

NEP Screenworks Unveils  1×1-Meter X7-HD LED Display for Staging

4K For Under $2K

By Jeff Hastings CEO, BrightSign True 4K is spectacular — as good as a top quality printed poster. One of the bigger myths out there right now is that 4K is too expensive. That may have been true in the past, but the price point for 4K is dropping very fast! Most digital signage content […]

4K For Under $2K

Organically Certified Displays: OLED May Become Cheaper (And More Organic)

Recent research has discovered a new approach to Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) that may reduce or eliminate the need for the rare (and costly) metals needed to manufacture OLED displays. Thanks to collaborative research at Regensburg, University of Bonn, University of Utah, and MIT — the cost and impact of OLED displays will be […]

Organically Certified Displays: OLED May Become Cheaper (And More Organic)

Panasonic Debuts New Lamp-Free Projector, Weatherproof Display, Status Monitoring Software and More at DSE 2014

At DSE, Panasonic demonstrated its newest offerings, including the PT-RZ670U lamp-free projector, TH-47LFX60U ruggedized and weatherproof outdoor display, TH-47LFV5U video wall display and ET-SWA100 status-monitoring software. The PT-RZ670U is a lamp-free projector that uses a 1-chip DLP laser projector specified at 6,000 lumens and 20,000 hours of operation. Equipped with DIGITAL LINK (Panasonic’s branding for […]

Panasonic Debuts New Lamp-Free Projector, Weatherproof Display, Status Monitoring Software and More at DSE 2014

Smart TV Still the Wild West?

By Paul Gagnon The first Smart TVs shipped more than three years ago, and have been an area of intense focus by many of the TV industry leaders, highlighting CES booths alongside other developments such as 3D and 4K. But with all the time that has passed, there has not been a significant amount of […]

Smart TV Still the Wild West?

BARCO Sees Vision for Social Media Command and Control Systems

Command and control systems have traditionally been designed, built and marketed towards governments, utilities and security applications where 24/7/365 monitoring could mean the difference between life and death. But Barco’s Senior VP and GM Industrial & Government Jacques Bertrand explained that the future of command and control includes corporate social media marketing and monitoring as […]

BARCO Sees Vision for Social Media Command and Control Systems

NEC’s 4K Makes World Debuted at ISE

We headed over to the NEC Display stand here at Integrated Systems Europe to see two of its newest products and one turned out to be a debut — the first time it was shown anywhere. NEC’s 4K resolution 84” LED-lit LCD monitor, the X841UHD, was mounted vertically in the NEC booth and included a […]

NEC’s 4K Makes World Debuted at ISE

Lighthouse Shows LED-Wrapped Mini Cooper Car

Here at ISE, we’ve spotted one of the most creative applications for flexible LED technology — wrapping a car (a Mini Cooper, in fact). Lighthouse has one of the largest line of outdoor LED signage systems in the world and now the company has introduced a set of flexible LEDs. And, flexible LEDs are finding […]

Lighthouse Shows LED-Wrapped Mini Cooper Car

Philips Signage Solutions at ISE 2014

MMD, the technology company and brand license partner for Philips Signage Solutions, announced new and updated products that will be displayed at this year’s ISE. Utilizing Smart Technology and innovation, Philips Signage Solutions has developed and improved products in the many applications where clear imaging and signage are crucial. The SmartCollection, comprising smart innovations to […]

Philips Signage Solutions at ISE 2014

MultiTouch Debuts MultiTaction iWall Aimed at Corporate AV

MultiTouch has announced the new MultiTaction iWall, a 16’x8′ interactive video wall specified at 24-megapixel resolution. The MultiTaction iWall is made up of twelve 55” ultra-thin bezel MultiTaction displays that are in a flush, frameless design. MultiTaction iWall utilizes MultiTouch’s co-called 200 fps CVTS (computer vision through screen) touch tracking that delivers industry-leading responsiveness to […]

MultiTouch Debuts MultiTaction iWall Aimed at Corporate AV

Barco LiveDots Intros LCD-based Indoor and Outdoor Advertisement Kiosks

Barco LiveDots has expanded its portfolio with a new family of LCD-based advertisement kiosks. Targeted to the retail and advertising market, the brand-new range consists of five displays. Available as single- or double-sided displays for both floor- and wall-mounted setups, the LCD55ix (indoor, 55 inch), LCD55ox (outdoor, 55 inch), LCD72ix (indoor, 72 inch) and LCD72ox […]

Barco LiveDots Intros LCD-based Indoor and Outdoor Advertisement Kiosks

A Simple Digital Signage Solution for Grocery Stores

I met Rudolf Tale today, the head of international business for a company called Online Software, AG. They had one of the coolest digital signage products I’ve seen in a while — aimed at grocery store shelves. It’s an LCD-based display that replaces the old, traditional paper labels that usually make the item and price […]

A Simple Digital Signage Solution for Grocery Stores

Coating Ordinary Glass: New Transparent Display

Researchers at MIT have come up with a new approach that could have significant advantages over existing systems for transparent displays. The new system embeds nanoparticles in the transparent material. These tiny particles can be tuned to scatter only certain wavelengths, or colors, or light, while letting all the rest pass right through. The glass […]

Coating Ordinary Glass: New Transparent Display