Display and Projection

Large-scale Multi-user, Multi-touch Displays

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NanoMarkets estimates touch-screen displays will grow in market revenue from $2.2 billion USD in 2010 to $3.4 billion in 2014, and that digital signage and computer monitors will account for the fastest-growing segments in this market.

Finnish MultiTouch Ltd., developer of the world’s first modular multi-touch LCD screen for large-scale displays, will demo its latest innovations in large-scale multiuser, multitouch displays for digital signage applications in London, October 13-15.

MultiTouch will show both table and wall configurations of the first large-scale multitouch product for the digital signage industry (its recently-introduced Multitouch Cell 46: Advanced, a 46” display that, at only 30 cm (12“) deep, and 37 kg (82 pounds), is designed for standard VESA mounting for more flexible public installation).

Already, brands such as T-Mobile, Lincoln Motors, and others are developing public multitouch displays for their customers, in retail environments, public spaces, and trade show venues.

Says MultiTouch, “Our latest product directly addresses the touchpoints of digital signage, augmented reality, and networked collaboration in ways that were not possible even earlier this year.”

The MultiTouch Cell 46: Advanced is designed for high-resolution HD applications, and can be programmed for sophisticated augmented reality applications, including 2D barcode, tag, and marker readers.

Go MultiTouch YouTube channel

Want to go to the demo? Email London Demo

Displays in the Cloud?

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LG Electronics cuts a partnership deal with Microsoft that introduces monitors integrated with Microsoft software. The monitors will function as virtual computers, allowing multiple users to run programs off a single standard PC.

LG and Microsoft Make Cloud Monitors

This LG/Microsoft alliance will primarily target the market for virtualization solutions for educational institutions, aiming to lead the segment with 25% market share in 2012. The segment is expected to grow by more than 50% every year, reaching 6 million units in 2012 and 20 million units in 2015.

LG and Microsoft will also team up to introduce monitors for cloud computing, so users can access data and software over the Internet. LG thinks the cloud computing monitor market will expand to 12 million units in 2012.

This brings a new dimension in the way we have to look at displays: intelligent, IP-connected displays with embedded software and access to apps can alter digital signage, corporate display as well as other applications.

Go LG and Microsoft in Monitors

Slim Bezel Line for Video Walls

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AD Notam CEDIA2010

Engineered and designed by ad notam for digital signage video wall installations, the 3mm and 5mm Slim Bezel Line is equipped with a variety of input and output ports, allowing up to 24 panels to be connected, creating one video wall image.

The Slim Bezel Line allows for the 46.0” LCD panels to be connected both vertically and horizontally. Whether you chose a portrait or landscape video image, the seam between the panels will be almost a meager 6-8mm width.

The ad notam 3mm and 5mm bezels in addition to enhanced picture quality with high brightness, high contrast and a wide viewing angle. Ad notam’s patented DOG (Direct-on-Glass) mounting system allows for multipanel flush-fitted installation onto a single 2000mm over 3150mm mirror or glass panel.

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NEC Adds 16:4 Aspect Ratio LCD to Digital Signage Line

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 NEC Display announces a unique addition to its X Series, a 43-inch X431BT bar-type (for lack of a better term) display with 1920x480 native resolution and 700 cd/m² maximum brightness.

Everyone, including NEC, has 16:9 LCDs for DS applications, but not everyone is looking at different, unique sized applications. This is a flat panel, direct-view LCD monitor that's basically a long, thin strip.

The X431BT includes DisplayPort, HDMI and DVI-D connectivity, capability to be mounted in both landscape and portrait orientation, includes Picture in Picture (PIP), Picture on Picture (POP) and side-by-side display modes and two inputs can be displayed simultaneously in any of the modes by either maintaining one aspect ratio or evenly stretching both images to fill each half of the screen.

Go NEC X431BT

Insider View of Christie MicroTiles

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Bob Rushby, CTO of Christie DigitalOur sister publication rAVe USA were given an hour with Bob Rushby, CTO of Christie Digital and inventor of the MicroTiles.

If you ever wondered how these MicroTiles work, you should watch these videos in this order:

Go What are MicroTiles?

Go How do MicroTiles Work?

Go What can you do with MicroTiles and is it Green?

Go Christie’s own InfoComm display using MicroTiles