Display and Projection

Prysm Exhibits Cascade Collaboration Solutions and 4K UHD Capabilities

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Prysm Cascade 190

At InfoComm 2014, Prysm shows its line of Cascade Collaboration solutions, and for the first time in North America, its 4K UHD video wall.

Available in two standard configurations, 117” and 190” displays, the touch-enabled Cascade-series video walls allow users to display, share, reposition, resize, annotate and edit all types of content on screen. Inputs can include PCs, mobile devices, video conferencing and content stored locally or in the cloud.

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Matrox MuraControl 3.0 for Windows Video Wall Management

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VuWall2

Matrox Graphics Inc. announced the availability of Matrox MuraControl 3.0 for Windows video wall management software for Mura MPX-based video walls.

Top new features include the ability to render HTML5 feeds such as social media, weather and stock market data and the ability to add multi-lingual Unicode text overlays across individual source windows or the entire video wall.

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Christie Introduces High Resolution LED Tiles

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Christie LED Tiles

Christie expands its line of high brightness tiled displays with the InfoComm introduction of the Christie Velvet line of built-to-order, high resolution indoor LED panels.

Seamless when integrated and available in various pixel pitches, Christie’s LED tiles are suited to various indoor applications such as retail, casinos, museums, corporate lobbies and control room environments—where 24/7/365 reliability is required.

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Christie GS: A Series of Laser Phosphor Projectors

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Christie GS Series

The Christie GS Series of laser phosphor projectors debuted at InfoComm 2014.

Using laser phosphor illumination, the Christie GS Series provides 20,000 hours of operation and eliminates the need for lamp and filter replacements.

The solid state illumination, high-resolution, 1-chip DLP laser-diode projectors come in WXGA, HD and WUXGA resolutions and provide a cost-effective solution with color matching and optional blending and warping for curved surfaces.

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World’s First WUXGA Portable LCD Projector

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Panasonic PT-DZ16K

At InfoComm 2014, Panasonic unveils the PT-VZ570N, “the world’s first WUXGA portable LCD projector.” Thanks to 7000 hours lamp/filter life cycle, the PT-VZ570N offers a low TCO.

In an era of growing wireless and BYOD (Bring-Your-Own-Device) solutions, making a WUXGA portable LCD makes sense.

Also highlighted at the show was the 3-chip DLP projector, Panasonic PT-DZ16K-- a 1080p-compatible, high-performance, full-HD projector promoted for its compact body, durability and low TCO. It is designed for a wide range of large venue applications requiring high brightness and long-term operation.

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Digital Projection Unveils 4K Laser Illumination Combo

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INSIGHT LASER 4K Projector

Calling it “World’s First 10,000 & 12,000 Lumen Solid State Laser Projector,” Digital Projection International’s new INSIGHT LASER 4K projector is a 20,000-hours, no-lamp laser projector.

Aimed at simulation, visualization, entertainment, house of worship and large-screen applications, DPI says the INSIGHT LASER 4K has been developed with a ‘Set it and Forget it’ directive, delivering a simpler user experience. And, by bypassing regular lamp replacement cycles, nearly all lifetime costs for the INSIGHT are incurred at time of purchase.

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Daktronics Partners with Ocean

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Ocean and Newcastle

Daktronics partners with Ocean to provide the first digital roadside screen installed in Newcastle located in the city's highest traffic area. It is also the first installation of an outdoor fully-encapsulated surface mount diode (SMD) video display, featuring 3-in-1 LED technology, in the UK.

Mark Bracey, Development Director at Ocean says, "As a 10 mm encapsulated screen, this latest addition to our portfolio was the first of its kind in the UK and was the perfect fit for expanding our iconic digital footprint across the UK. Both I and our Operations Director, John Kilfeather, visited the factory at Brookings, and were impressed with the operation which helped secure our decision to use this outstanding screen."

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Salford Council: £5m Win on Advertising Arch over M602 Motorway

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Salford Arch

Britain's first motorway arch purpose-built for digital advertising will earn the local city council of Salford £5m, paid over ten years. The struggling town, which this year is making £25m worth of cuts and shedding 300 jobs, will be paid by JCDecaux as the structure is going up on council owned land. And the city is enthusiastically referring to the advertising sign as “a landmark.”

To be completed in spring 2015, the £2m archway will go up over the M602 motorway where it be seen by more than 80,000 drivers zipping by every day.

The arch spans 37 metres across the motorway and will be double-sides of 18 metres wide and five metres tall.

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JCDecaux’s Tesco SmartScreen Channel Goes Live

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Tesco SmartScreen

JCDecaux’s new Tesco SmartScreen channel is now live across 400 Tesco stores nationwide.

Defined as an intelligent screen powered by “Dunnhumby” insight (the supermarket's data division is an entity called Dunnhumby), SmartScreen is an insight-driven digital network of screens that JCDecaux predicts will transform the future of digital Outdoor advertising.

In a series of media firsts, SmartScreen will enable optimised scheduling based on audience behaviour/sales and introduce ratings as its new currency.

Backed by CAPTAIn, JCDecaux’s new scheduling system, SmartScreen will optimise the delivery of a brand’s campaign across the network by automatically increasing or reducing the frequency of display, targeting customers according to their shopping behaviour. CAPTAIn accesses audience insight to display creatives at the optimal time for each individual campaign.

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