Display and Projection

PixelFLEX Intros FLEXLite LED Screen

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FLEXLite

LED screen manufacturer PixelFLEX introduces the FLEXLite LED screen. Available in both indoor and outdoor options, FLEXLite aims for for clients who 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 targeting tradeshows, events and signage. Where FLEXLite really outdistances the competition, says the maker, is its ability to translate for televised and filmed events where (because of its extremely high refresh rate) FLEXLite is camera-friendly.

In outdoor situations like advertising and large music or sporting events, the company says FLEXLite is bright enough to compete with sunlight. A dedicated outdoor product that comes in both blowthrough and non-blowthrough designs allows the customer to have even more creative control. It is manufactured in pitches of 6.25, 8.9 and 12.0 mm with brightness of 5,000 nits.

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AUO Shows Ultra HD Curved Panels

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AUO’s Curves

AUO demonstrates a lineup of 42”- to 65” Ultra HD curved LCD TV displays with wide color gamut at the China Information Technology Expo & China Optoelectronics Display Expo 2014 show in Shenzhen, China.

AUO says the curved panels feature over 100% NTSC color saturation and super narrow bezel. The company believes the curved design fits viewing habits of human eyes, creating a concave screen that offers a wider viewing angle and immersive viewing experience.

Regarding professional monitor displays, AUO will debut 27” and 32” curved LCD panels featuring high contrast, wide viewing angle AMVA technology, and super narrow bezel design.

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Unilumin Ultra HD LED Enters Control Room Market

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Unilumin Ultra HD LED display

DLP and LCD video walls have monopolized control room market for long time. Now, says Unilumin, Ultra HD LED display have come to capture this market, leveraging on LED’s features (seamless images, bezel-free, low maintenance cost and long lifespan).

Recently Unilumin deployed its UTV1.9 ultra HD LED display at the traffic monitor and command center in Shandong Province, China. The company sees this as an example of the LED video wall entering control room market.

Before this project, Unilumin executed more than 20 projects in control room applications in China and abroad, including railway dispatch center, military command center, police monitor and command center, utility assets monitor center, etc.

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Christie MicroTiles Wall Installed at L’Oréal

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L’Oréal Paris

Christie announces a significant installation of MicroTiles at the Paris headquarters of L’Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company.

Having worked with Wilmotte & associés on the design for the renovation of their headquarters, L’Oréal were looking to create a display environment that reflected the group’s vision and its level of excellence for their new entrance lobby which now joins their two main buildings together.

Aurelien Grocq, project manager at Labeyrie & associés, was responsible for the technical design and the management of the wall project. He said, “Before the project went out to tender, we worked with L’Oréal to test prototypes of screens and tiles. One of the reasons that they finally selected Christie MicroTiles was that they provided better picture quality – richer colours and truer levels of black. In addition, the tiles were only 26 cms in depth so they fitted perfectly in the architectural design of the hall.”

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Madrid Stock Exchange Partners with Wavetec

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Madrid

One of Spain’s oldest financial institutions, Madrid Stock Exchange recently installed state of the art LED display solutions to display information such as the rates, prices, shares, companies, news, videos, greeting messages and other market statistical data.

This project collaboration including Wavtec, BME (Bolsas y Mercados Españoles), Telefónica and InfoBolsa took less than two months for production, delivery, installation and commissioning.

The solution consist of 19 meters Full Color Ticker and the use of Wavetec’s Information Display Solution integrated with Madrid´s own data feed to show information such as the rates, prices, shares, companies, news and other market statistical data.

BME with over 20 subsidiaries is one of the most prominent operators of all stock markets and financial institutions in Spain namely Madrid, Barcelona, Bilbao and Valencia. InfoBolsa being a subsidiary of BME partnered in offering their services in data feed and design followed by Wavetec who supplied complete hardware and software solution and helped Telefónica in installing and integrating the LED ticker.

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Four Input HDCP-Compliant Scaler with DTP Extension

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Extron IN1604 DTP

Extron Electronics introduces the IN1604 DTP, an HDCP-compliant scaler with three HDMI inputs, a universal analog video input, and a DTP output, in a compact 1U, half rack enclosure.

The IN1604 DTP is for installation beneath conference tables and in lecterns to provide localized switching support for sources such as presenter devices, as well as signal extension up to 330 feet (100 meters) over shielded CATx cable to reach a wall or ceiling-mounted display.

The IN1604 DTP provides the convenience of fast and reliable automatic switching, along with a high performance scaling engine that converts HDMI and analog video sources. The IN1604 DTP also includes a host of audio processing features and many versatile options for control and configuration.

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Vivitek D6000 Series Large Venue Projectors

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 DX6831

If you missed this at ISE 2014, Vivitek unveiled three of its next generation large venue projectors. The DX6831 has XGA resolution (DW6851 and DU6871 feature WXGA and WUXGA resolution respectively). All models come with 3D capability and HDBaseT.

The DX6831 (as well as the DW6851 and DU6871) is for large spaces where a versatile, high brightness projector is required. With 8000 ANSI lumens for the XGA (and 7300 and 7000 ANSI lumens of brightness each for the WUXGA and WXGA models), these models feature a high contrast ratio of 3000:1 for deep blacks and richer colours.

Connectivity options include HDMI v.1.4, DisplayPort and DVI-D. In addition, the projectors are equipped with the HDBaseT protocol receiver to transmit HDMI quality video and audio together with control signals as far as 100m, using a single inexpensive CAT 5e or CAT 6 cable.

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Daktronics Puts on a Show

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Daktronics at Wembley

Unlike most ISE 2014 exhibitors, Daktronics didn’t have to wait until visitors entered ISE to start impressing them.

Pete Egart, Daktronics EMEA VP says “… The show provides us with an excellent opportunity to show our products, not just on the stand but also in real life situations. The double-sided digital street furniture outside RAI is one of the first things visitors will see when coming into the show. The display is a clear example of high-quality technology working at its finest in challenging conditions, exposed to weather and competing with the brightness of direct sunlight.”

At ISE 2014, visitors saw the Daktronics Show Control System first-hand — attendees could stop by and interface with the software through a touchscreen that controls the content on every Daktronics display. This comprehensive control solution features advanced software, managing video and graphics content across both LCD and LED technologies. Daktronics Show Control solution benefits fans, advertisers and sponsors.

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"Digital Interiors" at Light & Building

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Digital Interiors

At this year's Light & Building fair in Frankfurt, Vertigo Systems will present digital interiors- -i.e., interactive experiences bordering between architecture, light and media.

Their latest version of living surface (system environment for touch-less interactive media installations) will take the possibilities of state-of-the-art media and light technology even further to deliver interactive scenography and mood media.

Particularly the implementation as living wall will impress visitors. The frameless video wall with distance-based camera sensors deploys a lasting effect as a design or advertising element. The available interactive content themes include high-quality nature scenarios or customized productions of the customer’s product and brand world.

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