Feb
Digital Outdoor Enclosures For Protection In Any Situation
Outdoor digital signage and its indoor signage cousins are related due to similar technologies used, however this is limited to hardware. Discover why an outdoor enclosure is essential for protection.
When a dynamic signage campaign is being deployed, you no doubt will be using large displays to capture the audiences attention, these need protecting as they are a valuable piece of the system and should they be damaged or even worse stolen, the solution and campaign is in severe threat of failure.
Sanyo –one of the worlds leading commercial display manufacturers are looking at the smoking ban in the UK and the use of entertainment- incorporating digital signage. However there are two issues with an all in one solution, the first one is that they are only protected to IP56, which is to only to prevent dust and splashes of liquid entering the display, the second one is the price (normally around four thousand pound for a 42” display.)
So the other option is to turn to a manufacturer of digital outdoor enclosures, they will offer a solution that protects up to IP65 (washed down with a high pressure jet), IP is the European standard and the nearest comparable standard for the USA is NEMA 4X. The cooling and heating management solutions should be so that the internal temperature is thermostatically controlled to ensure a stable internal temperature is maintained.
The above should combat the display failing to heat load build up or extreme cold. Now the screen needs to be protected from direct sunlight as this can serious harm a screen and even worse your audiences can not see the ads on the screen. The most effective solution is to use an anti reflective viewing window that also is designed to withstand any possible theft or vandal attacks. This then does two jobs.
So you have addressed the internal temperature and even if the temperature plummets to -30 degrees Fahrenheit or up to 150 degrees Fahrenheit the screen internally is protected in the perfect 77 degrees as per the manufacturer’s instruction manual. The viewing window also offers the benefit of being able to be sited in direct sunlight. So no matter if it rains, snows or bakes the grass your digital signage solution is protected for all potential abuse.
LCD Enclosure Global are the worlds leading manufacturer of outdoor LED enclosures, that are supplied to digital signage integrators for deployment throughout the world.