Jan
Outdoor digital signage using an outdoor TV enclosure
Outdoor digital signage protection.
Outdoor digital signage need not be in an obvious outdoor location, this is why an outdoor TV enclosure is sometimes overlooked.
When people say they words outdoor digital signage, the instant thought that comes to the other persons mind is outdoors in a shopping mall, airport or train station, but occasionally people mean other locations rather than in the home, one example is in a cave.
Outdoor digital signage in a cave.
Sounds crazy but one successful company has deployed outdoor digital signage in a cave in Spain, this is used by schools on educational visits and the digital signage is interactive in some parts, depicting stick men and dinosaurs. But the real challenge was that standard hardware could not cope with the harsh conditions in the cave, the constant damp climate, this hindered the project for some time.
Then they discovered that by putting the outdoor digital signage into an LCD enclosure everything would be safe and secure.
What makes an LCD enclosure the perfect solution is that it is manufactured from steel and the unit will accommodate a media player or small computer and the LCD or plasma display. The internal temperature of the TV housing is maintained through a set of cooling and heating units that are thermostatically controlled, providing the hardware inside the steel case with the protection needed form the harsh environment as well as any potential vandalism.
Just one thing to consider if you are thinking of deploying an outdoor digital signage system in a cave, is that due to the low light levels, you can actually use standard LCD and plasma televisions without any loss of quality. This is another good reason why an outdoor digital signage solution should be installed in caves that are used for education and visitor centres.
The digital signage solution can display educational information then interspersed with adverts for the souvenir shop or the restaurant, it can also be used to communicate information to a school party should someone go missing.