Portrait flat panel enclosure applications.

Portrait flat panel enclosure solutions are increasing in demand due to the customer demand for screens to be in a more dynamic position, such as the portrait position. These portrait flat panel enclosures are new to the digital signage industry and set to boom.

Why use a portrait flat panel enclosure?

When we walk down the high street we all see TV screens in shop windows advertising many different and diverse products, these screens are in the standard landscape position, this is down to the people using regular plasma and LCD television sets and we are becoming too familiar with this type of advertising. This is one of the reasons for using portrait flat panel enclosure solutions, as it provides a new angle to market to consumers.

Location of a portrait flat panel enclosure.

Due to these units being wall mounted they take up a minimal amount of wall space and are simple to install. These can be placed indoors or outdoors and provide the same resilient protection from the weather and potential vandalism, safeguarding the digital signage hardware inside.
The unique design allows commercial grade screens to be used that have a long life span of approximately 50,000 hours; this is working 24×7 for just over 5 years none stop! So you want a security solution to be able to protect these screens and media players alike.

These flat panel enclosure solutions can be deployed in educational facilities such as colleges and universities and be used for way finding as well as informing staff and students alike about future events. They can be used outside Quick Serve Restaurants to display the menu and hopefully tempt you inside to purchase your lunch or dinner.

Manufactured from mild steel, hot dipped and powder coated these units are equipped as standard with thermostatic cooling and heating is an option for outdoor digital signage applications. The viewing window is made from toughened, safety glass that has an anti-reflective coating and inside the portrait flat panel enclosure is a mounting frame for the screen in the portrait position.

Digital signage is increasing in demand all the time and using a new concept to gain more viewers of your product is essential, this is why portrait flat panel enclosure solutions are increasing in demand.

We offer a range of outdoor digital signage enclosures as well as introducing our portrait flat panel enclosure.

USB Media player or a wireless solution?

USB media players and wireless media players are one of the key parts of a digital signage solution and, so understanding the difference is essential for your digital signage solution to be a success.

Differences between a wireless media player and a USB media player.

Typical example of a USB media player

Wireless Media Players are media players that are generally are connected to the digital signage display and provide either a back office solution or a site based digital signage solution. These are powered by electricity and plug directly into the screen or using cable extenders can be used for back office control, depending on the application. For example in a bank the content will normally be controlled by one central office, however a QSR (Quick Serve Restaurant) may want to control the content using local produce in the back office.  With the digital signage rise in demand, many organisations are looking at the different media players on the market and there use can be restricted to location and who controls the content.

Wireless media player.

These are basically an hard drive with an internet connection, it can be connected to either a hardwired or wireless digital signage network and usually had a large enough capacity hard drive to store all types of content including: Flash MPEG, MP3, WMA, WAV and AC3 audio files. The WIFI media player has the capability to store up to 1000GB of information in addition to displaying the content in true High definition resolution at 1080p.  They are connected to the digital displays using an HDMI lead or HDMI cable extenders depending on the application (but care has to be taken when using extenders because if you over step the distance the image quality will reduce dramatically).

USB media player.

A USB media player has an internal storage capacity that depends on the capacity of the CF or SD memory card, this type of device is usually built into the display and is ready to go straight out of the box. The content has to be added manually and this can be done by the manager or franchisee owner and takes around 2 minutes.

The content can be drag n dropped on to a flash drive and then inserted into the media player, then using the remote control the content will over right the original content. Should you wish to schedule different ads at different times of the day, you have to write a playlist in the form of an xml file and this will then allow day parting to occur. The main advantage of a USB media player is that using them requires not technological experience and these tend to be the most cost effective solution.

Bluetooth media player.

Bluetooth media player has relatively new to the digital signage market and these work similarly to the wireless or networked enabled media players for updating the content, but the main difference is how the content reaches the potential customers.

These broadcast the ad to anyone passing the store or that is in range of the Bluetooth signal, this could range from a free coffee with any bacon roll purchased before 9am.

Low pricing of a USB media player.

Due to the USB media player not using any moving parts the devices themselves are more affordable and due to this make a USB media based digital advertising solution a more affordable signage solution for businesses who are looking to use digital signage to promote their brand.

We manufacture a range of protective LCD enclosures as well as supplying a wide range of USB media player advertising devices.

Video Wall hardware solutions available.

Video wall hardware is being used for digital signage applications to create a massive impression with consumers, promoting an advertisers product to the masses.

Video wall solutions explained.

Video wall setup

This type of outdoor digital signage is growing on a weekly basis, as more and more companies are looking to have the most eye catching ad to promote their brand and product, so using a large dynamic image or video on a wall will stop consumers in their tracks and promote the importance of the product or brand. But first let us look at the video wall solutions available.

A flexible video wall.

This is the LED of a video wall, but rather than be mounted into a fixed enclosure or screen these is woven into a mesh fabric material that will cope with the outdoor elements. Otherwise the hardware and the end result is the same as any video wall hardware, ideal for both indoor and outdoor use.
There are several benefits of a flexible video wall, the first being that the weight is greatly reduced so transporting the solution is said to be reduced by around 78%. The second point is that the flexible video wall takes around 76% of the normal installation time of a regular video wall and the last point is that the solution is quickly dismantled to move to another location.

A tiled LCD screen wall.

This hardware solution comprised of commercial grade screens that are tiled together. This tiled LCD screen provides a perfect solution for indoor advertising and would certainly struggle outdoors without any protection. One thing to watch with this type of solution is to make sure the bezel that surrounds the display area is as small as possible, otherwise unsightly gaps appear between the individual screens and the video wall loses the appearance of a seamless large image.  There are several ultra slim bezel commercial grade screens that are only 2.4mm wide and are perfect for providing a tiles LCD screen wall.

LED video wall.

An LED video wall is an outdoor enclosure that the LED modules mount into and this needs an external frame for the modules to fit, this does add to the initial cost but is perfect for a single location that will be on site for years to come in any weather.

This type of solution can be used for a basic configuration of just 1 x 1 Metre high panel x 2 panels wide, but the best solution is to go as large as you can afford.

Video wall summary.

Now you know if you need a solution that can be moved from site to site, or if you need an indoor or a static outdoor digital advertising wall you know what to look for.

We offer a range of digital signage enclosures as well as video wall solutions.

College Digital Signage Revolution.

College digital signage is on the increase due to the amount of duty of care that is required for the students during the working day as well as the colleges using digital signage to market themselves and have a residual income stream.

Options available for college digital signage.

These are several options for education and in particular college digital signage solutions these range from the digital signage totem that can be located outdoors in any weather to a digital menu board in the refractory advertising the menu to students.

So let us take a look at the solutions that are available, but first there are a couple of points to consider;

• How will the content be updated?
• How frequent will the ads be updated?

Once you have the answer there are solutions to suit every application.

College digital signage that is updated infrequently.

The hardware here can be the basic type of digital signage and be the standalone units, these only require a power supply to run the units, the hardware commonly used in this type of solution has a built in media player that is updated by using a USB drive into the player and copying the content across to the the player.

This group of hardware includes floor standing advertising displays that come complete with a commercial grade screen with a life span of 50,000 hours and a build in media player these are available in sizes from 32″ to 65″ for indoor use, there is also the outdoor digital signage totem this is identical to the indoor unit but manufactured to copy with the outdoor elements that could potential damage the hardware. Then there are the digital posters these are used in reception areas to give an overview of the college prospectus so all visitors are aware what the college offers – again these units are available in sizes 32″ to 65″ and can be mounted in landscape or portrait positions.

College digital signage that is updated frequently.

This type of hardware needs to be connected to a digital signage network to allow simply updates using the Internet, this allows for remote content updates or can cover a complete college or university campus. This reduces the labour time in updating the content manually and prevents some signs being left running old content.

Networked floor standing advertising displays are available in both landscape or portrait position, as the unit below.

As well as the above solutions there are also outdoor digital signage totem units that are also networked, as well as the digital menu board solutions. But one of the most modern solutions is to use a commercial grade screen and a portrait flat panel enclosure that takes up a minimum amount of wall space.

We offer a range of portrait flat panel enclosure solutions that are used to protect college digital signage.

Outdoor digital signage solutions.

Digital signage, began originally in our shopping malls and retail parks and other indoor locations-then the solutions were installed outside to provide outdoor digital signage solutions. It transpired that outdoor digital signage got people into the retail outlets to purchase items they had seen on the outdoor digital signage hardware.

Example of outdoor digital signage

Now with the use of outdoor LCD enclosures these allow the use of regular grade screens and displays to be used for digital signage both inside and outdoors, with numerous other solutions such as the outdoor digital signage totem, these solutions help the advertiser to build a brand image with these eye catching digital signage solutions.

The USA is a leading Country using outdoor digital signage solutions and the USA has issued some stern predictions for the coming 18 months in this digital age.

Initially, organizations like Scenic America recommended that outdoor digital billboards are unsightly and they are tarnishing the natural aesthetics of the roadside.

Secondly, it can be argued that digital billboards are a peril to drivers, causing a hazard and leading to an automobile catastrophe. In Europe, massive billboards are rarely deployed on major highways, but recently have been installed near to high speed motorways in several most traveled stretches of road around cities like London, and yet no testimony to prove the boost in accidents has ever been accounted. Conventionally external vibrant sign systems integrated a flat monitor and a data player, these are deployed in locations such as shopping centers, bus depots, gas stations to airports and ferry terminals.

Protection of outdoor digital signage solutions.

Nevertheless utilizing this innovative method is both tried and tested, in particular when used in high risk locations where probable damage might occur to the electronic hardware. This kind of outdoor digital signage approach in two forms, one uses a durable out of door screen the other, is to use a regular screen along with a media player and put the hardware into an outdoor digital signage enclosure. The LCD enclosure gives the electronic hardware fortification from the external elements that can impair the hardware, this might be at sub zero temperatures or scorching heat, on the other hand the venture might be in a locale that has an elevated felony rate for burglary and hooligan fortification is also demanded.

Touch screen (interactive)  technology is growing in the outdoor digital signage industry and new retail outlets can deploy these solutions that engage the potential customer. This new type of outside digital signage is only limited by our thoughts. This type of advertising system can be used to show an online catalog and would demonstrate the customer service responsiveness of the store and the merchandise they sell.

We offer a range of outdoor digital signage enclosures that protect outdoor digital signage systems.

Video wall solutions.

A video wall is made up of numerous flat screen displays that are mounted so the screen bezels are touching, allowing anyone to create a rectangle of any size with an almost seamless video.

Who uses a video wall?

Originally these display wall solutions were used in financial institutes so traders could see how the markets were performing; now we see these video walls used for outdoor digital signage advertising and even in schools and colleges to enforce the ethos of the education facility. This type of digital signage grabs attention immediately; now let us look at different types of customers who use video walls to promote their products.

Firstly, let us look at exhibitors at an exhibition, they want each and every person who passes their stand to remember it and this is when a video wall can be used. These can be either a fixed video wall or a flexible video wall, the difference here is that the flexible video wall is easier to transport, quicker to set-up and pack away.

Secondly, you will find major candy manufacturers who have invested in a video wall, these are used to interact with the younger consumers and interact with them building brand awareness at an early age. This type of solution usually involves the fixed video wall system.

Lastly, a flexible video wall is used at venues such as music concerts, football games etc as they are quickly installed and taken down and fold flat for easy storage whilst being transported to the next venue.

How the displays are mounted in a video wall.

Normally the LCD screens that go to make up the video wall are mounted in a landscape position, however this is not a rule and the screens can be mounted in a portrait position is a rectangular digital sign is needed.

The displays can be mounted to fix wall brackets, or articulated brackets that allow installers to access any screen without having to move the screens around them, reducing engineers time on site. The flexible video wall mounts to a steel pole system and the weight of the video wall causes it to hang down without effecting the image displayed.

Setting up multiple screens as a single image on a video wall.

One of the main challenges with a video wall is how the image is split on to the screens that make up the video wall, this is not a problem with a flexible video wall, but can be daunting for a fixed video wall installation.

A controller is needed, some have to be purchased separately to the screens, but some screens have the controlled built into the displays and you use the remote control to select what part of the screen each display will control, this provides a seamless display.

We manufacture a range of LCD enclosures as well as supplying a wide range of video wall solutions.

QSR advertising solutions.

Many companies in the QSR (Quick Serve Restaurant) advertising solutions industry are using innovative ways of marketing their products to thousands of potential customers, from QSR POS systems to outdoor digital menu board kiosks.

Extra revenue from QSR advertising hardware.

Typical QSR advertising solutions

This advertising solution can displays tempting food items, attractive offers, and other types of products for attracting people to buy them in the restaurant. This QSR advertising solutions is very effective in terms of advertising many kinds of products especially for tempting food items, some QSR’s are selling ad spots to local (none competing companies) and earning a residual income from them. Many restaurants and top class hotels in the world promote their dishes through these QSR advertising solutions as they display the food products in a tempting way that will certainly make the guest consider what food is offered int he hotels restaurant. This is the reason why the restaurants and hotels are successful, by attracting thousands of people towards their restaurant offers.

Important benefit with QSR advertising solutions:

This kind of QSR digital menu boards increase the product awareness and help the business to develop its sales in just a short span of time. Hence deciding to affix these types of digital menu boards will be a positive move made by the company. When it comes to digital posters in restaurants, it will help the customers to decide their favorite food item before they reach the cash counter. As they are cased in a protective LCD enclosures, they are easy to operate and promote not just one item but to promote many items in a short span of time. This indeed saves the marketing costs compared to the traditional printed wall posters. For installing these QSR advertising solutions, companies are required to invest a small amount of money.

QSR advertising solutions increase profits:

It is an unbelievable fact for companies that use these QSR advertising solutions have proven to be profitable as it has increases business by more than 15 percent. In fact, these digital menu boards will improve the company’s overall customer experience and showcase their menu products in a rich style that truly attract the people. Most people expect a good quality product whether it is a food item or any other device that is usable for which they spend a lot of money. QSR advertising solutions help the company to promote the quality of their product at a reasonable price.

We manufacture a range of digital signage enclosures as well as QSR advertising solutions.

Video wall screens.

Video wall solutions are being deployed in many locations from shopping malls, hospitals, schools and even in NOC (Network Operations Centers), so let us look at the options.

Video wall solutions.

If you have seen a video wall, you will have been in awe of it, a massive screen split into sections and providing a massive clear image that can be seen from a distance. There are many video wall solutions on the market with one major difference – the size of the bezel.

Video wall bezel size.

Now we all know that LCD screens come with a bezel this is the border around the viewable area of the screen, so when you are joining several screens together you want the smallest bezel possible to provide an uninterrupted image, using large bezel solutions makes the solution look unprofessional. Now we offer a solution that has one of the smallest bezels on the market at only 2.4 mm, so when you put two screens together the maximum gap is in the region of 5mm this is considerable smaller than other solutions and provides a more leasing solution to the eye, with no unsightly boarders around each video wall screen, this seamless solution is set to revolutionize the industry.

Mounting the tiled screen wall.

When in the planning stage, the video wall solution must be mounted on some type of hardware, and one of the best solutions is a pop out solution, so should you need to access cables or the rear of a screen you just have to push the screen until it pivots forwards and then you can access both the cables and the rear of the screen. This allows singular screens to be accessed without having to remove or reposition existing screens, providing a fast and instant access to the troublesome screen.

Video wall screen set up.

The screens that go to create a virtually seamless video wall can used used either singularly or together as a tiled video wall. Each individual screen can be configured to display any portion of the image/video that is being sent by using the remote control, as these screens come with a built in video wall controller so the only other thing to thing about is how and where the data that will be displayed on these video wall screens will be stored. Will it be a wireless media player that is mounted directly behind the video wall or will the PC be stored an office within 100 meters, the choices are down to the customer. If control of the video wall is to be from a remote location, the media player or PC that stores the content can be hard wired into a network so the advertising administrator can update content as and when required.

We manufacture outdoor LCD enclosures as well as supplying video wall solutions.

Outdoor digital advertising solutions.

Today, technology has gotten so advanced that outdoor digital advertising solutions have occupied the spot of traditional advertising boards or banners. These outdoor digital signage solutions can be observed in financial trading centers and other commercial areas where there is a scope for businesses to advertise.

This is truly innovative, effective and assist the marketing department of any company to advertise its products. In fact, it is very useful to capture the viewers eyes in the surrounding areas by playing the media on the screens of outdoor digital advertising solutions. There are many benefits like promoting a number of products at a time is the key feature of these outdoor digital advertising solutions. This allows the company to make the most of this advertising screen by advertising the specification, features and various other benefits of the products along with the cost of the product.

Benefits of the outdoor digital advertising solution in financial markets:

Typical outdoor digital advertising solutions

Most financial markets install these outdoor digital advertising solutions for providing a clear view of the markets by displaying its price, features and other data. This outdoor digital signage can also be used as an index that displays the current market situation and the price moments. This is why outdoor digital signage kiosk are installed in many market places where traders, individuals and brokers usually search for business opportunities.  An outdoor digital signage totem is so clear that it can even display a clear picture in daylight conditions and makes an effective marketing in public. This is why there is a demand for these outdoor digital advertising solutions as it is considered to be an innovative marketing strategy.

Investment for outdoor digital advertising solutions.

When the price is compared with the traditional way of marketing than the cost of outdoor digital advertising solutions is high but, it provides a long term benefits for companies that automatically reduces the marketing cost. As it is an electronic device, companies can use it for multipurpose marketing as well as entertaining activities as it supports playing media files. This is the reason why it is so effective for companies and more over it is a long term investment that produces unbelievable profits for companies. Hence, every company who can afford to install these outdoor digital advertising solutions must think of purchasing them as they long term benefits that undoubtedly reduce the cost of marketing. These outdoor digital advertising solutions do increase business and provide an effective marketing solution.

We manufacture a range of outdoor digital signage totem that provide protection to outdoor digital advertising solutions.

Video wall – the tiled solution.

People can observe a video wall in trading markets, sporting stadiums and other public or community centers as it is a group of tiled LCD screens that give one giant image, so everyone can see the image clearly.

Most of the financial industries will use some type of video wall solutions so that the trading floor can see clearly the ups and downs of the markets on the large LCD displays. The same can be said for the Highways Agency who use large video walls as maps of the motorways in the UK  and when an incident occurs it can be pin pointed on the map. So a video wall is not limited to financial houses, but it is even being deployed in to schools and colleges in their atrium’s to provide a corporate image for the education facility. A video wall can be used for conferences to discuss projects and can be used to promote products in stores such as the Disney stores.

What is a video wall?

Example of a video wall

A video wall is most commonly used by business organizations or associations in order to promote things or products in public places. For this, they can use a video wall like a digital advertising wall that provides a clear vision even in bright daylight conditions of the product that is being marketed. This is considered to be the best solution for daylight conditions as it is integrated with LED lights that give an exceptional display of video. However, when it comes to few of the organizations or associations, they use flexible video wall solutions so that it can be adjusted according to the sizes of wall in the organization or work area. This kind of video wall is very effective in terms of promotional activities as it provides a great exposure of a product through a video and informs as well as entertains people.

Uses of a video wall.

There are numerous types of video wall displays, there is another screen that can be extended in terms of size. This is possible with a number of tiled LCD screens as they can be connected to a system through extended wires to a PC or media player and the each screen can then be set up to select a section of the image that is the entire video wall to be displayed. With this hardware it is possible for associations to form a giant video wall that provides a giant display of images which will be also be incredible for watching a video. This is most commonly used during the world cup finals and other important events for which people go crazy to view. However, video wall is not just used by business organizations but, they are also used by architects to form a video wall in high new developments, in the form of LED video wall. These individual screens can e configured in almost any combination from 2 screens wide x 2 screens high to 5 screens wide x 4 screens high, the only limit is the budget for the project.

We manufacture a range of digital signage enclosures as well as supplying video wall solutions.