Korean Firm Embeds LED Displays In Commercial Glass Window Panels October 20, 2020 by Dave Haynes I’ve written and spoken a number of times about direct view LED starting to become a core design consideration – as in do we do the main lobby wall in granite, tile or LED – for the people who design and fit out buildings, stores and other venues. Now we’re seeing the first tangible signs …
New Concept Blends Giant, LED-filled Concert Venue With Resort Hotel October 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes The giant recorded music company Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced it is getting into the destination resort with themed UMUSIC hotels that could be a big, largely unexpected business opportunity for direct view LED vendors and the supporting ecosystem. The hotels are built around large live concert facilities, using a lot of LED in …
Peerless-AV Adds Absen To DV LED Makes Supported By Its “Seamless” Mount System October 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes The mounting hardware and specialty display firm Peerless-AV has added Absen to a long list of direct view LED companies it supports with what it calls its Seamless Connect series. The Chicago-area company’s dedicated Connect Series dvLED Mounting System now has versions specifically for Absen’s Acclaim Plus and Pro Series Direct View LED Displays. The …
Bay Area High School’s New Innovation Center Boasts Giant LED In Common Area October 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes Here’s more evidence direct view LED is getting mainstreamed – what looks like the common area for a new center for innovation at a Catholic girl’s high school in Concord, CA, on the east side of the Bay Area. The new building on the campus of Carondelet High School, opened last fall, has a pretty …
You Know LED Is Getting Mainstreamed When Big Fine Pitch Displays Go In Sports Bars October 13, 2020 by Dave Haynes A sure sign that Direct View LED display tech is getting mainstreamed is a new case study showing a big, three-sided display cube over a sports bar in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Now keep in mind this is a bar adjacent to Lambeau Field, home of the storied Green Bay Packers NFL team, but still … …
Levi’s Opens Digitally-Rich NextGen Stores In US, China October 13, 2020 by Dave Haynes Levi Strauss & Co. has started opening what it is calling its NextGen stores – new shops built around personalization and digital. The San Francisco-based apparel company put one of the first stores of this new format in the epicenter of digital – Silicon Valley – and in a mall where price is probably not …
Another Anamorphic LED Public Art Board Surfaces, This One In China October 9, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is a big wrap-around DV LED display on the corner of an urban shopping plaza in Chengdu, China, using 3D animation techniques to create the illusion that a Star Trek ship is emerging from the building. The set-up is VERY reminiscent of a board in Seoul that also also shows public art. You will …
Survey: Few End-Users Have A Solid Grasp Of DV LED Display Tech October 8, 2020 by Dave Haynes I’ve already had a diverse bunch of companies contribute to the survey I am doing to shape an updated report on direct view LED, but would certainly welcome more. Among the questions asked and answered is the level of awareness and understanding among partners and end-users. “Every end-user is a little different, but as a …
Planar Now Offering Lifetime Warranty On DV LED Product Series October 7, 2020 by Dave Haynes Portland-based display manufacturer Planar has started marketing a direct view LED product that comes with a lifetime warranty – though it is officially called the Planar EverCare Lifetime Limited Warranty. The warranty program applies to Planar TVF Series LED video walls that are deployed in North America. Says the PR: Planar EverCare offers: Lifetime Protection: Coverage …
AVIXA Digital Signage Power Hour – Roundtable On LED and MicroLED October 7, 2020 by Dave Haynes The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT The trade association AVIXA has been running a series of Digital Signage Power Hours for the last few months, bringing together industry experts in a roundtable format to talk about a specific topic each time. The most recent one was about LED, and I …
