This Hero Doesn’t Wear A Mask, She Makes Them April 16, 2020 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Zach Todd, SNA Displays Starting a new job is often overwhelming, and doing so just as a pandemic transforms daily life across the globe creates a whole new set of challenges. But I count myself blessed to be where I am, at this time, despite everything going on. Let me tell you why. …
SNA Displays Launches Free DIY Tool That Helps Visualize LED Projects At Ideation Stage April 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes The direct view LED firm SNA Displays has launched a visualization tool that allows anyone from an integrator to architect to virtually design display projects in a variety of standard and custom environments. The new online, interactive tool was, understandably, built for SNA Displays’ prospective clients and its partner network, but is also available for …
Sports Venues, Casinos Using Shutdowns To Do Display Upgrades April 6, 2020 by Dave Haynes The sports and entertainment venues publication VenuesNow has an interesting piece up about how some stadiums, arenas and casinos are using shutdowns brought on by the pandemic to upgrade their visual display systems. The piece focused on Daktronics, which is among the biggest suppliers of direct view LED displays for those kids of spaces. “We’re …
Planar Debuts All-In, Lease-based Bundle Program For Its Display Solutions April 1, 2020 by Dave Haynes Portland, OR-based digital display company Planar has started marketing a bundled program that puts pretty much everything associated with a visual systems project into one fixed monthly cost. The Planar EverNew Managed Service Program lets customers finance the total cost of their projects—including display hardware, software, extended warranties, installation and the Premier Service Level Agreement—under …
768 Square Meters Of LED Video Wall In A Chinese Control Room March 31, 2020 by Dave Haynes Command and control centers have long been touted as a big opportunity and natural application for direct view LED, and here’s a very large example of that happening. It is 768 sq. meters of 1.2mm fine pitch Leyard modules, resulting in a vast video wall at a facility somewhere in north China. We can assume …
Direct View LED Display Market Grew 34.7% In 2019 March 23, 2020 by Dave Haynes Here’s some good news to take on-board during this dark business period, and a reminder that business will come back soon enough. Revenue in the worldwide LED video display market went up by 34.7 percent in 2019, driven by surging demand for fine pixel pitch (FPP) products. Global LED video display market revenue totaled $5.7 …
NanoLumens Names Former Barco Exec Ney Corsino As New CEO March 16, 2020 by Dave Haynes Atlanta-based direct view LED manufacturer NanoLumens has named longtime Barco exec Ney Corsino as its new CEO. The announcement has just come out, but Corsino has been getting settled into the gig since January. Says a press release: Corsino is an ambitious and committed technology executive with a particularly strong background in the areas of …
A V-Shaped LED Door Sign Meant For Streetfronts March 12, 2020 by Dave Haynes The miniaturization of components is allowing LED to steadily be used in interesting new ways – from the base material like transparent films and super-thin foils to things like shape. This is a V-shaped LED display intended to be used as a hybrid architectural and branding device, that would be fixed above the entry to …
Shanghai’s Pudong Airport Adds Massive LED Board In Departures Hall March 11, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is a massive 178 sq. meter ad board at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, installed last year but just being touted now by LED manufacturer AOTO. The board is sold and presumably run by DOOH media giant JCDecaux . It uses 300 AOTO E3i LED cabinets and results in a resolution that equates to 11K. …
A Different Take On The LED Waterfall Visual Trick, For Stand At UK Trade Show March 5, 2020 by Dave Haynes The falling water thing on LED video walls has been done, a lot, but here’s a take on that visual that’s a bit different, and nicely integrated with a brand and strategy. It was the main feature of a stand for a bathroom fixtures (I think) company at a trade show earlier this week in …
