MiniLED Mainstreaming, While True MicroLED For Pro Displays Still Years Off: Futuresource InfoComm Report July 20, 2023 by Super User The UK-based research firm Futuresource sends teams of analysts to the major pro AV trade shows, and there were several people in Orlando last month for InfoComm – resulting in part in a round-up deck that the company kindly makes available as a free download to the industry at large. Portland, OR-based Ted Romanowitz does …
Media Resources Release Third-Gen Of Its Digital Billboard Light Pollution Counter-Measures Tech July 20, 2023 by Super User LED and traditional sign manufacturer Media Resources has developed and released a third generation of technology designed to reduce the amount of light from its digital billboards finding its way into the living quarters of nearby residences. The third-gen, patented SITELINE technology provides what the suburban Toronto company calls “light trespass mitigation” for LED displays. …
Arcade Gaming Classic Space Invaders Sees Revival On Big DOOH Screens Across Europe July 19, 2023 by Super User Big LED billboards across nine European cities are being used to celebrate 45 years since the original release if the iconic arcade game SPACE INVADERS, using a mash-up of technologies to drive an experience that starts on the big screens and extends to the smartphone screens of eager gamers. The SPACE INVADERS: World Defense campaign …
That Big LED With Swing-in Doors For A Live Stage Is Now Running In Times Square July 19, 2023 by Super User That giant LED display in Times Square, with LED-clad doors that swing open to reveal a live performance stage, is now operational. The musician Post Malone did a surprise dinner-hour concert on the stage Tuesday, the live video of his performance relayed in real-time on the larger screen that surrounds the stage opening. The display …
Brussels Airport Transitions FIDS Video Walls From LCD To Fine Pitch LED July 14, 2023 by Super User It was always just going to be a matter of time when fine pitch LED costs would reduce to a point that they would fully supplant LCD-based video walls, and we appear to be there even with pedestrian use-cases like FIDS displays at airports. The airport in Brussels, Belgium has flight information (FIDS) videowalls that …
DSSE: Major Display Vendors Relate Shifts On Software, Manufacturing July 13, 2023 by Super User Last week’s excellent Digital Signage Summit Europe in Munich presented a problem of having to decide between which of two concurrent sessions to sit in on, and I missed what looks – in hindsight – like a good one on the display market. Fortunately, Sixteen:Nine’s content partners at invidis – which also presents the DSSE conference …
Nanolumens Develops Pre-Kitted LED Display Solutions Aimed At Mass Transport Environments July 12, 2023 by Super User Atlanta LED display manufacturer Nanolumens has taken the interesting step of developing a series of pre-kitted display solutions for the airport and transportation hubs that are delivering a lot of business for them, operating with the idea of removing complexity both in selling and deploying. The move is in line with a much broader trend …
Miracle Mile Mall In Vegas Starts Lighting New Exterior LED Displays July 10, 2023 by Super User The Miracle Mile Shops mall that’s part of the Planet Hollywood resort in Las Vegas is nearing the end of a much, much needed facelift – and a big visual feature is new LED displays on the outside, facing the Strip. This is a view of the south entrance, which has added a big SNA …
That Giant Las Vegas LED Sphere Lights Up For First Time: Pix And Video July 7, 2023 by Brad Koerner Guest Post: Brad Koerner On July 4th, the massive video screen on the exterior sphere of the MSG Las Vegas Sphere (or see the sphere’s Wikipedia page) was activated for the first time. Here’s some essential info from Wikipedia: Upon its completion, the Sphere will be 366 feet (112 m) high and 516 feet (157 m) wide at its …
GM China HQ Uses Big Absen LED Walls To Greet, Inform Staff And Visitors June 29, 2023 by Super User It’s kind of amusing to see multi-zone layouts still popping up on digital signage displays, especially when the display canvas is a premium fine-pitch LED video wall in a corporate lobby. At least there’s no ticker on this big, curving LED set up in the street-level lobby of the Chinese headquarters for General Motors. I’d …
