Pittsburgh’s NHL Arena Owners OK $30M In Upgrades, Include New LED March 9, 2023 by Super User It looks the LED display deal is already locked up, but flat panel display and software firms maybe – repeat maybe – still have a sniff at some of the $30 million just approved for upgrades to PPG Paints Arena, home of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins. Sports Business Journal reports that the authority that owns …
New Daktronics Financials Suggest Business Viability Issue In Rear-View Mirror March 9, 2023 by Super User LED display manufacturer Daktronics appears to have got past supply chain and cash flow challenges that forced the company late last year to note in SEC filings that its business viability was in question. The SEC filings in December caused shares on the NASDAQ to plummet, and forced the company to delay its earnings release. …
180-Foot Three-Sided LED Marquee About To Officially Go Live On LV Strip March 9, 2023 by Super User When I was last in Las Vegas and fighting my way along the Strip’s sidewalks, one of the many obstacles I had to navigate (along with comic book superheroes and minimally-clad showgirls risking hypothermia) was construction hoarding at the Flamingo intersection, in front of what used to be called Bally’s and across from the Bellagio …
LG Launches Training Academy Aimed At Boosting Awareness, Expertise For Direct View LED March 9, 2023 by Super User One of the reasons many LED manufacturers market fixed-size all-in-one LED displays is that their partner ecosystems include a lot of companies and people who don’t fully have their heads around how these kinds of display projects come together. The challenge with that approach is that bundled solutions can limit what might get pitched and …
Slovak Bus Line Kits Out New Terminal With 80+ Passenger Update Screens March 9, 2023 by Super User Several new or updated airport terminals have come online in the past year kitted out with displays that help inform and guide passengers, and it’s the sort of thing that can also serve other mass transport hubs well – like this new bus terminal in Slovakia. The new bus station in the Nivy shopping center …
Now There’s An Acronym For Something That Isn’t Really A Thing: FP3D Billboards March 6, 2023 by Super User Now media companies are getting into the flawed habit of calling their advertising displays something they’re not. Abu Dhabi-based BackLite Media sent me PR about its winning the concession to deploy new digital billboards at a flashy new waterfront destination in the city state – trumpeting how the “new range includes a curved screen, which …
Fine Pixel Pitch LED Display Shipments Flat Q4 2022; Up 7.6% For Year: Omdia March 6, 2023 by Super User Shipments of fine pixel pitch LED video displays pretty much stalled out in the last quarter of 2022, with shipments growing by just 0.1% quarter on quarter, the research firm Omdia reports in its latest market tracker report. In 4Q22, LED video display shipments reached about 425,000 square meters (sqm), growing a mere 0.1% QoQ …
Have A Look At This Digital Sign With A Wood Veneer Face March 2, 2023 by Super User This is apparently Future LG Morning around here – with a second post about conceptual products from the Korean electronics giant. The company has a small stand at an Airport Planning, Design, and Construction Symposium in LA this week, and along with more conventional displays it says would fit in airport environments, LG and its …
Fine Pitch LED Walls Create Virtual Aquarium At IT Giant’s NYC Offices March 1, 2023 by Super User Aquariums have been used as office lobby decor for decades, but LED video wall technology has now matured and lowered in cost to a point that big virtual fish tanks can maybe go in instead – likely saving on a lot of maintenance and food for the fishies. The IT firm World Wide Technology has …
PPDS Studios Opening Up In EU, UK And US To Support Sellers, Inspire End-Users February 24, 2023 by Super User The company marketing Philips digital signage and related pro AV solutions has started building and opening a series of showroom/demo/meeting spaces across Europe and North America under the handle PPDS Studios. Intended to support partners like system integrators, consultants, distributors, AV/IT designers/architects), as well as end customers, PPDS Studios have already opened in Amsterdam, Madrid, …
