NYC Events Venue Invests In 163-Inch Fine Pitch Feature Wall, Replacing LCDs December 13, 2022 by Super User This is what is, in effect, a 163-inch 4K TV installed in a private entertainment venue in NYC owned and run by Brooklyn AV consulting shop Park Boulevard Productions. It’s a fine pitch 0.9mm all-in-one LED display with 4k resolution, replacing an LCD video wall that was in the same area. The display – all-in-ones …
Daktronics CEO: Working To Remove “Going Concern” Qualifying Language ASAP December 12, 2022 by Super User I had a listen to the now-completed investor call for Daktronics, based on its quarterly results release and on the heels of news that the big LED manufacturer delayed its earnings report and had to issue a statement about its financial viability. The call – which included statements by CEO Reece Kurtenbach – was in …
50-Foot Fine Pitch Video Wall Livestreams Symphony Concerts At NYC’s Lincoln Center December 12, 2022 by Super User The Lincoln Center in New York City, home to the New York Philharmonic, is using a 50-foot-wide fine pitch LED display as the key feature of its new “living room” area in the venue’s lobby. Located at the southeast corner of David Geffen Hall, part of the venue’s Welcome Center is the Karen and Richard …
Daktronics CEO Says Company Endured Perfect Storm Last Two Years, But Business Skies Seem To Now Be Clearing December 12, 2022 by Super User The CEO of Daktronics says a “perfect storm” of COVID-era lockdowns and shuttered economies, followed rapidly by huge supply chain issues, has forced the LED manufacturer to rethink operations and find ways to improve cash flow. The South Dakota company is one of the most well-established manufacturers in LED displays and one of few not …
Business Viability Of LED Display Manufacturer Daktronics A “Going Concern” December 12, 2022 by Super User One of the most established and successful names in the LED display business is facing serious financial issues, with South Dakota-based Daktronics filing paperwork with the SEC that says its business viability is a going concern. That “going concern” is raised when a company’s continuing ability to keep the lights on and the production line …
Anamorphic Ad Spot At Danish Mall Shows Possibilities And Limitations of 3D Creative December 9, 2022 by Super User This is a great example of well-executed anamorphic illusion creative that shows what’s possible, but at the same time demonstrates the limitations of these digital illusions. It’s on a big DOOH LED display in the center court of a shopping mall in Copenhagen, Denmark – a spot for a Danish broadcaster’s “popular Christmas calendar ‘Tinka …
A Giant Immersive Cylindrical LED Video Wall Lights Up At Moroccan University December 9, 2022 by Super User This is a vast, custom-curved LED video wall in a main auditorium at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (known as UM6P), located near Marrakech, Morocco – billed as the largest immersive video wall in North Africa. It measures 288 feet wide by nine feet high, and has a radius of 313.46 degrees. The display uses Samsung …
Sharp NEC Adds Public-Ready COB Fine Pitch LEDs To Line-up December 7, 2022 by Super User Sharp NEC Display Solutions has added a new series a fine-pitch indoor LED displays that make an important nod to challenges of very large, very expensive video walls around people and their things. The new NEC FC Series uses Chip On Board, also called flip chip, LED technology that offers greater anti-collision, anti-electrostatic, anti-water drop, …
Blending LED Walls Into Public Spaces With Intentional Content Design December 7, 2022 by Super User GUEST POST: JAKE BERG, RENDER IMPACT What first comes to mind when you think of an LED screen? Is it a simple digital sign used to convey an advertising message, or is it a completely customizable blank canvas with endless opportunities to create remarkable viewing experiences? Hopefully the latter, as LED experiences have evolved significantly, …
48-Foot Wide Fine Pitch LED Wall Tracks Oil And Gas Ops In Kazakhstan December 5, 2022 by Super User When fine pitch LED video walls first started being marketed by pro AV companies, control room displays were touted as an obvious application – with the qualifiers that the pitches probably had to tighten and costs have to lower significantly before there were going to be many buyers. Both those issues have been resolved, with …
