LCD Display Prices Continue To Rise. Here’s Why … January 29, 2021 by Dave Haynes Graphic: LCD TV Panel Prices January 2020 – June 2021 – Source: DSCC I’m hearing from some industry friends that LCD display panel prices are rising – which on the surface likely seems incongruous, given the economic slowdown and widespread indications that a lot of 2020 and 2021 display projects went on hold because of …
Iceland’s National Theatre Upgrades With Digital Promo Posters On Art Deco Facade January 29, 2021 by Dave Haynes Here’s an effective use of outdoor digital displays used as replacements for print posters – in this case at the National Theatre of Iceland, in Reykjavík. Last summer, according to a case study from screen supplier Peerless AV, the theatre’s technical team were tasked with finding an alternative to the old traditional static signage at …
Video: Dancing Bodies Latest Public 3D Art On That Seoul LED Display January 29, 2021 by Dave Haynes This is the very latest public art piece developed for that big wrap-around Samsung LED display in a Seoul shopping district. The video, like previous ones, was created by the Seoul digital shop D’strict. Like the others, it’s amazing. The piece is described this way: “We hope for a world where people with diverse values …
Giant Trapezoid LED Display Turns Guangzhou Development Into City Landmark January 28, 2021 by Dave Haynes There’s a lost in translation element to this video about the use of multiple big LED displays at this commercial development in Guangzhou, China, but even though I’m not totally clear on what’s going on with the “cave” part of the project, it is inarguably impressive. The DV LED displays from Chinese manufacturer Absen were …
Now Fine Pitch LED Is At A State It’s Being Used On Outdoor Rail Platforms January 28, 2021 by Dave Haynes The 16:9 report of direct view LED that was released at the start of the week makes the assertion that the display tech is now mainstreamed, and here’s a good example of that. These are images from train station platforms in the Czech Republic that are using fine pixel pitch outdoor LED for departure time …
150 Feet Of Flower-filled LED Canopy Overhangs Entry To New Philly Casino January 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes The Live! Casino and Hotel Philadelphia in Guess Where, PA is in preview opening stage, with a formal opening in mid-February. Among the many features of the new resort property, which is over in the same area where all the pro sports venues are located, is a big sweep of direct view LED embedded in …
Firefly Wants To Generate Buzz By Putting Its Taxi-Top Screens On Tesla 3s In NYC January 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes The VC-funded DOOH media start-up Firefly is looking to generate some buzz by putting its taxi-top ad displays on a new fleet of Tesla 3 electric vehicles that have been approved for use in New York City. The EVs are run by a taxi concession licensee called Drive Sally. The company says it is the …
Video: How A Dutch Butcher Uses Queue Mgmt Software, Screens To Handle Customers January 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes I was on a call yesterday talking about how some of the most interesting work we’ve seen lately in digital signage probably looks pretty boring to people outside the industry – notably the use of queue management software for safer shopping. This is a really good video – albeit Dutch with English subtitles – showing …
LG Video Shows Potential Applications For Its LED Film On Glass January 27, 2021 by Dave Haynes This (at end of post) is a very good conceptual video from LG that shows how its transparent LED film could be used in large private and public spaces like shopping malls and airports. There are, unfortunately, more conceptual visuals out there from LG than actual installs, it seems, but they do exist – like …
Need A Digital Signage Player That Can Swim? January 26, 2021 by Dave Haynes Ruggedized, water and weather-proofed enclosures are presumably standard parts of the equipment list for digital signage and digital OOH jobs in outdoor or crazily harsh indoor environments, but I am guessing there are jobs where space is tight and a waterproof PC would be the ideal solution. The Toronto-area industrial PC firm Stealth is marketing …
