Specifications

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or player elsewhere, there are little
box solutions that allow you to send
the signage up to 100m, to enable
your computer to update the signage
presentation away from the screen.
Large format display screens with
slot-in PC options
Another option to using a computer or
signage player to display content across
your screens, is to opt for a large format
display or high-end projector that has the
option of a slot-in PC.
There are various types of slot-in PC’s
such as NEC Slot-in PC Atom or NEC
Slot-in PC Celeron. It is important of
course, to ensure that the correct slot-in
PC is chosen for your special needs.
On the back of NEC’s P-series or V-series
large format public display screens, you
remove the small cover to reveal the slot-
in area, place the PC into the slot and
place a ventilated cover over the PC. You
then start up the PC using the screen’s
remote control and install your software.
Mitsubishi MDT series showing
portrait mode
Sony Ziris Canvas
Digital Video Wall System
Wedgwood publishes a Touchscreen
guide and a Digital Signage guide, free
from: www.teachingtechnology.co.uk
VIDEO WALLS
Repeat Signage digital signage software A+K PADS digital signage for multi-screen solutions
NEC slot-in PC
Comparisons, manufacturers’ brochures, current sizes
and street prices are available at www.lcd-monitors.co.uk
We tested Repeat Signage digital signage
software using an NEC Slot-In PC
Celeron, downloaded the software from
www.repeatsoftware.com and designed
a presentation directly onto the NEC
P-series 42-inch display screen. You can
download a free trial of Repeat Signage at
www.repeatsoftware.com
Samsung UE46A
NEC slot-in PC slots into the back of selected screen models
LG 47WV30 in 3x3 video wall
Large format display screens
Samsung have a range of public
displays for video walls, with slide-in PC
options. Samsung have their own digital
signage software, MagicInfo, which is
downloadable free from their website.
The Samsung UE46A 46-inch LED slim
video wall display screen has built-in
MagicInfo Lite digital signage software.
Mitsubishi MDT series of slim LCD
public displays are available in 42-inch,
55-inch and 65-inch diagonal sizes.
The aluminium bezel has no logo so
that they can be used landscape or
portrait. The 55-inch model can be
used in-floor or as a face-up tabletop.
Sony Professional has software and
hardware digital signage solutions.
Its award-winning Digital Video Wall
System, Ziris Canvas, makes for a focal
piece for reception areas or school
halls. With Ziris Canvas, you can
have a mix of different screen sizes, in
portrait, landscape or arbitrary angled
rotations. Sony’s range of BRAVIA
Professional Displays includes nine full
HD models with screen sizes ranging
from 32” to 65” with a built in RS232C-
HDMI converter box for remote monitor
control and ease of use within education
environments.
LG professional displays have tile-mode,
this enables you to set up stunning
video walls easily and efficiently. LG also
have dedicated 47” and 55” LED video
wall displays which have super narrow
bezels.
The LG 47WV30 is a super slim 6.9mm
bezel video wall – a breakthrough in
slim design. The 47” LED screens can
be built to a maximum of 15 x 15 to
give your video content the attention it
demands.