Back in 2001 Captive View (a Digital View joint venture) launched a washroom media product called the Viewrinal, an LCD display built into a urinal. The Viewrinal was successfully installed in a number of venues, … [more]
Color is an involved topic but in the context of LCD panel selection there are generally two main parameters specified: Color depth: This represents how many colors a panel is technical capable of showing within … [more]
If you are planning a digital signage display system the following LCD controllers are a great place to begin: SVX-1920, the most popular choice as it offers a significant number of functions and control options … [more]
The Digital View reseller web page has been updated, all resellers are now shown on a single page to make it easier to find a local supplier. This can be seen at: http://www.digitalview.com/resellers
Various display resolutions have been given names, the list below shows what I feel are the most common names with the respective resolutions – there are are plenty more but they are not in common … [more]
If you are looking for information about displays and related technologies Veritas et Visus newsletters are a good place to start. See: http://www.veritasetvisus.com/ In addition to commentary the newsletters also include new product announcements and relevant … [more]
Digital View have been exhibiting at SID since 1996 – this year it is being held in Boston from 5-7 June 2012 and we will be there again. This year we will be showcasing new … [more]
The ‘Autobright+’ sensor board (pictured) changes LCD contrast and black-level to preset levels according to ambient light conditions. It also recognizes RS-232 commands for remote control of these settings. This kind of setting adjustment is useful for … [more]
Digital View works with the following inverter and LED driver manufacturers: Endicott Research Group Applied Concepts JKL Components Quantum Engineering Corp Microsemi More details are provided on the website at www.digitalview.com/inverter-partners
Updated: Oct 28, 2019: Despite all the advances in LCD display technology viewing angle is still an important topic, panel viewing angles are still poor, good, better and best, but none are 100% perfect. The … [more]
In the commercial and professional market display systems differ in many significant respects and are far from the commoditization of the consumer monitor market. The differences are both external and internal: Panel choice: Brightness and … [more]
The Hong Kong Heritage Museum kindly sent over some photos of recent installations using Digital View VideoStream media players and VideoFlyers.
The Digital View LCD Controller summary on the website has been completely revised and a downloadable version also made available. This summary makes comparison more straightforward than the previous presentation. Each of the items on the … [more]
The Digital View LCD controller page has been completely rewritten with a new summary together with a version for download. This can be seen here.
LCD panel brightness is normally expressed in terms of Nits or Candelas/meter2 (cd/m2), they are equivalent, and refers to the manufacturers measurement under the following conditions: After the backlight has had time to warm up to reach … [more]
HDMI is a consumer products video interface specification as set by the HDMI organization (www.hdmi.org). The organization was founded by consumer products companies to both simplify the inter-connection of consumer media devices as well as … [more]
Daniel Howe and Bill Seaman have put together a very impressive installation comprising 16 LCD panels in the Hong Kong City University, Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre. This is on exhibit now until the … [more]
Common to most LCD panels used in display systems is that they are Thin Film Transistor (TFT) ‘active matrix’ type, each pixel has its own thin film transistor which acts as the switch. So what … [more]
As SID explain it: At Display Week 2012, the Society for Information Display is providing a new forum for live demonstrations of emerging information display technologies and related areas. This new exhibit platform is called … [more]
The Digital View website has frequent mention of ‘multi-panel’ support, maybe more accurately expressed as multi-panel timing support. What is multi-panel support? Different LCD panel models have different signal timing requirements – Digital View LCD controllers … [more]
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