LCD Controllers
SP-4096-120 Preview
Within the next few weeks we will be announcing and listing on the website a new 4K LCD controller board designed to support 120Hz panels, the SP-4096-120. A few of the key features: 3 x … [more]
LCD Controllers
Conformal Coating
One of the ways we make our LCD controller boards better suited for harsher environments is to add a conformal coating. The conformal coating helps protect against moisture, dust, and fungus. As an example, we … [more]
Displays
Displays
BOE 48″ Ultra-Wide LCD
We recently connected the BOE DV480FBM-N01 ultra-wide LCD panel with the Digital View SVX-4096 LCD controller board. This LCD panel has a resolution of 3840 x 720 pixels and a brightness of 1,000nits. This ultra-wide … [more]
Add-on board
Brightness Adjustment
The context is adjusting the brightness of an LCD panel that has an LED backlight. There are two aspects to this topic: User backlight adjustment methods System level design for adjusting the backlight User Adjustment … [more]
Displays
High TNI LCD Panels
A high TNI panel is designed to prevent blackening when the display operates under elevated temperature conditions such as outdoors where there is both high ambient temperatures and inevitably a high bright backlight. A typical … [more]
Accessories
Ambient Light Sensor
An ambient light sensor in an LCD monitor or display system can be used to enable automatic backlight adjustment or power standby. It can be used to dim the backlight to match current lighting conditions … [more]
LCD Controllers
DT-1920-HDMI
The new DT-1920-HDMI LCD controller board is an updated version of the DD-1920-HDMI. The size and feature set are similar but the scalar is the same as the recently released ALT-1920. Here is a brief … [more]
Accessories
AVD-500 Composite Video
The AVD-500 composite video input add-on board is a new addition to Digital View’s range of LCD controller board accessories. The AVD-500 provides additional composite video inputs for the SVH-1920v2 and SVX-2560 LCD controller boards … [more]
LCD Controllers
MIPI Controller
Digital View is now offering MIPI DSI interface LCD controller boards, with standard or customized versions. The MIPI DSI interface, or MIPI Mobile Display Interface to give its full name, was devised by the MIPI … [more]
LCD Controllers
ALT-1920 New Controller
The ALT-1920 LCD controller board is a new Digital View model previewed at SID’s DisplayWeek in May 2019 and is now available, see the web page at https://www.digitalview.com/controllers/alt-1920-lcd-controller.html. The ALT-1920 is very similar to the … [more]
General
DisplayPort 2.0
DisplayDaily recently posted an article about the VESA announcement of DisplayPort 2.0 with double the bandwidth of the latest HDMI version. This new DP 2.0 version can support up to 8K/60 10-bit 4:4:4 (RGB) @ … [more]
General
SID DisplayWeek 2019
Digital View first exhibited at SID’s DisplayWeek, the premier exhibition for the electronic display industry in North America, in 1998. This year we followed a theme consistent with prior years showcasing our existing LCD controller … [more]
General
2019 Product Guide
The Digital View 2019 Product Guide is now available for download here.
LCD Controllers
Capacitors & Lifetime
Until recently our standard model LCD controller boards used electrolytic capacitors and the enhanced models for harsher environments used tantalum capacitors. For models since 2017 we have transitioned to ceramic capacitors for both standard and … [more]
Digital Signage
RGBW 2500nit Panel Support
We recently provided the timing support for the ND550EPN-SAGX2-15NA panel. This is a 55″ 1920×1080 resolution LED backlit LCD panel with some interesting characteristics: 2500nit which makes it bright enough for outdoor applications; RGBW pixel … [more]
Accessories
LCD Controllers
DIY Panel Timing
The Digital View “Controller Utility” application for Windows enables users to set and record their own LCD panel timing. Although Digital View LCD controller boards have multiple LCD panel timings pre-programmed and selectable via mini-dip … [more]
LCD Controllers
Monitoring: Video Input
All Digital View controllers enable users to remotely monitor whether there is a valid video input signal. This may be important for many display system applications but most obviously it is important for digital signage … [more]
Software
Remote App for Windows
The new DV Remote App for Windows enables OSD menu control of display functions from an app on a PC display instead of using the OSD buttons. This may be particularly useful where the buttons … [more]