All Articles By Richard N Williams

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Richard N Williams is a writer and journalist based in Birmingham, UK. He has many years of experience writing about all aspects of the internet and digital technology. He is the author of several technology related books and his articles have appeared in various publications, trade magazines and online journals.

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Digital Signage, Commercial and Consumer Grade Screens – the Difference

This entry was published on February 23, 2011 by Richard N Williams

Digital signage displays are becoming a common sight around the shopping malls and transport hubs of our cities, and with outdoor digital signage expanding too, seeing screens out of the home is now a common occurrence. However, the TV screens used in these out of home locations are not the same to the standard consumer […]

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Budgeting for Digital Signage Screens

This entry was published on February 22, 2011 by Richard N Williams

With such a rise in use, digital signage is the fastest and one of the most effective forms of out of home advertising, and has become a common sight in many locations from the shopping mall to the airport. The spread of digital advertising continues to grow as the cost of the technology falls and […]

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Using Plasma and LCD Screens in Wash Down Environments

This entry was published on February 20, 2011 by Richard N Williams

Modern flat screen TVs are far more useful that their CRT predecessors. There thin nature means they can be used in all sorts of locations, for all sorts of purposes, not just for TV viewing, from digital signage and advertising screens, to providing information and acting as computer monitors. Screens are ideal for businesses too, […]

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Modern Advertising with Digital Posters

This entry was published on February 19, 2011 by Richard N Williams

Advertising to takes so many forms these days; at home television and radio advertisements are efficient methods of selling and promoting and newspapers and magazines also provide advertisers with good opportunities. Out of home advertising has also been a traditional mainstay of the marketer’s arsenal; however, as modern technology and a more media savvy audience, […]

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Protect Outdoor Screens from Vandalism and Theft

This entry was published on February 17, 2011 by Richard N Williams

Screens are now a common sight outdoors. The use of outdoor digital signage, information screens and outdoor TVs in pub beer gardens has grown dramatically since the development of outdoor LCD and plasma screens. These outdoor TVs are very similar to the ones we use at home only they are weatherproof and often have higher […]

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Industrial Digital Signage

This entry was published on February 16, 2011 by Richard N Williams

Digital signage is proving to be an incredibly popular form of advertising and messaging. Nearly everywhere you go these days there is a screen providing information of advertising content, from airports to shopping centres, and even the UK high streets are now filling up with outdoor digital signage. The advantages of using screens for relaying […]

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Using LCD’s in Hostile Environments

This entry was published on February 14, 2011 by Richard N Williams

TVs have come along way over the last decade or so. The old cathode ray tubes that have sat in our living rooms since the 50’s are now virtually obsolete, with the flat screen LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and plasma screen becoming ubiquitous in our homes. But our front rooms are not the only places […]

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Alternatives to Outdoor Digital Totems

This entry was published on February 11, 2011 by Richard N Williams

The outdoor digital signage market is fast on the heels of indoor. Increasingly we are seeing digital outdoor signs being erected in city centres, towns and around airports and other transport hubs. There are many advantages of digital out of home (Dooh) in outdoor environments. Firstly, there is the large number of footfalls in outdoor […]

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Outdoor Screens and the Need for Rugged Protection

This entry was published on February 10, 2011 by Richard N Williams

Over the last decade televisions have gone from merely devices for entertainment to being commonly used out of the home for advertising, promotion, branding and information. Digital signage is one of the fastest growing media industries with advertising screens springing up all over the place. From pharmacies, gas stations, shopping malls and retail parks, to […]

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Information and Interactive Outdoor Signage

This entry was published on February 9, 2011 by Richard N Williams

Outdoor advertising is a huge industry. In the UK alone it accounts for nearly £1.4 billion annually and is growing over ten percent each year, driven partly by the outdoor digital signage market, which currently makes up 14% of all outdoor sales (£1 in £8 spent). Outdoor digital signage is becoming increasingly attractive to advertisers […]

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