Category: digital signage

Is Your Digital Signage Ready for a Heatwave?

Reports in the national press suggest that the end of this month could see a heatwave across Britain, lasting for two weeks and making it the hottest May in several centuries. Of course, such weather predictions can often be inaccurate or just plain wrong, but if proved right, excessive temperatures could have an effect on […]

Armagard at Screen Media Expo 2011 Booth #E41

It’s that time of year again when expos, conferences and trade shows begin to dominate the horizon. Perhaps the largest gathering of digital signage companies in the UK, with many others coming from Europe and even America, Screen Media Expo 2011 is looking to be an exciting and rewarding event. The two-day event, being held […]

Protecting LCD Enclosures from Corrosion

Usually manufactured from steel, outdoor LCD enclosures, used to protect LCD and plasma screen in outdoor locations for use as outdoor digital signage, are. Steel is ideal for outdoor digital signage protection as it is tough and durable and can defend from vandalism, impacts and tampering. Steel is one of the most frequently used metals […]

Digital Signage at the Airport

Airports have been using digital signage for many years. One of the first industries to recognise the potential of using screens, the modern airport is now full of all types of digital signage and posters. Initially, airports first started using screens as a method of communicating with customers. Arrival boards and screens to indicate cancellations […]

Armagard Prepare for Screenmedia Expo 2011 – New Products Under Wraps

Screenmedia Expo 2011 begins this month on 18 May at Earl Court 2, London. The event, the UK’s leading trade fair for the Media & Advertising Industry will see thousands attend the two-day expo in London. And Armagard will be there, with some exciting new products to unveil. While it’s too early to provide clues […]

Outdoor Digital Signage and Night Time Advertising

Out of home advertising is as old a form of marketing as newspaper advertisements. Promoting products to people when they are out of the home, in the high street, railway station or driving down the highways is an effective method of marketing. Outdoor signs are everywhere, from posters and billboards along the high street, to […]

Information Screens Uses Indoors and Out

Providing customers with information and keeping them informed is essential for many businesses. The transport industry have long adopted video displays even before the rise of flat screen TVs like LCD or plasma, when CRT monitors displayed timetabling information in train stations and bus depots. Of course, now TVs have got thinner and cheaper, these […]

An Outdoor TV for Summer

With summer finally arriving and the cold and misery of winter now being usurped by the sun, more and more people are looking to spend more time in the garden, back yard or patio. Outdoor living is increasingly common with barbecues allowing us to cooks and many of us owning outdoor furniture and evening garden […]

IP Ratings and What they Mean for Outdoor screen Enclosures

The international protection rating system, often referred to as ingress protection ratings (IP ratings), is a system that governs the protection offered by electrical enclosures. It provides more accurate information than vague terms, such as dustproof and waterproof. IP ratings are commonly used throughout Europe, and they’re defined by international standard IEC 60529 (International Electrical […]

Keeping a Screen Free from Dust

Since the rise of the flat panel television, LCD and plasma screens have begun to seep out of the home and are now a common sight in all sorts of locations. From digital signage systems in shopping centres and malls, to screens used as information displays in transport hubs, the modern television is used for […]