IP65 LCDs Explained – All Weather Digital Signage…Part 2

One of the major misnomers of using an IP65 enclosure is that somehow the IP rating offers a guarantee of protection. However, it must be noted that to attain an IP rating a device is merely built to guidelines and the rating is self certified. It is important therefore to always choose a supplier that […]

IP65 LCDs Explained – All Weather Digital Signage…Part 1

IP 65 is a term bandied around quite a lot in the digital signage industry and yet many people are still unsure of exactly what IP 65 and what it represents. IP 65 is part of the ‘ingress protection’ rating system used throughout the European Union. The IP system designates numbers to the enclosures of […]

Digital Signage Protection – Using LCD Outdoors

There has been a dramatic rise in LCD screens over the last few years and as the technology has developed so the price has fallen. As a consequence LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) technology has completely overhauled CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) screens which are now obsolete. As a result TV and display screens have never been […]

Screenmedia Expo Demonstrates Exciting Future for Outdoor Digital Signage

The 2009 Screenmedia Expo in London’s Olympia over the last few days has provided a glimpse of some of the new technologies and applications for digital signage. As LCD enclosure specialist’s, Armagard we were especially interested in many of many of the new applications and innovations for outdoor digital signage. With exhibitors from across the […]

Protecting displays in hazardous locations

Display devices such as LCDs and plasmas are no longer just used for computer and televisual applications. The price of modern display devices ahs fallen to such a level that the use of such devices in applications such as digital signage is now widespread. Displays such as LCD and plasma are ideal for signage purposes […]

LCD Enclosures for Digital Outdoor Signage

Digital advertising now seems to be everywhere. You may have noticed the information booths on your high street and in your local supermarket; the digital screens on buses and trains; or the point of sale adverts at checkouts. Digital signage is now the fastest advertising media, with sales of LCD screens for digital signage purposes […]

Challenges of Digital Signage

When it comes to advertising and getting the message across there has been a huge surge in the use of digital signage and interactive media. Due to the dramatic fall in recent years of display devices such as LCDs and plasmas, digital signage is fast becoming a mainstream advertising method. Digital signage is flexible and […]

Digital Signage – a Beginners Guide

Digital advertising has become a revolution in the last few years and recent studies suggest that the use of digital signage is expected to increase three-fold over the coming few years, despite the economic downturn. The increase in the use of this type of narrowcast (as opposed to broadcast) is due largely to the falling […]

Will Digital Signage work for my Business?

The term digital signage has become a buzzword in the advertising sector. Recent reports on the industries growth and its forecasts for the future have caused increased excitement towards what is still regarded as a new media. But is this type digital advertising really worth it when compared to other forms of media such as […]

Digital Signage made easy with an LCD Enclosure

Digital signage is a growing media; its use has now exploded over the last few years, due largely to the plummeting costs of LCD displays and plasma screens. The benefits of digital signage are many-fold when compared to conventional 2D sign advertising, not only can messages be changed or adapted easily but also moving images […]