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 […]

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 […]

Securing an Outdoor TV Screen

With the smoking ban of recent years, more and more bars and pubs are providing outdoor areas for their customers, to ensure there is no drop off in their revenues as smoking customer are forced outside. To provide a comfortable and relaxing location for smokers in beer gardens, many bar and pubs are installing smoking […]

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 […]

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 […]

Media Players and Thin Client PCs – Simple and Cost Effective Digital Signage Solutions

For screen installers, intent on sourcing and operating their own digital signage or information display, very often while they spend a lot of time and research looking into screens, and yet few spend enough time thinking about the media player hardware. And media players are a confusing buy with so many different models on the […]

Installing Screens in a Subway – Case Study New Delhi Metro

With the Commonwealth Games held in New Delhi last year, the Indian capital went through some dramatic infrastructure changes. One of the projects planned to coincide with the games was an extension the New Delhi Airport Metro Express system connecting the city’s airport. The Delhi Airport Metro Express, which runs from New Delhi to IGI […]

Uses of LCD Enclosures as TV Screen Protection

LCD enclosures are put simply, protective cabinets that house conventional TV screens and allow them to be used outdoors or in locations where the environment makes the normal use of TV screens prohibitive. Most shop-bought TV screens are designed for use in stable, warm and dry environments such as the home or office; however, there […]

Digital Information Displays – Providing Real Time Information

Providing customers and the general public with information is a big challenge for many businesses and institutions, but also an essential one. For businesses in the transport sector, providing relevant timetable information and news of delays and cancellations is all part of offering customers a good service. And other businesses and institutions need to provide relevant information […]