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 […]

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 […]

Home Improvement Ideas – Patio TV

With spring arriving it’s often a good time to begin those home improvement projects that can help make our homes a more enjoyable place to be. One are of the home that people often concentrate on at this time of year is the garden or back yard. And understandably, with so few warm days in […]

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 […]

Outdoor Advertising Auctioned for the Olympics

With the London Olympics just over a year away preparations are reaching a zenith, and not just in the building and preparations for the sports stadiums. The modern Olympics is a huge marketing opportunity for many companies with tens of thousands of visitors from across the globe expected to descend on London for the games […]

Outdoor Advertising – Going from Print to Digital

Outdoor advertising is one of the oldest forms of marketing. From the earliest days of printing, and before, advertising outdoors is a direct and effective form of promotion. Outdoor advertising is also fairly low cost when you compare it to other forms of mass-marketing. There are disadvantages of outdoor advertising though. While the footfall and […]