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Preview: Almo’s E4v Virtual Learning And Product Showcase Set For Oct. 27-29

Pro AV distributor Almo Professional A/V has a long history of doing popular regional road show events that pair product marketing with education, but 2020 has gotten seriously in the way of how things normally work. So the company has pivoted to online events, with a virtual program that does live online education and provides expert insight on topics resellers and integrators. […]

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Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 9:31 AM

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16:9: Korean Firm Embeds LED Displays In Commercial Glass Window Panels

I’ve written and spoken a number of times about direct view LED starting to become a core design consideration – as in do we do the main lobby wall in granite, tile or LED – for the people who design and fit out buildings, stores and other venues. […]

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Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 2:49 PM

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16:9: New Concept Blends Giant, LED-filled Concert Venue With Resort Hotel

The giant recorded music company Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced it is getting  into the destination resort with themed UMUSIC hotels that could be a big, largely unexpected business opportunity for direct view LED vendors and the supporting ecosystem. The hotels are built around large live concert facilities, using a lot of LED in the concert venue and around the property. […]

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Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 8:49 AM

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16:9: Peerless-AV Adds Absen To DV LED Makes Supported By Its “Seamless” Mount System

The mounting hardware and specialty display firm Peerless-AV has added Absen to a long list of direct view LED companies it supports with what it calls its Seamless Connect series. The Chicago-area company’s dedicated Connect Series dvLED Mounting System now has versions specifically for Absen’s Acclaim Plus and Pro Series Direct View LED Displays. […]

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Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 9:09 AM

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Bay Area High School’s New Innovation Center Boasts Giant LED In Common Area

Here’s more evidence direct view LED is getting mainstreamed – what looks like the common area for a new center for innovation at a Catholic girl’s high school in Concord, CA, on the east side of the Bay Area. The new building on the campus of Carondelet High School, opened last fall, has a pretty substantial Planar LED as the feature wall. […]

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Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 10:53 AM

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16:9: You Know LED Is Getting Mainstreamed When Big Fine Pitch Displays Go In Sports Bars

A sure sign that Direct View LED display tech is getting mainstreamed is a new case study showing a big, three-sided display cube over a sports bar in Green Bay, Wisconsin. […]

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Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 1:30 PM

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16:9: Levi’s Opens Digitally-Rich NextGen Stores In US, China

Levi Strauss & Co. has started opening what it is calling its NextGen stores – new shops built around personalization and digital. […]

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Tue, Oct 13, 2020 at 9:02 AM

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Stradivarius Uses Lighting Animations To Drive Brand At Store On French Riviera

More and more case studies and references are starting to pop up that feature direct view LED digital facades in flagship stores, but here’s an example of an image-conscious brand going in a different direction – using animated lighting. This is the Stradivarius store in Cagner Sur Mer, on the French Riviera. […]

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Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 9:15 AM

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Another Anamorphic LED Public Art Board Surfaces, This One In China

This is a big wrap-around DV LED display on the corner of an urban shopping plaza in Chengdu, China, using 3D animation techniques to create the illusion that a Star Trek ship is emerging from the building. The set-up is VERY reminiscent of a board in Seoul that also also shows public art. You will notice that the creative, while amazing, is an anamorphic illusion that has a viewing sweet spot. […]

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Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 8:37 AM

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16:9: Survey Shows Few End-Users Have A Solid Grasp Of DV LED Display Tech

I’ve already had a diverse bunch of companies contribute to the survey I am doing to shape an updated report on direct view LED, but would certainly welcome more. Among the questions asked and answered is the level of awareness and understanding among partners and end-users. […]

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Thu, Oct 8, 2020 at 8:40 AM

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16:9: AVIXA Digital Signage Roundtable On LED and MicroLED

The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT The trade association AVIXA has been running a series of Digital Signage Power Hours for the last few months, bringing together industry experts in a roundtable format to talk about a specific topic each time. The most recent one was about LED, and I was once again the moderator and referee. […]

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Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 5:14 PM

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16:9: Planar Now Offering Lifetime Warranty On DV #LED Product Series

Portland-based display manufacturer Planar has started marketing a direct view LED product that comes with a lifetime warranty – though it is officially called the Planar EverCare Lifetime Limited Warranty. The warranty program applies to Planar TVF Series LED video walls that are deployed in North America. […]

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Wed, Oct 7, 2020 at 7:19 AM

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NYC Property Group Uses DV LED To Wrap Around Its Main Sales Meeting Space

Glass conference rooms in open plans sometimes get wrapped in translucent film to add a little privacy, but I don’t think I have seen a meeting space wrapped in a curved, 51-foot direct view LED display wall. This is the Midtown West Marketing Suite, the sales and marketing space for the Brookfield Properties-owned mixed used development Manhattan West. […]

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Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 6:52 PM

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16:9: SNA Latest LED Maker To Package “Small” Displays As Plug-And-Play Bundles

SNA Displays is the latest direct-view LED manufacturer to come out with a bundled product that simplifies the idea and execution for big screens, for a reseller and partner channel that doesn’t all eat-sleep-breathe LED. The company’s ASPECT plug-and-play displays come in 16:9 aspect ratio and in four set sizes, from 108-inches to 216 inches. All are in 16:9 format. […]

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Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 8:11 AM

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Survey Says!: Your Insights Welcomed For 16:9 LED Special Report Update

About three years ago I traveled to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Shenzhen in China to see first-hand the ecosystem and process behind direct view LED, a technology that back then was just starting to gain serious traction in North America and elsewhere.The output was a special report that examined that explained the technology in layman’s terms, sorted the different types, and showed how LED displays were being used in the marketplace.Three years on, it is time for an update report. […]

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Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 8:35 AM

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