Digital Signage Growth – Screen Size Expansion

One of the biggest changes in the move from the bulky cathode ray tube (CRT) to the flat screen televisions that are ubiquitous in our homes is the rapid increase in size that TVs have grown to. These larger screens have obvious uses in the digital signage market. Read More

Choosing Your Integrators – Who to Trust in the Digital Signage World

As a new industry there are several things that the digital signage market lacks. As a new and constantly changing industry there are no true experts in the guru sense – everybody is learning their way, even the large providers and installers. Read More

NEMA 4 and IP65 Outdoor Digital Signage Made Easy

Anybody embarking on an outdoor digital signage campaign will be aware of the IP and NEMA standards governing the use of such technologies in the open air. IP 65 and NEMA 4 are the most common ratings issued for outdoor digital signage and TV systems. Read More

Implementing Digital Signage Step-by-step

With so much talk about the benefits of digital signage, more and more businesses are looking to this new out of home advertising media as a cost effective method of promoting and marketing their company. Read More

Indoor and Outdoor Digital Signage – The essential differences

Whilst the principles and applications behind indoor and outdoor digital signage remain similar the two types of out of home advertising are completely different in many regards but the technology and hardware required is completely different. Read More

Press Release: Armagard’s LCD Enclosure Range – For When Size Matters

There are many companies offing outdoor protection for LCD TVs. But no digital signage company has a range of LCD Enclosure sizes as large as Armagard’s. Read More

Waterproof Outdoor LCD TV for a Fraction of the Price

There has been a huge trend in recent years for digital outdoor entertainment. Whether it is because of global warming, smoking bans or just a cultural shift, many bars, pubs, clubs and restaurants are now in need of a Waterproof Outdoor LCD TV. Read More

LCD Enclosures – Monkey Business

The number of locations and uses of an LCD enclosure is almost endless and is growing all the time, from outdoor digital signage protection and outdoor TVs to using screens in factories or inside dusty warehouses. As LCD enclosures provide all-round protection against weather, temperature and impact they can be pretty much used anywhere.

The protection offered by an LCD enclosure is so rugged that one US zoo has installed the enclosure in a monkey and ape house.

Primates, like their more advanced human cousins, need to be entertained, and many zoos install TVs to give the chimps, orang-utans and some species of monkey entertainment. Many species of ape enjoy television but unfortunately this poses a problem.

There has even been some research into their viewing habits too.

Gorillas, orangutans and chimps are incredibly strong animals that can get easily frustrated. When the TVs are turned off, or if they dislike the programme that is on display, apes and monkeys can get very aggressive and can often take it out on the device – hence the need for an LCD enclosure.

An Armagard LCD Enlcosure beng installed in an ape house

As LCD enclosures are made of steel and have a shatterproof screen front, they are the most rugged and durable solution for protecting an LCD device. Designed to protect from impacts and vandalism they are ideal for use in ape and monkey houses as they can withstand the impacts that these majestic animals can muster.

And as gorillas can weight as much as 600Ib in captivity it provides a good endorsement for the strength of an LCD enclosure. If an LCD enclosure can withstand this sort of punishment from such a powerful animal, then it should have no trouble dealing with vandalism and impacts caused by (much weaker) humans.