Outdoor Digital Signage – Getting Physical
Since the rise of digital signage over the last few years, more and more signage displays are being taken outdoors to take advantage of the larger audience numbers and lack of digital competition. Read More
Digital Signage in Outdoor Locations
The success or failing of any digital signage campaign hinges on the number of people that can see the content. One area where the potential audience is always of a high volume is in the implementation of digital signage in outdoor locations. 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
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.
What is VESA
Standardization in electronics is important for ensuring electrical items purchased from different suppliers are compatible with each other and different peripherals. Standardization allows electrical items such as DVD players to work with TVs, and computers to work with monitors. Read More
Digital Signage Return on Investment (RoI)
Being a new innovation there are many unknowns when it comes to the >use of digital signage. One of the most fundamental, when it comes to working out whether to invest in this new technology, is trying to work out the return of investment. Read More
Interactivity – The Next Step In Outdoor Digital Signage
Over the last decade, digital signage has become one of the fastest growing forms of media. Screens promoting and advertising products and brands adorn so many areas, from airports and shopping malls to along the high street. Read More
Mounting Tips for Outdoor LCD Enclosures
Outdoor LCD enclosures are increasingly becoming popular hardware for people placing screens in an outdoor location. They are used to protect displays for outdoor digital signage, outdoor information screens, or even outdoor TVs in beer gardens and back yards. Read More
Digital Signage for Factories
Factories come in all shapes and sizes. From tiny production lines producing handfuls of products in back offices to football pitch sized industrial units generating millions of mass produced items each year, yet more and more factory digital signage is finding its way on to the shop floor.
Factories and industrial plants can vary in their environments, some are grimy and dirty with many processes generating dust, liquids, vibrations and other hazards, while other factories in contrast are spotless or contain wash down environments that are constantly jet washed to keep everything clean.
Digital Signage in the Transport Industry
There is one industry that has really embraced digital signage and has found new methods, applications and ways of generating different revenue streams that now being taken up by other industries. Read More