Large-screen digital signage pumps up corporate meetings

by Glen Young — Sr. Product Marketing Manager, MMD

The corporate world today deals with dramatically growing amounts of data. What better way to hold corporate meetings than with large-size screens displaying…

Philips launches 'budget-conscious' 65-inch digital signage display

April 21, 2015

Philips Signage Solutions, operated by Envision Peripherals Inc., has announced what it’s calling an "ultra-cost effective" 65-inch display, the BDL6520QL, for…

Video wall color calibration keeps your colors straight

by Glen Young — Sr. Product Marketing Manager, MMD

The unified color characteristics across multiple digital signage displays, a display-array or a video wall can represent a major issue that could seriously…

Philips intros 84- and 98-inch 4K displays with U-Line Series

March 4, 2015

Philips Signage Solutions today introduced a new line of commercial displays with the release of the Ultra HD U-Line Series, two new 4K displays set to ship in…

Choosing the right digital signage display for your deployment

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Content may be king in digital signage (though some would argue that context is), but either way, the king would have no clothes without the digital signage…

Early reports of the demise of LCDs are greatly exaggerated

by Glen Young — Sr. Product Marketing Manager, MMD

LCDs are not going anywhere anytime soon. Many digital signage displays being labeled LED displays are LCD displays with LED backlights.

5 for 5: January's top digital signage news

by Christopher Hall — w, t

We take a look back at the top of the pops from January, recapping the biggest digital signage stories of the month.

Philips adds new zero-bezel displays for digital signage video walls

February 5, 2015

Ultraslim-bezel displays are designed to enable HD picture and seamless bezel transitions for video walls, as well as provide Philips' "Smart" features…

2015: A look at the digital signage year ahead

After asking our panel of industry experts to find out what they thought were the biggest stories or trends in the industry in 2014, we now turn back to them…

2014: The digital signage year in review

by Christopher Hall — w, t

After looking at the biggest stories of 2014 in terms of traffic, we now turn to a panel of industry experts to find out what they thought were the biggest…

Invisible costs lurk behind the video wall

Retail owners often fail to take into account installation cost as part of their TCO when selecting displays for digital signage video walls, failing to take…

Philips intros OPS-compliant HDBaseT receiver for digital signage

December 1, 2014

Component simplifies deployment and cabling configuration on applications that have physical location limitations, company says.

In digital signage it's 3 strikes you're out with consumer TVs

Display expert says consumer-grade displays feature three key weaknesses that can strike out your digital signage.

Digital signage, it's not just for menus anymore

by Brenda Rick Smith — Editor, Networld Media Group

More than menu boards, restaurant digital signage also drives engagement, branding and positive customer experiences.

The Display Shield protecting digital signage display in theme parks

November 5, 2014

The Display Shield weatherproof digital signage display enclosure has been deployed in an array of theme parks and outdoor venues, according to an announcement…

Philips Signage Solutions extends high availability feature across all digital signage display lines

October 31, 2014

If a display cannot play back from the media player or Internet under any unpredictable occasions, it can then automatically retrieve and play pre-saved…

STiNO eyevis, MMD Philips showcasing digital signage solutions at Viscom 2014

October 20, 2014

STiNO eyevis, a manufacturer for audiovisual communication software solutions, and MMD, technology company and brand license partner for Philips Monitors, will…

Philips Signage touts security measure for USB devices

October 8, 2014

Philips Signage displays now offer a configurable selection for users to disable the USB port function.

Digital signage and 'high availability': Keep it simple to keep content flowing

Signage manufacturers are taking a page from network and data comm vendors and installing complex mechanisms to keep content constantly on — yet savvy project…

Don't touch that dial! Can remote control apps damage your digital signage?

by Glen Young — Sr. Product Marketing Manager, MMD

Digital signage blogger and display expert warns against the dangers of smartphone apps for consumer-grade displays used as professional signage.