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Trident announces 'hidden PC solution' for digital signage
May 28, 2007
SURREY, U.K. — A hidden PC solution that attaches to the VESA mounting at the rear of a display has been introduced by Trident, to eliminate clutter from digital signage and media player installations in retail outlets, airports and hospitality environments.
The ultra thin, fanless VESA PC available exclusively from Trident offers a discreet, inaudible computing platform that neatly transforms any VESA-compliant display into a media-rich thin client or digital signage platform. Attaching the PC to the mount resolves the issue of where to place a local PC to drive a multimedia display.
The case is just one inch thick, and incorporates industry-standard VESA mounting holes, allowing it to be fitted to the back of any VESA compliant display. The PC is equally suitable for use with a compliant wall mount, rail mount or post mount.
Trident is offering the PC as a diskless thin client with a flash drive, or with a 40GB hard disk drive. It is a fully featured unit, with hardware MPEG2/3 and WMV9 acceleration, and all the communications, video and other features that are found in a standard desktop or laptop. These include a Gigabit Ethernet port, optional WLAN support, DVI-D, VGA and S-Video inputs and outputs, 4 USB ports, and 6-channel audio. VESA PC is offered with a choice of processors: a 1GHZ VIA C7 or a 1.5GHz VIA EDEN device. The unit runs from a 12V power supply and is supplied in a ventless sealed enclosure preventing issues with dust. The overall size of the PC is 180mm x 298mm x 25.4mm (7 in. x 11 in. x 1 in.), and it weighs 2 Kg (4.4 pounds). An IR remote control is available.
Trident is one of Europe's leading technical franchised distributors of displays, interface kits, single board computers, panel PCs, printers and card readers as well as providing an extensive range of value added services. The company is part of the Abacus Group and has offices in the U.K. and across Europe with presence in Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Italy.
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