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Userful releases 'world's first' 4K network video wall

Centralized, interactive display software provider Userful Corp. has launched what it is calling "the world's first network video wall capable of delivering 4K, real-time content to a 25-display video wall over a standard Ethernet network."

December 5, 2014

Centralized, interactive display software provider Userful Corp. has launched what it is calling "the world's first network video wall capable of delivering 4K, real-time content to a 25-display video wall over a standard Ethernet network," according to a company announcement.

The Userful Network Video Wall aims to lower costs and simplify setup with a different approach to deploying video walls, the company said. Using small, industry standard network zero-client devices at each display, the Userful Network Video wall runs up to 25 video wall displays from a single Core i7 PC. Displays can be placed anywhere on the network and can be arranged in any configuration and rotation, Userful said.

The Network Video Wall can be configured in a single video wall or multiple, smaller video walls, and the company said its solution supports 4K video, 6K HTML5, 3D, Flash content, and even up to 32K resolution for images. It features a drag-and-drop browser configuration for setup and management of the video wall, and the display configuration options extend from standard grid formats to asymmetric artistic designs.

"This solution packs in a lot of industry firsts," Userful CTO Tim Griffin said in the announcement. "It's the first true network video wall that delivers real-time 4K resolutions over a standard Ethernet network; it's the first to naturally support multiple video walls in multiple locations; and it's the first that scales naturally without needing more servers, video cards or multilayer splitters. This move away from expensive, specialized servers is going to open up the video wall industry in a big way."

Thinnetworks, Userful's distributor for the solution in Brazil, has been testing the solution with its MiniPoint Ethernet and USB hardware extensively over the past year and has had live pilot sites running the Userful Network Video Wall 24/7 since June, according to the announcement.

"It's been rock solid," Thinnetworks CEO Luiz Ferreira said. "The Userful 4k Network Video Wall is going to revolutionize video wall installations. Now any customer will be able to afford a high-performance, feature-rich video wall."