Sound & Video Contractor Feature Articles On Digital Signage for the Audio/Video Industry

Market Booms for Short-throw Projectors

By John W. DeWitt

Short-throw and ultra-short-throw projectors appear to be proliferating, providing an option for implementing digital signage, educational applications, and corporate displays in tight or otherwise awkward spaces. The increasing use of projectors such as the Sanyo PLC-XL50...

InfoComm 08 in Review

By Trevor Boyer

InfoComm 08 was a packed and energetic show, with important technology on display in all categories video, audio, AV, and various types of related gear....

Focus on Corporate AV: Multifunctional AV Network for Businesses

By John DeWitt

Small professional businesses such as dental practices represent a conundrum of opportunity versus challenge for AV providers and integrators. These prospective...

CEDIA Preview

By Jack Kontney

As the CEDIA Expo arrives at the Colorado Convention Center in early September, more than 25,000 designers, integrators, architects, and builders are...

How Many Signs are Too Many?

By John W. DeWitt

There are more and larger digital screens than ever--in the home, at retail, and in other public and private contexts. So is there such a thing as too many signs? Digital Signage Update talked to Bill Gerba, a digital-signage blogger and the CEO of Wirespring...

IP-based Signage Delivers Cost-effective Scalability and Versatility

By John W. DeWitt

Providers and users of digital-signage technologies are turning to Internet protocol (IP) for network management and distribution of content--including uncompressed HD video. IP-based digital signage networks offer several advantages, including the ability to easily repurpose content for online applications as well as signage...

The Buzz: Installation Spotlight: 12Stone Church, Lawrenceville, Ga

By Jessaca Gutierrez

To help spread the message at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Ga., dB Audio & Video chose a Triveni Digital Ensignia Arena turnkey digital-signage system with three Solos for the campus' three zones...

Chicago Maps Exhibit Raises the Bar for Interactive Signage

By John W. DeWitt

A recent exhibit at The Field Museum in Chicago took digital signage to new levels of sophisticated interactivity with Maps: Finding Our Place in the World, a three-month exhibit running from November 2007 through January 2008...

Harnessing Fiber Optics for Ultra-high-resolution Signage

By John W. DeWitt

New digital signage and related AV technologies are harnessing more and more of the theoretically unlimited bandwidth of the fiber-optic transport medium. This gives application architects, integrators, and users the opportunity to power large, extremely high-resolution displays--including 1920x1200p HD progressive...