Screens

Screens are very important for you Digital Signage project: they are the only thing directly in contact with your audience! There are quite some different types of screens to choose from, each with their own caracteristics, advantages, and downsides. We can offer you:

• LCD screens
• Plasma screens
• LED screens
• Hybrids, such as ITrans
• Projection screens
• 3-D screens
• Holographic screens

Would you like to know which type of screen suits your situation the best? Try our screen configurator!

LCD screens

LCD screens are the most common in Digital Signage. Being a popular choice, they are cheap, reliable, have a high contrast and a thin body. However, there are situations where LCD screens are less suitable: outdoors, in direct sunlight, or when you need a larger size screen. We use Samsung screens because they have proven their reliability over the years.

Plasma screens

Plasma screens can be larger that LCD screens, and they have a wider viewing angle, too. The downside is that these type of screens are relatively heavy, and they are more costly than LCD screens.

LED screens

LED screens are suitable for the biggest screens. A screen that consists of a large number of LED's could theoretically be manufacured in any size or shape, so that we are talking square feet here instead of inches! This type of screen is very suitable for outdoor use: direct sunlight has no effect on the screen, and the LED's are incredibly bright. The downside is that, because of the fact that one pixel equals one LED, the resolution is not very good. They are not suitable for close-range viewing. LED screens don't have to be a flat square, but can also be in a spectacular 360-degrees or in wave-form.

ITrans screen

For those places where a bright screen with a high resolution and medium viewing distance is wanted, the ITrans screen does the job. Essentially a projection screen (a projector casts images from a LCD screen on a larger screen), these ITrans screens are modular, and can be larger that LCD screens.

Projection screens

These type of screens consist of a beamer (or projector) and a screen. It is a relatively cheap solution, because the beamer can project images on a large surface. Also, this solution has a large viewing angle. The downside is that there can be no obstacles between the beamer and the screen, and the images aren't visable very well in direct sunlight. The first problem can be solved by using a so-called back-projection screen, where the beamer is located behind the screen, instead of in front. This does require a special screen, which is slightly more expensive than a standard projection screen.

3-D screens

3-D screens are already on the market, but at the time it is only possible to create 3-D animations with special software. The image seems to float in front of the screen, similar to a 3-D movie, but without the coloured spectacles.

Holographic screens

Holographic screens are the latest development. They are a real eye-catcher, but still very expensive, and special software is needed.