Systems Integration Asia – April-May 2018

'made-in-Japan' DirectView LED video wall VS-
15NP 160 even as it also debuted its WE-120
DLP video wall for control room environments.

Unilumin pitched its 1.2 mm pixel, flagship LED
soluon Upanils that was shown in 8K
resoluon, with bezel free technology that
allows deployment on large video walls such as
mission-crical defence/security or educaon
campus applicaons. SiliconCore too, while
pitching its popular 1.2mm pixel Lavendar LED
soluon, also highlighted its Z.A.C.H. Driver
technology claimed to further sharpen the
cung-edge LED technology.

However, a great deal of the limelight from the
LED display league was perhaps taken by two
Korean Professional display majors Samsung
and LG. Samsung, arguably hogging it to a
greater deal, created a record of sorts by
literally craing a Wall made of a potenally
revoluonary self-eming Micro LED pixel
modules.
While the Wall measured 146 inches in a
stunning peak brightness of 1600 nit with 'near
infinite contrast rao' (according to the
Samsung Exec on the booth), its modular
design allows installers to add or remove
unlimited LED screens to downsize upscale the
video wall as required. The self-eming
MicroLEDs produce exceponally bright images
without the need of colour filters or backlight.
More, they light up a peak brightness of
1,600nit, with “a near infinite contrast rao.”

LG, on the other hand, sought to steal the show
by means of its what it called the Canyon
Aractor at the entrance to the hall, as well as
an incredibly aracve, transparent OLED
signage soluon. While the Canyon Aractor –
“breath-takingly futurisc” as it was hailed
–was made of 60 Open Frame OLED displays in
convex and concave configuraons. Ideal for
large scale video installaons, the Canyon Aractor's customisable
form factor and outstanding image quality enables it useful for

diverse applicaons across the vercals. With

its ability to fit any area or contour, it's taken

to be truly futurisc.

The centerpiece of their booth, however, was

the 55inch OLED signage. Not only does it

display boast razor-thin bezel and an elegant

form factor, the compelling proposion is its

transparent OLED display. Opportunies

abound, imaginaon, just the limitaon.

Projecon manufacturers such as Barco, Benq,

Chrise, Digital Projecon, Epson, InFocus,

NEC, Optoma, Panasonic, Sony and ViewSonic

tried to disnguish from one another with

their own array of soluons- some of them

presenng truly stunning product/system

demos.

Chrise sought a cut above sort with a vast

suite of projecon soluons including what it

called a complete nave 4K 4:4:4 content

delivery system soluon Chrise Terra – from

player-to-display – facilitang full leveraging

of AV-over-IP systems. While Digital Projecon

celebrated its 10th anniversary oung at ISE

with the launch of what it called the world's

first 8K laser projector INSIGHT Dual Laser 8K,

LCD projector major Epson unveiled what is

hailed as world's first 12,000 lumen nave 4K

3LCD laser projector, besides a new Compact

20,000 Lumen WUXGA Model.

While NEC debuted its latest 4K UHD projector

PX1005QL that claimed to combine 'pixel-free'

image quality with low lifeme cost, Acer

made a record of sorts with a preview of its 4K

UHD projector V6820i greeng the ISE

audiences with “vocal projecon.” The

projector is said to be among the first of its

kind to support Amazon Alexa. The yet-to-hit-

market projector obeys voice commands such

as “Alexa, turn on the projector,” “Alexa, select

HDMI as the projector source,” or “Alexa, change projector display

mode to bright.”

Ø XR Technology

(Commercially viable,

professional grade

augmented, virtual and

mixed reality)

Ø Networked AV

Ø Collaboraon/UC

Ø Minute pixel pitch LEDs

Ø Plug-n-play digital signage

Ø Laser projecon

Ø 8K resoluon

Ø Smart Home/City

Ø AV Over IP/IoT

Ø Crossover between

broadcast & AV

Trends Noted at ISE 2018

Acer's

yet-to-hit-market

V6820i 4K UHD projector

is said to be among first of its

kind to 'act in compliance' with

Amazon Alexa. It is said to take

voice commands such as “Alexa, turn

on the projector,” “Alexa, select

HDMI as the projector source,” or

“Alexa, change projector

display mode to bright.”

The two Korean display soluons majors Samsung and LG took the ISE audiences by

amazement. A wall-making MicroLED, and a transparent OLED signage

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