May 23, 2013
Planar desktop and touch monitors have been known for over a decade for their industry-leading warranty. 3 years of coverage with 2nd day delivery of an advanced replacement to minimize downtime is what makes the Customer First™ warranty so unique. The warranty is supported by 24x7 hot line support with trained and caring technicians who are not incented to get off the phone quickly (as is so common in large call centers), but rather for customer satisfaction. This warranty also applies to the PS-Series large format display screens as well, making them a great choice for customers looking to deploy digital signage.
The warranty for other products in the More…
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May 16, 2013
My husband is a car guy. You know the type. The person who can effortless memorize performance statistics about cars and talk about them without tiring. And one statistic that he cares a lot about is acceleration performance (the length of time it takes to go from 0 to 60 miles per hour or equivalent) as an indication of raw power (relative to weight and other factors). A great 0-to-60 measurement generally results in great off-the-line responsiveness. When you hit the gas, you expect things to happen. In fact, you rely upon it. It is the foundation of your relationship with the automobile. You interact and it responds. And car guys like my husband believe, More…
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May 08, 2013
Several years ago, Planar adopted the tagline “When Image Experience Matters”, each word selected because it is packed with meaning for our customers.
When: Not all display needs are equal. The numerical read-out on your desk phone or the display in your wristwatch have certain requirements, and digital signage installations or a video wall in a control room have others.
Image: Planar is a display company at its core, so it is all about the image. The video performance. The vivid colors. The resolution. The brightness. The contrast between the deepest blacks and the most luminous whites.
Experience: This is a word that is growing in importance to the More…
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May 02, 2013
The world is buzzing about interactivity with nearly 11 million Google searches every month on the topic. Among our customers and clients, the conversations around digital signage are trending more towards creating interactive experiences. At it’s heart, interactivity is the intersection of information science, communication, and industrial design. The interactivity can be as simple as sliders or buttons on a kiosk screen or something that enables content on the display to react to input from a mobile device or third-party data source, like social media streams. It is the push-and-pull of information or content based on physical action by the More…
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Apr 23, 2013
From corporate cafeteria menu boards to hallway employee signage. From lobby displays that tend architectural to meeting room displays for the ultimate in resolution and interactivity. Corporations around the world utilize Planar technology for the ultimate in productivity. But the environments of this productivity are changing. Over the past few years, we have seen dramatic changes in the commercial real estate market that are combining to change the look of offices and the opportunities for technology.
Small businesses, which make up the bulk of corporate enterprises, have real estate leases less than 10 years. As a result, landlords are less More…
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Apr 17, 2013
Market leading corporations are deploying control rooms for monitoring and simulation at a rapid rate, especially in growing industries like the energy sector.
Some of the leading reasons to deploy control room solutions are as follows:1) Big data visualization: corporations have more data than ever before and making sense of it requires a visualization solution as expansive and scalable as the data set.2) Real-time monitoring: make the most of investments and protect critical infrastructure, with real-time monitoring solutions3) Distributed data and video sources: IP network video sources and data locations are spread worldwide and to access them in a More…
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Apr 08, 2013
In September of 2012, I was at the Intel Developer Forum a preeminent technology conference for the Intel ecosystem. At this show, I saw an interesting device attached to a Planar 27” Helium touch display. The device was called a NUC which stands for the next unit of computing. The device is essentially a small computer about 4”x4”x2” that runs Windows (or Linux). What I found really cool about the NUC is how easily it attaches to the back of the Helium display, essentially turning Helium into an all-in-one like device, but with the added benefit of a flexible modular design.
NUC attached to Helium's VESA mount
The setup is remarkably simple. In the NUC More…
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Mar 28, 2013
The CineGrid International Workshop brings together experts from digital cinema, scientific visualization, networking, post production and education to share information about new workflows in creating, editing, distributing, restoring and archiving high resolution digital images and audio. The CineGrid Workshop aims to produce new collaborations that foster growth across international boundaries.
This video, taken during one of the workshops, tours the immersive CAVE2 at the University of Illinois at Chicago's Electronic Visualization Lab (EVL). The hybrid reality environment is comprised of Planar's Clarity Matrix 3D Video Wall. Read more about the More…
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Mar 12, 2013
A friend got me interested in Pinterest when she sent me a picture of a pair of a particularly-awesome pair of platform shoes. Moments after setting up an account, I was hooked. I have found it a great way to monitor trends, see new technology and products, get project ideas, and stalk, I mean follow, others with like interests. All from the convenience of my iPad or my Planar touchscreen monitor, of course.
We are happy to announce that Planar products, inspiring installations, tools, and new are now available on Pinterest. There has never been a better way to explore Planar’s digital display technology than with the videos and pictures posted on the More…
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Mar 06, 2013
Storefront for Art and Architecture is turning 30 and to celebrate they hosted a gala and silent auction at 5 Beekman Street in New York City. This former mansion of palatial scale sat idle for decades and is slated to be re-envisioned at a luxury hotel property. But before construction began, the hundreds of guests at the gala were treated to its raw intimacy. And the facility didn’t disappoint. The towering 9 story atrium with views of the cold night sky and the art installations throughout the building combined to create a unique immersive experience. On the ground floor, facing up towards the towering ceiling were four Clarity Matrix displays, More…
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