2023

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May 16, 2023

Planar Expands Outdoor Rated Fine Pitch LED Line with 1.2mm Pixel Pitch Display

Planar announced the addition of a 1.2mm pixel pitch to award-winning Planar Luminate Ultra Series line of outdoor LED video wall displays. The newest addition to the series delivers the finest outdoor pitch by using MicroLED technology to enable a 1.2mm pitch while also achieving superior performance in an outdoor rated LED display. The finest outdoor pixel pitch LED available, the Planar Luminate Ultra Series 1.2mm utilizes MicroLED technology to enhance the image with increased black levels and 150-degree visibility while a proprietary coating ensures outdoor ruggedness and enhanced high ambient light visual performance. Named the 2022 rAVe Best More…
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May 03, 2023

Planar Showcases 5K LCD Addition to the Award Winning Planar UltraRes Series Family

Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, announced the launch of the Planar® UltraRes™ W Series 105-inch ultra-wide format LCD display, optimized for next-generation collaboration for today’s modern hybrid workforce. For more than 10 years, Planar® UltraRes™ Series commercial-grade displays have been successfully installed in secure conference rooms around the world. The Planar UltraRes W Series provides customers with a secure, 105-inch ultra-wide format display that is ideally sized to suit the most popular unified communications and video collaboration platforms including Microsoft Teams®. Planar UltraRes W Series also features More…
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Apr 26, 2023

Planar Venue Pro VX Series Wins Best of Show Awards at NAB 2023

Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, is proud to announce two broadcast industry award wins for the Planar® Venue™ Pro VX Series, which debuted at NAB 2023, delivering exceptional in-camera visual performance for virtual production (VP) and extended reality (XR) studios. The series, designed to deliver vast capabilities and on-camera visual properties for broadcasters, was awarded Best of Show by TV Technology and Sound & Video Contractor. “It’s an honor to receive the Best of Show award from two very distinguished and well-respected publications at NAB 2023,” said Planar Executive Vice President Adam Schmidt. “This year we More…
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Apr 25, 2023

Planar Awarded New York Information Technology Umbrella Contract

Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, today announced that it has been awarded an Information Technology Umbrella Contract in the state of New York, providing state and local governments in New York easier access to Planar display technology including LED and LED video walls, large format LCD displays, interactive touch displays and desktop monitors. Since the company's inception in 1983, state and local governments have relied on Planar's wide range of display solutions to help them serve, protect and manage essential services for their communities. With the IT umbrella contract Planar will work with government organizations in New More…
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Apr 16, 2023

Planar and OptiTrack Present Their Most Advanced Set of Broadcast Technologies at NAB 2023

� LAS VEGAS, April 16, 2023 – Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, and sister company OptiTrack, the worldwide leader in 3D tracking systems, today, at the 2023 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, announced plans to present their diverse portfolio of new and improved advanced broadcast technologies to date. Since launched in 2021, Planar Studios has revolutionized the broadcast, virtual production (VP) and extended reality (XR) markets, empowering the world’s leading visual storytellers to engage audiences through advanced technological developments, by leveraging Planar’s innovative and award-winning fine pitch LED More…
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Feb 28, 2023

New Planar EduCare Program Bolsters Display Technology Investment for Education Customers

Today, Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, announced the launch of the Planar® EduCare™ Program, a program specially designed to address the challenges learning institutions face most frequently such as budget constraints and a lack of technical support and training. Available to K-12 schools, colleges and universities in the U.S. and Canada, the new program offers benefits that bolster customers’ investment, keeping displays viable for years to come. This includes exclusive pricing, technical pre-sales support, priority post-sales technical support and access to private training courses via Planar Academy. The new program is backed More…
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Jan 31, 2023

Planar Named One of Oregon’s Most Admired Companies

Planar, a global leader in visualization products, is honored to announce that the company was selected for Portland Business Journal (PBJ)’s 2022 list of Oregon’s Most Admired Companies. Recognized as one of the most admired companies in Oregon and southwest Washington by regional executives, Planar ranked No.14 in the technology category. 2022 PBJ Oregon’s Most Admired Companies honorees were determined by votes from local CEO-level executives. Approximately 270 executives responded to the survey, naming their first, second and third selection for the most admired company across 10 industry categories. Any business with a substantial presence in More…
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Jan 10, 2023

Planar Venue Pro VX Series Awarded 2022 Media & Entertainment Best in Market

Planar, a global leader in visualization products, is excited to announce that the leading-edge Planar® Venue™ Pro VX Series is the recipient of a 2022 Media & Entertainment Best in Market Award from TV Tech. Designed to maximize in camera and on-camera performance, the family of indoor fine pitch LED video wall displays was recognized by a panel of industry experts who evaluated products for their innovation, feature set, cost efficiency and performance in serving the media and entertainment industry. Introduced in September 2022 as a cost-effective solution supporting virtual production (VP), extended reality (XR) and broadcast, the Planar More…