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Planar DirectLight Ultra Series Voted 2022 Innovative Product Award Winner
Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, is the proud recipient of a 2022 Innovative Product Award from Sound & Video Contractor. Readers voted the Planar® DirectLight® Ultra™ Series MicroLED Video Wall a winner in the video display category, recognizing the solution as an outstanding product in today's ProAV industry. Featuring off-board power supply, proprietary alignment technology, built-in processing and models with MicroLEDs, Planar DirectLight Ultra Series presents several display technology advancements that, in combination, deliver big performance. The premium line of fine pitch MicroLED video wall displays is available in; More…
Planar Introduces Two Quick-Install LED Video Wall Families for Indoor & Outdoor Use
PORTLAND, Ore., March 22, 2022 — Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, has launched two new LED video wall display families designed to serve the needs of fast-paced events and high-ambient light environments; the Planar® Luminate™ Pro Series and Planar® Venue™ Pro Series. The new families feature mechanical elements that accelerate set-up and take down for temporary and mobile events, but also feature full front installation and serviceability, opening the door to more permanent wall-mounted applications. Each LED display line features 500x500mm cabinets that can be tailored for creative video wall applications that can be hung,; More…
Planar Luxe MicroLED Honored with 2022 Picks Award
Planar, a global leader in visualization products, was voted a 2022 Picks Award winner by Residential Systems, the leading brand serving the custom installation industry. The premium Planar® Luxe MicroLED was honored as one of the best and most influential consumer technologies introduced in 2021. Featuring high-brightness MicroLED technology, deep blacks and superior contrast, the award-winning Planar Luxe MicroLED delivers unparalleled viewing experiences in uses spanning digital artwork, movies, sports and events, gaming, eSports, streaming, multi-window viewing and video conferencing. "Since its release in August 2021, Planar Luxe MicroLED has; More…
NBC SPORTS Selects its Display Technology Provider for its Production of the 2022 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games
STAMFORD, CONN. – February 16, 2022 – NBC Sports has selected Planar to provide fine pitch LED video wall display technology for its production of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games, from Beijing, China, February 2–20, 2022. The announcement was made today by Atila Ozkaplan, Vice President of Production Operations, Olympics for NBC Sports Group and Adam Schmidt, Executive Vice President for Planar. NBCUniversal provides coverage of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games from Feb. 2-20, featuring a Winter Olympics-record 2,800+ hours of coverage across NBC, Peacock, USA Network, CNBC, NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app. The Opening Ceremony was presented on; More…
Planar and OptiTrack Partner with SMPTE and Other Industry Leaders to Develop On-Set Virtual Production Methodologies
PORTLAND, Ore., — January 18, 2022 — Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, and sister company OptiTrack, the worldwide leader in 3D tracking systems, have joined other industry leaders and SMPTE®, the home of media professionals, technologists and engineers, to form The Advisory Group of the On-Set Virtual Production (OSVP) Initiative. This initiative is the first project within the society's new Rapid Industry Solution (RIS) program. SMPTE's commitment to providing tools, standards and education on emerging technologies requires the society to operate with greater agility in responding to technology challenges. Planar and OptiTrack are; More…
Planar Luxe MicroLED Wins Consumer Technology Association Award
Planar, a global leader in visualization products, is the proud recipient of a 2022 Smart Home Mark of Excellence Award. Presented by the Smart Home division of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)®, the Mark of Excellence Awards program recognizes the best in custom integration and installed technology. Planar® Luxe MicroLED was named a video product of the year winner in the flat screen/direct-view display category. The award-winning Planar Luxe MicroLED delivers outstanding, seamless video performance, while providing customers with a complete package that is aimed at effortlessly enriching luxury spaces. Available in 4K and 8K resolutions,; More…
Planar DirectLight Ultra Series Named 2021 Best of Market and Readers' Choice Award Winner
Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, is the proud recipient of a 2021 Best of Market Award from AV Technology, a leading resource for audio visual (AV) and information technology (IT), as well as a Readers' Choice Award from rAVe, an AV news organization reporting on the proAV, home AV, rental and staging, education and digital signage industries. Delivering the finest MicroLED pixel pitches and always-on, high resolution display experiences for unmatched visual performances, the Planar® DirectLight® Ultra™ Series was voted one of the best products available in the AV industry today for both award programs. The Planar DirectLight Ultra; More…
Planar Lifestyle Displays Now Offering 100-Inch LCD
PORTLAND, Ore., November 16, 2021 - Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, today announced the Planar® Luxe UltraRes™ X 100, the latest addition to the Planar® Lifestyle Displays family. The Planar Luxe UltraRes X 100 is a 100-inch LCD display featuring 700-nit brightness, a wide color gamut perfect for High Dynamic Range (HDR) content and advanced video processing capabilities. Planar Luxe UltraRes X 100 delivers superior image performance for a variety of luxury environments, including media rooms, studios and workspaces as well as hospitality and entertainment venues. The release of Planar Luxe UltraRes X 100 introduces a global; More…
Planar Announces MicroPalooza 2021 Showroom Tour Series
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 19, 2021 – Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, today announced the MicroPalooza 2021 Tour, a six-city US product tour presenting the company's newest industry-leading display solutions. Running November through mid-December, the showroom event series brings the company's recently released leading-edge LED and LCD display solutions, headlined by the premium Planar® DirectLight® Ultra™ Series with MicroLED technology, on the road, starting in Denver and ending in Los Angeles. As a new variation of the company's successful Video Wallapalooza Roadshow Series, the MicroPalooza 2021 Tour features a special focus on; More…News and Events
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