Comments on: Dave Haynes: Big is big http://presetgroup.com/blog/index.php/archives/149 Advice and guidance on building successful digital signage networks Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:23:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Antoine Carty http://presetgroup.com/blog/index.php/archives/149/comment-page-1#comment-219 Antoine Carty Mon, 31 May 2010 04:04:54 +0000 http://presetgroup.com/blog/?p=149#comment-219 Howdy there,just found your Post when i google something and wonder what web hosting do you use for your wordpress,the speed is more faster than my web site, i really need to know it.will back to check it out,many thanks! Howdy there,just found your Post when i google something and wonder what web hosting do you use for your wordpress,the speed is more faster than my web site, i really need to know it.will back to check it out,many thanks!

]]> By: Dave Haynes http://presetgroup.com/blog/index.php/archives/149/comment-page-1#comment-17 Dave Haynes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:10:42 +0000 http://presetgroup.com/blog/?p=149#comment-17 Great points Bruce, particularly about surrounds and making a display seem bigger. I have seen that done a few time and it not only helps the visual get bigger, but also gets it away from just being a screen hanging on a wall or from the ceiling. Regarding Christie, they have always played at the high end in the projection space and the same probably applies here. There is very little margin on commercial panels, so there is little glory getting in on that fight. I see these tiles in flagship stores, high-end malls and new airports. Don't expect them to be a part of the 7-11 network. Great points Bruce, particularly about surrounds and making a display seem bigger. I have seen that done a few time and it not only helps the visual get bigger, but also gets it away from just being a screen hanging on a wall or from the ceiling.

Regarding Christie, they have always played at the high end in the projection space and the same probably applies here. There is very little margin on commercial panels, so there is little glory getting in on that fight. I see these tiles in flagship stores, high-end malls and new airports. Don’t expect them to be a part of the 7-11 network.

]]> By: bruce http://presetgroup.com/blog/index.php/archives/149/comment-page-1#comment-16 bruce Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:39 +0000 http://presetgroup.com/blog/?p=149#comment-16 Yes it is interesting how much the size of an interior can make a big flat panel display look so small, or as you pointed out, in a residential sized room make it look even larger. It all has to do with proportions. This is where creative designers come in. Don’t just wall mount or pole mount that display, especially in a cavernous space. Play with proportions and design creative surrounds and enclosures for digital signage and help make that flat panel get noticed and “appear” larger. Bringing the viewers eye to a predefined space with a surround or enclosure helps reduce the overall size of an interior. Then within that predefined space you can make messaging, static or electronic, get noticed and appear bigger. In addition, interior and graphic design elements can be incorporated with the surround or enclosure design to enhance the overall interior design and brand identity. I understand the potential of the Christie solution but my concern, granted based on what little I know about them, is whether MicroTiles will be able to compete on price with LCD. Christie offers quality, but expensive niche market solutions. I do not think they are in a good position to compete in a commodity business with billion dollar consumer electronics manufacturers, nor do I think they want to. If they can support and hit manufacturing volumes that help make MicroTiles more affordable that’s great, or perhaps their innovation may be someone else’s inspiration for other more affordably priced solutions even better, but until that happens I think Christie stays a boutique manufacturer and MicroTiles someone limited to hi-end only installs, not a mainstream play. Yes it is interesting how much the size of an interior can make a big flat panel display look so small, or as you pointed out, in a residential sized room make it look even larger. It all has to do with proportions. This is where creative designers come in. Don’t just wall mount or pole mount that display, especially in a cavernous space. Play with proportions and design creative surrounds and enclosures for digital signage and help make that flat panel get noticed and “appear” larger. Bringing the viewers eye to a predefined space with a surround or enclosure helps reduce the overall size of an interior. Then within that predefined space you can make messaging, static or electronic, get noticed and appear bigger. In addition, interior and graphic design elements can be incorporated with the surround or enclosure design to enhance the overall interior design and brand identity. I understand the potential of the Christie solution but my concern, granted based on what little I know about them, is whether MicroTiles will be able to compete on price with LCD. Christie offers quality, but expensive niche market solutions. I do not think they are in a good position to compete in a commodity business with billion dollar consumer electronics manufacturers, nor do I think they want to. If they can support and hit manufacturing volumes that help make MicroTiles more affordable that’s great, or perhaps their innovation may be someone else’s inspiration for other more affordably priced solutions even better, but until that happens I think Christie stays a boutique manufacturer and MicroTiles someone limited to hi-end only installs, not a mainstream play.

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