Blog

Advice & behind the scenes.

Real costs, hardware choices, best practices: what we wish someone had told us before building a video wall.

Field

When marketing lives in the cloud... and we live in the field

A major control room player publishes its 'everyday office'... generated by AI. A craftsman's take on a market of mergers and detached marketing, versus real hardware running in the field.

Tech watch

Detecting presence without cameras or badges: WiFi waves as a sensor

The human body alters how WiFi waves propagate: presence, movement, estimated headcount. What this technology can really do, its limits, and the GDPR questions it raises.

Resilience

Pro-Resilience: does it hold up when the heat is on?

In a crisis room, the less network intelligence in the critical chain, the better we sleep: hardware capture cards, one-way feeds, homemade Arduino KVM. Not anti-IP: Pro-Resilience.

Mobile centre

Action case versus Dimatex bag: which one for a portable command centre?

Field feedback on transporting 15.6 inch screens for a mobile command post.

Costs

The real price of a video wall and how to spend wisely

A line-by-line breakdown of the cost of a 6-screen wall, and where the excessive margins are hiding.

Image wall

What is video wall software?

A definition of video wall software, an overview of the solutions on the market and the criteria for choosing the right one.

Hardware

What is a DisplayPort connector?

Origins, versions, connector types and the differences with HDMI: a closer look at the DisplayPort interface.

Hardware

Which hardware should you choose for digital signage?

Recommended PC configurations based on the number of screens, from a 3-screen workstation to a 6-screen wall.

Software

Why Easy Multi Display is a display software unlike any other

Features, simplicity, updates and pricing: what sets Easy Multi Display apart in a crowded market.

Costs

The hidden costs that digital signage vendors don't put forward

Cloud, additional hardware, internet connection: three items that suppliers prefer to keep quiet about.

Digital signage

8 questions to find out whether digital signage is right for you

Eight concrete signs that it is time to install screens in your establishment.