Driving Digital Signage
It's not just about what you want to show on the displays—the challenge lies in how to get the hardware installation set up
Whatever the environment, Matrox Graphics offers a multitude of solutions for digital signage professionals. It's all about choice.
A typical large digital signage project—if there is such a thing—goes something like this: Once the information system business requirements are mapped out, the IT group works with facility management to determine optimal configuration of hardware and equipment. Whether you are simply upgrading an existing implementation, or migrating to a new centrally controlled setup, a few key issues will drive your choice of graphics solutions:
- What type of system will be used and how many add-in card slots are available?
- What is the form factor of the preferred system?
- How many displays are to be driven from a single PC two, four, eight, or more?
- Does the driver software offer the right features for the implementation?
- Where should they locate the computer?
- Will displays be placed next to each other, or positioned separately?
- What type of content will be pushed to the displays, and does this affect the position of the display itself?
Flexible Options for Digital Signage:
- Add-in Graphics Cards
that support a variety of bus architectures and offer flexible, multiple monitor features. Save valuable slot space and benefit from the ability to add multiple Matrox M-Series cards to achieve support for up to 16 displays from a single computer. - Graphics eXpansion Modules
that power three displays and connect externally to a computer so you can avoid opening the chassis to insert parts, potentially voiding warranties or service agreements. - KVM Extenders
that allow up to four public information displays to be powered by a single computer located in a secure, maintenance-friendly room. Matrox Avio and Extio KVM extenders separate standard peripherals such as keyboard, video and mouse from the computer with fiber-optic cabling up to 13123 feet (4 km) away. - Video Wall Solutions
that combine traditionally separate input and output cards onto a single-slot, PCI Express x16 Gen 2 board, leveraging 64 Gb/sec full duplex data transfer to display full frame rate, HD video input channels. - Video Distribution over IP Technology
that utilizes the H.264 standard to extend and distribute high-quality digital video and audio over standard IP infrastructures.