We have previously discussed what options are available to you for digital advertising, we will give the video walls a miss for now, unless you wish to discuss an actual project, you can always contact us for advise on our LCD enclosures that protect outdoor digital signage.

Networked outdoor digital signage.

Now on to the networked outdoor digital signage boards, these consist of several digital displays being linked from 1 central control point, it could be the head quarters of the company. From the control centre the content media is uploaded to the media players, these media players are small computers, connection is normally via a wired Internet connection. Enabling the control center to update media throughout the network in a matter of minutes, if not seconds.

Now if these displays are located in hazardous areas or areas that have a potential for public vandalism, the best option is to protect the LCD or plasma display with an LCD enclosure, these are special steel enclosures, that protect the displays from physical abuse as well as protecting them from the weather. Offering NEMA 4x protection.

Our LCD enclosures protect LCD displays from 27″ up to and including 60″ televisions, in areas otherwise thought impossible to locate a digital sign. Out LCD enclosures protect outdoor digital signage throughout the world, including: Australia, Singapore, Dubai, Europe and USA. As you can see our enclosures have been subjected to extreme environments.

So, the essential kit for any networked digital signage solutions is:

• LCD television
• Small computer
• Internet connection
• LCD enclosure
• Sigital signage software - get a free trial copy. Just mention that you got the link from Computer Security & Solutions Limited.
• Power connection to the location

The advantage of a networked signage solution, is that is reduces the amount of hours and extra cost for getting new content out there and it is immediate. Compare it too copying the content to CD or DVD and mailing it to each location, if for example you had 20 locations and each update was every month marketing the “months special promotion”.

20 locations x $1 per CD = $20

Cost of copying the media content to CD $20

Cost of mailing them to each location 20 x $1 = $20

Cost of technical person uploading the new content 15 minutes per location @ $30/hr = $7.50 x 20 locations = $150

Total $210

Compared to the cost of the Internet connection, say $20/month for the network…it’s a no brain er, is it? These are extremely conservative prices.