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Renaissance Dallas Hotel Chooses Videotel Inc.s Industrial Media Player for Digital Signage and In-room Channel Advertising

Dallas, TX (PRWEB) June 25, 2014

The upscale Renaissance Hotel in downtown Dallas recently installed Videotel Inc.’s HD2600 industrial media player to enhance its guests’ experiences, looping entertainment and promotional information throughout the recently renovated hotel.

Videotel’s HD2600 is a true industrial grade auto play and auto looping HD DVD player designed for rugged use and displays HD video content on any screen. It is designed to automatically power on, auto, play, auto repeat and auto loops content seamlessly without menus, remotes or manual interaction. The HD2600 is a high definition, UL-approved digital media player ideal for environments that desire a cost-effective digital signage solution.

“We installed the HD2600 players the same day we received them,” said Jeff Becher, director of engineering at the Renaissance Dallas. “I installed the disc, pushed the power button and that was the last time I touched them. They are awesome.”

Incomparable in quality and reliability, the HD2600 is the perfect solution for hotels like the Renaissance Hotel that need reliable digital signage with seamless continuous play 24/7/365 proven for to run for over 6 years without failure. The player is proven and recommended for in room hotel channel advertising and wayfinding.

“We are delighted that The Renaissance Dallas selected Videotel Inc. for its digital media needs,” said Lisa Schneider, Videotel’s vice president of business development and market strategy. “The upscale nature of the hotel brings with it personal touches and a commitment to service. We’re honored to be a part of that commitment, delivering the best in-room advertising and information solution available on the market.”

About Videotel Inc.

Videotel Inc. is the leading nationwide manufacturer of the HD2600 industrial looping DVD player and a niche line of industrial media players, digital signage players, interactive digital signage solutions and custom kiosks. Videotel is based in San Diego, Calif., with over 33 years of market experience in developing simply reliable industrial digital products and solutions.

To learn more about Videotel Inc., visit the Videotel Inc. website at http://www.videoteldigital.com, or call 800-670-4412.







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Learning Next-Gen Digital Signage at HITEC 14

Learning Next-Gen Digital Signage at HITEC 14
22MILES (Booth#1643) will host learning sessions of their interactive, digital signage, and kiosk content software, Swift Publisher, with NEW enhanced next-generation features for cross-platform content development, at HITEC 2014 hospitality technology …
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Useful DSP-100E Digital Signage Players From China Digital Signage Supplier …
Recently, Digital-Signage-China.com, a renowned digital signage supplier, has released its new designs of DSP-100E Digital Signage Players. Also, the company is now launching a promotion for its useful players. All the company's current and prospective …
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Synchronising Digital Signage

One aspect of digital signage that is very rarely talked about is the need for synchronisation, especially amongst networked systems. If a network of signs, especially outdoor digital signage used to deploy time-critical information such as timetables, emergency warnings or other time crucial content, is not properly synchronised, delays of minutes, hours and even days, can occur between individual screens.

There is more to proper synchronisation than just ensuring that the media delivery systems are set to the same time, as different system clocks in media players and computers, can, and often do drift at different rates. This means that in the space of a week, screens could be as much as a minute apart and the problem will exacerbate over longer periods.

Upload time-critical content on one machine, and the information could be obsolete by the time it is displayed on all the screens on a network.

Many emergency electronic signs along highways and motorways are accurately synchronised for this very reason to ensure all information appears at the same time – but how is this achieved?

Commonly, the time protocol NTP (Network Time Protocol), is used in computer networks and is often deployed in synchronised sign networks. It works by using a master time that it then distributes amongst all devices along a network, but problems can arise, especially when selecting a master clock.

It is very common for NTP users to use a source of Internet time as a master time source. And while these sources of time are claimed to be UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), an atomic clock source, it seems a good idea; however, online sources can be unreliable, the servers can go down and can lead a network to become out of sync remarkably quickly.

A solution is to use your own NTP time server; relatively inexpensive time server devices use a source of GPS or radio signals as the time source. These are far more reliable and ensure that an accurate, and secure source of time is always available.

NTP time servers are deployed by many computer networks, including motorway signage and other digital signage networks where time crucial information is a necessity.

Richard N Williams is a technical author and a specialist in the digital signage industry helping to develop outdoor digital signage and protection for plasmas. Please visit us for more information about LCD Enclosures or NTP server systems.

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Digital Signage in the Washroom

Digital signage, it seems, is ubiquitous. From shopping centres to outdoor digital signage along the high street, advertising and information screens seem to be everywhere. And thanks in part to LCD enclosures, which protect LCD screens from weather, dust, hot, cold and other elements, digital screens are now venturing even into bathrooms, washrooms and other wet-rooms.

Placing a TV in a bathroom or washroom is not a new idea, bathroom TVs have been around for years but are very expensive due to them needing to be waterproof and isolated; as electricity and water do not mix.

A lot of businesses such as nightclubs and leisure areas have always embraced washroom advertising. There are two very good reasons for this: firstly, nearly everybody who spends more than a couple of hours at a location will eventually visit the washroom. Secondly, when people are in a washroom they are known as a captive audience as they have little choice but to see the advertisements.

And for home use, people who enjoy a good soak in the bath often consider a bathroom TV to make the experience even more pleasurable.

The problem, however, in employing a screen in this sort of area is that while the cost of LCD screens has fallen dramatically over the last few years, waterproof TVs don’t seem to be following suit and it can be a costly businesses placing a screen in a washroom or bathroom, but it doesn’t need to be:

A waterproof LCD enclosure is a cost effective and simple way of securing a flat-screen TV such as a modern LCD, plasma, or back-lit LED into a washroom or bathroom.

The great thing about LCD enclosures is that as they house standard devices the cost is far lower than specific bathroom TVs, and not only will these LCD cabinets protect the screen from water but for nightclubs, were rowdiness could be a concern; they provide impact and vandal protection too so the investment can be left protected.

Richard N Williams is a technical author and a specialist in the digital signage industry helping to develop outdoor digital signage and protection for plasmas. Please visit us for more information about LCD Enclosures or other digital signage solutions.

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ESP/SurgeX IP Module for Digital Signage

ESP/SurgeX IP Module for Digital Signage
ESP/SurgeX is announcing the Remote Portal, a new module that brings IP connectivity to SurgeX Defender Series Surge+Diagnostic and MultiPak smart energy management systems as well as the ESP Envision Power Conditioning System (PCS).
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Dispelling digital signage myths
While the growth of digital signage continues unabated, according to market research from iSuppli, the maturity of understanding is not always universal. Take, for example, the school of thought suggesting companies buy cheap digital signage and not …
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Christie Expands Digital Signage Offerings, Acquires Arsenal Media
Christie has acquired Montreal-based Arsenal Media in a move that signals a focus on expanding its digital signage solution offerings. Arsenal Media specializes in experiential installations, interactive content, and strategic digital signage …
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BenQ's New Digital Signage Lineup

BenQ's New Digital Signage Lineup
BenQ America Corp. announced a new lineup of digital signage products. Designed to deliver content in any environment, the company's new products have features such as six-point touch interactivity, 4K resolution, dual-sided viewing, and varying sizes …
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BCI Bank Revamps Customer Experience Through Wavetecs Digital Signage

Santiago de Chile, Chile (PRWEB) June 04, 2014

Based in Chile, BCI is a financial institution serving customers and clients throughout the country. With a workforce of 10,500 people and over 300 banking centers, BCI serves a broad range of individuals. The company opened for business in 1937 and since then, it has built on the prestige of its full range of products and services as well as its best quality customer service.

BCI has constantly put its efforts in ongoing innovation, serving as the building foundation for its currently solid position in the Chilean market. With the goal of implementing new strategies to enhance customers’ and clients’ experience, and in turn BCI’s interaction with its stakeholders, the company set to find partners for developing and executing a digital signage project for banking centers and offices.

To meet the specific needs, BCI has opted for Donatello, Wavetec’s (http://www.wavetec.com) digital signage solution to optimize the utilization of the service area engagement alternatives. Within the project’s framework, which had its Implementing Stage in December 2013, a number of 32 and 55 inches screens have been set up in different BCI branches. Each of these TVs is wired to a Donatello trough an HDMI cable that allows HD content reception. A central web server wired to every device through a LAN or WiFi connection is responsible for the screens’ administrative operations.

Content programming and management are carried out from Donatello Suite software, easily installed and executed in any Windows laptop. The screens content is then customized combining a variety a modules such as date and time, the weather, TV programmes, and even social networks.

The project comprises the setting of 260 screens during the first stage until July 2014 to progressively reach the institution offices.

BCI Benefits


Engagement opportunities. BCI has now a new tool to devise an enjoyable experience for its customers and clients in a physical environment that may be used to build customer relations and so, impact on business outcomes.
Easy installation and maintenance. In case a Donatello Player needs replacement, any company representative is in a position to plug in the new equipment. The application starts working automatically.
Central management. It implies the control of each screen, which means that operational work is facilitated. The system allows the creation of user profiles and the granting of content uploading as well as content approval permissions.
Ideal customizing options. The content modules are designed on a flexible canvas, so there is room for the inclusion of all of BCI communication needs: institution information, the weather, date and time, social network postings, and live TV as well. Also, the tool can be integrated to the waiting line management system.
Advantages in costs: Donatello has been developed on the Android platform. This results in significant acquisition as well as software license updating savings which do not impact on the product’s high quality standards; i.e., reliability and performance. On the other hand, the solution does not call for heavy hardware investing, thus enabling scalable project execution.

About Wavetec

Wavetec has a long track record on providing solutions aimed at building valuable experiences within the service area, not only for consumers but also for organizations. Accordingly, the development of digital signage, waiting line management systems, and experience measurement provide full solutions tailored to meet every client’s needs in business such as retail, banking, or health from over 60 countries.

The high quality and technological innovation standards have paved the way for Wavetec’s work on solid projects for companies such as, Interbank, Barclays, Emirates Airlines, Tesco, LIDL Germany, and Chilexpress.