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Vigilant Range of Multi-screen Data/Video Wall Controllers

The Vigilant line of graphic cards provide high level multi-screen capabilities for complex data/video wall applications or multi-screen desktop applications. Using multiple Vigilant cards it is possible to spread the Windows® desktop across 36 screens. The construction of the multi-screen system can be arranged in any rectangular format e.g, 1×4, 4×1, 2×2 etc… The Vigilant-Plus and the Vigilant-Pro provide options for video overlays.

Vigilant – Quad Card

• Four port graphics adapter.
• Four 64bit Savage4-PRO graphics processors each with 16MB of memory (Total 64MB).
• Four DVI outputs.  Each supporting up to 1280 x 1024 (digital) or 1600 x 1200 (analog).
• Up to nine Vigilant cards can be used to support a maximum of 36 screens from a single PC. 

Vigilant-Plus Graphics Card

• As well as all the above specifications, the Vigilantplus   provides high quality video overlays enabling the display of live video sources.
• Four high quality video overlays.  (one per screen)  Overlays can be sized and positioned anywhere on the wall. (Only one video overlay per screen)
• Four composite video inputs using the VIM option. (Video Input Module)
• Increase the number of video inputs to 16 or 32 by using the range of Vision Switch cards.
• Supports PAL, NTSC and SECAM
• Nine Vigilant-Plus cards can be used to support a maximum of 36 screens and 36 video overlays from a single PC.

Add on options:  VIM or the VxSwitch. VIM (Video input module)
 

Vigilant-Pro Graphics Card

• The Vigilant-Pro   has all the specifications of the Vigilant-Plus  and in addition:
• The Vigilant Pro is only required if you need multiple overlays by also ordering the Avant 9 channel video overlay card.
• 4 Digital video inputs for connection to the Avant card. The Avant card, combined with the Vigilant-Pro, allows up to 9 video overlay windows per screen.  A maximum of 4 Avant cards per Vigilant-Pro.  (See Avant product details)
• Add on options:  Avant, VxSwitch. and VIM.NOTES:
  1. If more than 5 cards need to be installed then please see the IPC-X13 19″ PCI expansion unit.
  2. It is also possible to retain your existing VGA card within the system, in this case the existing VGA card will be the primary monitor that Windows will boot-up on, the task bar will only be present on the primary monitor. The desktop will also be on the Vigilant videowall, and applications can be dragged to any screen/s. Video overlays will only work on the Vigilant screens.

• Special multi-screen display drivers for Windows® 2000, Windows® XP and Windows® Vista.  The display driver presents one large desktop to Windows® and will support up to 36 screens.
• A standard native Windows® 2000/XP drivers that will support up to 6 screens.
• VigiControl software.  The control software enables you to configure your multi-screen system, launch video overlay and create a wall layout configuration.  Layouts can be saved and recalled.  The VigiControl presents a representation window of the entire display wall showing the position and size of video overlay windows, RGB windows (If used with a PhynxRGB product) and control dialogues for VxSwitch.  The VigiControl can also be operated on a remote PC via a network connection which allows remote control of the multi-screen system. 

Cables supplied with the Vigilant series. Note: If DVI cables are required then add “DVI” to the part number.

To buy a large display for advertisement, for example 64 or 84 inches LCD, is too high to afford. A video wall is a group of smaller displays tiled together in a matrix to create one large display. We provide the controller box that drives the display over multi-screens. All the video wall controllers support different configurations of the video output signals. The videowall control (OSD) buttons are located on the front panel of the video wall controller for easy access, while all the video and power cables are connected to the rear panel for convenient cabling. The video controllers can be connected to LCD or DLP panels, video wall cubes, projectors or any monitor that accepts a DVI input signal.

The features of the iVu4s video wall controller include:  Fan-less design for any implementation  Provide 1 image source input (DVI/VGA) 4 DVI outputs to four (2×2) monitors     The iVu4s video wall controller supports various display modes that include:

• Clone mode (1×1): The iVu4s unit displays the same content on the four screens
• Full mode (2×2): The iVu4s unit divides the input image into four sections and stretch the ¼ image to fit to the selected resolution on each monitor. The full display also support mask enable and disable
• Vertical Replication mode (1×2): The iVu4s can project the same image on the top two LCD panels and bottom two LCD panels. Use only two LCD panels to create a larger display, effectively here the videowall can be split into two sections, each being 1×2 installed on opposite walls with the same display view.
• Up to 1920×1200 pixel Hi-Def input and up to 1920×1200 output per display
• On Screen Display/Remote control functions for selecting; Display mode; Output resolution; Border mask enable/disable and frame wideness adjustment.
• Bezel mask or screen border adjustment, this is quite an important function, normally the display will be ’staggered” from screen to screen due to the use of conventional LCD/Plasma displays, but with this function you can adjust the display to be seamless, e.g mask-out the screen bezel enabling a visually seamless display.
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• Easy-DIY to install and control the videowall or multi-screens, either from a PC, Laptop Remote control or Front panel.

Multiple units can be used for larger screen configurations, e.g. by installing a dual channel graphics card into a PC then two iVu4s can be connected to enable a 4×2 video wall or multi-screen display or one iVu4s can be cascaded to four further units to enable a 4×4 videowall / multiscreens. All iVu controllers can be “Mixed & Matched” to enable various display configurations.

• Optional Live DVI/VGA video insertion. the XtremeRGB (optional purchase) can be installed within the PC that controls the iVu4s, this will enable not only a videowall/multi-screen display with all of Windows applications, but also live video from other sources that provide DVI or VGA outputs, such as Servers, Workstations, Hdmi players, DVI cameras etc..

Support Various Display Modes:

Display Modes Selection: Clone Mode   Full Mode   Vertical Replication         - Clone mode (1×1):   - Full mode (2×2):   - Vertical Replication (1×2):   The iVu4s displays the same content on the four screens.   The iVu4 divides the input image into four sections and stretch the 1/4 image to fit to the selected resolution each monitor. The full display also support mask enable and disable.   The iVu4s can project the same image on the top two LCD panels and bottom two LCD panels. Customers can require only two LCD panels to create a larger display.                   Specifications: Features 1. Mode choice 2. Software OSD 3. IR Remote Control 4. Auto-scaling to fit selected resolution Box Size Height: 47mm (with rubber foot 53.4mm) Depth: 178.2mm Width: 229.5mm Cooling Fanless Front Panel 6 x LED (1xInput, 4xOutput, 1xPower) 1x 6 keys 1 x IR receiver Rear Panel 1 x DVI-I input (single link cable) supports VGA input 4 x DVI-D output (single link cable) NO analog! 1 x DC Power in Resolution Clone, Vertical Replication, Full and PIP mode Input Output 800x 600, 1024x 768,1152x 864, 1280×768,1280x 960, 1280×1024, 1600×1200, 1680×1050,1920×1200 1024 x768, 1360 x 768, 1280 x 1024,1400 x 1050,1600 x 1200,1680 x 1050,1920 x 1200   Power Consumption 20W Power Connector DC Power Jack OSD Control 1. Power On/Off 2. Output resolution selection 3. Display mode selection 4. Input source selection 5. Mask control 6. Bezel wideness adjustment Temperature 0°C~40°C Safety & Emission Meet UL, CE, FCC and CCC Power Adapter Input 90VAC to 264VAC / 47Hz to 63Hz Power Adapter Output 11.52V to 12.48V, 2.1A, 25W   Ordering Information   Part No. Description iVu4 Video Wall Control Box, 1 x DVI Input or VGA via VGA/DVI adapter, 4 x DVI Output, 2 by 2 display   Packing List   iVu4s * 1 DC 12V Power Adapter Power Cord (EU or US) * 1 IR Remote Control * 1 RS-232 Cable * 1 DVI cable (Length:1.8M) * 1 (Single-link DVI)   User manual and utility CD * 1 Mount Bracket * 2 Screw Kit * 1

Our Price: $12,995.95 

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• TileMatrix allows you to create video walls (up to 10 x 10 displays) with enhanced setup features
• Copy function allows you to apply the settings from one display to all others
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Wall Calibrator

The NEC Display Wall Calibrator allows the user to automatically adjust multiple displays used in a video wall so that the color characteristics closely match, thereby creating the visual illusion of a single large display.

XtraView

Delivers wide viewing angles of up to 176º horizontally and vertically (up to 88º up, down, left and right) with less color shift and without any glare, reflection or distortion.

Rapid Response

Provides for uninterrupted display of full motion video with response times as quick as 4ms. It delivers streaming video without noticeable ghosting or blurring, while achieving as many as 250 frames per second (fps). This remarkably quick motion makes displays better than ever for gaming and video applications such as presentations and streaming web video.

CableComp

For analog inputs only. Corrects for input signal distortion caused by long cables and low output levels of video cards.This technology uses a digitized signal delay circuit to automatically compensate for each red, green and blue cable’s length and video signal delay, ensuring sharp image reproduction.

NaViSet

This software offers an expanded and intuitive graphical interface allowing you to more easily adjust display settings via mouse and keyboard. The administrator version utilizes the monitor’s advanced control and diagnostics capabilities to provide IT professionals with remote access to monitor settings over their existing network. For more information please click here.

TileMatrix

Allows you to build video walls of various configurations through the advanced OSD.

TileComp

Designed to work in tandem with Tile Matrix on NEC monitors. TileComp automatically adjusts for the width of the monitor bezels to compensate for geometrical distortions. However some data on the screen will be lost in the area of the bezels.

SpectraView II

Featuring state-of-the art calibrator and software, the Spectraview II color calibration solution helps deliver accurate, consistent and repeatable color performance. Performs hardware monitor calibration and generates ICC profiles that can be used with graphics software. SpectraViewII information page.

Full HD

Image resolution of 1920 x 1080 with Full HD 1080p capability

DSTS

30+ advanced features that enhance display management, improve screen performance and lower total cost of ownership.

PIP

Picture in Picture allows for a second frame within the screen area

POP

Picture-on-picture surrounds the standard frame with multiple frames

Video Wall / Multi Screen Controllers with or without Real-Time Video Overlays

A Video/Data wall makes it possible to view all information on a virtually large high resolution display comprising of many “smaller” screens using Plasma/LCD/Projectors or normal CRT Monitors. The entire video/data wall will act as one large Windows desktop, hence applications can be launched and placed onto any single or combination of screens if not fully maximized onto all available screens. The source of the displayed objects can be data from your PC, e.g. PowerPoint Presentation, Flash, internet browser, Graphical Data/Charts, Share index’s, Control room data etc.

The displayed objects can also be combined with external live video HDMI/DVI/VGA or component using our XtremeRGB-Ex1, XtremeRGB-Ex2, XtremeRGB-Ex4 or PhynxRGB cards, for Composite or Svideo the XtremeRGB-Ex4+ or the XtremeRGB-Ex8 can be used. All XtremeRGB cards can be mixed & matched. The source video can be from Sky Set-Top box, DVD, Camera, Web Cam, Aerial Cartography, Medical training/teaching, Network Surveillance, Telecommunications, Video Conferencing, VGA captured from other PC’s and many more applications.

The Vigilant and Vigilant-X range of graphic cards provide high level multi-screen capabilities for complex data/video wall applications or multi-screen desktop applications. Using multiple Vigilant cards it is possible to spread the Windows® desktop across many screens:

• XtremeVision: NEW!, PCIe Video/Graphics Controller, 1920×1080@32bit, up to 40 screen support
  For Live Video insertion any of the XtremeRGB cards can be used for HDMI/DVI/VGA/Component or Composite/Svideo.
• Vigilant series: up to 36 screens (supports 4 x VGA or DVI Screens) VGA: 1600 x 1200 or 1920 x 1080, Four DVI outputs, each supporting up to 1280 x 1024 or 1400 x 1050.
• Vigilant-X series: up to 64 screens (supports 4 x VGA, DVI, composite, Svideo or HDTV Screens) VGA: 2048 x 1536, Four DVI outputs up to 1600 x 1200 and 1920 x 1080 with reduced blanking, also support for 1400 x 1050 resolution .

The construction of the multi-screen system can be arranged in any rectangular format using multiple cards e.g., 1×4, 4×1, 3×3, 2×2, 6×2, 1×12, 1×8, 5×5, 8×8 etc…

i) XtremeVision, PCIe, by using multiple cards extend your PC desk top up to 40 screens.
- Any or all combination of the XtremeRGB PCIe capture cards can be used for video insertion with multiple windows for simultaneous acquisition.

a) Vigilant, by using multiple cards extend your PC desk top up to 32 screens.
b) Vigilant-Plus as ‘a’ above plus 4 extrenal video overlay.
c) Vigilant-Pro as ‘a’ above but requires the Avant-9 video overlay card for up to 9 composite or Svideo inputs
d) Vigilant-SQ, as ‘a’ above but requires the Avant-SQ16 video overlay card for up to 16 composite or Svideo inputs

e) Vigilant-X, extends your desktop over a maximum of 64 screens
f) Vigilant-Xplus, as ‘e’ plus 4 external video overlays, included on-board 16×4 video input matrix switch.
g) Vigilant-XSQ, as ‘e’ above but requires the Avant-SQ16 video overlay card for up to 16 composite or Svideo inputs

h) iVu, Standalone 2×2, 1×4 or 3×3 screen standalone video wall controllers for Plasma/LCD/Projectors or analog monitors.

Note: for items c, d & g, each Vigilant-SQ or XSQ 4 channel graphics controller can connect up to four Avant-16 video overlay cards, in this basic configuration it would be possible to have 64 video overlay windows over your virtual desktop (16 per Vigilant screen). Installing two Vigilant cards with eight Avant-16 cards will enable up to 128 video overlay windows – all live and in REAL-TIME!

Related Products:

• VxSwitch : video/audio matrix switch
• Avant-9 : 9 channel video overlay (requires the Vigilant)
• Avant-16 : 16 channel video overlay (requires the Vigilant-X)
• XtremeRGB / PhynxRGB: DVI/VGA/RGB capture card
• iVu Standalone Video Wall Controllers

For Video Data Wall control software see VigiControl
For multiple PCIe slots see the PCI-Express9 backplane
For Complete System Build see the XtremeIPC-x9

HDMI, DVI, VGA or RGB CAPTURE, DISPLAY, RECORD OR STREAM OVER LAN / WAN

Many applications require the ability to display, capture, and/or stream HDMI/DVI/VGA or RGB source data taken from various sources such as the output of Windows, Linux, UNIX or MAC PC’s, Embedded systems, Medical Equipment, Games consoles and other Scientific or Lab equipment etc.

1. XtremeRGB-Ex1 & 2, PCI Express card, single and dual channel, supports HDMI/DVI/VGA Input Sources. Capture resolutions up to 2048×1536 Analog or 1920×1080 DVI (1920×1200 with reduced blanking).
2. XtremeRGB-Ex4+, PCI Express card, 1x HDMI/DVI/VGA/Component Input  and 4 x Composite/Svideo capture.
3. XtremeRGB-Ex8, PCI Express card, 8 x Composite/Svideo capture.
    
4. XtremeRGB-II, PCI-X 64-bit card dual channel only, supports HDMI/DVI/VGA Input Sources. Capture resolutions up to 2048×1536 Analog or 1920×1080 DVI (1920×1200 with reduced blanking).
5. PhynxRGB , PCI card, single and dual channel, supports VGA or RGB up to 1600×1200 resolution.

**The dual channel cards have two independent channels for dual capture (not multiplexed). Multi-Card support, all the XtremeRGB cards can also be used with our XtremeVision multiscreen/Videowall controller.

The PhynxRGB & XtremeRGB is supplied with the following:

• RGB application for capture/display/record/playback into our own file format
• Software Development Kit for own program development, with source code example.
• WDM streaming drivers for use with Windows Media Encoder, and other third party software with DirectX WDM support.
• PhynxVCR, video/audio recorder software for use with the WDM Streaming drivers

RGB Streaming

For streaming applications we have included the DirectX WDM drivers for both the XtremeRGBs & the PhynxRGB cards, these can be used with the Microsoft Windows Media Encoder to compress, display/record and/or stream captured video over LAN/WAN. The WDM drivers can also be used with VLC, VirtualDub, Adobe Flash Encoder or any other 3rd party software with WDM support.

PhynxRecorder/Player & XtremeRGBRecorder/Player

• Record and playback DVI/HDMI//VGA/RGB data at high frame rates.
• Adjustable compression control for increased storage capacity.
• Noise reduction control for improved image quality.
• Recording rate selection in frames per second/minute/hour.

StreamPix (seperate purchase)

• High Speed, high resolution Digital Recorder, StreamPix guarantees no image drops when acquiring a sequence.
• Record live un-compressed or compressed video directly to your PC’s RAM or hard disk drive in real time at up to 625 Mbytes/second
• After acquisition, convert images directly to common image formats such as bmp, tiff, and many others.
• Multi Card support for up to two dual channel cards

New York offers important lessons for Digital Signage Displays.

Often hailed as “the last mile of a marketing program”, Digital Signage offers more cost-effectiveness, flexibility and control of product and service selection on location. Many retailers such as Nike, McDonald’s, Safeway, Sears, Malls, Theaters, Clubs, Bars, and virtually any marketplace where capturing the attention is like grabbing money out of thin air.

“Build it and they will come” is the motto in New York. With an estimated $149 billion annual investment into advertising, advertising with digital signage is becoming increasingly more popular as pressure to get more results from advertisers continues to grow.

The shear numbers speak for themselves. With a overall rates of $2-6 CPM (cost per thousand) make digital signage an inexpensive media buy. Right now is the best time to get in because products that are profiles are realizing revenue increases of 30% across the board, and ranges form 109% for soft drinks and 319% for a new calling card. Large LCD signage in bank teller lines results in customer inquiries about new services. That being said bargain prices for such advertising is sure to rise significantly.

Use wireless networking for total reliability and zero content loss in performance.

Wireless networking can be effective for digital signage especially in highly obstructive environments. WiFi-Plus Inc. provided reliable, secure and cost effective connectivity for the 80 New York street level LED panels like the one you see above. It was the only option for NYC however it has proven totally reliable with zero content drop performance.

“Cost effective, reliable, fully secure and interactive image transport done wirelessly by satellite has long been used for Interactive Distant Learning and business television applications” said Larry Steinman, President and CEO of BTV+, which is contracted by some of America’s largest organizations to deliver interactive content to more than 13,000 locations in the USA, Canada and Mexico.