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How do you control a video wall using Samsung MDC?

Posted: June 13, 2012 at 1:14 pm   /   Products, Techie

When you purchase a Samsung commercial grade LCD screen you probably received a CD containing the manual and a software tool called the Samsung MDC. […]

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Free Tools to remotely manage your Digital Signage Solution

Posted: October 25, 2011 at 6:35 pm   /   Techie

There are two basic  free tools that we use to remotely manage our digital signage solution – (this is when we use the Microsoft Windows […]

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Power On Management features for your digital signage player

Posted: August 25, 2011 at 11:43 pm   /   Techie

Does your digital signage player allow you to automatically power on when it’s connected to power? Have you been in this situation: Your digital signage […]

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3G modem providers that allow inbound connections for Digital Signage

Posted: August 23, 2011 at 11:09 pm   /   Techie

Have you been in this situation: 1. You’ve installed a digital signage player and want to remotely manage the unit 2. You don’t want to […]

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Tutorial: How to update your digital signage player firmware

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 1:13 pm   /   Techie

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to update the firmware on your Cayin digital signage player. It is web based so it’s pretty easy and […]

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Techie Question: How to prevent or reduce glare on a shop window for your display screens

Posted: March 21, 2011 at 12:43 pm   /   Techie

For this week we ask all the digital signage techies out there on how to prevent or reduce glare on a shop window for your […]

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Techie Question: How do you setup a 3G modem with Digital Signage?

Posted: October 22, 2010 at 8:55 pm   /   Techie

There are a number of ways to connect your digital signage player to the Internet and to your local network. The most basic method of […]

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Techie Question: What is the best way to split your VGA signal?

Posted: October 18, 2010 at 12:04 pm   /   Techie

One of the challenges with splitting your VGA signal is the ability to maintain the video quality and aspect ratio of the original video source. […]

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Techie Question: How often should you install Windows OS patches on your player?

Posted: September 20, 2010 at 9:35 pm   /   Techie

LIKE WHAT YOU’VE READ? When you subscribe you will also join other Digital Signage readers who receive our content right in their mailbox. Good luck! […]

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Techie Question: Do you void your warranty if you use are residential screen in a corporate environment?

Posted: May 20, 2010 at 2:38 pm   /   Techie

Here’s our techie question for the week: Do you void your warranty if you use are residential screen in a corporate environment? LIKE WHAT YOU’VE […]

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Techie Question: Do you need to use a UPS for digital signage?

Posted: May 15, 2010 at 8:34 pm   /   Techie

Coming from an IT background I know how important it is to ensure your system is shut down gracefully otherwise you’ll end up damaging your […]

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Techie Question: Are there viewer hot zones on a digital signage screen

Posted: April 30, 2010 at 11:47 pm   /   Techie

Google calls this the golden triangle i.e the top right hand corner that most viewers would look at when loading the results of a google […]

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Techie Question: How often should you perform maintainance tasks on your digital signage system?

Posted: March 29, 2010 at 3:35 pm   /   Techie

Routine maintenance is a critical task for all digital signage operators but how often should you do this and what type of maintenance tasks would […]

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Techie Question: Using a DVI to VGA convertor with a VGA CAT5E or CAT6 extenders, does this work?

Posted: February 18, 2010 at 11:34 pm   /   Techie

For those techies out there or for someone who has already tried this, does a DVI to VGA converter work with a VGA extender. So […]

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Techie question: Digital Signage Player Operating temperature

Posted: November 18, 2009 at 3:30 pm   /   Techie

This is a questions for all those techies out there: How does the operating temperature effect the digital signage player and what is the recommended […]

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