IVC Technologies has installed a combination of Samsung displays in landscape and portrait orientations at the British Medical Association along with a Tripleplay signage and IPTV solution.
The British Medical Association (BMA) is the trade union and professional body for doctors in the UK. The BMA approached IVC Technologies regarding a replacement signage and IPTV solution, and to discuss the deployment of large video wall for the reception area to substitute for the static signage and noticeboards it already had in place.
Reception areas are arguably one of the most important areas in a building. First impressions are formed and visitors are present for prolonged periods of time. The BMA wanted a high-impact video wall to not only set the tone for the brand but to create an interesting and engaging environment for visitors upon entering the building.
Following a demo of the Tripleplay signage and IPTV management platform, the BMA agreed that the system would meet its requirements for both the reception video wall and the replacement of the existing signage system.
The BMA wanted to adopt a phased approach and the video wall was the first priority. Due to budget limitations it was decided that a conventional and expensive separate video processor would not be used. Instead to fill the space available IVC suggested the use of a combination of displays in landscape and portrait orientation.
This consisted of four central ultra-narrow bezel 55in HD display panels giving an overall central image size of 110 inches at full 4K UHD resolution. These screens would be driven by an advanced signage player, so they could be used to show multiple layers of content types or full screen video in up to full 4K UHD resolution.
Samsung ultra-narrow bezel screens were used to offer a near seamless impression when used for full screen content and these screens also allowed IVC to loop the video content and assign the viewing areas from the incoming display port 4K video feed.
The central screens were flanked on either side by two further displays of the same type in portrait orientation which were fed from independent signage players. This increased the overall display space available without the expense of an external video wall processor.
Wall mounted speakers were added above the flanking displays to provide sound when using the central area of the video wall at full screen resolution.
During set up IVC combined the capabilities of Tripleplay’s event control and screen control to allow the system to be managed fully from the Tripleplay web management platform, so no separate control system was necessary.
As well as live video, the system can display all types of signage content including static and animated graphics and image slideshows, static and scrolling text, RSS feeds, clocks and calendars, XML feeds and live HTML content such as social media feeds, weather and transport information
