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THE i-FACTOR:
MORE AND MORE COMPLICATED OR BACK TO THE ROOTS? Dear
Partner, Why
is the iPhone so popular and also such a commercial success? I believe the
answer is more than simple. Apple is living an idea, which all competitors
have promised to their customers but not realized. An intuitive, easy to
handle product without the comprehensive manuals to read. A strategy we all
should embrace! Starting
in 2006 we began using easily handled hardware and software products. It is
essential to focus on the basic, not the feasible functionalities. The focus
of our developments is not maximum technology & features, but
user-friendliness. It
is our permanent goal to keep the OSD menus of our Prisma boards clearly
arranged in order to minimize the commands on a project-oriented basis. Our
user software ArtistaControlCenter is another example of this, which can be
used without complex manuals, and is regularly confirmed by our customers. Your
feedback is important to us. Never hesitate to contact us with your ideas of
improvements. Every idea is welcome! Sincerely, Bernhard Staller President Data Display Group |
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European Central Bank Rating / German Federal Bank. 1 ·
New and
cost effecient: 17“ LED Display2 ·
New
VGA/DVI/Video–Converter Prisma III2 ·
Product
announcement 2010: Up to 9 cameras on
1 screen2 ·
Is the
LED-Backlight really the technological revolution in comparison with the. 3
traditional CCFL-backlight?3 ·
PrismaMEDIA
II: Test results by 3G SDI Broadcast Company3 ·
Improved
sunshine readability with „Optical Bonding“ as an alternative vs.
high4
brightness, AR-surface or transflective Versions. 4 ·
Product
announcement 2010: ArtistaNET with Power over Ethernet. 4 ·
Data
Compression Software for ArtistaUSB4 ·
Customer
application: monitor for boat bridges5 ·
Opening
Christmas and New Year 20095 |
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European Central Bank Rating / German Federal Bank |
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As
we already advised in our May Newsletter, at the beginning of this year we
decided to meet the challenge of financial ratings. This has meant that we have
had to relentlessly open all financial books. This allows you to have a clear view on our sustainability as your
long term partner. The first rating via the trade insurance
market was finished with AA+. Besides this rating of the
world’s leading trade insurance companies, in the middle of this year
we decided to also open our books for the tough rating of the German Federal
Bank. The Federal Bank rates the financial background in 7 levels. Level
1 – 4 means, that every loan sufficed by a commercial bank to a
customer is fully accepted by the Fed as substantial deposit. Our rating is 2.5. This means that YOU CAN RELY ON US! Brigitte
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The
new LTM170ET01-V464B is a transmissive 17" TFT with LED Backlight based on the Samsung
LTM170ET01. The 50k LED-Rails, generating a
brightness of typ. 360 cd/m², and the high contrast of typ. 1000:1 are performing an optical
quality, which makes almost every application in industrial and media
applications possible. The working temperature range is
specified to be from -10 to +60 degree
Celsius. Only Nichia/Japan high end LED chips are used for the production
of our LED rails. Also this LED TFT is available as complete kit with our industrial produced controller boards, and with our popular VGA/DVI/Video–converter Prisma II. For more information please click here. |
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Our new VGA/DVI/Video–Converter
Prisma III, the successor of the popular Prisma II , will
be 100% mechanically and
almost completely compatible in
functionality. The Prisma III is
based on the most modern Video chip generation MARS, produced by Genesis/STMicroelectronics.
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With our new Prisma III we offer our worldwide customer base the
migration in higher technology- and performance levels without any mechanical
adaption. The serial remote protocol and the GPIO functionalities will be
identical. A list of improvements in the direct comparison Prisma III vs. Prisma II: ·
3D instead of 2D filter on all video inputs ·
additional S-Video and CVBS input on an
internal connector ·
205MHz/10 Bit on VGA-input instead of
165MHz/8 Bit ·
PWM control signal for LED and CCFL Inverter ·
HDMI 1.3a on DVI-input (via cable
adapter) ·
long term availability due to the use of
la Of course Prisma III as all other
members of our Prisma and Artista family will be produced on a production line with automotive-standard
ISO/TS16949. First samples will be available
beginning of 2010. Serial quantities should be available from second quarter
2010 on. For further information please contact us. For a complete overview on our
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On
our new video splitter PrismaENNEA
up to 9 analogue video sources can
be shown on 1 screen by
Screen-Splitting technology. The PrismaENNEA
is a combination between Prisma III and a screen-splitting/video-mixer
technology. Following
features will be available: ·
Support of 6/8/10-bit LVDS TFT-Panels up
to WUXGA (1920 x 1200) ·
Zoom
and Shrink-Scaling ·
Decoding of NTSC/PAL/SECAM Composite or S-Video signal ·
Support of all NTSC and PAL standards
(I, B, G, H, D, N, M, combination N) ·
Adaptive comb filter for NTSC and PAL ·
Automatic recognition of video standards
(NTSC, PAL or SECAM) ·
Faroudja Truelife Video Enhancer ·
Controlling of backlight brightness
via PWM-signal or analogue voltage By the way:
ENNEA is Greek for 9! Typical application: video security systems First samples should be available
mid of Q 2 / 2010. The preliminary spec. you can download here.
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Over the last year we have received
more and more requests concerning TFTs with LED backlight. Is the LED powered backlight really the perfect solution or just a
passing technological fad? Our comparison CCFL/LED is
based on public internet sources and is a neutral consideration (since we
offer both options). We want to have a clear view on energy consumption, eco
friendliness and technological advantages vs. disadvantages. Energy consumption: There are different special
interest groups such as the Japanese
Business Council, which consists of
experts from the most important Japanese electronic companies. These groups
have announced that an average 46" TFT - TV with LED backlight is
consuming almost the same energy as a comparable TFT TV with CCFL-backlight. Basically
the light emission efficiency of LEDs is only 60% of CCFL-tubes. For the
identical light emission in lux the energy consumption of LED is higher. Eco friendliness: On the one hand LEDs have a very
positive reputation concerning eco-friendliness, because CCFL-tubes are known
for their mercury. On the other hand
for the production of LED chips Gallium Arsenide is one of the basic
materials. This semiconductor hybrid is based on Arsenic,
which is a very contaminative material! Also the energy consumption for
the pure LED production process is significantly higher. Advantages vs. disadvantages in technology: Consider the lower working
temperature of LED in comparison
with CCFL provides a perfect
performance, with no negative influence on the half life time. In the upper
area of working temperature (> 40 degree Celsius) both technologies have
the same characteristics: reduction of
half life time. With LED it is possible to realize an enclosure thickness < 1 cm (for example CMO M220Z3). Another advantage of LED is the ability of a dimming range from 0-100% within the
complete range of working temperature, the immediate full brightness
after switching on, especially in the lower working temperature, as well as
the possibility of power supply without a high frequency power converter. Also a dynamically controlled
contrast regulation can be achieved with LED (see Samsung LTI700HD02). Half life time backlight & industrial reliability: identical high level. Commercial consideration: The current average price adder on
LED in comparison with CCFL is approximately +20 to +30%. It
has to be considered case by case, whether this price adder can be applied in
the application based on one of the above mentioned technical advantages. A possible and attractive strategy
could be to start the design today
with the CCFL-version and to have
the future option to move to the
compatible LED-version, if the pricing is more appealing or equal. Based on the neutral comparison we
see no reason for a change in our strategy, we are still going to offer CCFL as well as LED back-lighted TFT-Displays. Our Credo:
Always provide the perfect solution
for your project request! For further information please contact
us. (Sources:http://www.jbce.org/files/1_No1-4.pdf, http://www.led-info.de/grundlagen.html, http://www.luxx.com/fileadmin/user_upload/news/HIGHLIGHT_9_10_2008_S_76-78.pdf, http://www.logitech.uk.com/de/gallium_arsenide.asp, http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galliumarsenid) |
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The PrismaMEDIA
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signals. Due to the fact that this is our first use of
the 3G SDI (Serial Digital Interface) input, we asked one of our German
customers in the broadcast industry to do us the favour, and The feedback was
very positive. Therefore
we released the production for the first batch based on the Rev. 1.1.
Beginning in the end of January 2010 the first production run should be
available ex stock for samples and small series. The CAD-3D data for your construction is
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Together
with a partner company we are now offering value added TFTs from 6,5“
to 19“, which have a significantly improved performance in direct
sunlight.
This
manufacturing process has following advantages: ·
improved optical performance due to no more
change-over TFT/air and air/glass
resp. touch ·
no more parallax influence due to strongly
reduced reflections ·
higher contrast ·
higher mechanical working stress ability based
on the mechanically stable and shock absorbing sandwich construction ·
the special sealing prevents the infiltration
of dust or humidity between TFT and glass/touch ·
reduced heating based on the high Infrared
reflection (similar to UV and IR filter) ·
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Product announcement 2010:
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The next member of our Artista
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Q2 2010. The new board will be a derivate
of our successful LAN
Controller-Boards ArtistaNET, which will provide Power over Ethernet (standard 802.3at bis
25W). With this la For the development we decided to
keep it 100% mechanically compatible with the current ArtistaNET, but to use the performance and system
flexibility of the DSP technology of the ArtistaMEDIA. For more
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For
our patented ArtistaUSB controller,
which enables the direct controlling of TFT displays via USB 2.0 interface,
we are now offering project-oriented data
compression software. Via the USB-interface with a bandwidth of 48 MB/s without data compression with a SVGA-TFT
app. 50 picture/s can be
transferred.
During
the development process of our Artista data compression software our goal was
to realize the balance between efficient
data compression and low CPU-load. Our solution: at least a virtual doubling of bandwidth (transmission-rate),
which provides depending on resolution following picture rates (> 25 is
video quality): VGA > 150 picture/s SVGA > 100 picture/s XGA > 60 picture/s WXGA > 50 picture/s SXGA > 40 picture/s Full HD > 20 picture/s Of course we are already evaluating the future USB
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One of our German customers is
specialized for boat bridge equipment. For a new project "control system for outdoor boat bridges"
an as bright as possible and sunshine
readable 15" TFT, dimming ability from 0-100% was required. Besides
that, the terminal would be operated via a capacitive touch with a seawater
protective front finish. For this application our G150X1-L02-V444B was selected. This 15” TFT-panel is
based on the CMO G150X1-L02 and is back lighted with our own LED technology.
Additionally we implement special transflective
foils in our class 1000 clean room, which significantly improves the
sunshine readability and basic brightness. This means typ. > 750 nit. Zytronic "capacitive through glass" was selected as touch technology. The seawater protection was achieved
via Optical Bonding. During this
production process the protection glass is top laminated on the display. The gap between front glass and display is
filled with a special fluid, which improves the mechanical shock resistance. We would be glad to offer a
solution for your project. For questions please contact
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Opening Christmas and New Year
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To give you an early view on our
opening days around Christmas and New Year 2009 please see the following
information. Please use this information for the planning of your logistical
needs. Our last working day in 2009 will
be the 18th of December. The last shipping
day will be the 16th of December. The first working- and shipping
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Distec GmbH Augsburger Str. 2b D-82110 Germering Tel.: +49
(0)89 / 89 43 63 - 0 Fax: +49
(0)89 / 89 43 63 - 131 E-Mail: sales@distec.de Internet: www.distec.de HRB 111484 München ID-Nr. DE811983335 |
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