Today, at the Digital
Signage Expo 2014 in Las Vegas, Planar
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLNR), a global leader in display and digital
signage technology, unveiled the breakthrough 84-inch 4K Planar®
UltraRes™ Touch with ERO™ featuring Corning® Gorilla® Glass.
Planar UltraRes Touch with Gorilla Glass. (Photo: Business Wire)
By combining Planar’s exclusive Extended
Ruggedness and Optics (ERO) optical glass bonding technology with
Gorilla Glass, an industry-leading cover solution, the 84-inch 4K Planar
UltraRes Touch is durable and scratch resistant, making it ideal for
digital signage and public venue applications. Planar UltraRes Touch now
also supports up to 32 simultaneous touch points, offering the ultimate
solution for multi-user applications, including collaboration walls and
touch tables.
“The addition of Corning Gorilla Glass to our proprietary ERO optical
bonding technology further enhances the durability and visual
performance of the Planar UltraRes Touch display,” said Becky Connors,
product marketing manager at Planar Systems. “By dramatically increasing
the number of touch points, we’ve made it possible for organizations to
create highly immersive and engaging experiences.”
For retail stores, museums, hospitality and corporate lobbies, Planar
UltraRes Touch offers the durability and flexibility needed for a robust
interactive experience. Planar UltraRes Touch also provides the key
features necessary for corporate meeting rooms where touch capability
enhances group collaboration.
Built for Unsurpassed Durability and Performance
With Planar's ERO technology, Corning Gorilla Glass is optically bonded
to the LCD cell using a proprietary process unique to Planar, providing
exceptional durability and performance. The ERO process keeps out dust
and moisture and improves image contrast by eliminating the air gap
between the display and the glass. Gorilla Glass is more than four times
stronger than tempered soda-lime glass, which enables a
substantially-thinner design, and it better resists scratches that can
cause the glass to break. Due to the Gorilla Glass’ thinness, parallax
and the resulting touch errors are reduced, weight is decreased, while
touch sensitivity and display responsiveness are improved.
“We are thrilled for the launch of Planar’s 84-inch UltraRes Touch
featuring the world’s largest piece of Gorilla Glass,” said David
Loeber, business director for Large Cover Glass at Corning Incorporated.
“Planar’s expertise in commercial signage hardware and optical bonding
paired with Corning’s expertise in advanced glass solutions yields an
innovative product and a great opportunity for collaboration.”
Designed for Style and Function
Planar UltraRes Touch offers a sleek design with an attractive, narrow
bezel of just 1.3 inches, providing an elegant backdrop for stunning
ultra-high resolution content. It has a mounted depth of only 3.6
inches, making it compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) for protruding objects in public environments. The display
supports both landscape and portrait orientation, and a logo-free bezel
makes it equally practical to use the display in either mode.
With a native 4K resolution of 3840 x 2160, Planar UltraRes Touch
provides four times the resolution of a full HD display for advanced
clarity—even at short viewing distances for touch users. And with
optically-clear Gorilla Glass, every detail is displayed with
outstanding color rendition, contrast, and resolution.
Planar UltraRes Touch displays come standard with Planar MediaPlex™
software, which allows up to eight directly attached sources to be
viewed, four at a time, in 42-inch diagonal full HD quadrants. Upon
command, any of the quadrants can be upscaled to fill the entire 4K
display area. Available only from Planar, this feature provides a unique
way to display both touch and non-touch content on the same display.
Planar UltraRes Touch displays featuring Corning Gorilla Glass and 32
touch points will be available through Planar’s global network of
authorized resellers in the second calendar quarter of 2014. Visit Booth
#405 at the Digital Signage Expo 2014 to learn more about the Planar
UltraRes Touch and to see a demonstration. Additional information is
available at http://www.planar.com/ultrares.
About Planar
Planar Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: PLNR) is a global leader in display and
digital signage technology, providing premier solutions for the world's
most demanding environments. Retailers, educational institutions,
government agencies, businesses, utilities and energy firms, and home
theater enthusiasts all depend on Planar to provide superior performance
when image experience is of the highest importance. Planar video walls,
large format LCD displays, interactive touch screen monitors and many
other solutions are used by the world’s leading organizations in
applications ranging from digital signage to simulation and from
interactive kiosks to large-scale data visualization. Founded in 1983,
Planar is headquartered in Oregon, USA, with offices, manufacturing
partners and customers worldwide. For more information, visit http://www.planar.com.
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