How to turn a PC into a Video Wall Controller

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• How to turn a PC into a Video Wall Controller

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Video wall opportunities and challenges

• There is a rapidly growing demand for
  high-quality video walls
• In the first half of 2015, shipments of
  ultra-thin bezel displays are up 31 to 558,000
  units according to research provider, HST.
• However, until now, video wall controllers for
  public display, control rooms, artistic style
  video walls and other high end video wall
  applications continue to be expensive and
  complicated
• Customers want the big impact but can't afford
  the price tag
• Complexity and costs continue to be drags on
  video wall adoption

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How it works

• Userful designed a unique solution for extreme
  simplicity and flexibility
• Video wall delivered from one core i7 PC/server
  appliance in the server room
• To learn more, download Userful's technology
  white paper

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Use a PC Userful software and zero clients

• Userful software is installed on a single PC
  (Core i7 4th Gen/Haswell) that turns the PC into
  a
• video wall controller.
• Option to add one or more HDMI input cards to
  capture content for the video wall (content can
  also be played locally or via one of several
  integrated CMS's)
• Each display has a low-cost zero client player
• Supports one or multiple video walls (up to 25
  screens)
• 4k source resolutions on video, Flash, HTML5, 3D
  and 3D games.
• Supports screen rotation and non-standard
  artistic layouts
• Centrally configured and managed through a web
  browser
• Supports interactive video walls outputting
  desktops with native browser or virtual machines
• Supports Live TV
• Solution managed through the browser

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Simple set up management

• The Userful Network Video Wall dramatically
  simplifies video wall set up and management,
  eliminating the need for expensive IT support.

• Set up in minutes, not hours or even days, unlike
  other video wall solutions
• GUI supports angled rotation of displays as well
  as mix of display sizes as in this screen shot.
• Back up fail-over server can be added to
  network
• Solution managed through the browser-based
  control center with an intuitive video wall
  builder. Enables virtually anyone to set up a
  video wall and manage content sources.

Click here to try our demo yourself.
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Variety of content sources for public display
Desktops and dashboards
Web pages
Live content streaming in via HDMI via webcast
and with v8, broadcast TV
Managed content (from a CMS)
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Pre-set zones intermix a variety of content

• Userful can now support preset zones, allowing a
  mix of content to play in preset zones within the
  video wall.
• In the image below, it's a mix of live TV,
  real-time web content and managed content from a
  CMS

• The browser-based Userful Control Center makes it
  easy to set up zones and switch content between
  them.

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Also supports control rooms and artistic mosaic
video wall

• Control room feature makes it easy to display
  multiple content sources for control rooms and
  visualization applications

• Any angle rotation of individual displays as well
  as support for a mix of different display types
  and sizes

Click here to watch...
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• Thank You!
• For more information about the Userful Network
  Video Wall, please visit userful.com/videowall/
• We're here to support you. Contact us any time
• Daniel Griffin
• daniel_at_userful.com
• Skype griffin.daniel
• 250-381-5335