Rants & rAVes — Episode 1304: Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe Will Go Toward Tomorrow at ISE 2024; Here’s Everything the Company Will Launch!

January 22, 2024

Today’s pre-ISE-2024 videocast features more than a sneak peek with Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe; in fact, I learned everything the company will launch at ISE next week. The most popular new technology will likely be two new color epaper digital signage displays along with a new CoB 0.7mm pixel-pitch LED. However, new UCC products […]

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SpinetiX, Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe Partner to Offer Ready-to-Use Digital Signage Solution

October 27, 2023

SpinetiX and Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe are partnering to offer a “ready-to-use” solution, which the companies say will make digital signage accessible, secure and scalable. The new solution features the SpinetiX DSOS dedicated operating system built into Sharp/NEC displays with an integrated Intel SDM. In addition, the companies claim the signage solution offers out-of-the-box […]

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions and Appspace Collaborate to Help Workspace Experiences

June 30, 2023

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe & North America and Appspace recently announced that they will collaborate to help workplace experiences. Customers, staff and visitors can interact with information in their respective workplace environments through collaboration. The workplace management software from Appspace is certified for NEC displays with the integrated modular MPi4 Mediaplayer or Intel SDM […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1238: Here’s Everything Sharp NEC Display Solutions Has Planned for InfoComm 2023

June 7, 2023

Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America‘s own president and CEO, Todd Bouman, and its senior vice president of marketing, Jennifer Cheh, join my latest Rants & rAVes episode to detail what we can expect in booth 1201 at InfoComm 2023. Show attendees can expect new LEDs (including a 21:9 as well as one with interactive […]

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Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America and Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America Launch AQUOS BOARD Interactive Display

April 20, 2023

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) and Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America (SNDSA) announced the launch of the new 4W-B series of AQUOS BOARD interactive displays. The new value-priced series is available in four sizes: 55″ Class (54.6″ diagonal), 65″ Class (64.5″ diagonal), 75″ Class (75″ diagonal), and 86″ class (85.6″ diagonal). […]

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Adds Larger 4K Resolution E Series Displays

April 10, 2023

Sharp NEC Display Solutions just launched larger 4K resolution E Series Displays. Completing the E series lineup, already comprised of 32, 43, 49, 55 and 65-inch displays, the E758 and E868’s durability and extended run time offers a “highly effective solution to any space needing signage, such as education sites, corporate workplaces/meeting rooms, and medical […]

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Edge Announces Sharp NEC as the 2023 Elite Plus Partner Sponsor

March 20, 2023

Edge, formerly USAV Group and a division of the PSA Network, announced Sharp NEC as the 2023 Elite Plus partner sponsor. Edge partners are industry-leading organizations that have demonstrated their commitment to supporting AV integrators and the industry. Each year, partners have the opportunity to sponsor Edge and receive strategic business, marketing, education and networking […]

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Congratulations to the 2023 Winners of rAVe’s Best of ISE Awards

February 15, 2023

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a show like this. I am proud to say we sent reporters from rAVe [PUBS] to every single booth at ISE 2023 earlier this month to shoot videos of new (and returning!) products. No other company went to every single booth. We amassed a cache of more […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1202: Wow, Sharp/NEC Will Be the Talk of ISE 2023; Watch This!

January 26, 2023

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe took to my Rants & rAVes videocast today to detail its ISE 2023 plans — starting with a 100% recyclable and sustainable booth. Yep, the company is using a booth in which everything in it is either recyclable or has already been recycled. Also, it will include new 21:9 aspect-ratio […]

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Launches dvLED NEC FC Series Displays

December 7, 2022

Sharp NEC Display Solutions launched today its next generation of Direct View LED displays, the NEC FC Series. Building off of Sharp/NEC’s proven FA and FE series, the new Direct View LED displays feature “next-generation durability and uses the latest flip chip technology to deliver unmatched contrast and brightness to its digital signage customers across […]

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ADI Now Offers Sharp/NEC Visual Display Technology

December 5, 2022

ADI Global Distribution announced it has expanded its ProAV offering to include products from Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America. ADI customers across the United States and Puerto Rico now have access to the Sharp/NEC comprehensive product line-up of visual display technology. The portfolio offers an assortment of options to optimize digital signage installations for […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1185: What’s Up With Sharp NEC Display Systems and MS Teams Rooms?

November 15, 2022

Although you can use LED walls and projection to build Microsoft Teams Rooms — and the new Front Row feature that leverages 21:9 and 32:9 aspect ratios — Sharp NEC hasn’t introduced a dedicated solution for it … yet. However, Sharp NEC solution architect, George Borden, hints at what is coming and when we might […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1172: Sharp NEC Display Leverages the Legacy of the AQUOS Line for Its Future in Collaboration

October 12, 2022

One could argue that Sharp Corporation invented the interactive display with its first AQUOS commercial display some 21 years ago. Now, Sharp NEC Display has an entire line of AQUOS displays aimed at collaboration, with a plethora of options thanks to either an OPS or an SDM slot. Gary was joined by Sharp NEC’s George […]

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Sharp Intros New 4K Ultra-HD Professional Display Series

August 4, 2022

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) and Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America (SNDSA) introduced the PN-HC and PN-HE 4K Ultra-HD LCD professional display series. The large-format monitors complement the existing Sharp lineup of monitors for commercial and professional environments, which launched in February 2022 with the PN-HS and PN-HY displays. Offering “vivid, […]

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Unveils a Partnership with Guise AI for NaViSense, a Computer Vision Technology

June 8, 2022

Sharp NEC Display Solutions just unveiled a partnership with Guise AI for something called NaViSense, a computer vision technology. NaViSense is a cost-effective computer vision solution for gathering anonymous customer attributes using off-the-shelf or existing camera sources and processing them through a variety of edge computing devices such as RPi4. This technology will gather data […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1137: The Sharp NEC Display Booth at InfoComm 2022 Will All Be About Solutions

June 6, 2022

For InfoComm 2022 attendees who enter the Sharp NEC Display Solutions booth (N2305), something called NaViSense will grab their attention — it’ll be the way that you can drive sales through services to your clients. Of course, Sharp/NEC will also have a host of LED, LCD, projection and signage displays — but the solutions the […]

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rePLAY ISE 2022 — That’s a Wrap

May 19, 2022

rePLAY ISE 2022 has officially come to a close, but first, a quick recap of session two. This time, the session contained curated content aimed toward our viewers in the United States rather than Europe. Our hosts, Steph Beckett and Emily Dean, picked out some great content we gathered in Barcelona at ISE 2022 to […]

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rePLAY ISE 2022 — We’re Back

May 18, 2022

rePLAY ISE 2022 was a success and we’ve got an exciting recap of session one for you! We had an awesome time gathering content in Barcelona for the live event, and we had even more fun showing it to you on the LAVNCH platform. One of the highlights from the trip was Emily Dean stepping […]

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Rants & rAVes — Episode 1114: Sharp NEC Display Will Focus on 5 Application Areas at ISE 2022

May 6, 2022

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe will make its global debut (of sorts) at ISE 2022 — it will be the first time both companies will display together at a global trade event. In fact, they will bring together the entire range of their visual display solutions. Sharp NEC’s SVP of marketing & product management EMEA, Ian Barnard, and its […]

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SIICA and Sharp/NEC Intro Next Generation of AQUOS BOARD Interactive Displays

May 4, 2022

Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America (SIICA) and Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America (SNDSA) are excited to introduce the next generation of AQUOS BOARD interactive displays. Available in three sizes, the PN-L862B: 86″ Class (85.6″ diagonal), PN-L752B: 75″ Class (74.5″ diagonal) and PN-L652B: 65″ Class (64.5″ diagonal) displays are designed for higher education […]

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Sharp/NEC’s dvLED Video Wall Brings Beauty to San Diego Commerce Building

March 31, 2022

Sharp NEC Display Solutions is helping Avison Young deliver stunning visuals to their visitors, tenants and employees at their commerce building in downtown San Diego. Sharp NEC Display Solutions installed a 150-panel video wall in the lobby of the 655 W. Broadway commerce building. The dvLED is is 20 feet by 17 feet and leverages a 2.5mm […]

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Next Stop: E4 Anaheim!

March 16, 2022

Almo Professional A/V‘s E4 Experience has returned with four upcoming events that will focus on all things AV! The E4 Experience offers the latest educational opportunities, sessions with top manufacturers and industry pros, demos of the latest technology and so much more. Your next opportunity to experience E4 will be in Anaheim, California, on March […]

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Kayye’s Krystal Ball: 2022 Edition

February 8, 2022

Welcome to my 22nd annual Kayye’s Krystal Ball! I can’t believe I have written this article 22 times. I am beyond humbled by how many of you read this; last year, it was viewed by over 90,000 #AVtweeps. #LOVE ❣️ The bottom line is I love writing this article. It keeps me curious and humble. […]

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Sharp/NEC Reorg Details Announced

January 11, 2022

Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America and Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America teams will be integrated starting in Q1 of 2022. A statement sent out to the market detailed the reorganization of Sales and Marketing, Finance/Accounting, Business Operations, Service/Support and IT departments. After discussions and analysis, the companies decided to make the following […]

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Announces NC1843ML Laser Projector

January 4, 2022

Sharp NEC Display Solutions announced the availability of the NC1843ML laser projector, the newest addition to its digital cinema projection series. The NC1843ML is a projection solution designed for theaters with small and medium screens and is also suitable for museums, houses of worship and art exhibit applications. The new cinema projection solution with interchangeable […]

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Releases NC2403ML Laser Projector

December 2, 2021

Sharp NEC Display Solutions announced the availability of the NC2403ML laser projector, the latest upgraded model in its digital cinema projection series. The NC2403ML offers a replaceable RB laser module and a laser light source lifespan of up to 50,000* hours. The model is the ideal projection solution for theaters with medium and large screens […]

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions‘ ActiveScene Now Runs on XOGO Media Player

November 18, 2021

Sharp NEC Display Solutions announced Thursday that ActiveScene, its AV solution that transforms existing glass walls into dynamic digital signage, can now run on the XOGO media player. “We are proud to work with XOGO to make ActiveScene more accessible to users, and XOGO makes content management as easy as can be,” said Rich McPherson […]

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rePLAY 2021: Day 2 — Soaring High

November 4, 2021

rePLAY 2021 is officially live on the LAVNCH platform, and we’ve got a review of Day Two for you! We’re so excited to bring you three days of content, including InfoComm 2021 coverage, playing THE GAME, words from sponsors and so much more. If you missed Day One’s piece, find it here. Here’s a quick […]

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Sharp NEC Display Launches Two New C Series Displays, MultiSync C750Q and C860Q

October 28, 2021

Sharp NEC Display Solutions announced the launch of two new C series large format displays, MultiSync C750Q and C860Q. The new displays are ideal for digital signage and presentations in corporate, retail or educational settings. The NEC large C series displays are UHD native 3840 x 2160 resolution and HDR and have a contemporary mechanical […]

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Introduces NC1803ML Laser Projector to Digital Cinema Projection Series

September 15, 2021

Sharp NEC Display Solutions today announced the availability of the NC1803ML laser projector in its digital cinema projection series. The NC1803ML is ideal for theaters with small and medium screens, museums, houses of worship and higher education applications. The NC1803ML offers a replaceable laser module and laser light source lifespan of up to 50,000 hours. […]

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Releases M430WL and M380HL M Series Projectors

September 1, 2021

Sharp NEC Display Solutions today announced the availability of two new M Series projectors, the M430WL and the M380HL. The projectors are designed for classroom settings and include a five-year warranty. The new M Series projectors equip classroom users with entry-level projectors that use DLP technology. The projectors have an operating time of up to […]

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Sharp NEC Display Solutions Releases NC1202L Laser Projector

July 27, 2021

Sharp NEC Display Solutions announced the availability of the NC1202L laser light source projector, an addition to its digital cinema projection series. Designed specifically for smaller screens at 7,000 lumens, the NC1202L is the ideal projection technology for standard-sized movie theatres or projection booths that require high-quality cinema projection. The built-in laser light source provides […]

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