Eyevis was at ISE demonstrating existing products, new products and two new demonstration units that may lead to products in the future.
Existing products included a 3 x 3 array of their 60” DLP TRP cubes. These cubes have LED illumination and >80,000 hours of life. They are said to have entry-level pricing and low power consumption at less than 70W. Another existing product was, presumably, derived from these cubes. It was a DLP TRP cube replacement engine they are targeting as a replacement for lamp-based cube engines in existing Eyevis and competitor installations. The engine is said to fit in any DLP-based cube. Upgrading a cube not only extends its life for another 80,000 hours (9.3 years of 24/7 operation), but it is said to make the image brighter and sharper than older engines. It also reduces operation costs, power, heat and noise.
The company also showed 1.2mm pitch high-resolution LED modules from their ePANEL series. Other LED modules from the eSLIM series were shown. The eSLIM unit demonstrated came with a slightly larger, yet still fine pixel pitch of 2.6mm.
3 x 3 array of Eyevis Pro-series 55″ LCDs with a 2mm bezel. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz)
Eyevis has expanded its Pro-Series LCD videowall range with a new size, 49”. This was not demonstrated in a tile but an existing 55″ panel from the Pro-Series was demonstrated in a 3 x 3 tile of these units.
Eyevis has expanded its 4K LCD range with another new size, 75”. The 75” size fits in between the existing 65” and the 84”/85” units. These LCD displays are not primarily designed for tiling. Instead they are targeting a variety of high-end digital signage applications such as visitor information in museums; high-end broadcast applications; security control rooms, including the display of multiple camera signals in native resolution on one screen; and detailed process control in high resolution. They are also suggested for designers, design engineers and architects.
Eyevis demonstration of OLED panels tiled for digital signage. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz)
One of the demonstrations was of tiled OLED video wall “wallpaper” using LG OLED glass. Each of the tiles was FHD (1920 x 1080 and had a brightness of 150 cd/m² full area white and 400 cd/m² peak white. Contrast was said to be 150,000:1 and lifetime was said to be 30,000 hours. The OLED modules were less than 5mm thick. This was not a product prototype but, rather, an “evaluation study” of the use of OLEDs. It looked very good, with bright colors, deep blacks and a wide viewing angle, even if you take 150,000:1 and 30,000 hours with a grain of salt and a dash of skepticism. There was no date on availableity of the system.
Comparison of LED and Laser Illumination in RP cubes. (Credit: M. Brennesholtz)
The other demonstration at the Eyevis booth was a comparison of a high-brightness 70” LED-lit 4K/UHD DLP cube (Model EC-70-LDH-3004) with an evaluation of a similar 70” cube with laser/phosphor-based illumination. The LED-illuminated cube represents the latest generation of high-brightness LED illuminated cubes from Eyevis. The laser-illuminated cube was supposed to be brighter than even the state-of-the-art LED cube, with the engine producing up to 4000 lumens. The brightness was hard for a visitor to judge since the two cubes were showing different content.
I’ve seen other demos of RGB laser and laser/phosphor vs LED cubes so I can readily believe the laser unit was brighter. While this was a demonstration study, Eyevis implied that multiple cube sizes with laser-phosphor illumination were planned, perhaps for introduction at ISE 2019. –Matthew Brennesholtz
Analyst Comment
Eyevis is currently in the German equivalent of ‘Chapter 11’. We had a brief chat with a long-standing contact at the company and we were told that there is a lot of interest in the company and staff do not believe that there will be a problem finding a buyer or investor, although the process may take some months. (Eyevis Insolvency Administrator Announces Stabilisation). (BR)
