Scala, a part of Stratacache, has unveiled the addition of Scala Media Player hardware to its digital signage portfolio.
Scala claims its branded players give customers a comprehensive, end-to-end solution to create, deploy and manage successful digital networks in a smarter, more streamlined way. Scala designed the players for optimal performance according to market needs, and will draw on the experience and expertise of parent company Stratacache to develop and distribute the new media player hardware. The new software and hardware is intended to eliminate the complexity of managing and deploying content to a diverse digital signage network, and support ongoing growth.
In order to suit the range of customer specifications for performance, Scala plans to introduce a number of additional configurations of the Media Player. Outline hardware specifications for the first two models are:-
Scala Media Player-L
- Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSB (“Windows 10 Embedded”)
- CPU: Intel Atom x5-Z8350 1.44GHz (quad-core)
- Memory: 2GB DDR3 RAM (dual-channel)
- Memory: 32GB eMMC SSD
- Network: One 10/100Mbps Ethernet port, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi with external antenna
- Dimensions: 115.1mm x 65.6mm x 25.3mm excluding mounting plate
- Weight: 280g
Scala edia Player-S
- CPU: Intel Celeron N3160 1.60GHz (quad-core)
- Memory: 4GB DDR3 RAM (dual-channel)
- Memory: 64GB eMMC SSD
- Network: 1x 10 / 100Mbps, 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac Wi-Fi
- Serial interface: 1x DB9
- Dimensions: 160 mm x 132 mm x 47.5 mm (without mounting device)
- Weight: 1,148 g
Both units:
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 400
- Video: One HDMI 1.4b port (supporting up to 1920 x 1080 output
- USB: 1x USB 3.0, 2x USB 2.0
- Housing: Anodized aluminum, fanless
- Temperature range (operational): 0 ° C to + 40 ° C
- Temperature range (storage): -55 ° C to + 75 ° C
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF):> 50,000 hours
Analyst Comment
This is another step in Stratacache becoming a full service and vertically-integrated supplier. (Could Stratacache Threaten Partners?) As we pointed out before, Scala is probably big enough and important enough in the market that other makers of media players will not be able to back away from supporting Scala software, which they might want to, now. (BR)
