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Planar to be Acquired by Leyard

by Helen Vince

China’s Leyard Optoelectronic and Planar Systems have entered into a definitive merger agreement, which will see Leyard acquire all of Planar’s common stock, in a deal which values Planar at around $156.8 million. Planar’s …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Leyard| Mergers & Acquisitions| Planar| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Planar Result 11/08/2015

by Helen Vince

Planar Systems Inc. has released its third quarter results, posting a net loss of $293,000 on turnover of $42.5 million, which compares with a net profit in Q3 of last year of $706,000 on …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Planar| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Planar Has Configurator for LED

by Vanessa Browning

At the show, Planar majored on its new direct LED displays, which it is promoting under the DirectLight brand. The technology is available in 3.1mm, 2.5mm, 1.9mm and 1.6mm pitches and the company was …

Tags:Infocomm 2015| Large Display Monitor| Planar| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Planar Result 13/05/2015

by Helen Vince

Planar Systems Inc. reported a second quarter net profit of $1.6 million on turnover of $49.1 million, which compares with a net profit $228,000 on turnover of $41.1 million. For the first six months …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Planar| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Planar Unveils New LED Video Wall Series

by Chris Chinnock

Planar has entered the LED video wall competition with a new series of modules. These are being offered in 1.6, 1.9. 2.5 and 3.1mm pitches. The modules will offer three unique elements. For one, …

Planar Displays Used in Local Video Wall

by Tom Allen

The Hillsboro Civic Centre in Oregon, USA has had a new 16-display video wall installed, using 46″ displays from Planar – also based in Hillsboro. Each display has 1920 x 1080 resolution. The wall, …

New Planar RA-Series LCD Displays Offer High-Impact Digital Signage

by Tom Allen

Planar Systems, Inc. (PLNR), a global leader in display and digital signage technology, has unveiled the Planar® RA-Series™ of narrow bezel LCD displays, a new family of tiled video wall displays, optimized for demanding …

Tags:Digital Signage| Planar| Video Walls

Planar Brings Multi-Port Daisy Chaining to Narrow Bezel Series

by Tom Allen

A new display series from Planar, the RA range is formed of narrow-bezel units for tiled video walls. Beginning with 49″ (RA4980) and 55″ (RA5580) units, the products have a 12.6mm pixel-to-pixel distance and …

Global Video Wall Market 2015-2019 Featuring Barco, NEC, Planar Systems, Prysm & ViewSonic

by Helen Vince

ResearchandMarkets has announced the addition of the “Global Video Wall Market 2015-2019” report to their offering. The Global Video Wall market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 19.18% over the period 2014-2019. …

The Amazing, Shrinking LED Pixel Pitch

by Ken Werner

Not many years ago, if you went out to buy an LED sign you could choose between a pixel pitch of 6 mm (for viewing at large distances) and a pixel pitch of 12 …

Tags:Digital Signage| Planar| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Planar Unveils New iOS Application to Simplify Multi-Source Viewing on 4K Displays

by Vanessa Browning

Planar Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLNR), a global leader in display and digital signage technology, today announced a new iOS app that can manage multiple sources on Planar® UltraRes™ Series 4K LCD displays using an …

Tags:Digital Signage| iPad| iPhone| Planar

Planar Debuts Large-Format Transparent OLED

by Tom Allen

Planar Displays has announced that it will show a 55″ transparent OLED prototype at ISE. The company has built part of its business proposition around transparent displays, but until this point all units have …