January 30, 2014 - Barco introduces the OverView Seamless Videowall (OSV) series for enhanced collaboration experiences. The large panoramic seamless canvas can display a mix of data and video in high quality without the distraction of seams or bezels. This curved display suits the visualization needs of a multitude of applications – from crisis operations rooms, to brainstorming and planning rooms, to more traditional control room applications in utilities, energy and process control.
The three OSV models – OSV-340C, OSV-560C and OSV-790C – offer display canvasses of 3.8, 6.2 and 8.5 megapixels, respectively.
Sizes vary from 3.5 to 6.5 meters (138 to 256 inches) in width, giving every participant a front row seat. The display’s height is fixed at 1.4 meters (55 inches).
All models feature a curved screen that generates a natural immersive feeling and provides better viewing ergonomics from every position in the room, which improves awareness for collaboration. Delivering the widest viewing angles with high contrast and low reflections, the tailor-made Barco proprietary semi-rigid screen technology is perfect for today’s demanding collaboration scenarios. The OSV solutions also introduce TransForm C video wall controller and collaboration management system. TransForm C allows users to drag-and-drop sources freely onto the screen. The sophisticated intelligence of the system, combining auto-generated and content-type dependent layout regions, always provides the ideal collaboration composition on the canvas and ensures optimal usage of the display surface.
In addition, direct integration of a Barco ClickShare wireless presentation system allows users to display content from their laptop, smartphone or tablet on the video wall by simply clicking a button. Every ClickShare source is available in its full native resolution. Depending on the configuration, up to eight users can use ClickShare to share content on the OSV for maximum collaboration. Images are displayed on the OSV using LED-lit rear-projection technology, developed initially for video wall cubes in the control rooms market, Advantages of LED technology include very low maintenance, substantially reduced power consumption, and long lifetime.
The use of DLP projection technology makes the solution fit for 24/7 use, preventing the image retention (e.g. a burned-in company logo) often seen in less qualitative solutions. The seamless curved canvas has a depth of 1.1 meter.
This includes the space needed for maintenance as well, so the system can be positioned directly against a wall – ideal for smaller areas.
