The WJAX TV network renews the production studio with striking display systems

Under the table of the presenter has mounted a curved Led screen HyperPixel 1,5 mm and different videowalls have been urged, the most spectacular being a system in 9×3 format flanked by two others, built in 2×4 with ultra-thin LCD displays from NEC.

When the chain WJAX TV, licensed CBS affiliate for Jacksonville (Florida – United States), began to renovate its production studio The sights focused on the display systems that would be installed on the set.

The project was entrusted to the integrator Advanced who had to face the challenge of installing more than forty screens of Nec and Lg, although one of the key elements of the renewal was the integration of a HyperPixel Led screen of 1,5 mm that has been placed under the presenter's table.

"We had to develop a way to set up and mount a super thin pixel pitch display., directly viewing the Led screen on the curved surface”, explains Mark McPherson, Vice President of Advanced.

The Advanced engineering team carefully planned how to build a display configured in 6×1. Opted to work with a HyperPixel as they can be customized to work in portrait mode, making them compatible with the horizontal shape of the table. Custom configuration has also included special structure and assembly components.

For the renovation of this television set, Advanced has installed more than forty screens throughout the studio. You have built a videowall, in 9×3 format, as well as the equipment that flanks it and that are built in 2×4 with ultra-thin LCD displays from NEC.

“NEC screens look great on the camera. There are thin bezels on the models and that translates fantastically in this app.. In addition, Allow fine color adjustment. Lighting is different in each studio, What affects the color balance on the screen. These make it easy to make very specific color adjustments in any studio., comments Greg Priest, Advanced senior account manager.

This integrator was also responsible for configuring the sophisticated signal processing system and, for that purpose, trusted in TVOne To incorporate twelve connectors into the production staff switch, allowing them to send twelve signals to various monitors in the studio. “We chose to work with a video processor that was easy to use by the production staff.. Employees can split images into different windows and distribute video content in a variety of settings. It allows total flexibility", McPherson clarifies.

The new dish, whose design has been carried out by the company Devlin Design Group, was completed for coverage of Hurricane Irma.

According to Bob Longo, WJAX/WFOX News Director, “The new visual configuration allowed us to tell the story in a more visual and realistic way.. We had twenty-seven 27 Monitors, Two touch screens, Two other large multi-screen areas”.

The Jacksonville area is used to extreme weather, So a leading weather center designed to offer a wide coverage stands out in the new design. The team also needed a design to accommodate multiple meteorologists with immediate access to technology and different visual areas to better explain the threat to their audience..

Part of the design also includes a room where spectators can witness the action.”The weather is a great driver of the audience, for both on-air and digital platforms”, Craig Davenport said, Director of Creative Services, WJAX/WFOX TV . “The design team at Devlin Design Group has created a weather center that allows us to better show how we track bad weather in North Florida.”.

The weather room contains five 49 Inch. A touch screen of 80 inches and another of equal dimensions is used to show the latest news.

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