Custom and Embedded
The Company leverages its historical core competency in Electroluminescent (“EL”) technologies and employs these technologies to focus on providing customized, embedded and ruggedized displays to Original Equipment Manufacturers (“OEMs”) and other system suppliers. Key technologies used in products sold to this market also include customized Active-Matrix Liquid Crystal Display (“AMLCD”) panels. These technologies are used in a variety of applications and industries including instrumentation, medical equipment, vehicle dashboards, indoor and outdoor digital signage, and military applications, all of which require functionality in demanding usage conditions such as rugged outdoor conditions, extreme temperatures, instances where shaking or shock is expected, or conditions that necessitate 3-D imaging.
Video Wall
The Company serves the video wall display market by offering both high-resolution LCD video walls and rear-projection cube video walls for use in large venue digital signage as well as various control room installations. Digital signage video wall installations are used in a growing list of retail, airport, sports arena, and other locations while control room installations are typically found in the security, governmental, telecom, energy, industrial, broadcast, and transportation sectors. The market for control room video wall solutions is driven by the development, expansion, and upgrade of industrial infrastructure such as power plants, transportation systems, communication systems, and security monitoring. LCD based video walls used in the retail and large venue end markets are increasing as LCD costs have declined and LCD technology has made advancements to allow panel tiling with smaller bezels, enabling a growing number of installations in new markets.
Information Technology (IT)
Planar capitalizes on its strong supply chain, logistics, and distribution partnerships to sell a variety of primarily LCD based displays to the IT market. These strong partnerships give the Company the ability to drive revenues in a number of product categories, including desktop monitors, touch displays, widescreen monitors, and front projection equipment through its network of IT resellers.
High-end Home
The Company serves the high-end home market with its high-performance home theater front projection systems, video processing equipment, large-format thin displays, and accessories. The Company has sold these products under the Runco brand since May 2007 when it acquired Runco International, an industry leader in high-end, luxury video products. Planar’s Runco products are primarily sold to its established network of custom home installation dealers in the United States.
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