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Spyder Gives Flexibility to Large Indoor LED Screen at Deutsche Telekom
Vista Systems' Spyder 344 plays a key role in the operation of one of the largest indoor
HD LED screen at Deutsche Telekom AG's headquarters in Bonn, Germany. The
industry-leading installation runs a daily schedule of preprogrammed content and can be
fed video from Deutsche Telekom's own TV studio inside the building when big events
prompt live coverage.
To meet the company's demand for the highest-end equipment, Deutsche Telekom
selected a Mitsubishi LED screen with a maximum resolution of 1920x1080 and a size of
5.76x3.24 meters. The screen is built on a hydraulic system, which enables it to be driven
up and down as needed. Due to the location of the LED screen and the architecture of the
building, displaying high-quality content during broad daylight could only be achieved
with 3mm LED technology.
A Probel HDSDI 64x64 matrix enables SMPTE-conform DVI signals to be delivered to
the screen. The Mitsubishi Digital Screen Controller (DSC) makes it possible to feed
4xMDSDI, 4xSDSDI and 4xDVI to the screen sources and to display four of them at the
same time. To make the system as flexible as possible and capable of handling all future
applications, the Spyder 344 was chosen to work in tandem with the DSC.
The DSC is controlled by a separate Sedna server which can also be directly controlled
from the Spyder to run complete presentations and shows using the hardware capabilities
of both devices.
Spyder's wide range of features permit versatile displays on the cutting-edge LED screen.
Its multichannel display offers more than 32 independent windows or 16 video mixers or
combinations of both. A "flying window" can be generated to move over screen borders.
Spyder not only generates the signal for the LED screen, it also processes and improves
the signal for the preview monitors. Spyder 344 is equipped with 4 inputs 4 outputs.
Some of the inputs are connected to the Probel Matrix and others directly to PCs; some of
the outputs are directed through the matrix to supply the LED screen, a preview monitor
which is located in the central control room, and a separate mobile control station. Spyder
offers the opportunity to control the matrix directly so all the needed signals can be
routed where they need to be throughout Deutsche Telekom's headquarters, including the
conference rooms.
The project was planned by q-bus, the largest creative company in Germany, which
frequently works on installations for Deutsche Telekom. Videlco GmbH, the German
distributor of Vista System products, provided the Spyder for the LED screen application.
Please contact us to set up a demonstration of the Vista Spyder processor for your application and see what the buzz is about!