Mar 05, 2024 Planar Promotes Tani Klein to Senior Vice President of North America Sales Planar announced the promotion of Tani Klein to senior vice president of North America Sales. Transitioning from his recent role as vice president of sales, Northeast, Klein will now oversee all of the company’s geographic territories and vertical market teams across the US and Canada. Klein’s promotion follows years of demonstrated sales leadership and involvement in key milestones for the company. This includes helping execute new sales strategies as well as expand Planar’s customer base in the metro New York and Philadelphia regions. He joined Planar in 2014, first serving as a regional account manager before being promoted to director of sales,; More…
Feb 13, 2024 Planar DirectLight Pro Series Honored with 2024 Top New Technology Award Planar is the proud recipient of a prestigious 2024 Top New Technology Award. The cutting-edge Planar® DirectLight® Pro Series was named a videowall hardware category winner by Commercial Integrator, ranking the solution as one of the very best in the market today. This year’s Top New Technology Award winners were publicly announced at Integrated Systems Europe 2024. The Planar DirectLight Pro Series joins a list of products celebrated for helping integrators deliver outstanding outcomes, including audio and videoconferencing components, display mounts, videowall software, digital signage hardware, and more. Planar DirectLight Pro Series fine pixel; More…
Feb 06, 2024 Planar Bolsters Virtual Production, Event and Outdoor Applications with Three Next-Generation LED Video Wall Families Planar announced the enhancement of three LED video wall solutions designed for indoor and outdoor and on-camera applications such as virtual production (VP) and extended reality (XR). The next-generation LED video wall families are the Planar® Venue™ Pro Series, Planar® Venue™ Pro VX Series and Planar® Luminate™ Pro Series, which feature updated designs and enhanced capabilities to deliver durability, next-level deployment versatility and superior visual performance. The new and improved Planar Venue Pro Series, Planar Venue Pro VX Series and Planar Luminate Pro Series support nearly any temporary or permanent installation in markets spanning VP,; More…
Jan 16, 2024 Planar UltraRes L Series All-in-One LED Display Celebrates Campus Technology New Product Award Planar is proud to announce that the Planar® UltraRes™ L Series All-in-One LED Display is the recipient of a 2023 New Product Award from Campus Technology. Honored for outstanding product development achievement and being particularly noteworthy in the transformation of education technology, the all-in-one LED display solution was named a platinum winner in the video display category. The seamless, easy-to-use Planar UltraRes L Series All-in-One LED Display combines fine pixel pitch LED with best-in-class processing to deliver exceptional image performance. The LED display solution supports mobility and permanent installations with rolling floor stand; More…
Nov 07, 2023 Planar All-in-One LED Display Wins Tech & Learning Award of Excellence Planar announced that the Planar® UltraRes™ L Series was honored with a 2023 Tech & Learning Award of Excellence. The all-in-one LED display solution was named one of the best tools for back to school in the higher education category. The new Planar UltraRes L Series introduces a seamless, easy-to-use display solution designed to withstand extended or continuous operation while delivering exceptional image performance. Available with rolling floor stand and wall mount options, Planar UltraRes L Series supports mobility and permanent installations in meeting rooms, classrooms and more. This is ideal for universities who are looking to add a visual; More…
Oct 24, 2023 Planar Named Three-Time Award Winner at CEDIA and Commercial Integrator Expo 2023 Planar today announced three new award wins for the industry-leading Planar® Luminate™ Ultra Series and Planar® UltraRes™ W Series. At CEDIA and Commercial Integrator Expo 2023, the popular Planar Luminate Ultra Series was awarded Best of Show by Residential Systems, celebrating its value, impact and uniqueness in today’s residential market. The solution was also named Best New Outdoor Display for rAVe’s 2023 Best of CEDIA Expo Awards. The award program, which celebrates the best of the best seen at this year’s show, also recognized the Planar UltraRes W Series with Best New LCD Display. Planar Luminate Ultra Series fine pitch outdoor LED video wall; More…
Sep 06, 2023 Planar Presents the Latest Display Technologies for Commercial and Luxury Environments at CEDIA 2023 Today, Planar announced plans to showcase the company’s latest LED and LCD display technologies for commercial and luxury environments at CEDIA 2023. This includes an award-winning lineup of products designed to elevate visual experiences, simplify installation and maintenance, and adapt to application requirements as diverse as corporate lobbies and boardrooms, remote home offices, media rooms, poolside cinema, rooftop terraces and more. “This year we’re celebrating Planar’s 40th anniversary and with it comes a strong history of deploying mission-critical display technologies,” said Planar Executive Vice President Stephanie Hines. “In addition to; More…
Aug 23, 2023 Planar UltraRes L Series Recognized with Education Award from Spaces4Learning Planar is honored to announce an education industry award for the new Planar® UltraRes™ L Series, an all-in-one LED display combining Planar® UltraRes™ Series best-in-class features with fine pixel pitch LED technology. The seamless, easy-to-use display solution was named a 2023 Spaces4Learning New Product Award recipient, celebrating the solution’s ability to enhance learning environments. Measuring 136 inches and available in Full HD resolution, Planar UltraRes L Series delivers exceptional image performance and includes multiple inputs to support simultaneous viewing of up to four content sources. Users also benefit from an ultra slim bezel, 24x7; More…
Aug 08, 2023 New Planar Studios Virtual Production Workshop Aims to Expand AV and IT Industries’ Knowledge Base Planar and OptiTrack, global leaders in visualization and 3D tracking systems, today announced the launch of the Planar Studios Virtual Production Workshop, a week-long, immersive series designed to help the AV and IT communities effectively identify, design, deploy and support virtual production (VP) and extended reality (XR) projects. The workshop will feature technology sessions covering LED display technology, motion capture, video processing, content engines, video cameras, studio lighting and volume integration. Planar Studios is a cooperative initiative designed to bring together experts, thought leaders and companies dedicated to the; More…
Jul 11, 2023 Planar Wins Two rAVe Best of InfoComm 2023 Awards Planar is the proud recipient of two Best of InfoComm 2023 Awards from rAVe. The program celebrates the best of everything the publication saw at the show, including visits to every booth and recording more than 1,560 videos on the trade show floor. After viewing Planar’s extensive collection of visualization solutions, which included the debut of three new LED solutions and one new LCD display, rAVe voted the Planar® UltraRes™ W Series Best New 21:9 LCD for Unified Communications and Collaboration. In the Emerging Tech category, Planar’s extended reality (XR) stage, which featured Planar® CarbonLight™ VX Series and OptiTrack™ Motion Capture, was; More…
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