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Watchfire Signs Unveils Higher Resolution 16mm Color LED Sign
New Sign Is on Display at International Sign Expo 2008 in Orlando, Fla.
| Source: Watchfire Signs
DANVILLE, IL--(Marketwire - March 18, 2008) - Watchfire Signs
(http://www.watchfiresigns.com), the most reliable LED sign manufacturer in
the business with unique loyalty to its sign company customers, will unveil
to the industry its new 16mm color LED sign with XVS video capability
offered as a standard feature at the International Sign Expo, March 27-29,
in Orlando, Fla. The new sign will be displayed at the Watchfire booth
#1614.
The new 16mm color LED sign delivers Watchfire's sharpest, brightest, and
most lifelike resolution ever with 33 percent more pixels for life-like
animations and color depth, and realistic up-close viewing. The first pilot
installation of a Watchfire 16mm color LED sign was made in fall 2007 at
the Watchfire factory and the display has logged nearly 4,000 hours in an
unusually harsh winter.
Watchfire's new 16mm sign is a supercharged LED and video display. The sign
packs 1,080 LEDs into every square foot and is capable of producing 281
trillion colors, which exceeds NTSC standards and is the most in the
industry. XVS capability enables the sign to show full-motion video.
Watchfire's XVS signs also have the industry's best viewing angles: 70
degrees vertical and 140 degrees horizontal, for a wider and brighter
viewing area.
Watchfire's 16mm LED signs will be available in a super vivid 11,000 nits
to a more energy conscious 5,000 nits.
"The new Watchfire 16mm signs are a welcome addition to the Watchfire
product offering, and give us another beautiful, full-video product to
offer to our customers," said Richard Poyant, president of Poyant Signs,
New Bedford, Mass. "The image quality is stunning and at 11,000 nits
images literally appear to jump off the sign."
"Our new 16mm XVS signs are incredibly vivid and deliver businesses and
organizations a landmark status that helps them increase visibility and
drive growth," said John Kunze, director of Watchfire Signs. "Since we
provide a rugged, reliable and vivid display, and the industry's best
support before and after the sale, sign companies can be proud to sell
Watchfire signs to any commercial or non-profit business that is looking to
increase traffic, attendance or revenue."
Watchfire Signs is the only manufacturer that fully encapsulates the LED
module in a thick bed of silicone gel, which enables the LED boards to
operate in extreme conditions: 180 days completely submerged in water, 60
days in a salt-spray chamber, and temperatures ranging from -40° F to 120°
F. In areas where heat and humidity are both high, the silicone gel
protects the boards from humidity and moisture, eliminating the need for
cooling units and allowing the boards to operate with less energy. All
Watchfire boards feature unique cabinetry and streamlined electronics
design that improves operation and simplifies maintenance. Watchfire's
warranty, lead-times, customer support, and no-fee software are considered
to be the best in the industry.
About Watchfire Signs
Watchfire Signs engineers and manufactures LED signs to help businesses and
organizations increase visibility and drive growth. The company has
created more than 12,000 LED signs for banks, retail, schools, places of
worship and other locations throughout North America. Watchfire Signs is
unique in its loyalty to its sign company customers and is committed to the
highest level of education, training and support to make sign companies and
their customers successful. Founded in 1932 as Time-O-Matic, Inc.,
Watchfire Signs is headquartered in Danville, Ill. For more information,
go to http://www.watchfiresigns.com.