VIA will deploy the functions of its Android multimedia players at DSE 2015

VIA Alta DS media players for digital signage with Android will star in VIA Technologies' participation in Digital Signage Expo 2015, which is celebrated from 10 al 13 March in Las Vegas.

VIA Technologies participate one more edition in the contest Digital Signage Expo (stand 1845), held at the Las Vegas Convention Center 10 al 13 of this month of March, with its new Scala-certified Android digital signage media players aimed at commercial environments.

The company will demonstrate the new VIA Alta DS player 2, that runs two independent 4K displays from a single device. Richard Brown, vp. the marketing global and VIA Technologies, assures that “the rise in the market of economical digital signage systems with Android has generated an immeasurable number of headaches for many of the members of this industry due to their poor quality, software incompatibility and non-existent support for distributors”.

The manager points out that with the VIA Alta DS series systems that will be shown at DSE 2015 “We provide solutions with the level of quality and commercial performance that our clients need for large-scale signage that works without interruptions., combined with a wide and complete range of software development and technical support services”.

The VIA Alta DS series offers Android solutions to manage dynamic displays in high-volume and budget-sensitive sectors., where high-quality video and connectivity are essential to capture customer attention, for digital signage applications, digital menu boards or outdoor advertising for stores and shopping centers, hospitality, entertainment, transportation and corporate environments.

The VIA Alta DS Android multimedia player 2 It is a compact system, without fan, supporting two independent Full-HD displays. It incorporates the company's Elite E1000 Cortex-A9 SoC processor to 1,0 GHz and dual core, capable of combining high-performance 2D/3D graphics with an advanced video engine that supports hardware acceleration using the OpenGL ES specification 3.0, and simultaneous playback of multiple HD videos.

It also has 2 GB of DDR3 SDRAM memory and up to 16 GB eMMC flash memory, to which is added its connection possibilities, with two HDMI output ports, on other side USB 2.0 and the same Mini USB 2.0, un puerto Gigabit Ethernet, audio input/output connectors and SD card slot, with the possibility of connecting the system to wireless networks via a USB dongle.

For your part, the VIA Alta DS multimedia player, also without fan, It has a single exit; VIA Cortex-A9 SoC processor with 2D/3D graphics; HD video playback; 1 GB of DDR3 SDRAM memory and up to 16 GB flash eMMC integrated; HDMI and VGA ports (optional), four USB ports 2.0, one Ethernet port 10/100 and sound out/microphone in, with optional Wi-Fi card.

Both players are available with an Android digital signage software package 4.3 y VIA Smart ETK (with APIs like Watchdog Timer to protect against system crashes, remote start with WOL and programmed with Real Time Clock), to which is added a set of software customization services to reduce development costs and accelerate product launch time to market.

For customers looking for large-scale network signage and digital kiosk deployments, the company offers a device management support service, cloud based, for remote monitoring, control and software update via OTA (through the air) both for operating systems and applications.