Sharp is launching two new screens for digital signage in office spaces, hospitality and retail stores. The screens bring the charm of a paper poster to a digital screen.
Sharp is launching two ePaper displays in Belgium. The series consists of a 13-inch and a 25-inch model. The new ePaper displays are designed for applications where information needs to be updated regularly, such as displaying data sheets or other visual information. The screens look like a poster, but one that you can digitally customize.
Digital paper
The 13-inch version (33.8 cm) has a resolution of 1,600 x 1,200 pixels. The 25-inch model (64.3 inches) has room for 3,200 x 1,600 pixels. These dimensions were not chosen haphazardly: the smaller screen should mimic an A4 poster, while the larger model is more or less the size of an A3 poster. The two USB C ports allow you to upload and adjust content to the screen.
The screen is free of flickering to best mimic the feel of a sheet of paper, and colors can also be displayed on the screen. The ePaper displays thus resemble paper posters, but which you can adjust digitally. Sharp joins the trend of declaring blue light an arch-enemy and emphasizes its absence in the announcement.
Energy efficient
The manufacturer further emphasizes that its screens are much more energy efficient than the average digital signage screen. There is as little power involved as possible. The screens use ambient light to display content.
Only for updating content, or when the battery runs out, do you need to hook up the screens to the cable. This should make the ePaper screens an attractive solution for displaying up-to-date content with few cables and low power consumption.
The screens are available starting today. The 13-inch version costs 999 euros, the 25-inch model 1,550 euros. These prices do not include VAT.