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OV-D2
Barco’s next-generation DLP projection series
Barco’s next-generation DLP projection series offers a new visual experience for operators in a wide range of control room and studio environments. Sophisticated technology, including Barco’s Sense
the video wall market.
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concept, gives the OV-D2 series a unique position in
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With years of experience in state-of-the-art visualization, Barco
has advanced control room visualization technology by combin-
ing the highest possible image quality with the lowest cost of
ownership. Now Barco has raised the bar again with a new
series of video walls that bring control room operators the ulti-
mate in viewing comfort. The new OV-D2 video wall family
combines innovative, state-of-the-art functionality with proven
technology that has made Barco’s video walls so successful in
control rooms all over the world.
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Barco’s next-generation
DLP projection series
• A new visual experience
Barco offers operators an unequalled visual experience by
making use of the best display technology on the market
and enhancing it with sophisticated Barco technology.
The result is a razor sharp, uniform image across the entire
video wall.
• Tailored to the human eye
At Barco, we take ergonomics seriously with display technol-
ogy that has been tailored to the human eye. Sophisticated
sensor technology continuously guards and adjusts lumi-
nance and color characteristics to provide the best conditions
for the human eye.
• A secure investment
Barco takes lowest cost of ownership into account from the
ground up. That is why Barco's quality video wall compo-
nents and dedicated technology guarantee maximum
uptime of your system.
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Fit for any application
For Barco, versatility is the norm. That is why Barco’s video wall
technology can be found in many various types of control
rooms worldwide. From process control centers to broadcast
environments, control room operators value Barco’s video wall
technology for a host of reasons.
Redundancy for 24/7 mission-critical applications
As no other video wall provider, Barco
understands that redundancy is essential for 24/7 mission-critical applications. That is why the OV-D2 series
features built-in lamp and content
redundancy.
Barco’s unique dual lamp system automatically activates a second redundant
lamp upon lamp failure.
The redundant lamp system provides
both cold-standby functionality for most
economical operation or hot-standby
redundancy in case every second counts.
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Any resolution, any size
Barco’s full range of video wall products
covers the needs of practically any control room or backdrop application. The
OV-D2 features a modular architecture
with video wall modules ranging from
50” to 120” and from XGA to SXGA+,
stackable to any size and resolution,
curved or straight.
Telecom
Broadcast monitoring
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Command & Control
Surveillance
Traffic
GIS
Backdrops
15
80 inch XGA
20
80 inch SXGA
70 inch XGA
+
25
70 inch SXGA
50 inch XGA
30 35
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50 inch SXGA
Resolution (dpi)
+
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Hot-standby lamp
Dual DVI inputs and LAN connector
Mounted projection system
The lamp fails
Second lamp takes over &
the optical dimmer re-adjust brightness
automatically to previous level
No content is lost during lamp service,
lamps are hot-swappable without any
safety issues.
Several levels of redundancy can be
offered in case of video wall controller
failure. This is specifically useful for
very critical data that can be brought to
the video wall by two independent
ways: through a backup video wall controller or by directly connecting the
sources to a video wall module. Dual
digital inputs take video wall controller
input in parallel with the video or RGB
sources. In case of failure, the sources
can be routed in parallel to the second
input.
Truly seamless viewing
Barco’s OV-D2 series offers operators a
truly seamless viewing experience. The
OV-D2 projection screens make use of
Barco’s patented stitch concept, which
ensures that no air gaps, bezels or
screen holders are present. Alternatively, Barco offers ZeroGap screens which
are 100% seamless and able to adapt
to temperature changes. The combination of high-precision lenses and fine
mirror adjustment offers operators
excellent image geometry and sharpness across the complete video wall.
Additionally, high-quality screens conserve the sharpness, and are perfectly
suited to present very high resolutions.
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A perfect backdrop solution
More and more, video walls are used as
an interactive element to present information on TV. The high resolution rearprojection modules support 3200 K
color temperature to match with the
studio lighting. They provide excellent
on-camera performance with full GenLock capability and offer wide viewing
angles for maximum flexibility of camera positions. Hot-standby lamps prevent any image loss during broadcast.
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Sense
technology measures and
adjusts the color and brightness to provide a constant uniformity.
Front access for confined spaces
For applications where space is limited,
Barco offers video walls that can be
serviced from the front and that require
no back room space at all. The video
walls’ high resolutions allow operators
to sit close by and
monitor high-density
information. Regular
service, such as lamp
replacement, can be
performed with 100%
video wall availability
and without opening the screen
area or any other
operator obstruction.
Streamlined video images
To ensure excellent video quality and
smooth movements, all display modules come standard with GenLock capability e.g. for synchronizing the refresh
rate of the display with that of PAL or
NTSC video. Be it for ticker bars in news
broadcasts or moving traffic or surveillance videos, Barco’s OV-D2 offers the
most streamlined, jitter-free video
images.
No need to open the screen
Access to the lamps
No need for maintenance area
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Tailored to the human eye
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Low legibility
Always keeping the comfort of the operator in mind, Barco has
designed its OV-D2 video wall series with a combination of
state-of-the-art technology and in-depth knowledge of the
human vision. Luminance, on-screen contrast and color are all
optimized to maximally limit eye strain and adapt to the limita-
tions of the human eye.
Excellent midtones
Optimized brightness
Barco’s video walls are designed to
present information in the most
ergonomical way. To avoid eye strain,
the luminance level of the video wall is
at its best when it is matched with the
luminance of a normal control room
environment. Barco optimizes its video
walls so all content can be seen from
any operator seat within an ergonomic
brightness range.
High on-screen contrast
On-screen contrast is critical for the legibility of a video wall. Barco combines
high-contrast projection engines with
anti-glare screens that avoid direct
reflections.
High dynamic range
A unique optical dimming concept preserves video wall contrast over time
and brings double the contrast values in
comparison to Barco’s competitors.
True color
Barco’s new video wall series comes
with a wide gamut range spanning several of the widely used, international
color standards. Within that color range
every color can be achieved within the
limitations of the eye. The standard
color temperature is set to 6500 K,
which is ergonomically best suited in
normal daylight conditions or can be set
to 3200 K for camera recording in studios.
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High contrast through high dynamic range
Wide color gamut
Perfect grayscales
Easy integration in your control
room
An OV-D2 video wall seamlessly blends
in with the environment and provides a
truly ergonomic interface with operators and possible viewing galleries.
Built-in flexibility offers integrators or
installers a high degree of freedom:
multiple installation heights, extensive
height fine-adjustment for in-field flexibility and a variety of screen dimensions. The OV-D2’s modular design
allows quick installation. Screens with
curvability and extreme viewability
pose virtually no limitations on operator
orientation towards the video wall.
Continuous uniformity across the
video wall and over time
The optical design of the projection
engine has been optimized to produce
an excellent brightness uniformity and
color uniformity within each display
cube. Unlike LCD or plasma based products, the image generating element,
which consists of a DLP chip and a color
wheel, contains absolutely no aging or
deteriorating components. Furthermore,
OV-D2 guarantees a uniform and consistent image over time and across the
entire video wall, thanks to Barco’s
unique Sense
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concept.
An image for all operators
Thanks to its wide effective viewing
angle, Barco’s OV-D2 video wall can be
used efficiently from any
operator seat. To keep luminance differences under different viewing angles to an
acceptable level, the OV-D2
features screens that spread
out the light evenly across all
viewing angles. Additionally,
the OV-D2 series offers a wide
variety of screens with
higher brightness levels, as they concentrate the luminance more towards
on-axis viewing.
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Images brought to life
Barco’s OV-D2 video wall series builds on a revolutionary display
Intracube
uniformity
solution that offers operators the most razor sharp and life like
images available on a projection screen today. DLP is an innova-
tive display solution that uses an optical semi conductor to
manipulate light digitally. The result is maximum fidelity, with
images whose accuracy, brightness and color must be seen to
be believed.
Brightness lock Adding color
Optical
dimmer
Dynami
color
feedbac
This way, the mirrors in a DLP projection
system can reflect pixels in up to 1,024
shades of gray to convert the video or
graphic signal entering the DMD into a
highly detailed grayscale image.
Adding color
The white light generated by the lamp
in a DLP projection system passes
through a color wheel as it travels to
the surface of the DMD panel. The color
wheel filters the light into red, green,
and blue, from which a single -chip DLP
projection system can create at least
16.7 million colors.
The semiconductor
At the heart of every DLP projection
system is an optical semiconductor
known as the Digital Micromirror
Device, or DMD chip. When a DMD chip
is coordinated with a digital video or
graphic signal, a light source, and a projection lens, its mirrors can reflect an
all-digital image onto a screen. The
DMD and the electronics that surround
it are referred to as DLP technology.
The grayscale image
A DMD panel’s Micromirrors are mounted on tiny hinges that enable them to
tilt either toward the light source in a
DLP projection system (ON) or away
from it (OFF) – creating a light or dark
pixel on the projection surface. The bitstreamed image code entering the
semiconductor directs each mirror to
switch on and off up to several thousand times per second. When a mirror
remains on average longer in the on
state than in the off state, it introduces
a light gray pixel. If the off state dominates, a dark gray pixel is projected.
OV-D2 uses the latest DMD technology
with increased switching speed of the
mirrors to deliver better video performance without contouring artifacts.
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Dynamic
brightness
feedback
A sense of perfection
Sense6benefits:
amic
lor
back
Primary
color adjust
Barco’s new OV-D2 video wall series
come with Sense6, a unique sensor tech-
Gray
locking
nology that provides brightness and color stabil-
ity over time and across the entire display. The
unique Sense6technology continuously measures bright-
ness and color characteristics and adjusts the color space to pro-
vide an image that is most convenient for the human eye. No
distracting luminance or color differences. No frequent mainte-
nance or manual adjustments. No impact on the wall content
whatsoever. Sense6gives operators a sense of perfection with an
image accuracy and uniformity that is second to none.
Brightness and color uniformity
across the cube
Thanks to Barco’s renowned optical
design, the brightness and color
uniformity levels of the single OV-D2
projection cubes are extremely high
from center to edge, as well as in the
corners.
Continuous brightness uniformity
across the entire video wall
With Sense
assured of luminance uniformity over
time and across the entire video wall.
A brightness sensor continuously
measures the luminance characteristics
of the projection module. This
brightness information is used by the
optical dimmer functionality to adapt
and match the luminance of all cubes.
The optical dimmer allows contrast
with High Dynamic Range, which
means video wall contrast is twice that
of conventional systems. This makes it
possible to see elements with a low
brightness level, e.g. shades or dark
scenes in movies.
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technology, operators are
Continuous color uniformity across
the entire video wall
A true color sensor continuously
measures the color performance of
each projection cube. The Primary
Color Adjust algorithm matches all
projection cubes to the same color,
based upon the sensor information.
This patented color feedback system
operates in the background and
adjusts the final color on-screen,
compensating for tolerance difference
of the optical path and color wheel as
well as for color changes due to lamp
aging or insertion of new lamps.
Perfect grayscales
Whereas the color locking functionality
preserves color and the brightness
locking functionality preserves white
and black, the Sense
functionality assures a consistent
linearity between white and black,
regardless of lamp brightness, or lamp
age.
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gray locking
• Excellent uniformity
Equal brightness, color, contrast and
midtones for all cubes.
• Sensor based
Barco’s Sense
you see by measuring the output of
the video wall rather than a specific
optical component of the projector
system. Changing a lamp or color
wheel is automatically sensed and
compensated for.
• An active system
The system actively measures and
compensates over time and compensates for any changes, especially
changes introduced by lamp aging or
lamp changing.
• No operator intervention needed
The system works in the background
and requires no operator inter vention
or technical skills.
• 100% availability of video wall
content
The system never interferes with the
content on-screen. There is no need
for special patterns keeping the
requested content on the video wall
at all times. Introduction of new
lamps also does not require any
recalibration pattern: the change is
simply measured.
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technology sees what
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Sense6: a sense of perfection
Intracube uniformity
Intercube uniformity
Web page access
to single cube
Intracube uniformity
LAN
Uniformity over time
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Gray locking
Intercube
uniformity
Color locking
Barco
Control Manager
server
LAN
Barco
Control Manager
client 1
Brightness locking with
high dynamic range
Barco
Control Manager
client 2
Sensor Target
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A secure investment
A video wall system should be ready for continuous image qual-
ity and maximum uptime without interruption of daily opera-
tions. That is why Barco takes lowest cost of ownership into
account from system design onwards, so your system requires
the least possible intervention and maintenance.
A dust filter keeps the electronics and lamps clean. The lamp can be hot-swapped without image loss
Quality components
The OV-D2 series offers excellent image
performance thanks to sophisticated
DLP technology. Compared to many
other technologies, DLP technology
shows absolutely no aging effects for a
lifetime of over 100,000 hours. From
lamp to screen, all OV-D2 components
are designed for maximum Mean-TimeBetween-Failure. The complete OV-D2
product line uses low-power, long-lifetime UHP lamps, which have a higher
efficiency than any other lamp technology available.
and without opening the system.
With a system that is designed for low
power usage and heat dissipation, the
OV-D2’s power and air-conditioning cost
is kept to a minimum. Severe in-house
testing at Barco’s dedicated reliability
lab optimizes the OV-D2 for 24/7
usage.
Intuitive installation
The OV-D2 display series has been
designed for quick and intuitive installation. The seamless screen is installed in
minutes since no attention needs to be
paid to screen gaps. The video wall
structure has stable mechanics and
includes dedicated cable guides. A
small LCD display shows status at a
glance.
The I-lamp stores a.o. lamp runtime, serial
number, color spectrum.
Easy maintenance for minimal
downtime
Maintenance should not be an obstacle
for your daily operations. In Barco’s
maintenance philosophy, surprises and
random interventions are avoided as
much as possible by periodically
planned service schedules. The Barco
Wall Control Manager software allows
for a complete health status overview
of the system in the blink of an eye or
allows the control of all projection
cubes through direct Ethernet connection. All OV-D2 components are
designed for low Mean-Time-To-Repair.
The projection engine is split into a projection unit, which is smaller and lighter
than the illumination unit.
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Third party integration
The Barco system is open to any third
party equipment. A published API
allows communication to the video wall.
A trusted partner for quality
support
Barco’s worldwide customer support
team and dedicated hot-line is ready to
provide repair and assistance for your
video wall system. Barco takes responsibility on system level so the complete
system works, rather than only the display cubes or the controller. Training
programs are organized frequently to
keep up to date with technology evolutions.
Proven technology from a trusted
company
Barco can boast the largest worldwide
installed base together with more than
15 years’ experience in the field of projection technology, a market position
earned by innovative design, the use of
the highest quality components for 24/7
usage and world class engineering.
The projection unit
This unique concept allows easy integration of future technology components without having to replace the full
engine.
The projection unit, containing the complete optical path is 100% sealed off to
keep dust out. A special heat exchanger
between this clean area and the outside world cools the DMD chip and
hereby significantly extends its lifetime.
Built-in redundancy for higher
security
To improve the uptime of your content,
Barco has equipped its video walls with
built-in redundancy.
The color wheel can be swapped within seconds.
First, the standard redundant input with
autoswitch ensures continuous content
availability. Next, the redundant dual
lamp system brings great advantages in
terms of lamp servicing, since the second lamp automatically takes over
upon lamp failure. Also, the exact same
brightness and color is achieved after
lamp change. This way, the swap can
be done virtually unnoticed and without
additional adjustment. The failed lamp
can be replaced hot swappable, while
the image remains displayed. Additional redundancy is provided by the color
wheel, which can be swapped in minutes by a color wheel cartridge, without
having to remove the projection unit.
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Worry-free operation
Barco’s OV-D2 series comes with Barco Wall Control Manager for
video walls, a software package that continuously supports
worry-free operation of your video wall. No more surprises, no
unplanned or distracting maintenance interventions. Barco Wall
Control Manager for video walls allows you to systematically
manage and configure the uniformity and health status of your
video wall fleet in an easy way.
Brightness and color control
Barco Wall Control Manager for video
walls allows the configuration of the
common brightness target, and common color target of the entire video
wall. Barco Wall Control Manager continuously measures the projector’s
brightness and color performance and
makes corrections in case of drift.
The management of your video
wall happens over the network
All projectors have their own ip address,
which Barco Wall Control Manager for
video walls is able to access all at the
same time. By a single mouse click, you
can control and configure various properties and features of the projection
modules as well as of the entire video
wall.
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Input control
Barco Wall Control Manager allows to
switch between active DVI inputs and
to select a redundancy scenario in case
an active input fails.
Lamp control
For a smooth maintenance of your
video wall, Barco Wall Control Manager
allows switching between active and
backup lamps in the entire wall, or for a
selection of projectors.
Health status
Barco Wall Control Manager shows
health status on wall level up to projector level.
Extensive reporting
Barco Wall Control Manager for video
walls provides extensive reporting
functionality, such as event logging in
case of lamp failure, hot standby
enabling, projector switching, etc. The
properties of projectors and lamps can
also be logged according to userdefined intervals.
Direct web access
Second level maintenance can be performed by direct ethernet access to
each projector. Every projector has its
own web page and can be accessed by
a standard web browser. Submenus
include configuration settings and
health status and allow direct control of
the projector. Firmware can be upgraded remotely and fast, which reduces
maintenance time.
Barco Wall Control Manager allows
configuration and control of the video wall and
shows health status.
Each projector can be accessed directly via its ip
address and a standard web browser.
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About Barco
Barco, a global technology company, designs and develops visualization products for
a variety of selected professional markets. Barco has its own facilities for Sales & Mar-
keting, Customer Support, R&D and Manufacturing in Europe, North America and Asia
Pacific. Barco (Euronext Brussels: BAR) is active in more than 90 countries with about
3800 employees worldwide. Barco posted sales of euro 751 million in 2006.
Ref. no. R599170
Barco is an ISO 9001 registered company.
described. However any individual item is subject to change without any notice. For in-depth features and
technical specifications of the several OV-D2 configurations, please visit www.barco.com.
DLP™ technology by Texas Instruments offers crystal clear images with superior quality. DLP is a trademark
of Texas Instruments.
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