Nearby, Expoteam, who specialize in high quality electronic display equipment and systems, had one of the quirkiest stands at the show. Stacked high with sizeable Panasonic brown cardboard boxes, the type you see lining warehouses the country over, Expoteam had made a feature of these, cutting holes in the sides to allow the fully-working Plasma screens they were demonstrating to show through.
G-LEC has produced a great derivative on the LED screen concept. Based on modules approximately 2m by 1m, the LEDs are sheathed in flexible plastic tubes approx 130mm apart, and with no black fill frame behind them, the construction is completely open. So, for stage sets this brings a new dimension to LED screens as lighting tools, it now being possible to place all manner of conventional and moving lights behind/upstage of the screen, almost rendering the screen invisible when the lights are on. The PC software behind this screen is also configured to accept DMX control for lighting desk control. And for all you set designers out there, the plastic tubes of LEDs are relatively flexible, so there’s great potential for moulding to shape here.
The Picture Works Ltd is an AV sales and hire specialist from Wales about to open a London office. The company offers PPUs, LED screens (from Lighthouse), large format Christie projectors, and a wide range of smaller Sanyo projectors. Its tiny 1" x 1" radio body camera is something to behold and should be a compulsory fit to any performing pop star.
From its base in Istanbul, Visions AV Rental has established itself as a key supplier of lighting, sound and AV equipment to the Turkish market. Its product portfolio has a strong bias towards the AV markets and the company carries a large stock of video systems, LCD and DLP video/data projectors, videowalls, LED screens and plasma screens.
