PPDS, the brand behind Philips professional monitors, has announced a slew of new products at ISE 2023, including the Philips Tableaux, which it claims is the most energy-efficient and environmentally friendly digital signage A collection by a major manufacturer.
What caught our attention about Tableaux is that it can run completely unplugged and doesn’t use a single kilowatt of electricity, a feat that helps reduce a business’ carbon footprint and its electricity bills. It also allows for new installations where power supply is difficult.
There are two panels to choose from, a traditional 25″ 16:9 format and a more stretched 28″ 32:9 model. PPDS claims its Android-based Tableaux line can offer as many as 60,000 colors — including blue — an important milestone for what is essentially a glorified e-paper technology.
What the two panels display in what looks like a business-like setup has relatively rich colors, high brightness and contrast, a far cry from the usual monochrome setup.
The Tableaux range will display content without being plugged in or using power at all, and PPDS has confirmed they will be compatible with its Wave cloud-based fleet management platform, which is used to update what is being displayed, for example over the air and without human intervention .Note that due to the nature of the technology, it cannot be used for interactive displaytouch screen display or as a business monitoring.
The rise of zero-power electronics
from its Humble beginnings in 2007 Until now, color e-paper has become mainstream, even appearing in supermarkets and gas stations. What Tableaux brings to the table in terms of innovation is the ability to expand to a larger display area and the ability to consume power.
PPDS belongs to TPV Technology, the world’s largest manufacturer monitor The launch of Tableaux is an interesting new direction that we’ll be watching closely given the current financial pressures on businesses, especially SMBs.
We’ve reached out to PPDS to learn more about the exact specs of these two monitors: can they be charged via a USB port (and possibly only with a portable power station or battery charger)? What is screen resolution? What kind of brightness/contrast can they provide?they use No Power at all shows? How much power are they using in exchange for what is being displayed? What is the capacity of the embedded battery?
Beyond that, see if there are any plans to harvest energy (eg ambient heat or light?), are there any plans to even larger format display And whether PPDS will license the technology to other electronics manufacturers, who may then introduce it elsewhere (eg refrigerators, laptops, furniture, etc.).
The smaller of the two Tableaux Will cost about 1,000 Euros in Europeat current energy prices, will pay for itself in about 30 months.
