Campus Communication

A digital display is a commercial-grade screen built to share information across a school or campus. Schools use them in classrooms, lobbies, hallways, cafeterias, and student unions. Unlike a consumer TV, a digital display is rated for long daily run times and can be managed remotely by IT.

Digital signage is the content and software you deliver, like menus, alerts and event schedules. A digital display is the hardware that shows it. Schools often use the terms together, but when you’re buying, you’re buying a display and choosing how you’ll run signage on it.

A digital display is built to show content, like signage, announcements or a teacher’s laptop screen. An interactive display, like the ViewSonic ViewBoard, adds touch so students and teachers can write and annotate on screen. Most schools use both, digital displays in shared spaces and interactive displays in classrooms.

A consumer TV isn’t built to run all day, every day. ViewSonic digital displays carry 16/7 and 24/7 duty ratings, so they hold up in hallways and cafeterias where the screen never goes dark. They also connect to ViewSonic Manager, so IT can support every screen remotely. In addition, TVs typically include 1-year warranties, whereas CDE displays are covered by a 3-year limited warranty.

It depends on your setup. Many campuses already run AV through Q-SYS, Crestron or Extron, with content managed in TSN, Revel, BrightSign or Novastar. ViewSonic displays work with those systems. If you’d rather keep it simple, ViewSonic Manager monitors and updates every display from one dashboard.

In the classroom, a digital display gives teachers a simple way to share a lesson on a big screen. Connect a laptop over HDMI, cast wirelessly with built-in AirSync or add a WPD-900 kit for plug-and-play sharing from any device. In larger rooms, a second display works as a confidence monitor so teachers keep facing the class.

A confidence monitor is a second display that faces the presenter and mirrors what’s on the main screen. The speaker can check slides and notes without turning around, so they keep eye contact with the audience. In large lecture halls, it keeps long presentations moving smoothly.

An ePoster is an all-in-one touchscreen kiosk for high-traffic areas. Schools use them to promote events, post assessment schedules and point visitors toward the right building. Add an interactive campus map and students, staff and guests can find their own way without stopping at the front desk.

Wayfinding is how people navigate your campus without asking for directions. Place interactive ePosters in lobbies and common areas with searchable maps, building directories and room numbers. Visitors, new students and substitute staff can look up where they’re going, and your front office fields fewer questions.

Yes. ViewSonic commercial displays and Direct View LED solutions combine into video walls for gyms, auditoriums and multi-purpose rooms, giving you one seamless image for assemblies, game days and campus announcements. Direct View LED pre-configured sizes run up to 231”, so most large spaces don’t need a custom build.

ViewSonic digital displays are rated for 16/7 or 24/7 operation depending on the model, and our ePoster kiosks use scratch-resistant tempered glass for high-traffic areas. They’re designed for where a standard TV isn’t, which means fewer replacements and fewer service calls for your team.