Atlona®, a leading digital connectivity solutions provider, today announced that the company’s digital connectivity solutions are being used by the San Francisco 49ers and Centerplate — the largest hospitality partner to North America’s premier sports stadiums, convention centers, and entertainment venues — as part of a new digital menu board system at Candlestick Park. Denver-based Ping HD installed multiple Atlona HDMI® distribution amplifiers (AT-HD-V12 1×2), HDMI EDID emulators (AT-HDSync), and 50-foot-plus HDMI cables throughout the park’s 20 concession stands to send HDMI signals to more than 100 TVs while maintaining the hot plug 5V.
“In a facility this large, with displays so far apart, it was a significant challenge to send an HDMI signal from a single source to 100-plus TVs, all while maintaining the hot plug 5V to ensure that no TV turned itself off due to inactivity of the HDMI ports,” said Kevin Goldsmith, director of digital media operations for Ping HD. “We’ve been an Atlona customer for some time now and have grown to trust and rely on their solutions. We didn’t even consider other brands for a project of this magnitude.”
Instead of running a single HDMI cable over thousands of feet and degrading the signal, Ping HD relied on Atlona’s HDMI distribution amplifiers to ensure the highest video quality. The AT-HD-V12 takes an incoming signal from a digital signage “master” TV, and then splits it into two HDMI signals, which are sent to two other TVs using Atlona’s 50-foot-plus HDMI cables. To provide a constant hot plug, Atlona’s HDMI EDID emulators (AT-HDSync) embed the incoming HDMI signal with a 5V current, which wakes up the TVs from standby mode.
The system is up and running, and is not only being used to allow customers to view their choices of food and beverage, but also to show other important stadium and emergency information,” added Goldsmith. “The digital menus are a hit with fans, and our client loves the simplicity and clarity brought by the ability to show digital signage on the TVs, as well as the level of integration achieved due to Atlona’s products. Another important factor is the system’s ease of use — it is totally self operating, which eliminates the need for a dedicated employee to monitor it.”
About Centerplate
Centerplate crafts and delivers “Craveable Experiences. Raveable Results.” in over 250 prominent entertainment, sports, and convention venues across North America — annually serving over 100 million guests. Centerplate has provided event hospitality services to 15 official U.S. Presidential Inaugural Balls, 13 Super Bowls, 20 World Series, the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, and the largest plated dinner in history at the Alpha Kappa Alpha Centennial Celebration. The company was recently named the fastest growing hospitality group in the country by Nation’s Restaurant News. Visit the company online at www.centerplate.com.
About Ping HD
Ping HD is a full service, end-to-end digital media company. Whether you are looking for digital menu boards, digital signage networks, or interactive touch-screen solutions, Ping HD can provide you with a solution specific to your requirements. From project concept to full execution and beyond, Ping HD fills in the gaps to implement a complete, revenue-generating digital signage system. Working with leading hardware and software vendors, Ping HD provides a robust bulletproof solution backed up with outstanding customer service and after-sales support. Attract, Engage, Connect, Ping HD. See more at pinghd.com.
About Atlona®
Atlona® — “Connecting Technology to Your World.” As a global manufacturer of cutting-edge digital connectivity solutions, Atlona supplies an extensive range of high-quality products — from cables, splitters, and extenders, to distribution amplifiers, converters, switchers, and much more — to a diverse client base spanning the consumer electronics, home theater, computing, retail, systems integration, professional A/V, broadcast, entertainment, medical digital imaging, and digital signage markets.
Atlona provides a wide range of solutions from all three of its comprehensive product lines: Atlona Home Collection (consumer electronics), Atlona Professional (systems integration), and Atlona Commercial (corporate A/V). More information about Atlona Technologies is available at www.atlona.com.
Atlona is a registered trademark of Lenexpo Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
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