Seeing the Big Picture!

Electronics: Seeing the big picture more clearly with video-wall technology is the specialty of the highly regarded 9x Media. Proof of the firm's solid reputation in the technological-driven industry is qualified with a clientele that includes NASA, NATO, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, the Boston Red Sox, and CSI Miami. After seeing a roster of clients like that, it might prompt one to assume that high-performance multi-display video technology is used solely for commercial purposes.

But why think practically when you can dream luxuriously? Imagine playing interactive video games or watching a major sports event or a movie on a video wall in your home theater or media room. Even reading e-mails and surfing the Internet could be big-screen events.

The system's LCD and DLP screens range in size from 17 to 71 inches. An entire video-wall unit comes with controllers and servers that route and size the individual screens. An entire system can have as few as one or as many as 64 screens. There also are portable and easily transportable three-screen and six-screen setups.

I recently toured NASA's Kennedy Space Station and saw a video wall in action. It was used in conjunction with the presentation of the facility's tour. Seeing and hearing live footage involving actual space missions was a sensory-stimulating experience to say the least. It was like being in a theater.

The multi-display technology is sure to be seen soon in single-family residences in neighborhoods near you.

For LxM James Rothaar