Is Your LED Screen Protected Against Viruses And Internet-Related Threats?

I just got these questions via the yellow note on the right menu: "Is here any danger for PING (delay time between computer that gives signal-commercial, and receiver, in our case LED billboard. Result would be commercial running with delays)? Also, is there any chance to "interfere" (in a way of viruses, and other treats that are common in computer-internet area)? Thanks for all."

These questions are very smart because they take into consideration one of the key aspects of the LED screen: the management system. This is a key aspect because, despite image quality, reliability and price considerations - you need to USE your LED display!

At Euro Display we are particularly sensitive to this topic, because we believe that if the control system is too complicated and user-UNfriendly, you will not use at the best of its performances. This, in more practical terms, means that you lose profits.

So to answer the first question about the delay time, Euro Display's LED screens are nothing more than the monitor of a common PC (which is embedded within the screen).

Now, you can control this embedded PC from remote (via an internet connection) but the "play" of all the content is done locallydigital billboard, therefore there is NO delay at all.

This leads us to the second question about viruses and internet-related treats.

The bad news is that, anything connected to the internet can not be considered 100% safe. The good news is that if you don't surf the internet or download emails, your chances of getting a virus are VERY low.

Another good news is that the embedded PC is a simple content player, so you never use your browser to access the internet. Furthermore you control the LED screen from remote via a Static IP Address, to which you access only with username and password (which add a further level of protection).

To conclude, an electronic billboard managed from remote is 99,9% safe from any internet-related threat. If it can help you to get an idea, in the past 30 years we never had a single case of hacking or viruses reported on any of our over 500 installations worldwide.

But if you still not feel safe (and are ready to tolerate the discomfort), you can always control you LED screen onsite, without any internet connection at all (you manually transfer the ads wtih a CD or flash memory): in this case you can be 100% sure that no viruses or hacker will create any problem!

Let me know if my post answered all your doubts and don't hesitate to use the yellow note on the right menu to submit any question you might have.