You can't be all things to all people, but Chauvet Professional introduces a product designed to be equally at home in the rental and integrator markets. The new 4.8 mm pixel pitch VIP F4 Video Panel, featuring cable-free magnetic LED modules and a removable control/PSU box, has new video panels that are fully serviceable from the front or rear. These panels are designed so they can be removed from the front using an MT-03 tool, making it practical to install the F4 flat on a wall in permanent installations. At the same time, Chauvet's release says they are ruggedly designed and come with road cases for touring applications.
Running Chauvet Professional's VIP Driver 43Nova Novastar Controller, the F4 offers user-friendly convenience, whether it's used at a permanent installation or on a tour. The Novastar feature takes video input and outputs it over an Ethernet control system. This allows the video wall to be mapped without a computer. The Novastar protocol can be used to scale video output, adjusting color, brightness and other parameters.
Chauvet Professional worked with Novastar to develop unique control features for its controller/panel system. These features focus on advanced mapping functions with visual feedback directly on the panels, to help simplify the process for users.
Replacing panels on a wall created with F4 tiles is designed to be simple. The magnetic tiles are removed using Chauvet Professional's MT-03 tool. An advanced Memory on Module design ensures that when a panel is swapped, the replacement will match its brightness and calibration. Chauvet's release says the new F4 panels are not only service-friendly, they're also easy to install. Their screw-less front masks allow users to install them by hand, using a clip-on design
“We designed the F4 to reflect the diverse range of ways video walls are used today,” says Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet. “The panels are equally at home in all markets and can be controlled without extra equipment, making them more convenient for all end-users. The panels are also extremely versatile. Our goal was to create a panel that excelled in the widest range of possible applications.”
The new F4 has 21,632 RGB SMD 3528 black body LEDs to produce high contrast images. It also has a 140° viewing angle and 1500 NITS illuminance, for output that is vivid and crisp from any perspective at a range of ambient light levels. Its minimum viewing distance is 13 feet (4 meters). A display refresh rate of 3,840 Hz helps to ensure that it will perform well in a variety of applications, including broadcast. The panels can also be rotated 90° to create special shapes.
Constructed with die cast magnesium frames, the new F4 panels are designed to be lightweight for transport and install for use by touring companies and integrators. For more information,
