Technology has always been at the heart of the visitor experience at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, located in Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was the first planetarium in the world to project video on to its dome. In line with its approach to adopting pioneering technology, today the latest in digital projectors and digital signage solutions from Vivitek are playing a key role in creating a truly thrilling and immersive visitor experience.

Vivitek display solution with vibrant and rich picture quality provided a positive visitor experience

Vivitek created an out of this world experience
Contributing to a positive visitor experience, are three Vivitek DU8090s. Lamp-free and eco-friendly, the DU8090Z features a WUXGA resolution, 8000 ANSI Lumens brightness and 10,000:1 contrast ratio for a clear and bright projection. The projector’ s legendary reliability was a key attraction and made them ideally suited to the environment projecting content that shows space, the universe, planets as well as educational power points and even live feeds from cameras. Also on site, is a Vivitek DU8190Z projector. The DU8190 uses DLP® technology with BrilliantColor™ for vibrant and rich picture quality, while the 10,000 ANSI lumens of brightness, WUXGA resolution, and 10,000:1 contrast ratio ensures clear, crisp and bright projection. Meanwhile, its long lasting laser light source delivers constant brightness levels and colour performance for up to 20,000 hours of operation. Commenting on their use, Ciaran Magee, ICT Manager, Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, said: “It’ s important that Armagh Observatory and Planetarium conveys the thrill and excitement of space. We’ re dependant on technology to help us achieve that, and Vivitek’ s solutions are instrumental in creating an immersive environment that helps captivate our visitors.”

Contributing to a positive and flexible visitor experience, are three Vivitek DU8090s

Flexible and easy to use; NovoDS meets all information needs
NovoDS Cloud is Vivitek’s exceptionally easy to use digital signage solution. The content displayed on the NovoDS Cloud can be changed and updated remotely, making it simple to update content. The NovoDS solutions are arranged in a matrix format, while one is located in the café, advising visitors of the day’s specials, and of any offers. With NovoDS, the digital signage content can incorporate text, photos, audio, video, and web content in fully customisable configurations for a variety of environments, making ideally suited to Armagh Observatory and Planetarium. “We are thrilled with the performance, reliability and value offered by Vivitek’s solutions. With their advances features, the solutions are an investment for the future, and will play a key role entertaining visitors for years,” Ciaran added. Combined, Vivitek’s solutions are helping visitors to the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium to delve into the wonders of the universe, and to immerse themselves in its mysteries.