In launching their new Control Master (LCM) - 4K and XGA interface processors, the LEDscape Mesh LED panel and HELIOS, Lighthouse has, again, established a leadership position in large-format LEDs.



Lighthouse's new LCM is a next generation interface processor that combines a scaler and processor in a single control platform designed to simplify live show LED operation.  The LCM also includes auto addressing, which reduces set-up and take strike time and lowers the risk of installation errors.  Featuring up to 16-bit processing, the LCM series are what Lighthouse claim are the top in their class, delivering better color accuracy (rAVe: definitely true), more vivid images, greater contrast, higher brightness levels and significantly improved picture quality (rAVe: over their previous model). On-site color correction increases user-friendliness, and the top of the line LCM-4K supports a resolution of 4096x2160, giving rental/staging the broadest array of multi-screen options that have ever been available (due to the resolution of the total canvas).



The new Mesh is a 12mm pixel pitch panel and features wide 140-degree horizontal and 120-degree vertical viewing angles for killer long-distance off-axis viewing. Manufactured with aluminum, each panel is highly durable (and light) and 23 percent transparent, opening up users to a range of creative possibilities that will stretch one's imagination to the limit. And, since each module weighs just about 6 pounds, they are very easy to set up and tear down.

Finally, Lighthouse launched HELIOS - although sort of aimed for the Digital Signage market, it WILL have plenty of staging applications.  HELIOS is basically an LED on one side and a back-lit poster-insert on the other.  Featuring a 6mm pixel pitch, 3000 nits brightness, rugged weatherproof design, built-in audio, and the ability to display dynamic content in a rotating fashion, HELIOS is unique. Content can even be sent to and stored on it via WiFi connectivity.