Day 2 AV/IT Interoperability: Planar

Jeremy Sternhagen, Technical Product Manager at Planar
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AVT Question: Please share insights into how your company’s products and solutions help ensure interoperability and connectivity not only on the day of deployment but also on Day 2 and beyond.

Thought Leader: Jeremy Sternhagen, Technical Product Manager at Planar

Interoperability between display devices, control systems, and video sources has never been more important. We work with popular control system providers to ensure that our customers have access to plug-and-play solutions from popular control systems. It’s important to note that controlling display devices is not one size fits all. Whether it’s control over the network, consumer electronics control, or just waking up when a signal is present, Planar offers a product family optimized to meet those needs.

Interoperability between display devices, control systems, and video sources has never been more important.

Jeremy Sternhagen, Technical Product Manager at Planar

We test and validate our products with a wide range of products used by our partners, such as ST2110, the latest version of HDMI, and the increasing use of USB-C. In addition to providing the latest technology, we also provide hardware and software that allow our partners to access, diagnose, and resolve interoperability-related concerns through optional on-premises and remote management tools.

Our sales team is also equipped with application engineers and designers who work with our partners to help produce solutions that will meet customer expectations, ensuring interoperability is optimized before anything is installed. Video walls in particular present a unique opportunity to create digital canvases that extend beyond the capabilities of most source devices. This provides a chance for our sales team, application engineers, and system designers to work with each partner and select the appropriate control system and content delivery, ultimately delivering a display solution that works seamlessly with the other hardware and software solutions.

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Cindy Davis
Brand and content director of AV Technology

Cindy Davis is the brand and content director of AV Technology (AVT). She was a critical member of the AVT team when the title won the “Best Media Brand” laurel in the 2018 SIIA Jesse H. Neal Awards. A storyteller at heart, Davis enjoys facilitating and engaging in deeper conversations about the complex topics shaping the evolving AV/IT industry. She develops and moderates AV/IT roundtables and co-hosts the AV/IT Summit. Davis explores the experiential ethos of the modern workplace and higher ed campus to provide insight into the drivers that will impact decisions. For more than 25 years, she has developed and delivered multiplatform content for AV/IT B2B and consumer B2C publications, associations, and companies. Recently, she has become obsessed with the role of AI in the workplace.