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Understand Which Displays Work Best with DMPs
We certify that DMPs work as designed with Cisco LCD flat-screen displays. All displays in this series
are engineered for intensive use in public settings. See http://cisco.com/go/dms/lcd.
In most cases, DMPs can use displays that comply with modern, international standards. We recommend
the following if you use a third-party display.
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Understand How to Choose Media Signal Cables
Caution Poorly shielded cable can sometimes promote undesired signal leakage (egress), interference from over-the-air
signals (ingress), or crosstalk between cables that are in close physical proximity.
Special considerations apply when you obtain a signal cable that is longer or of a different type than
cables that we included in your product kit. For DMP models that support the following signal cable
types, the maximum supported lengths are:
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Digital, not analog.
High-definition, not standard-definition.
Professional-grade, not consumer-grade.
hours each day than a consumer-grade display is engineered to run. A consumer-grade system is
likely to fail years sooner than a professional-grade system would under these conditions.
LCD, not plasma. Digital signage uses static images more often than it uses full-motion video. Most
often, content is web-based or animated in Flash. The nature of these media types means that some
pixels are not updated frequently in digital signage. LCDs are less susceptible to burn-in than plasma
displays are. Even though image persistence is sometimes a problem on LCD displays, it is almost
always self-correcting and is unlikely to occur when you follow manufacturer guidelines for
managing your displays correctly.
Built-in support for RS-232 signalling.
number of displays that you will manage.
Composite — 10 ft (approximately 3 m)
HDMI — 16 ft (approximately 5 m)
RCA — 10 ft (approximately 3 m)
S-Video — 10 ft (approximately 3 m)
SPDIF — 10 ft (approximately 3 m)
Digital signs and public IPTV installations run many more
This recommendation is important in direct proportion to the
Getting Started Guide for Cisco Digital Media Players
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