Dutch museum installs zero-power ePaper displays

Beeld & Geluid sound and vision museum puts sustainably on show

PPDS has supported the internationally acclaimed Beeld & Geluid museum – home to one of the largest media archives in the world – introducing its ‘zero power’ and advanced colour Philips Tableaux ePaper and welcoming a new era of sustainable displays. Located on Media Park in the Dutch city of Hilversum – a 30 minute drive from central Amsterdam – the spectacular Beeld & Geluid museum – also known as the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Visio…

Dutch museum installs zero-power ePaper displays

The Beeld & Geluid museum in Hilversum has installed Philips Tableaux ePaper displays to replace paper signage throughout the venue. The 25-inch displays can show a static image for days, weeks or months without using power. They only require electricity when content is being updated, then immediately revert to zero power consumption. One image change uses 0.0025 kWh of energy. For comparison, boiling a kettle uses the same energy as 17 image ch…