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  • Samsung Expands Eco-Conscious Signage Offerings with 13” Color E-Paper

    Samsung Expands Eco-Conscious Signage Offerings with 13” Color E-Paper

    Samsung Electronics America has introduced a new 13-inch Color E-Paper display (EM13DX) in the U.S., expanding its eco-conscious signage portfolio for retail, hospitality, and workplace environments. Designed as a compact alternative to printed signage, the display uses digital ink technology to deliver paper-like visuals with ultra-low power consumption, using energy only when content is updated. This enables businesses to easily refresh menus, promotions, and internal communications without recurring printing costs or operational delays.

    The new model is A4-sized, lightweight, and flexible for deployment across various touchpoints like counters, shelves, and lobbies. It also emphasizes sustainability, featuring a housing made from recycled plastic and bio-resin derived from phytoplankton, along with fully paper-based packaging. Content can be managed locally via the Samsung E-Paper App or remotely through Samsung’s VXT platform, allowing centralized control, real-time updates, and accurate content previewing for efficient digital signage operations.

    Samsung Electronics America today announced the U.S. launch of the 13-inch Samsung Color E-Paper (EM13DX), expanding its Color E-Paper lineup with a compact display designed for retail, restaurant, hospitality, and workplace environments.

    Combining advanced digital ink technology and ultra-low-power operation, the display provides a practical alternative to traditional printed signage. Businesses can quickly refresh promotions, menus, schedules, employee updates or customer messaging without the time and operational effort required to print and distribute new materials.

    The display’s vivid, paper-like visuals ensure that messaging is clear and engaging, helping businesses capture attention and communicate more effectively with customers and employees. The 13-inch Color E-Paper is also the world’s first display designed with a bio-resin housing derived from phytoplankton, marking a new step in sustainable product design.

    “Modern businesses need signage that keeps pace with rapidly changing operations,” said Jonathan del Rosario, Head of Product, Display Solutions, Samsung Electronics America. “With the new 13-inch addition to our Color E-Paper lineup, Samsung is delivering a compact, ultra-low power display that’s easy to install in high-visibility areas. Organizations can keep customers and employees updated with the latest information without the added cost and effort of constantly reprinting materials.”

    Flexible deployments across different environments

    Similarly sized to an A4 sheet of paper, the 13-inch Color E-Paper offers a versatile signage solution for a wide range of environments from retail shelves and restaurant counters to hotel lobbies and office workspaces. Its compact, lightweight design makes it easy to place where printed materials have traditionally been used, while also allowing businesses to update information in real time.

    Building on the success of Samsung’s 32-inch Color E-Paper, this new 13-inch model expands deployment possibilities. Organizations can deploy digital signage to more locations and use cases than ever before, from small counters and doors to high-traffic public spaces, while maintaining consistent, high-quality visuals and ultra-low power operation. Unlike static printed signs, the Color E-Paper content can be refreshed instantly, reducing the expense and time put toward regularly replacing paper signage – no more ordering, printing or manually replacing signs for promotions, menus, schedules or updates. Plus, flexible mounting options1 make it easy to reposition displays as layouts or promotions change.

    Eco-conscious signage with ultra-low power operation


    The 13-inch Color E-Paper is designed to help businesses meet their strategic objectives and environmental goals. The display maintains static images at zero watts, requiring energy only for content updates. This ultra-low-power operation helps minimize energy consumption while maintaining reliable image quality.

    The display’s housing has been independently verified by global safety and sustainability certification organization UL to contain 45% recycled plastic and 10% phytoplankton-based bio-resin. Compared with conventional petroleum-based plastics, this material innovation can reduce carbon emissions in manufacturing by more than 40%.

    Eco-conscious considerations extend to packaging as well. The Color E-Paper’s box, cushioning and accessory boxes are made from 100% paper, underscoring Samsung’s own commitment to environmental responsibility.

    Easy content management with Samsung E-Paper App and VXT

    Samsung Color E-Paper supports simple content management for both local and remote operation. The Samsung E-Paper App, available on Android and iOS devices, allows staff to update and manage content locally from mobile devices.

    The display is also compatible with Samsung Visual eXperience Transformation (VXT), Samsung’s cloud-based content and device management platform. VXT allows teams to remotely manage hardware settings, troubleshoot devices and create and deploy content from a centralized platform.

    For Color E-Paper deployments, VXT includes tools to preview content and check color accuracy before publishing, helping ensure messaging appears as intended.

  • Samsung Equips Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas With More Than 6,000 Hospitality TVs and Smart Signage

    Samsung Equips Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas With More Than 6,000 Hospitality TVs and Smart Signage

    Samsung has equipped Royal Caribbean’s new Star of the Seas cruise ship with more than 6,000 hospitality TVs and Smart Signage displays, enhancing guest and crew experiences across cabins, lounges, theaters and public areas. These Crystal UHD Hospitality TVs provide 4K picture quality, over a billion colors and personalized in-room information, helping guests access daily activities, announcements, destination updates and entertainment with ease.

    This project continues Samsung’s 21-year partnership with Royal Caribbean, supporting 28 ships and over 200,000 displays. Samsung has also expanded its hospitality portfolio with the new HF8000F, a compact 24-inch TV designed for small spaces like crew cabins, hospitals and hotels, offering features like Google Cast, AirPlay, Knox security, and remote management via LYNK Cloud.

    Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that it has supplied more than 6,000 hospitality TVs and Smart Signage displays to Royal Caribbean`s Star of the Seas, the world’s best family vacation. The installation spans guest cabins, crew quarters and public areas — including lounges and theaters. This collaboration marks the latest milestone in a longstanding partnership, with Samsung serving as Royal Caribbean’s official display technology provider across the vacation brand`s fleet over 21 years.

    Completing its maiden voyage from Port Canaveral, Florida, in August 2025, Star of the Seas is the second ship in Royal Caribbean’s Icon-class series of cruise ships.

    Samsung Hospitality TVs and Smart Signage Provide a New Standard of Onboard Experiences


    Designed specifically for commercial environments, Samsung’s Crystal UHD Hospitality TVs (HBU8000 model) have been installed in guest cabins aboard Star of the Seas. Through Samsung’s Dynamic Crystal Color technology — which is capable of displaying over one billion colors — the TVs deliver 4K UHD resolution and lifelike, accurate color, ensuring that each guest enjoys clear, vibrant picture quality and an engaging viewing experience throughout their voyage. Each in-room TV also serves as a central information hub that shares a welcome message personalized for each guest, daily activity schedules, destination information and weather and emergency updates, while also offering the ability to revisit onboard programs and announcements at the user’s convenience.

    The ultra-slim UHD Smart Signage QMC series is also featured onboard, providing high-resolution content in public areas while maximizing space efficiency.

    Two Decades of Collaboration Anchored by Innovation

    Since 2004, Samsung has supplied more than 200,000 hospitality TVs and Smart Signage displays across 28 ships in Royal Caribbean’s global fleet. This includes over 6,000 displays for Icon of the Seas — sister ship to Star of the Seas — which set sail in 2024. Backed by 17 consecutive years as the global leader of the commercial display market,1 Samsung continues to lead the industry in delivering reliable, feature-rich displays tailored for hospitality environments.

    “What we’ve achieved with Royal Caribbean over the past 20 years is a testament to our shared commitment to innovation and delivering world-class experiences to guests,” said Hoon Chung, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display Business at Samsung Electronics. “As demand for richer entertainment experiences rise, we’re proud to deliver our most dynamic commercial displays to Star of the Seas and look forward to expanding our collaboration in the years ahead.”

    Samsung Expands Display Innovation for Compact Hospitality Spaces


    Building on its established leadership in cruise and hospitality display solutions, Samsung has introduced the HF8000F model, a 24-inch hospitality TV developed for compact spaces such as crew cabins, hospitals and hotel rooms. As demand grows for smaller displays that can fit multi-occupancy rooms or space-constrained environments, the HF8000F provides a streamlined option with many of the capabilities of Samsung’s 2025 hospitality lineup, including Google Cast, Apple AirPlay, LYNK Cloud for remote display management, Samsung Knox, Samsung TV Plus and Smart Hub. The HF8000F is now available in multiple regions including the U.S., Canada, Australia and Singapore.

  • Samsung Unveils 115” 4K Smart Signage Display

    Samsung Unveils 115” 4K Smart Signage Display

    Samsung has introduced its largest-ever LCD, the 115-inch 4K Smart Signage display (QHFX 115”). Positioned between traditional videowalls and LED solutions, the display delivers stunning visuals and powerful audio with 1,000 nits brightness, 10,000 local dimming zones, and DCI-P3 93% color accuracy. With a slim 34.1mm design and multi-view support, it’s ideal for large corporate, retail, and auditorium spaces seeking immersive digital experiences.

    The QHFX 115” also supports Samsung’s Visual eXperience Transformation (VXT) platform for centralized, real-time content management across multiple displays. Running on Tizen 8.0, it simplifies integration and control, giving IT and AV teams seamless operation and management of visual content from one unified interface.

    Samsung launched its 115-inch 4K Smart Signage display (QHFX 115”) into market today, filling a critical gap between the Videowall and LED product categories. As the world’s largest LCD display, the new super-sized model builds on the success of the 105-inch QPDX 5K display by delivering versatile screens that use 50% less power and are designed to captivate audiences through eye-catching visuals and crisp audio quality.

    With 1,000 nits of maximum brightness, QLED 4K resolution, 10,000 local dimming zones combined with DCI-P3 93% Color Gamut and anti-glare capabilities, the QHFX 115” provides sharp visibility in various lighting conditions, enabling users to view on-screen content in vivid detail. The display also comes complete with a 16:9 aspect ratio, 60-watt speakers and multi-view functionality, which supports up to four split windows of simultaneous content streams. Its slim profile of 34.1mm and sleek, three-bezel design gives users greater flexibility to select between a portrait or landscape orientation, making the QHFX 115” an ideal centerpiece for conference rooms, auditoriums and flagship retail stores.

    “In today’s digital-first world, businesses are eager to provide immersive experiences that captivate consumers,” said David Phelps, Head of Display Division, Samsung Electronics America. “Our super-sized Smart Signage brings a new standard for large-scale display, offering powerful audio-visual performance at a price point that opens the door to innovation.”

    Centralize Content Management with VXT

    The QHFX 115” is compatible with the Samsung Visual eXperience Transformation (VXT) platform, a real-time remote control and intuitive content management solution. VXT enables centralized device management, giving users the ability to effortlessly create, deploy and manage content featured on screens from multiple locations. Powered by Samsung Tizen 8.0, businesses can integrate the display seamlessly into existing systems via Tizen Enterprise APIs.