LCD monitors now have another application apart from the usual plain display capabilities
. Now they can be used as smart desktops-i.e. thin clients. From making your living room look sophisticated with the hi-end LCD TV, the humble TFT LCD display has now risen up to provide amazing business solutions to the competitive market. The new technology of thin clients uses LCD monitors to embed a fully functional desktop in itself.
This comes as a good news for business entrepreneurs who are always looking forward to inculcate the smartest technology at hand. So whats the buzz about the thin client? Most business enterprises use networked computers that connect to a central server which acts as a database. So why install an entire desktop when all we need to do is access the central server? A TFT LCD monitor makes it possible to have just that!
A thin client is nothing but a networked terminal but without the extra hardware attached. It just uses a LCD monitor with a micro chip installed in it and bingo! You have your terminal ready. The trend has already caught up in the market as more & more LCD manufacturers are trying their hand in building thin clients. They are also offering firmware along with the LCD monitors that allow the end-user to easily access the server and facilitate centralized management on the client end. For business enterprises wanting to have high profit at minimal investment, thin clients suing LCD is a great option.
The major advantages come with using LCD displays as they consume less power than traditional desktops. A wide range of client terminals are used when an office network is established. But with use of thin clients its possible to reduce power consumption by considerable amounts. And you also get the benefit of using TFT LCD monitors which would mean less eye fatigue and hence be ergonomically beneficial to the organization.
Coming to the financial benefits, of course using just an LCD monitor is way cheaper than having an independent dumb terminal acting as a client. The administration costs are reduced as well by the use of thin clients. The IT sector of your company would not have to worry about frequent hardware related problems as all the hardware you will be using will be just the LCD monitor. The in-built firmware will take care of the rest. And with just the monitor mobility is another factor that becomes very easy. You workstation can now shift wherever you want without having to trouble with all the jargon that usually comes with a desktop. There will less chance of loss of data as the thin clients will have secure connections to boast of. The hi-end software and micro chip ensures that your data is safe and sound.
Samsung LCD products have already seta mark in the market for their innovativeness and they are not behind in the matter of thin clients either. They have already launched LCD monitors that can act as multimedia thin clients. So grab the best deal for your company and explore the amazing capabilities of LCD thin clients.