Universal Platform Media Servers
One platform. Every application.
Bespoke, software-agnostic media servers — designed, built and supported in the UK to run any media playback or real-time visual software.
Most media servers are built around one software title.
Ours are built around your project.
DVS Uni-Platform media servers are bespoke, rack-built systems designed from the ground up to be completely software-agnostic. Whether your show is driven by WATCHOUT, PIXERA, Resolume, Disguise, TouchDesigner, Notch, Unreal Engine, LightAct, Screenberry or VIOSO, the same DVS platform delivers faultless, frame-accurate pixel output — because the hardware is engineered to the demands of professional real-time media, not to a single vendor's software stack. And if your application isn't listed, we'll validate and configure a platform for it — that's what bespoke means.
The result is a flexible, robust platform that adapts to any task presented —
and, importantly, is tailored to suit any budget.
Why software-agnostic?
Choose the tools your creatives and engineers actually use.
Your content team may compose in WATCHOUT, run Resolume at a festival, and prototype in TouchDesigner. With DVS, you're never forced to pick a hardware vendor before you pick your software — or to buy a new platform every time your workflow evolves.
Future-proof your investment.
Software ecosystems change fast. A software-agnostic platform protects your capital expenditure: the same hardware that drives today's show can run the next generation of show technology, without a rip-and-replace.
Mix applications on one system.
With nearly 30 years of experience designing and building high-end media systems, we routinely load two or three different media playback applications onto the same system — and get them to communicate and operate seamlessly together.
Engineered for real-world reliability.
Delivering faultless pixel output while running complex third-party software is no small achievement — and it isn't accidental or a matter of luck. Our design principles come from decades in the broadcast industry, where reliability, resilience and precision are non-negotiable.
A Uni-Platform range to fit every deployment
Every DVS server is bespoke-built, but our ranges give you a proven starting point for any pixel count, form factor or environment.
G-SERIES — Our flagship Uni-Platform platform
- Built for complex real-time rendered 3D content and high-end media playback
- The universal platform taken to the next level, for broadcast-grade environments
- The choice when your show is running at the edge of what the hardware can do
SWARM — Maximum performance, no compromise
- Handles the most demanding media server applications in the market
- Extreme storage bandwidth for large-pixel-count, uncompressed media playback
- Sustained real-time 3D rendered content at scale
HYDRA — Multi-channel power
- High-quality media playback across multiple outputs
- Designed for custom interactive media applications
- The workhorse for multi-surface installations and projections
Portable, compact and management systems? The wider DVS range — NOVA, RAZOR, ATOM, VAULT and CORE —
is available on our Products page.
It's more than a computer
The common response to a DVS media server is often, "It's just a computer."
The reality is that designing and integrating hardware capable of operating reliably and robustly in demanding real-world environments is neither accidental nor a matter of luck. It requires a deep understanding of the workflows that underpin the complete solution — and success comes not from a product that performs well in isolation, but from a system that integrates effectively into a wider operational ecosystem.
That's why our approach extends far beyond supplying hardware. We develop and integrate our own setup, operational and management software that simplifies deployment, enhances reliability, and improves day-to-day system management — tools designed from real-world experience, addressing the practical challenges faced by operators, engineers and system integrators in demanding environments.
The hardware may be powerful, but it is the combination of intelligent software, proven workflows and industry knowledge that transforms a computer into a professional media platform.
Where Uni-Platform servers work
Live events & projection mapping — from touring rigs to permanent architectural mapping
Permanent installations — visitor attractions, retail, museums, cruise ships, houses of worship
Broadcast & hybrid environments — where broadcast-grade reliability meets flexible content
Immersive & real-time 3D productions — high pixel counts, low latency, complex rendering
Why DVS
Bespoke, end-to-end — design, manufacture, install and management from our Weybridge, UK facility.
With nearly 30 years in the business — a leading supplier in digital events and integration since 1997, among the first in the UK to build media servers for WATCHOUT, with around 25 years of Dataton experience.
Full lifecycle support — deployment tooling, management software and long-term maintenance, so the platform performs on day 1,000, not just day 1.
Let's talk about your project
Tell us your pixel count, your software and your environment — we'll design the platform to match.
Contact us directly via:
Email Sales@DVSGroup.com ) or Phone ( +44 (0)1932 84 64 84 )
For more details on the advantages of DVS Universal Platform Media Server, view our article about it here.