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A Disconnect in Gaming and Graphics

by Bob Raikes

I’m just on my way back from the annual German consumer product festival that is IFA and by the end I thought that something was distinctly missing. A couple of weeks ago at the …

Tags:Consoles| Game Playing| GPUs| IFA 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 34

AOC Updates USB Monitor

by Bob Raikes

AOC has a new USB monitor, the I1601FWUX which can support power and graphics from a PC using a single USB Type-C cable. The 15.6″ IPS display with FullHD resoluton allows multi-display operation away …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| USB Monitors| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Vivitek Introduces NovoDS Cloud

by Bob Raikes

Vivitek has introduced its own cloud-based software called NovoDS Cloud and intended to support digital signage as a content management service. The service is available at a cost of €178.50 per device for a …

Tags:Cloud Computing| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Vivitek| Vol 25 - Issue 34

DTVKit, OBS and HCS Aim to Speed Android TV Support

by Bob Raikes

DTVKit has made a new alliance with Ocean Blue Software (OBS) and Harman Connected Services (HCS), intended to accelerate Android TV adoption. DTVKit said that it has integrated DTVKit into Android using the Android …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

TV Market Flat, but Other Opportunities for Co-Innovation

by Bob Raikes

The second event we went to during the press days was the IFA Global Opening event which took place in the “IFA Next” area. where conferences and discussions are held and where research and …

Tags:IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 34| Wearables

Peerless-AV Supports Flip in EU with Trolleys and Mounts

by Bob Raikes

AV technology specialist, Peerless-AV, has introduced the new Rotational Wall Mount (RMI3-FLIP) and Mobile Trolley with Rotational Interface (SR560-FLIP) for the 55″ Samsung Flip (WM55H) interactive UHD display. With a robust feature set focused …

Tags:Display Mounts| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Peerless AV| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Acer Has Lots of News

by Bob Raikes

Acer moved its annual IFA press event this year and had more space, so we actually got a seat! Having said that, as it was a global press event (the audio seemed loud enough …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| DLP Projectors| Game Playing| IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 34

The Art of Immersion Highlights VR Effect

by Bob Raikes

If you are unconvinced about the power of the immersiveness of VR compared with simply watching a screen, it may be worth a listen to a BBC programme, “The Art of Immersion” that looked …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 34

LDM Vol 25 No 34 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Eizo Corp announced that the GX560 high brightness monitor has received FDA 510(k) Clearance for breast tomosynthesis and digital mammography. (Eizo 5 Megapixel Monitor uses LTPS). The monitor will be shown at the RSNA …

Tags:Dicom Medical Calibration| Digital Signage| DOOH| HDBaseT| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| Medical| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Is IFA a Little Quieter? What’s Next?

by Bob Raikes

We managed to get this week’s issues done, despite the distraction of IFA, where press events started on Wednesday – thanks to the team for their help with this. So far, there is not …

Tags:Automotive| Editorial| Game Playing| GPUs| IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 25 - Issue 33

DisplayMate Gives Note 9 an ‘A+’

by Bob Raikes

Ray Soneira of DisplayMate has conducted one of his in-depth reviews of the display on the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 which was launched globally last week (Samsung Unpacked 2018: The Galaxy Note 9 is …

Tags:DisplayMate| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| Testing| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Optoma Entry Range is Bright

by Bob Raikes

Optoma’s latest range of multipurpose professional projectors are aimed at business and education users based on DLP engines with lamp light sources The new models S322e, S334e, X342e and W334e boast high brightness, amazing …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Vol 25 - Issue 34