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ViewSonic Launches 3500 Lumen 4K Projector for $1,499

by Bob Raikes

ViewSonic in the US released the PX747-4K 0.47″ DLP projector which supports output of 3,500 Ansi lumens with UltraHD resolution and support for HDE. The unit has a 1.2:1 zoom with a 1.47 – …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| ViewSonic| Vol 25 - Issue 16

AR System is Designed as Clip-on

by Bob Raikes

Pogotec, a US-based private company, announced a binocular augmented reality system that is designed to attach to existing eyeglass frames. The company recently hired Svetlana Samoilova as VP of Augmented Reality (AR). Ms. Samoilova …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

L16 Camera Falls Short of Promises

by Bob Raikes

It’s not a display, but we work on the principle that our readers may also be interested in images and their creation as well as their display. Light is a company that has developed …

Tags:Cameras| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Chinese Smartphone Makers to Use LEDs

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese reports have identified Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi are planning to use LCDs with miniLED backlights for smartphones in the second half of this year. The LED Inside blog reports that Refond, a Chinese …

Tags:China| MicroLED| MiniLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Twin Pines reconstructs 16th-century Seville for ‘The Plague’

by Bob Raikes

It’s not really a display story, but who can resist a good visual effects show reel? A programme called La Peste, developed in Spain by Movistar+, and with effects by Twin Pines of Madrid, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Production| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Optovate Ltd Reveals Further Details Of Its Micro-LED Technology

by Bob Raikes

Optovate has revealed further details of its innovative micro-LED technology, following its first technology announcement in March 2018. Optovate has since 2008 been developing catadioptric micro-optic arrays to enhance the benefits of micro-LED, mini-LED …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 16

iiyama Extends LFD Range

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the new Iiyama PCap touch series with UltraHD range from ISE (ISE 2018 Roundup), and the company has now extended the range to include non-touch displays in sizes of 43″, 50″, …

Tags:Iiyama| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 25 - Issue 16

IFA Global Press Conference Highlights 8K and QDs

by Bob Raikes

IFA hosted its Global Press Conference in Rome and a highlight was the formal release of the Sharp 70″ 8K monitor (Sharp 8K Monitor Now in Europe). Of course, there is not going to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Breakthrough in Low Power Video Capture

by Bob Raikes

A group of engineers at the University of Washington has developed a way of transmitting video data direct from a camera module that is directly connected to an antenna to reduce power consumption by …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Codecs| Mobile Display Monitor| R&D (Research & Development)| Vol 25 - Issue 16

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Exploiting the Best of Broadcast and OTT

by Bob Raikes

This was a very uneven week in balance between the Large and Mobile Display Monitor. LDM this week has two event reports (NAB and ProLight and Sound), while MDM is a bit thinner than …

Tags:Broadcast| Editorial| France| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 15

HP Adds First Clinical Review Monitor

by Bob Raikes

A few weeks ago, we missed an announcement by HP – apologies. The company announced two new notebooks for healthcare and a monitor for clinical review applications. All three are approved to N/IEC 60601-1-2:2015 …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Medical| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 16

Sharp 8K Monitor Now in Europe

by Bob Raikes

Sharp showed its 70″ 8K monitor, the LV-70X500E, at IFA in 2017. The product has now been made available in Europe with pricing at €11,199 (including tax). The TV has eight HDMI inputs, four …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sharp| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 25 - Issue 16