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VESA Positive on DisplayPort Developments

by Bob Raikes

We met with VESA only a couple of months ago at CES, so there was not a huge amount of news, but there were plenty of discussions! The new version of DisplayStream Compression is …

Tags:Cables| Display Stream (DSC)| DisplayPort| Fibre optics| Interfaces| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| VESA| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 09

MSU Working on FLCD

by Bob Raikes

We noted a number of articles appearing that talked about developments in the Moscow State University of Ferroelectric LC materials which can be used in frame-sequential LCDs, which would have the advantage of not …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LC Materials (Liquid Crystal)| Mobile Display Monitor| Russia| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Samsung Fills in More Details on 2018 QLED TVs

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has revealed its QLED TVs at an event in storm battered New York this week and despite the weather, the company claimed 1,000 attendees were at the event. The Q9F is the flagship …

Tags:Colour Management & Processing| Display Calibration| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 09

HTC’s Emphasis is on Vive Products

by Bob Raikes

HTC’s booth was mainly devoted to the various Vive products although there were also still some smartphones. That reduction in emphasis on smartphones is not surprising as the company has moved most of its …

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Lenovo Promotes Moto Mods & New Yogas

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo was promoting its consumer PCs and also, of course, the Motorola range. As we covered Lenovo quite a lot at CES, we focused mainly on the phones at MWC. Lots of the time …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Healthcare| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Elliptic Labs Extends its Technology

by Bob Raikes

We’re stretching our remit a little by reporting on Elliptic Labs, as its ultrasound-based detection system is not a display. However, it might have implications for displays. The technology is able to use the …

Tags:audio| Gesture Recognition| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Eizo Monitor Supports Dual 3G SDI

by Bob Raikes

Eizo Corporation announced the CuratOR EX2621, a 26″ FullHD surgical monitor with “three screen” support and image enhancing technology. It is an upgrade on the CuratOR EX2621 which was released earlier, but has only …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Medical| Vol 25 - Issue 10

BenQ UltraHD Projector is Well Priced

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has released the TK800 UltraHD 0.47″ single chip DLP home theatre projector with 3,000 Ansi lumens of output and supporting 92% of Rec. 709. 10 bit colour is supported and a claimed 10,000:1 …

Tags:BenQ| DLP Projectors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 10

Mercedes Uses Projectors for Headlamps

by Bob Raikes

The Mercedes Maybach S-Class uses a million TI DLP micromirrors in each of its headlights to create very accurately defined light beams from the LEDs. The headlamps can also be used to signal to …

Tags:Automotive| DLP| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Hisense Adds Dual Display Option

by Bob Raikes

Hisense had a number of new smartphones at the show, but the one that caught our attention was the A2 Pro which is available now in Asia and is expected to be around €349 …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Hisense| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Irystec Succeeding with Platform Strategy

by Bob Raikes

We have reported on Irystec several times. The company is developing a range of technologies that support the processing of images to take into account differences in human vision. The company has built a …

Tags:Automotive| Colour Management & Processing| Human Visual System (HVS)| Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 09

Vimmi Claims Low Latency OTT Video

by Bob Raikes

Vimmi is an Israeli company that was in the country area and is a supplier of OTT video services. The company has 200 ‘microservices’ that it can supply to support those wanting to establish …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2018| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 09