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Calman Adds Colour Volume and HLG Support

by Bob Raikes

Spectracal, now part of Portrait Displays, has released a new version of its Calman software (Version 3) that adds new features including measurement of colour volume and HDR support of HLG format. Auto Calibration …

Tags:4k| Colour Grading| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 24 - Issue 27

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Vuzix Transitions to Chinese Manufacturing

by Bob Raikes

Vuzix said that it has completed the manufacturing transition of M300 volume production from the company’s existing Tier-1 contract manufacturer in the USA to their operations in China, which should boost scale, improve yields …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27| Vuzix

Vol 24 #27 Product Round Up

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic has said that two displays it showed at ISE (Projectors, Signage and LinkRay at Panasonic) the 55″ (TH-55LFV8) will be available in August and the 49-inch (TH-49LFV8) with the 49-inch (TH-49LFV8) display available …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Panasonic| Sunlight Readable Displays| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Smartkem OTFT Heading for Implementation

by Bob Raikes

SmartKem will be supported by the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) in an EU-funded project called Flextrans which is intended to accelerate the process for developing its Organic TFT (OTFT) technology. The companies have …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Organic TFTs| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Google Glass Continues in Enterprise

by Bob Raikes

Google has confirmed that it has been continuing development of its Google Glass product and has an Enterprise Edition that it will sell to businesses. Google has been working with companies such as GE …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

ViewSonic PA503 Has Three Variations

by Bob Raikes

ViewSonic has released three new models in its PA503 series which are the PA503S-SVGA (€349), PA503X-XGA (€419) and PA503W-WXGA (€429). Brightness is 3,600 Ansi lumens and contrast is 22,000:1. The lamp-based projectors (10,000 hours) …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| ViewSonic| Vol 24 - Issue 27

LG Starts Partner Program for Architects and Interior Designers

by Bob Raikes

LG Electronics in the US has developed a new Pro Design programme to support professional installations and is intended to help architects, designers and consultants that want access to information and help in developing …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Sigmaintell Sees High Inventory and Declining Panel Prices

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell of China said that shipments of TVs globally in the first half of 2017 were 100.69 million, down 6% on the first half of 2016. The company also said that inventories of the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| TV Set Market| Vol 24 - Issue 27

UBI Says that OLED is the Best Automotive Display

by Bob Raikes

UBI Research of Korea is optimistic that OLED will increasingly penetrate the automotive market. In a post on OLEDnet, the company said that a Chinese preference for very colourful displays would help the technology …

Tags:AMOLED| Automotive| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Eizo’s DisplayPort Video Format Converter is Rugged

by Bob Raikes

Eizo Rugged Solutions (formerly Tech Source) has announced video converters to create DVI and VGA outputs from DisplayPort graphics cards that are ruggedised to MIL-STD-810 for a wide range of operating temperatures (-40ºC to …

Tags:DisplayPort| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27