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How Black is Black?

by Bob Raikes

I was recently at the ProLight & Sound Show in Frankfurt and saw that a significant topic was the use of ‘black’ LEDs and it made me think about black in displays. Those outside …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Contrast| Eizo| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 16

AOC Uses F. A. Porsche for Design

by Bob Raikes

AOC has added two new monitors, designed with Studio F. A. Porsche. The monitors both use FullHD AH-IPS panels with 250 cd/m² of output, 1,000:1 native contrast and 4ms response times. Colour performance is …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 24 - Issue 16

LDM Vol 24 #16 Product Round-up

by Bob Raikes

Arris announced two new commercial satellite receivers that support the DVB-S2X satellite technology and the HEVC codec with resolutions up to UltraHD. The DSR-7412 Integrated Receiver/Transcoder and DSR-4470 Integrated Receiver/Decoder are both intended for …

Tags:Colour (Color)| DLP Projectors| Graphics Cards| Large Display Monitor| Matrox| Optoma| Vol 24 - Issue 16

HP Labs Develops IonTouch Labels with E Ink

by Bob Raikes

HP has developed a re-writable printing technology called IonTouch in collaboration with E Ink Holdings. The system is intended to allow writable 2.5″ displays which could be use for labels or displays for credit …

Tags:Bistable| EPD (Electrophoretic)| HP Inc| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 16

61.1 Million LCDs to Ship in Q2

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell has forecast that 61.1 million TV panels will ship globally in Q2 2017, up 2.8% on Q1, but down 4.4% on Q2 2016. Small sets (23.6″ and 32″) and mainstream (55″) sets will …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Vol 24 - Issue 16

MyKronoz Hits Top 50 Kickstarter Projects

by Bob Raikes

We reported on MyKronoz when we saw them at CES. The company told us that time that it has sold around two million smartwatches since 2013. Now the company has said that its ZeTime …

Tags:Crowdfunding (Kickstarter etc)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Trueform Adds Double Sided Outdoor Display

by Bob Raikes

Trueform Digital of the UK has released a double-sided version of its ruggedised 75″ LCD display. The Fuzion AQ75-DS6 can be used outdoors and can be used free-standing or included in bus shelters. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Outdoor Displays| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Is the End of IDF an Inflection Point?

by Bob Raikes

Unusually for the last few weeks, we have no event reports this week, although there is a lot of news in the build up to the NAB event and with already some activity starting …

Tags:Editorial| Events| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 15

NEC Develops P & V Series with Options

by Bob Raikes

NEC Display Solutions Europe said that it is able to offer a number of customisation options for its P and V series displays by adding Mirona semi-transparent mirror glass from Schott (P Series) for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| NEC| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Marquise Technologies Works on HDR Workflows with Canon

by Bob Raikes

Marquise Technologies of Switzerland said that it has developed HDR mastering workflows with Canon and will show it at NAB. By providing full control of the mastering display in its MIST mastering system and …

Tags:Canon| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Philips 328M6FJMB is For Gamers

by Bob Raikes

Philips has released the 328M6FJMB 31.5″ monitor with a 2560 x 1440 (QuadHD) MVA panel that is curved with a 1800mm radius. The monitor includes support for up to 144Hz refresh and for the …

Tags:Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 24 - Issue 16

Dell Adds First HDR Monitor and UltraHD Workstation

by Bob Raikes

Dell has announced new monitors and a new workstation, timed to coincide with the NAB event in Las Vegas. The UP2718Q is a 27″ UltraHD monitor that has 1,000 cd/m² of output and supports …

Tags:Dell| Desktop Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 16