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UltraHD Needs More Evidence of Productivity Gains

by Bob Raikes

As well as working on the issues of our newsletters, I spent quite a lot of time this week finalising the quarterly data that Meko (our publisher) provides on the European market for desktop …

Imago Sonas Wins DP in Denmark

by Bob Raikes

Digital Projection has appointed Imago Sonas as a distributor of its projection products through its network of SIs and installers. Imago Sonas said that it is a trade-only distributor.

Tags:Digital Projection Inc (DPI)| Large Display Monitor| Nordics| Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Sling to Support Chromecast

by Bob Raikes

SlingTV said that it is now supporting Google’s Chromecast as well as Android and iOS. New buyers of the service will get a free Chromecast dongle, or a free trial of “Best of Live …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sling TV| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 44

UHD HDR Expected from SkyPerfect Using HLG

by Bob Raikes

SkyPerfect of Japan is to transmit UltraHD videos with HDR at the Inter BEE exhibition in Japan. The signals will carry a signal that supports the BBC/NHK Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) technology which has …

Smart to Run Webinar on Interactive Displays

by Bob Raikes

Smart is running a webinar to introduce the idea of the Smart kapp whiteboard for those interested in the use of interactive displays in the corporate market. Check http://tinyurl.com/ojyxwzr for details.

Tags:Back Panel| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 44

$25.5M Agreed in Oregon LCD Settlement

by Bob Raikes

A settlement has beeen agreed between the state of Oregon and nine LCD panel makers over the price fixing case that has been going on since 2007. The amounts are $6.97 million from LG …

HP Inc Gets Started

by Bob Raikes

This week, Tom was away so I was in the writing chair as well as editing. Combined with a trip to an Epson event about Colour Light Output (of which, more later), and a …

Sony Describes Hybrid Log Gamma (HLG) at SMPTE 2015 Event

by Bob Raikes

The Hybrid Log Gamma transfer curve is a new proposal from the BBC and NHK (BBC Approach to HDR Has Advantages for Broadcasters). It’s viewed as a good fit for real time HDR acquistion …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| SMPTE 2015| sony

SRI Shows off New HDR and WCG Patterns at SMPTE 2015

by Bob Raikes

SRI was showing several 4K patterns that can be helpful in understanding color transforms in HDR and WCG content.

Tags:Rec 2020| SMPTE 2015| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

IMAX booth tour at SMPTE 2015

by Bob Raikes

DisplayDaily got a special behind the scenes tour of the RGB laser projection booth at the iMax Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

Tags:6p Laser| Laser Projectors| SMPTE 2015

Guidance for Large Touch Screen UI Design

by Bob Raikes

We like to keep up with the latest ideas and trends in user interface design. Jakob Nielsen is a recognised guru of this topic and usually talks about mobile devices. However, his website recently …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Touch Interfaces| Vol 22 - Issue 44

Apple & Money

by Bob Raikes

I was struck this week by a statistic highlighted by Statistica, that Apple has generated $53.4 billion in profits in the last year, making it the most profitable company of all time, with the …