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Watch the Storage on SSD

by Bob Raikes

Of course, we concentrate on displays here, but we couldn’t help noticing this story (http://tinyurl.com/mfebxgw) about the speed at which SSD loses data, especially at higher temperatures. Frightening information!

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| storage| Vol 22 - Issue 21

SID Display Week Key for Staying Informed

by Bob Raikes

This year, I’m celebrating my 21st SID Symposium(*) attendance without missing one. In an article on the Display Week microsite, I look back to the LCDs that were shown in Orlando in 1995, when …

Tags:SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Si Il Doit Partir?

by Bob Raikes

Video and TV have been big topics for us over the last couple of weeks, with reports from satellite owner, SES, last week, and from the DTG event in London and Streaming Media East …

Tags:Blu-ray| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Streaming Media Updates on OTT

by Bob Raikes

The Streaming Media East event took place this week and we went along to get a sense of what is going on in that area.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Media East 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Update on the DFF – Catch Up at SID

by Bob Raikes

At the beginning of the year, the Deutsches Flachdisplay Forum (DFF), changed its structure and we got an update this week on those changes from Prof. Dr Karlheinz Blankenbach from the University of Pforzheim, …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 20

BBC Approach to HDR Has Advantages for Broadcasters

by Bob Raikes

There’s no question that High Dynamic Range (HDR) is a very hot topic. We’ve been tracking it in detail over the last year, especially after impressive demonstrations at IFA and IBC, reinforced by more …

Tags:BBC| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| SES Industry Days 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 20

SES Industry Days 2015 Conclusion

by Bob Raikes

We enjoyed this event which was very interesting. Thomas Wrede of SES was a congenial and energetic host. UltraHD and HDR in particular are hot topics and there was some useful information. The SAT>IP …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SES Industry Days 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 19

DMT Has New Interface and UltraHD STB Upgrade

by Bob Raikes

The final speaker was Hyung Lim from DMT in Korea, although the firm also has offices in the US. DMT has developed a new box, 4SeTV which allows the merging and playback of four …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SES Industry Days 2015| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 19

IoT Makes Demands on STBs

by Bob Raikes

Hyperpanel is a software company from France and is working on SAT>IP and Laurent Jabiol introduced the company. The firm was founded in 1986 and was the creator of MediaHighway. It was the first …

Tags:Home gateways| Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SAT>IP| SES Industry Days 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 19

MStar Explains its Business

by Bob Raikes

Patrick Molin is from MStar in Taiwan. The company was only formed in 2002 by some engineers from TSMC and started with simple chips, but quickly got into TV SoCs and was one of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mediatek| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| SES Industry Days 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 19

SelfSat Antenna Can Include SAT>IP LNB

by Bob Raikes

The final speaker in the SAT>IP session was Seung Joon IM from “I DO IT” and he talked about a new flat antenna for SAT>IP. Joon set up the company after leaving LG and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SAT>IP| SES Industry Days 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 19