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KDX Builds Alliance for 3D

by Chris Chinnock

KDX Group is a leading Chinese brand which has been developing and promoting glasses-free 3D displays and products for some time. They bought glasses-free 3D specialist Dimenco several years ago. (Dimenco Acquired by KDX) …

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Nanoco Looking to Commercialisation

by Chris Chinnock

We met with Quantum Dot developer Nanoco in their suite in the Venetian at CES 2018. The first thing they showed us were three displays that had been modified to remove quantum dot films …

Blu-ray Disc Association Settles on 8K Format

by Chris Chinnock

Our meeting with the Blu-ray Disc Association was to provide a review of the year’s activities and plans going forward. Perhaps the biggest news is that in December 2017, the specification for an 8K …

UHD Alliance Working on Out-reach & Testing

by Chris Chinnock

The UHD Alliance was providing briefing to update the media and customers on current and future activities. The first thing that spokesperson Dan Schinasi from Samsung Electronics noted was that the organization now has …

Tags:CES 2018 TV| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 02| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

HDMI Demos HDMI 2.1 and eArc

by Chris Chinnock

At the end of 2017, HDMI Licensing released the final specification for the next generation interface: HDMI 2.1. (HDMI 2.1 Finalised – Support for 4K120 and 10K) This will involve a massive change in …

HDR10+ Continues to Gain Momentum

by Chris Chinnock

HDR10+, the alternative dynamic metadata-based HDR solution to Dolby Vision, was discussed broadly at CES for the first time. It was also bolstered with the addition of Warner Bros. to the initial supporters which …

Advanced HDR by Technicolor Develops

by Chris Chinnock

In the Technicolor suite in the Venetian, we learned that the HDR solution developed by Technicolor and Philips will be called Advanced HDR by Technicolor when communicating this to the media and consumers. When …

Dolby Vision Gets to Notebooks

by Chris Chinnock

Dolby used its CES suite at the Wynn to provide an update on its Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos roll outs. New highlights included new Lenovo laptops with Dolby Vision – the first in …

Philips Will Be First with Technicolor HDR

by Chris Chinnock

The Philips brand in North America is managed in the TV market by Japan-based Funai Electric, which has a US-based subsidiary called P&F USA. When we met with them in the Renaissance meeting room …

Skyworth Celebrates Birthday with Aggressive OLED Plans

by Chris Chinnock

In 2017, Skyworth opened a U.S office to explore entering the TV market and launched the U5 series in very limited distribution so far. These are Android TVs with IPS type UHD LCD panels …

Sharp Highlights 8K for TV and Professionals

by Chris Chinnock

Sharp kept a low profile at CES 2018, meeting with media and customers in a small suite in the Wynn. The Sharp TV brand was licensed to Hisense for the US market in early …

Changhong Wins Prizes

by Chris Chinnock

Changhong used CES to announce three new TV series, two of which also won awards. The CHiQ-Q5R series TV won “The Best Designed Television of the Year,” and CHiQ-Q5T series TV won “The Best …

Tags:CES 2018 TV| Changhong| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 02