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Razer’s Novel 4K Gaming Projector

by Chris Chinnock

Razer was at CES to unveil a new concept called Project Ariana. This is not a product yet, but it is a rather novel and interesting concept. Razer is well known for its Chroma …

Tags:CES 2017| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 02

TI Shows Range of DLP Products at CES 2017

by Chris Chinnock

TI had a suite in Central Hall at CES 2017 where they showed off mostly customer-based products using DLP chip sets, plus other components. We focused on their HUDs, AR/VR headsets and projectors. HUDs …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2017| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pico Projectors| TI (Texas Instruments)| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Changhong Projection Products Used for Home TV

by Chris Chinnock

Changhong showed a round short throw projector it called a Smart Cinema 100”. It is a 1080p DLP-based unit with 2500 lumens that can create an image from 70 to 100 inches. It has …

Tags:CES 2017| Changhong| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 02

JVC Expands e-Shift 4K Line

by Chris Chinnock

JVC added three new models to its e-Shift line of 4K projectors. These models use a trio of 1080 imagers and an image shifting optic to get resolution somewhere between native 4K and 1080. …

Tags:CES 2017| JVC| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Nubula Branded ST Projector Launched

by Chris Chinnock

At one of the evening press events, we came across a company called Anker which was debuting a new short throw projector under the brand Nebula. The round design is quite stylish and comes …

Tags:CES 2017| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 02

A Visit to Trumbull Studios

by Chris Chinnock

Movie visionary, Doug Trumbull, has developed an advanced capture and display solution called Magi. It is based upon images captured and displayed in stereoscopic 3D, 4K and 120 frames per second. It is a …

Tags:Active Shutter 3D| Cinema Projection| HFR - High Frame Rate| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Haier Embraces Chromecast

by Chris Chinnock

Haier is dropping the Roku TV smart-TV platform and joining companies such as Vizio, Seiki, Philips and Polaroid in adopting the Chromecast built-in platform for the North American TV market, Haier announced at CES. …

Tags:CES 2017| Haier| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 02

LG Wows with New OLED and LCD TVs

by Chris Chinnock

LG, like Samsung, showcased a variety of technologies and products at CES 2017. We attended their press conference, invite-only innovation room and their booth on the show floor to gather details. The highlights to …

Tags:ATSC| CES 2017| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Technicolor| Vol 24 - Issue 02| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Epson Introduces Its Slimmest Ultra-Portable Projectors

by Chris Chinnock

Epson was a CES showing projection products and introduced four new models in the PowerlLite 1700 series. These are the slimmest projectors Epson has made to date. The PowerLite 1795F, 1785W, 1781W, and 1780W …

Tags:CES 2017| Epson| Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Sony Launches Smaller, Cheap 4K UST Laser Projector

by Chris Chinnock

Sony has launched a new ultra-short-throw 4K laser projector called the VPL-VZ1000ES. It will carry a $25K price point, about half the level of the predecessor VPL-GTZ1 model, but with similar features. It is …

Tags:CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 02

TV OS, UI and Delivery News

by Chris Chinnock

The integration of third party Operating Systems (OS) into TV and bundling of content from a wide array of sources, picked up steam at CES 2017. The range of solutions seems to be consolidating …

Tags:Amazon| CES 2017| Dish Network| Google| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| OTT Video| Roku| TCL| Vol 24 - Issue 02

RealD Updates its Intelilight Technology – and More

by Chris Chinnock

We met with RealD in a meeting room at the back of the South Hall at CES to discuss progress on its Intelilight technology. This is essentially an intelligent backlight that can direct light …

Tags:Automotive| Autostereo 3D| CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Privacy| RealD| Stereo 3D| Vol 24 - Issue 02