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Laser Light Farm Concept Offers Good ROI, Says Power Technology

by Chris Chinnock

Power Technology Inc. (PTI) has introduced a “laser light farm” designed to provide light to power multiple cinema screens (Power Tech Distributes Light). The light is delivered by fiber optics to each projector head …

Tags:6p Laser| Cinema Projection| Laser Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Jasper Display Shows Working 4K LCOS

by Chris Chinnock

On a recent visit to Jasper Display in California, we had a chance to learn a lot about what the company is doing. Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) has been at the heart of …

LCOS – It’s not Just for Displays Any More

by Chris Chinnock

We recently had a chance to visit with Jasper Display in their Santa Clara offices. Jasper is a silicon design house that started by specializing in Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) microdisplay. They still …

LIPA Releases Recommended Industry Practice for Measuring Speckle

by Chris Chinnock

Just before Christmas, the Laser Illuminated Projector Association (LIPA) released to the public its Recommended Practice: Measurement of Speckle in Laboratory Conditions. It is a guide for laser projector makers, installers, and theater operators …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| LIPA| Speckle| Vol 23 - Issue 04

Rockwell Collins Buys Simulation Projector Line from Christie

by Chris Chinnock

Rockwell Collins has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of the Matrix series projector product lines from Christie Digital Systems. Rockwell Collins already has a captive projector line …

HDR and WCG to Become Mainstream

by Chris Chinnock

I spent almost the entire time at CES looking at the High Dynamic Range (HDR) and Wide Color Gamut (WCG) ecosystem. One tutorial white paper on these technologies, along with a table of current …

Tags:CES 2016| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

The Perception of Motorcycle HUDs May be About to Change

by Chris Chinnock

New motorcycle Head-up Display (HUD) technology has just been introduced at CES that may indeed begin to change the perception of the utility of such devices. Driving this is new waveguide display technology from …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2016| Head Up Displays HUDs| Vol 22 - Issue 01

In the Labs at Dolby

by Chris Chinnock

One cool part of the analyst day visit at Dolby was a tour of a couple of forward-looking labs. In one, we saw how Dolby is measuring biometric data like EKG, eye movements, skin …

Tags:Dolby| Dolby Analyst Day 2015| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 51

Dolby Cinema and Dolby Vision Demos During Analyst Day

by Chris Chinnock

One of the demos focused on Dolby Cinema. While we did not sit in a real Dolby Cinema theater (that is being constructed at the site), we did see some real images. The projector …

Dolby Showcases Audio Solutions on Analyst Day

by Chris Chinnock

One of the key new initiatives in sound reproduction is the move to create immersive sound. We have moved from monaural to stereo to 5.1 to 7.1 and even more channels. Now, we are …

Dolby Discusses Strategy in Analyst Meeting

by Chris Chinnock

Dolby Laboratories invited a number of industry analyst to spend the day with them in San Francisco showing off technology and discussing their business. It was an open and informative day. First, Dolby is …

Tags:Dolby Analyst Day 2015| Dolby Atmos| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Vol 22 - Issue 51

More Details on Barco’s Laser Phosphor Cinema Projectors

by Chris Chinnock

RGB laser projectors are the top of the pyramid in terms of image performance. These are being slated to the largest flagship venues today. But laser-phosphor based models are no poised to offer a …

Tags:Barco| Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 22 - Issue 50