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JVC Adds HDMI 2.0a and HDR to Home Theater Projectors

by Chris Chinnock

JVCKenwood used Cedia to unveil three new lamp-based projectors that add HDMI 2.0a connectivity along with HDR functionality. These are all e-shift 4K models based upon a 1080p imager chip set. Demos of these …

Tags:CEDIA 2015| HDR - High Dynamic Range| JVC| Large Display Monitor| Projectors

SIM2 Demonstrates HDR monitor and HDR with Two Projectors

by Chris Chinnock

In one of sound rooms of the CEDIA exhibition hall was Sim2, the Italian home theater projector specialist. R&D Director Domenico Toffoli showed us the brightest HDR monitor currently available in Sim2 production and …

Display Development and Barco Residential Team on DCI Projector for the Home

by Chris Chinnock

Barco Residential has teamed up with Display Development at Cedia 2015 to begin to offer the ultimate home cinema experience – a cinema-grade RGB laser projector in your home. Prices start at $350K and …

Tags:Barco| CEDIA 2015| Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor

TI to Bring 4K DLP to the Masses

by Chris Chinnock

Texas Instruments has had a 4K 3-chip DLP solution for some time, but it’s a big, 1.4” device that allows high brightness 4K projection at a hefty price. Meanwhile, Sony has made great headway …

Tags:4K DCI| CEDIA 2015| DLP| TI (Texas Instruments)| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Vizio Shows Side-by-Side demos with Samsung HDR/WCG UHD TVs

by Chris Chinnock

At the New York kick off of Vizio’s new Reference series UHD TVs, there were a number of demo stations set up to showcase the image quality of the TVs. Some of these demos …

Vizio UHD-TVs with Dolby Vision and QD Film now Available for Order

by Chris Chinnock

Vizio, Dolby Laboratories and SpectraCal held a joint meeting and demonstration in New York on Oct. 6 to highlight the availability of the new Vizio Reference TVs along with HDR content mastered to the …

SpectraCal Seeks to Solve HDR Monitor Evaluation Need

by Chris Chinnock

A number of companies in Hollywood and beyond are already developing High Dynamic Range (HDR) content. But do they have accurate and calibrated HDR displays to master on? That’s the problem that SpectraCal is …

Tags:Display Calibration| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Embraer Embraces Mixed Reality for Aircraft Design

by Chris Chinnock

In a seminar at the Canon EXPO, Embraer’s Paulo Pires described the mixed reality market and its use in aircraft design and simulation. They have been using Canon mixed reality systems and are seeing …

IDC Sees Big Growth for Mixed and Virtual Reality

by Chris Chinnock

IDC’s Ramon Llamas kicked off a special seminar session by defining mixed reality as the combination of augmented reality (virtual objects overlaid on a view of the real world), augmented virtuality (interaction with an …

Mixed Reality Headset Demos at Canon EXPO

by Chris Chinnock

Canon has developed an augmented reality headset that they refer to as mixed reality. The currently available headset, the HMA-1, uses two OLED panels for a total resolution of 2560×1024 (dual SXGA). There are …

Is M-RAM the Next Big Thing in Memory?

by Chris Chinnock

M-RAM stands for Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory. It is non-volatile memory, like Flash memory and uses magnetic elements like hard drives. Now, after 20 years of development, the first products are coming to market. …

Canon Showcases HDR Monitors

by Chris Chinnock

Canon offers two reference displays at 24 inches (DP-V2410) and 30 inches (DP-V3010). Both offer DCI-4K resolution 4096×2160) and a wide color gamut (essentially P3, not 2020). Both are targeted at broadcast and cinema …