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Japan Display Inc Shows 8K based Light Field Display

by Chris Chinnock

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) was showing an upgrade to an 8K based glasses-free 3D monitor that they said used light field technology. It is based on a 17.3” 8K panel. At last year’s SID, …

FOVi3D Shows Light Field Displays

by Chris Chinnock

FOVi3D was in the i-Zone showing their latest version of the integral imaging type light field display. There were two versions on display – one optimized for spatial resolution and one for angular resolution. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Light Field Displays| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 21

A Visit with IMax’s David Keighley

by Chris Chinnock

I am out in LA for DisplayWeek, but came in early for some extra meetings. One of them was to visit with David Keighley, President and Chief Quality Officer at IMax, and to get …

Tags:3D Cinema| Cinema| Cinema IMAX| Laser Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Should HDR Displays Follow the PQ Curve?

by Chris Chinnock

This topic of discussion started as an email thread in the HDR work group of the International Committee of Display Metrology (ICDM) and then sparked a long discussion in the recent face-to-face meeting in …

Industry Roll-Out Round up

by Chris Chinnock

IMax has a new laser projector and 12-channel audio solution (see separate write up) that is getting good acceptance. A pilot system has been installed in LA where exhibitors can see the solution. It …

THX to Offer Certified Theater Option

by Chris Chinnock

THX has certified sound systems in theaters for a very long time and certified HDR TVs as well. Now, they are extending this expertise in image technology to theaters to offer a new program …

Sony Shows New Laser Phosphor Cinema Projector

by Chris Chinnock

Sony used CinemaCon 2018 to introduce the SRX-R815P, a 15K lumen, 10,000:1 laser phosphor projector aimed at the cinema market, along with the SRX-R815DS, the dual stack version that uses two of these 815R …

Sony Shows Off CLED Screen at CinemaCon

by Chris Chinnock

Sony organized a meeting for the media to showcase and discuss their Crystal LED (CLED) screen. Unfortunately, they did not show a version optimized for cinema, but they did say that a version is …

Samsung’s LED Demo at CinemaCon

by Chris Chinnock

Much of the same messaging and information we saw in Los Angeles on our visits to Roundabout and the Winnetka theater (Samsung Launches First U.S. LED Cinema Screen along with Post Production Facility) was …

RGB Laser Sources at CinemaCon

by Chris Chinnock

We saw three companies that were offering RGB laser light sources for cinema projectors at CinemaCon: Power Technologies, Cinemeccanica and Laser Vision Technology. Power Technologies offers an RGB laser source that can be used …

Tags:Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Opening of Saudi Cinema Market is a Big Deal

by Chris Chinnock

On April 18th, the first cinema to show a movie in Saudi Arabia in 37 years debuted with a special screening for VIPs of the “Black Panther” movie. It was a historic event on …

Tags:Cinema| CinemaCon 2018| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 25 - Issue 17

NEC Now Shipping NC3541L Cinema Projector; Exploring LED

by Chris Chinnock

At last year’s CinemaCon, Display Solutions of America, Inc. was showing a prototype of their new laser phosphor projector that also featured a red laser, which augments the blue lasers which provide blue light …