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LCD TVs Are So 2019….

by Pete Putman

Looks like the next generation of televisions is around the corner! Samsung just announced it is shipping a 110-inch LED TV that can be installed by anyone in their home, right out of the …

Tags:Samsung| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| TVs (TV Sets)

Sharp & 8K: The Phoenix Strikes Back

by Pete Putman

Sharp Corporation, best known for bringing LCD televisions, monitors, and projectors to market – and almost going belly-up almost a decade ago – has arisen again and become a major player in the 8K …

Tags:Codecs| sharp| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| VVC (H.266)

Back From The Dead

by Pete Putman

A recent press release caused a raised eyebrow here…but perhaps it shouldn’t have. On November 19, Venture capital firm Retail Ecommerce Ventures (REV) “…announced its purchase of certain iconic RadioShack brands and related assets.” …

Tags:Retail| USA

I’ll Be Watching You (While You’re Watching Me)

by Pete Putman

Last Friday, Sony announced a new Ultra HD autostereo display. It’s called The Spatial Reality Display (SRD), employs a proprietary eye-tracking system (Eye-Sensing Light Field Display) that was first demonstrated at CES 2020, and …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| sony

One Man’s Gain Is Another’s Man’s Loss

by Pete Putman

Two news stories crossed my desk recently that perfectly illustrate the old saw “One Man’s Gain Is Another’s Man’s Loss”. The first was a summary in Media Play News of a report from Digital …

Tags:Cinema| Cinema going| Disney| Streaming Video| SVOD

We’ll Be Watching You, Redux

by Pete Putman

Back in June, a press release crossed my desk from a company called Xcinex (pronounced “scene-ex”). The release touted Venue, a new movie and streaming service with a twist: It counts the number of …

Tags:Cinema| HDMI| Pay TV| Security| TV Viewing

Remember Wireless HDMI?

by Pete Putman

As the COVID-19 outbreak grew in size back in March, a small local church contacted me and asked if there was a way to shoot video of each Sunday’s service and post it to …

Tags:HDMI| Streaming Video| WirelessHD

Panasonic: Staying The Course With Commercial Displays

by Pete Putman

This week would have seen the annual running of InfoComm in Las Vegas. The AV industry’s second-largest trade show (after ISE) always attracts a crowd, especially when it’s sited in the Nevada desert. However, …

Tags:Digital Signage| DLP Projectors| LCD displays| Panasonic

Stranger Things, Wisconsin Edition

by Pete Putman

Foxconn’s original plan to build a Gen 10.5 LCD fab in Racine County has taken yet another weird turn. The saga continues. Foxconn, which had announced it would build a state-of-the-art LCD fab and …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| LCD Fabs| USA

HPA Tech Retreat 2020: A Downside To High Dynamic Range Video?

by Pete Putman

At last week’s Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Tech Retreat, the subject of high dynamic range came up more than a few times. This annual gathering of people who work in the post-production industry and …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Health and Safety| Human Visual System (HVS)

So…I Bought A New TV…

by Pete Putman

After years of telling people to wait for the two weeks leading up to the Super Bowl for the best deals on a new television, I decided it was time to follow my own …

Tags:LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs