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HPA Tech Retreat 2019: 8K Is Here, Ready Or Not…

by Pete Putman

As I write this, the second day of the annual HPA Tech Retreat is underway. So far, we’ve learned about deep fakes, film restoration at 12 million frames per second, how to make solid …

Tags:DisplayPort| HDMI| Large LCD Supply| SMPTE| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

60 Ghz: Ready For Prime Time (finally)?

by Pete Putman

I’ve been following high-bandwidth millimeter-wave wireless for well over a decade now and it never seems to get off the ground. There have been numerous demonstrations of 60 GHz HDMI transmitter and receiver kits …

Tags:CES 2019| Qualcomm| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| WiGIG| Wireless

HDMI 2.1: Much Ado About Nothing?

by Pete Putman

Last Thursday, a joint press conference was held in New York City by the HDMI Licensing Administrator to update attendees on the latest version of HDMI – version 2.1. V2.1, which was officially announced …

Tags:HDMI| Interfaces| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

R.I.P For Home Theater Projectors?

by Pete Putman

Recent trends in large flat screen displays have me wondering if we are seeing the beginning of the end for home theater front projection. (We are already seeing pressure on front projection for commercial …

Tags:Home Cinema| Home Theatre| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Blu-Ray: On The Endangered Species List?

by Pete Putman

One of the problems with market research is that you often wind up with conflicting data from two or more sources. Or, the data presents a “conclusion” that’s all too easy to “spin” to …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 25 - Issue 28

Packing Them In

by Pete Putman

Compression has become an integral part of our world. We compress video and audio. We compress color resolution to save luminance detail. We compress photos to send over the Internet. We compress digital cinema …

Tags:Codecs| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 19

NAB 2018: Where Do We Go From Here?

by Pete Putman

I just returned from my 24th consecutive visit to the NAB Show in Las Vegas and left with a lot to think about. This was one of the quietest NAB shows I’ve ever attended …

Tags:Codecs| NAB 2018| SDI| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 25 - Issue 15

The Networking and Commoditization of AV

by Pete Putman

I’ve just returned from Dallas, teaching several classes for a manufacturing client on networked audiovisual – compressing video and audio, encoding it with IP headers, and transporting it from Point A to Point B …

Tags:Avixa (was Infocomm)| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 24 - Issue 46

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Just a Few Words on TV Before I Go…

by Pete Putman

Today’s column will be my last Display Daily after nearly eight years of ruminating about this wacky, weird business we know as the display industry. Along the way, I’ve written about topics as diverse …

Tags:Black Friday| PDP| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 01