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Quantel Shows 8k 60fps Post-Production

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At Interbee 2014 (Tokyo, 19th – 21st November), Quantel will present what it says is the world’s first post-production technology demonstration in 8k at 60fps. Quantel’s Pablo Rio software and ‘multiple’ Nvidia Tesla GPUs …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Post Production| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

10,000 Touchscreens for New York

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New York is to convert its old public payphones into free public Wi-Fi hubs, under the ‘LinkNYC’ scheme. As part of the rollout, touchscreens will be installed in the phone kiosks. In total, 10,000 …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 48

40″ and 50″ Panel Supply Tight Till 2015

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Asian sources expect the supply of 40″ and 50″ TV panels to be short until the end of the year. Suppliers expect to have orders tied up until January 2015. Innolux, for example, is …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 45

4Ever Captures and Tests Phase 2

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France’s 4Ever consortium has captured a basketball game and music concert (the Transmusicales music festival in Rennes) using the UltraHD Phase 2 format (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 35). These events tested the higher …

Tags:4k| France| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Alienware Alpha Heralds ‘New Era of Gaming’

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The Alienware Alpha PC gaming console (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 32) is now available in the USA, starting at $550. Although technically a Steam Machine, the device runs Windows 8.1 natively and boots …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Steam Consoles| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 47| Windows

AMD’s Omega Upscales to UltraHD for FullHD Display

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AMD has announced a new driver for its GPUs and APUs that challenges Nvidia technologies. Replacing Catalyst 14.9, the Catalyst Omega driver is said to raise GPU performance by up to 19% on high-end …

Tags:5K (5120 x 2880)| AMD| Chips| Game Playing| GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Ocean Links Western Cities

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The Great Western Link is Ocean Outdoor’s new display site in the UK, linking Bristol and Bath. With a landscape configuration on the A4320 road (leading to the A4 to Bath), the site is …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Ocean Outdoor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Pay-TV Rises in Portugal

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Portugese regulator Anacom has said that there were about 3.3 million pay-TV subs in the country at the end of September. The figure represents a net addition of 46,500 QoQ (up 1.4%) and 132,000 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Portugal| TV Reception| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Pulse Laser Creates Mid-Air Holograms

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Aerial Burton, a Japanese company, has developed a way to show holograms in mid-air, without needing a surface (like smoke or water vapour) to reflect light. Moving 3D images are created by combining a …

Tags:Holographic Displays| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Q3’14 Worst on Record for US Pay-TV

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The 13 largest pay-TV providers in the USA (representing 95.3 million video customers – about 95% of the market) lost around 150,000 net video subscribers in Q3’14 – compared to a loss of 25,000 …

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Qisda Enjoys Rising Shipments

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Taiwanese OEM Qisda has raised its monitor and projector shipments by 20% and 40% YoY in Q1-Q3’14, according to company president Peter Chen. The results put shipments at 11.8 million and 1.2 million, respectively …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Qisda| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Qualcomm Supports Higher Mobile Resolutions

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Qualcomm has spoken out in support of UltraHD smartphone screens. By mid- to late-2015, there will be several smartphones on the market using the format, the company believes. In an open document, Qualcomm argues …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Resolution| Smartphones| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 47