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OTT Climbs to 100 Million Subs

by Tom Allen

Research firm Ovum has predicted that premium OTT streaming services will reach 100 million subscribers this year. The shift is especially apparent in mature markets, augmenting free services such as YouTube. With the launch …

Faroudja Improves Quality Algorithms

by Tom Allen

Bandwidth restoration – before. Click for a larger image. Faroudja Enterprises, founded by industry veteran Yves Faroudja, demonstrated image quality improvement technologies to ‘protect the visual beauty of content from SD to UltraHD for …

Convergent Chooses Semtech

by Tom Allen

Convergent Design has used Semtech’s GS6140 6G UHD-SDI cable equaliser and GS6080 6G UHD-SDI cable driver for its new Odyssey 7Q+ monitor/recorder.

Tags:Back Panel| Interface Chips| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Fujinon to Launch Portable Zoom with 4K Optical Performance for Broadcast Cameras at NAB 2015

by Tom Allen

At this April’s NAB convention in Las Vegas, the Optical Devices Division of FUJIFILM North America will introduce its 4K Ultra HD Series of lenses for broadcast applications. Designed for a 2/3-inch sensor, the …

Tags:Lenses| NAB 2015| UltraHD & 4K

Streambox Pushes UltraHD at 60fps

by Tom Allen

Streambox introduced a new encoder, which it said will support UltraHD at 60fps in real-time. The Streambox Rackmount 4k Encoder works with Streambox Cloud to transport live video over the internet, worldwide. It uses …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Transport| Video Encoders & Decoders| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Hollywood Director Gives Barco Seal of Approval

by Tom Allen

Film director Michael Bay has chosen a Barco projector for his personal home theatre in his new home in California. “When I present my large-scale films to audiences for screening, I bring in Barco …

Intel Shrinks Realsense for Handsets

by Tom Allen

Intel’s Realsense 3D camera has already been installed on monitors and tablets – Dell’s Venue 8 7000, for instance – and the company is now planning to bring the technology to smartphones. Intel CEO …

Tags:3D Cameras| Intel| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Dell Lowers High Resolution Premium

by Tom Allen

As part of a move towards making high-resolution monitors “available to everyone”, Dell has announced the P2416D – a 23.8″ model with 2560 x 1440 resolution, which will start at $370. Although it doesn’t …

Tags:Dell| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 15

HDR Formats Come to HDMI

by Tom Allen

The HDMI Forum has released v2.0a of the HDMI specification, which is available to HDMI 2.0 Adopters through the HDMI Adopter Extranet. Analyst Comments There are a number of different HDR technologies available and …

OLED Tablet Availability Expands With Dell

by Tom Allen

The Venue 10 7000 has been added to Dell’s OLED tablet line up, which already includes an 8.4″ model (Dell Goes OLED on World’s Thinnest Tablet). At 10.5″, the new tablet is the same …

Planar Displays Used in Local Video Wall

by Tom Allen

The Hillsboro Civic Centre in Oregon, USA has had a new 16-display video wall installed, using 46″ displays from Planar – also based in Hillsboro. Each display has 1920 x 1080 resolution. The wall, …

BenQ’s Business Projectors Are Connected

by Tom Allen

Three new DLP projectors have been released by BenQ, for business users. Connectivity is a focus, with an MHL-HDMI port and optional wireless through BenQ’s QCast dongle. The MW727 is the flagship model, and …