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VR Prompts Stitching Growth at NAB

by Tom Allen

Video stitching is becoming more and more of a relevant topic for the display industry, assisted by the growth of virtual reality. Stitching the output of several image sensors together is essential in 360° …

Informitv Confirms Perseus as Visually Lossless

by Tom Allen

Informitv has conducted an independent test of V-Nova’s Perseus codec. The results confirm that Perseus can be used for visually lossless UltraHD video, as well as supporting HDR and 8k video. HD and UltraHD …

Panasonic LEDs in Bristol Speedway’s ‘Colossus’

by Tom Allen

Panasonic has supplied the LEDs for Colossus: a set of four large LED screens (6mm pixel pitch) suspended above the Bristol Motor Speedway in the USA. Colossus, which has just been turned on, is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Kyocera Lowers Cost of Waterproofing

by Tom Allen

Kyocera is a specialist in producing rugged smartphones, specifically for the US and Japanese markets. The firm’s newest model is the Hydro Reach: a 4G phone with IP57 waterproof certification. Full immersion in up …

JVC Uses IPS Variant

by Tom Allen

At NAB, JVC presented a new range of DT-N studio monitors, each supporting input resolutions up to 2048 x 1080. The 17.3″ DT-N17F, 21.5″ DT-N21F and 23.8″ DT-N24F all feature waveform, vector scope and …

Tags:FFS| Industrial Monitors| IPS| JVC| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Czech Republic Will Move to T2 by 2022

by Tom Allen

The Czech Republic has said that it aims to complete its transition to DVB-T2 within the next six years. A strategy for the development of DTT will be submitted by the end of June.

Tags:Czech Republic| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Vuzix Integrates With GoPro

by Tom Allen

Vuzix has signed an agreement with action camera brand GoPro, gaining access to to the GoPro Developer Programme toolkits. Vuzix has developed the capability to connect its M300 smart glasses to GoPro cameras. Multiple …

Tags:Cameras| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 15| Vuzix

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 15

by Tom Allen

Crystal Display Systems‘ Lucid Vue transparent OLED display is now in stock. The 55″ display has 45% transmittance, 1920 x 1080 resolution and uses poly-Si TFTs. Peerless AV has developed a new range of …

CN-VOLET AMOLED Will be at SID Display Week

by Tom Allen

CN-VOLET structure diagram. Image: OLED-InfoThe University of Florida developed an organic TFT (OTFT) backplane technology back in 2011, which is especially well-suited for OLED panels. The technology is called carbon nanotube vertical organic light-emitting …

CDS Takes Displax

by Tom Allen

Crystal Display Systems is now a distributor for Portuguese company Displax, which manufactures after-market touch films. CDS will stock Displax products across the UK and the rest of Europe.

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 15

HTC Chooses Himax for HTC 10

by Tom Allen

Himax has said that its HX8396-C display driver IC is being used in the HTC 10 smartphone. The chip is designed for high-end TFT-LCD phone displays. Neither Himax nor HTC said why the IC …

Review Highlights Issues in Samsung HDR Set

by Tom Allen

John Archer is a writer for Forbes, specialising in home entertainment technology. Recently, he reviewed Samsung’s 55″ KS9500 TV – not a flagship SUHD model, but still a new set for 2016. In the …