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Aledia Uses Nanowires for MicroLEDs

This week I was in Grenoble in the Alps and took the chance to visit Leti, the major French R&D. At ...

JCDecaux Commences Digital Transformation of London Bus Shelter Network

JCDecaux SA, the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, today launches the digital transformation of the bus shelter network in London ...

Smartphones Drive MEA Handsets to Record Sales

A new record was set for the MEA tablet handset market in Q2 this year, rising 27% YoY to 64 million ...

Facebook to roll out 360-Degree Videos

Facebook, in a blog post, said that it would support 360º videos in its News Feed. There are a number of ...

Barco Finalises Laser Phosphor Redesign

Barco had an area that it was sharing with its sister company, High End Systems, which specialises in lighting for events ...

BenQ PD2500Q WQHD Monitor is Calibrated

BenQ has launched a new monitor for those that need accurate colour and that is factory calibrated for sRGB and Rec. ...

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VESA Seeks Input on DSC Revision

by Raverstead

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) is examining a refinement to its Display Stream Compression (DSC) standard (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 5). DSC reduces bitrates to enable higher resolution content to be played …

Tags:Display Stream (DSC)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| VESA| Vol 21 - Issue 44

MDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 47

by Raverstead

A variety of tablets have been unveiled by Acer for the Taiwan market. These are the Iconia One 7, Iconia One 8 and Iconia Tab 10, as well as the Iconia Talk S (supporting …

Tags:Acer| Dell| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smartwatches| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Asbis Opens UK Office

by Raverstead

Asbis has opened a London base to focus on the Prestigio brand and will be shipping Prestigio products, including tablets, smartphones and large touch screen PCs, from its European warehouse in Prague.

Tags:Asbis (Prestigio)| Distributors| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

IPTV Rises as Dutch Cable Shrinks

by Raverstead

Telecompaper has said that 55% of Dutch TV subscribers were taking a cable service in Q3’14. At the same time, fibre networks (IPTV) became the third-largest technology for receiving TV, with almost a 10% …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| TV Reception| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Signagelive Wins Lithuanian Contract

by Raverstead

Lithuania’s AB ‘Citadele’ bankas has deployed Samsung’s Smart Signage platform, using Signagelive’s SoC software. It is the country’s first financial institution to deploy the product. Signage has been installed in waiting areas in every …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart Digital Signage| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Calibrate Displays With JKP’s Thumb Drive

by Raverstead

A calibration tool for UltraHD and DCI-4k displays has been developed by Joe Kane Productions, in the USA. Digital Video Essentials UHD v0.9 provides tools to assess content creation and home theatre products. Available …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Testing| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 21 - Issue 44

French Broadcasters Raise Spectrum Concerns

by Raverstead

The CEOs of French broadcasters TF1, Lagardere Active, NextRadioTV and NRJ have expressed their concerns about a repurposing of the 700MHz spectrum from DTT to mobile broadband. In a letter to Prime Minister Manuel …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Pulse Laser Creates Mid-Air Holograms

by Raverstead

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

Thomson Shows HD Broadcast on Single MUX

by Raverstead

Thomson Video Networks has tested the broadcast of five HD channels from a single 24.8Mbps multiplex, in France. The country currently uses three multiplexes for HD broadcast. Thomson used its ViBE EM4000 HD/SD encoder …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| France| Large Display Monitor| MPEG4 (H.264 AVC)| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

20th HbbTV Workshop Takes Place in December

by Raverstead

The 20th HbbTV Interoperability Workshop will take place in Munich, Germany, on 9th and 10th December. All HbbTV application developers and manufacturers of HbbTV products are invited to attend. More details can be found …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor

5k Will be The Next Monitor Development

by Raverstead

Asian reports claim that more vendors will announce 5k monitors (5120 x 2880, just under 15MP) next year. The move is part of a concerted effort to release high-end, niche units to remain profitable. …

Tags:5K (5120 x 2880)| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Resolution| Vol 21 - Issue 47

An Interesting Display Application: Virtual Balconies

by Raverstead

Apparently, cruise ship passengers having an interior room can sometimes find their in-cabin experience a bit claustrophobic. Not surprisingly, one reason for this is the lack of an outside view. Royal Caribbean is addressing …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Opinion