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JVC Extends to DCI-4K

by Bob Raikes

JVC had a couple of new broadcast monitors although we had some language challenges in getting details. The new monitors are the DT-G27, a 27″ unit and DT-U31. The DT-U31 is an UltraHD alternative …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Colour Critical Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IBC 2018| JVC| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 36

More Details About Korean Shopping Centre’s Absen LED Centrepiece

by Andrew Fenn

Featuring content created by Moment Factory, a curved LED tower was installed by Absen’s Korean retail marketing Asone at the Starfield shopping centre in Goyang, South Korea earlier this year. Now, the company has …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Sony Releases Fix for A1 OLED Dimming Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Following complaints from owners of Sony’s A1 OLED TVs regarding a persistent dimming problem, Sony has released a new firmware update to fix it. FlatPanelsHD has released a detailed analysis of the TV’s performance …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Software| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 37

innolux

Innolux to Launch TV Production Line in India by the End of the Year

by Andrew Fenn

At this year’s Touch Taiwan exhibition, Innolux president Robert Shiao told the Taipei Times that the company will begin assembling TVs in India before the end of 2018, in order to take advantage of …

Tags:India| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| TV Production| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Apple Adjusts iPhone XR Production Ratio as Pegatron Suffers Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Staffing shortages, low yield rates and delayed shipments of key components at have caused Apple to shift a significant proportion of orders for iPhone XR handsets from Pegatron to Foxconn, Digitimes according to a …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| iOS (Apple)| iPhone| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Global SVoD Subscriptions to Reach 777 Million in 2023

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide paid SVoD subscriptions will increase by 409 million between 2017 and 2023 to total 777 million. Eleven countries will have more than 10 million SVoD subscriptions by 2023. Together, China and the US …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| SVOD| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Movistar Plus App Update Brings Refreshed User Interface

by Andrew Fenn

Telefónica of Spain has upgraded the app of its pay-TV platform Movistar Plus with a newly redesigned user interface, which it says will allow its customers to browse and personalise content more easily. Users …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Spain| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Vewd Can Co-Exist with Android TV

by Bob Raikes

Vewd has a new product manager, Sascha Prüter, who is from Google, where he was head of product for Android TV, so he has a very good sense of the strength of his opposition. …

Tags:Android| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Operating Systems| OTT Video| Smart TV| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Fraunhofer Highlights Codecs, LightFields and Packages

by Bob Raikes

The Fraunhofer had a number of demonstrations of interest. First, we heard about the new JPEG XS ‘mezzanine’ codec designed for contribution applications and optimised for around 6:1 or 8:1 compression. It was developed …

Tags:Cinema| Codecs| Fraunhofer| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Light Field Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 36

HP Highlights DreamColor Technology for Creatives

by Bob Raikes

HP started by showing us its latest Z Book X2, a convertible tablet/notebook designed for content creators and using a Wacom pen and using an anti-glare display with UltraHD resolution. The display has touch …

Tags:Colour Critical Monitors| Desktop Monitors| HP Inc| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Dolby Vision Gathering Support

by Bob Raikes

Dolby was not showing anything new in its video and Dolby Vision technology, but was concentrating on highlighting the adoption of the technology which is now being supported by 18 different consumer electronics brands …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 36

IBC 2018 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

ABox42 of Germany told use that it has a new STB in its M Series, the M35 which has support for UltraHD and is configured with Verimatrix Ultra Security. The company told us that …

Tags:Android| Big Data/AI| Broadcast Monitors| Codecs| Curved Displays| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| SOCs| STBs| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Upscaling| Viewfinders| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 36