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Three single-chip TRP DLP projectors were shown at CEDIA that use the 0.66” 4M mirror chip and image shifting optics to create a 4K image (8.3M pixels). This included Digital Projection, Vivitek and SIM2. The SIM2 model is called NERO 4 and was debuted at CEDIA. It is lamp-based using a 450W UHP lamp that … Read more
As we have noted many times, the Laser TV category featuring an ultra short throw projector mounted below a screen in a living room scenario is a hot topic – especially in China. The concept, pioneered by LG and Appotronics a few years ago, has led to many copycat products. SIM2 now joins the parade. … Read more
There were a few new screen introductions at CEDIA which we summarize below. Vutec introduced a new thin frame for their screen materials that is only 3/8” thick (9.5mm). It is targeted at commercial and residential applications and available up to 138” wide (350 cms). They also announced an LED option for their screens to … Read more
It has become possible to manufacture displays of almost any shape. One consequence of this capability is that the conventional formats used to best arrange text and other content on rectangular displays no longer fully apply. It is, therefore, quite timely that a paper investigating this topic was presented at the Conference for Human-Computer Interaction2016 … Read more
In a presentation at CEDIA, a Dish CEO Vivek Khempka gave an overview of the landscape for OTT streaming services and pay TV services. His conclusion: Pay TV still offers good value compared to a combination of OTT services. Khempka started his talk by citing some data from households using the Dish Hopper set top … Read more
Rohde & Schwarz has produced a new workstation called the R&S Clipster that is designed to support the mastering of video with UltraHD resolution, wide colour gamuts and HDR based on Dolby Vision and HDR10 (PQ, SMPTE2086). It has also added support for new HEVC and ProRes 444 XQ formats. A highlight of R&S Clipster … Read more
R&S CLIPSTER has established itself as the complete mastering and deliverable solution for premium content. The new functions allow content creators to master their films and TV content more quickly and reliably. The superiority of R&S CLIPSTER is especially evident in productions with higher resolutions, higher frame rates and enhanced colors (bigger better pixel): the … Read more
A year after the launch of the Apple Watch established a new benchmark for the worldwide smartwatch market, new smartwatch shipments are expected to see only modest growth for the rest of 2016 due to late-in-the-year and iterative product releases. According to a new forecast from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device … Read more
The Pepcom Holiday Spectacular in New York City on Thursday, September 15th was titled “Tinsel & ‘Tinis” – Pepcom knows how to get the press into its press-only events. The goal of one of these events is the introduce the press to new products that are either currently available or will be available soon, certainly … Read more
The shift vs. native resolution debate got a little more intense at CEDIA with the debut of several prototype 4K projectors using the 4 million mirror TRP chip set from TI. This is a single DLP chip that uses an image shifting optic to create 8M pixels on the eye as seen by the eye. … Read more
New data from Juniper Research has found that 4K OTT (Over the Top) content will finally see mass-market appeal, with adoption set to soar over the next 5 years. Juniper’s latest research, Digital TV & Video: Network and OTT Strategies 2016-2021, found that 4K OTT services will attract over 189 million unique users globally by … Read more
Vivitek is the brand name for products made by parent company Delta Electronics, which also supplies a number of other projector brands on an OEM basis. In the booth at CEDIA 2016 was a prototype of a single-chip DLP projector using the 4M mirror TRP chip set to create a 4K image. It is powered … Read more
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