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Philips Launches First OLED TV with Ambilight

Philips used a press conference at IFA to announce a new OLED UHD TV that is the first to use Ambilight technology. Ambilight produces a background light from the edges of the TV that can be any color and that varies based upon the color of the content on the screen or a specific mood … Read more

LCD Makers Developing In-Cell Touch Based on TDDI

The latest integrated touch technologies were shown at the Touch Taiwan 2016 conference that took place in Taipei during late August. Of particular interest, liquid crystal display panel manufacturers showed devices with in-cell touch capability based on Touch with Display Driver Integration (TDDI) technology. Devices of this type included a single IC to integrate display … Read more

Atlona Introduces First HDR-Compatible 4K/60 4:4:4 Video Extender

Atlona, a leading manufacturer of connectivity solutions for AV systems, introduced the Centum Series AT-CENT-301-CEA, the industry’s first high dynamic range (HDR) compatible video extender, which delivers 4K/UHD video @ 60 Hz with 4:4:4 chroma sampling and HDMI data rates up to 18 Gbps, to meet next-generation residential integration requirements. The AT-CENT-301-CEA is the latest … Read more

Atlona Introduces First HDR-Compatible 4K/60 4:4:4 Video Extender

At Cedia, Atlona introduced the entum Series AT-CENT-301-CEA, which it claims as the industry’s first HDR-compatible video extender that can deliver 4K/UHD video @ 60 Hz with 4:4:4 chroma sampling and HDMI data rates up to 18 Gbps, using DisplayStream compression. It’s HDCP 2.2 compliant and provides HDMI transmission up to 330 feet (100 metres) … Read more

What Will the Pixels of the Future Look Like? – Display Daily Exclusive!

UK-based advanced displays company Bodle Technologies Limited announced today it has achieved a key milestone for bringing its Solid State Reflective Display (SRD) technology to market. Bodle Technologies founder Harish Bhaskaran said: “We have achieved reflective specifications for the three primary colours required for manufacture of the core optoelectronic films in our Solid State Reflective … Read more

Keepixo Pushes Video Transcoding Density to New Levels with Graphics-Enabled Intel® Xeon® Processors

Keepixo, a leading provider of software-based headend solutions for IP-based video delivery, today announced that its Genova Software suite for OTT has been fully optimized to run on the graphics-enabled Intel® Xeon® Processor E3-1500 v5 product family. Keepixo’s software suite takes advantage of Intel® Quick Sync Video, which uses the dedicated media processing capabilities of … Read more

AMD Lays Out VR Vision in IFA Keynote

Mark Papermaster, CTO at AMD and Roy Taylor, Corporate VP for Alliances and Content shared a keynote speaking spot at IFA where they laid out their view of the status and future of VR. Last year, there were 2-3 VR companies at IFA but this year: 35. Forrester has forecast 32M headsets will be sold … Read more

Loewe is Back at IFA with New TVs

Loewe began at IFA in 1931 when founder Sigmund Loewe first showed a television. But, like many high end specialty brands, it has suffered as TV supply chains have consolidated in Asia and sales declined. Two years ago, Hisense came to the rescue, and like the Skyworth/Metz relation, Loewe remains a German-owned company with assembly … Read more

IBC’s Big Screen Auditorium: Cutting-edge technology and engineering excellence for IBC2016 Conference

IBC’s Big Screen Auditorium this year will be the most complex installation ever, featuring HDR and HFR 4K 3D laser projection and immersive audio. The IBC Big Screen Auditorium is the home of the IBC Big Screen Experience, which is at the heart of the IBC2016 Conference where more than 300 speakers will share insights … Read more

Panel Makers Issue August Figures

AUO saw its August revenue drop 5% YoY to NT$28.95 billion ($925.4 million) from NT$30.49 billion ($974.6 million). The year to date turnover was down 16% to NT$207.02 billion ($6.6 billion) from NT$245.49 billion ($7.8 billion). Large panel shipments were 10.38 million (up 15% MoM) while small and medium panel shipments were 12.13 million (down … Read more

Independent Evaluation Demonstrates Potential of V‑Nova PERSEUS™ Compression for Online Video

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V-Nova Ltd., a leading provider of video compression solutions, has published the results of a further independent evaluation of its V-Nova PERSEUS™ video compression technology. The evaluation was conducted by independent consultancy informitv and was based on the data rates used by a major national telecommunications service provider, tested with a representative range of high-definition … Read more

KAONMEDIA to Showcase Surround Set Top Box at IBC 2016

KAONMEDIA, a world market leader in the development and manufacturing of Digital Connectivity devices, has introduced a new generation set top box – the Surround set top box (STB). The Surround STB delivers an enhanced TV entertainment experience with improved sonic performance that matches TV’s lifelike scene. “With the increase in OTT services and Video … Read more