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Strategy Analytics expects one in eight homes in North America – more than 11 million – to own an UltraHD TV by the end of 2016. As the price of UHD models fall and 1920 x 1080 resolution disappears from large sets, these TVs will become increasingly popular. Strategy Analytics expects all 40″+ TVs being … Read more
Ricoh’s first-ever home theatre projector is the PJ HDC5420: it’s a DLP unit with a six-segment colour wheel, MHL connectivity and very fast set-up. Portability is key to the unit, and Ricoh promises that moving it from room-to-room can be accomplished in minutes. The projector measures 314 x 224 x 92mm and weighs 3kg. Display … Read more
Matrox’s C900 graphics card has been used by Shuttle Inc. at Computex 2016, to drive a 3×3 video wall of 1920 x 1200 displays. It was used with Shuttle’s SZ170R8, part of the XPC cube series, which can hold the single-slot C900.
Wall AG, part of the JCDecaux Group, has announced that it now owns almost 90,000 billboards in 60 German cities. These are a combination of static and digital sites. In total, the company operates 89,400 billboards.
Germany’s Invidis has published a new guide to video displays in digital signage. As well as case studies and interviews, the material includes articles on the latest trends in the field of video walls. It can be found at http://tinyurl.com/j7kxyd7
Following Steljes, BenQ’s sole distributor, entering administration (Steljes Goes Under), BenQ has announced changes to its support and sale of IFPDs. The firm is unable to comment on the status of onsite warranties and technical support on units sold to reseller partners before the 20th May – these were sold and managed by Steljes. However, … Read more
A study by the Harvard Medical School, unveiled at SID 2016, has found that curved monitors are less liable to cause ‘Computer Vision Syndrome’ than flat models. Participants were asked to view content on both Samsung’s SE790C monitor and a comparable flat model. ‘Significantly more’ reported eyestrain, difficulty focusing, blurred vision and tired eyes while … Read more
TPK CEO Michael Chung has said that the company is ‘prepared’ to adopt silver nanowire touch technology as an ITO replacement. Chung expects that these solutions could become a mainstream product in as little as two years, or as many as five. TPK expects its clients to launch products using TPK-developed silver nanowire flexible touch … Read more
A source speaking to Edge Magazine has said that the Playstation Neo (Rumour Claims ‘PS4.5’ Will Run Games at UHD) will be capable of running UltraHD games – but developers will not be able to supply them ‘for years’. The magazine’s source is a senior creative at an unnamed ‘major’ development studio. S/he said, “I’m … Read more
The first of the main SID keynotes was given by Steven Bathiche of Microsoft who said that things had changed a lot since he attended his first SID event in 2001. He keeps coming back because SID is the place to see what the next computer will look like. He is ‘effectively’ CTO of Microsoft’s … Read more
Naoki Sugimoto is from Asahi Glass and he started by showing how images are likely to be seen on windscreens in the future. There can be no compromise on safety. Asahi also has chemical and ceramics businesses as well as glass and that is a real advantage, it believes, and the company has a high … Read more
Bill Simser is from 3M where he looks after automotive displays. He started by saying that the challenge is to use displays to drive the user experience. A real target is to get the funcitionality of our smart devices in our cars, but that is very difficult. Higher resolution and better colour are becoming important … Read more
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