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Ikegami Developing 4K HDR Professional Monitor

Ikegami was showing a new DCI 4K (4096×2160) monitor with HDR capabilities. It has a 31” diagonal and is based upon LCD technology. It will have quad 3G and 12G SDI inputs, plus HD/3G SDI and HDMI 2 inputs. The company plans to have it offer wide color gamut but no specification was offered. Two … Read more

Sony Debuts New 55” Professional Monitor

Sony has introduced a new HDR monitor, the 55-inch PVM-X550 OLED monitor, which offers quad view display among its other features, and is aimed at client viewing in UltraHD. The monitor will also be available in August for around $27K. It joins the BVM-X300 30” 4K OLED monitor (although that one is 4096 x 2160 … Read more

MPEG LA Expands DisplayPort License Coverage

MPEG LA, LLC has announced that coverage of its DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License was recently updated to include the latest DisplayPort standard specification, VESA DisplayPort Standard, Version 1.4, March 2016. The DisplayPort Patent Portfolio License is offered for the convenience of DisplayPort users enabling them to obtain coverage under essential patents owned by multiple patent … Read more

Planar/Leyard shows Whopping 8K LED Video Wall at NAB

The most impressive display at NAB was undoubtedly the giant 8K LED video wall in the Planar/Leyard booth. It was 30’x 18’ (9.1m x 5.5m) and built using cabinets with 1.2mm pitch LEDs. It was stunning and even looked good from quite close up. Of course it is a little pricey – about $2M for … Read more

Update from UHD Alliance

We met with the UHD Alliance at NAB 2016 to get any updates since their big news at CES, where they issued requirements for content creation and displays, plus a certification program. According to Victor Matsuda, who works for Sony but serves as the communications manager for the Alliance, there are now about 30 certified … Read more

Dolby Proposes New Color Standard for Color Remapping

One of the more important needs as HDR and WCG content and displays become available is the need to do color remapping. That means taking content from the rec 709 content and expanding it to a wider color gamut and taking content mastered in a DCI-P3 or 2020 color gamut and shrinking it to a … Read more

Warranty Week Highlights Computer Industry Warranty Gap

The computer industry is very warranty-intensive – the most intensive, after automotive, in fact. Despite the fact that the industry accounts for a quarter of all warranty spending in the USA, the warranties provided are not long-lasting, and warranty reserves are not well-funded – so, Warranty Week notes, ‘When something goes wrong, it really goes … Read more

LG Display Result 27/04/2016

LG Display reported Q1 2016 net profit of 1 billion Won ($843,000), down from 476 billion Won ($401 million) in the same quarter for 2015. Turnover was 5.9 trillion Won ($5 billion), down 15% YoY from 7 trillion Won ($5.9 billion). Declining panel prices, particularly of lower size panels (less than 30″) were responsible for … Read more

CTA Reports New Recycling Record

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced a record-setting 700 million lbs (317.5 million kg) of consumer electronics have been recycled under the eCycling Leadership Initiative (ELI). The consumer technology industry has recycled in record numbers over the last five years, according to the Fifth Annual Report of the eCycling Leadership Initiative. The recycling total … Read more