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Lang Commits to Panasonic to Satisfy Rental Demand for Laser Projection

The 3-Chip DLPTM SOLID SHINE series, which has been designed specifically for large venue applications, is the brightest projector Panasonic has ever launched, and offers continuous maintenance-free operation, low total cost of ownership, a small cabinet and stunning picture quality. Lang supports many of Europe’s leading projection mapping events, including the Bucharest iMapp Festival and … Read more

EBU to Use NTT Electronics’ HEVC Codecs for Motor Sports 2016 Live Content Transmission

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has decided to test NTT Electronics’ HEVC encoder and decoder for live content transmission throughout the 2016 motor sports season. The brand new HC11000E encoder and HC11000D decoder from NTT Electronics which uses the Cutting Edge HEVC technology will be one of the key transmission products adopted for several events … Read more

BenQ Shrinks Projector and Eases Set-up

The CH100 is a portable 1DLP LED projector, designed for business presentations – emphasising reliability and colour fidelity. sRGB replication is absolutely accurate, says BenQ – good enough that the projector features sRGB certification. Five presentation modes are built in: graphic, motion graphics, vivid, lectures and cinema. 10-bit colour can be displayed. Due to the … Read more

Automotive Market Shifting to Capacitive Touch

Touch screens are increasingly being seen in vehicles, as consumers become more comfortable with the technology through their mobile devices. According to IHS, the automotive touch panel market is forecast to expand from 28 million units shipped in 2013, to 86 million in 2021. “Although there are concerns about how direct touch operations could affect … Read more

Barco Enjoys Rising Bookings

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Barco has released a trading update for Q1’16. Incoming orders booked totalled €208.8 million: a 10.3% YoY rise. The order book stood at €350.5 million, up from €339.7 million in Q1’15. Total sales for the quarter were €255.1 million, up 5.6% YoY. The entertainment division’s sales declined 1.3%, to €133.1 million. However, enterprise and healthcare … Read more

Sony Accommodates UltraHD Demand

Responding to the growth of UltraHD video, Sony has introduced six new professional Bravia displays with tuners, known as the XD8000 series, at NAB in Las Vegas. Each of the sets (43″, 49″, 55″, 65″ 75″ and 85″) is compatible with HDR and features Sony’s colour-boosting Triluminos Display technology. They are faster than their predecessors … Read more

Vizio Prepares More SmartCast

Vizio has continued to expand the built-in Chromecast functionality (‘Google Cast’) of its TV sets. The P-Series was introduced in early April (Vizio Integrates Google Cast, Scraps Tuner), and now the company has described the M- (50″ – 80″) and E-Series (32″ – 70″). Both new lines are home theatre displays, with UltraHD resolution (on … Read more

EMEA Decline Reflects World Market

The EMEA PC market declined in-line with worldwide totals in Q1’16, with clear splits between the consumer/commercial and regional markets. Shipments were down 10% YoY to 19.5 million units, compared to a 9.6% fall in global results. Some vendors were affected more than others. HP performed better in EMEA than it did worldwide, increasing its … Read more

Hands-on With Optoma’s GT1080

I was able to test Optoma’s GT1080 gaming projector recently, which we saw at last year’s Technology Exposed show (Technology Exposed Roundup). Being a gamer, it sounded like a good opportunity to put the product through its paces! The first challenge came in the set-up: it’s been a long time since I arranged a projector … Read more