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Barco Chosen for HKIFF

Barco’s DP2K-20C DLP projector was used at the 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival (1st-4th April), for screenings of films from Germany, France, the UK and China. It was installed in the Sha Tin Town Hall auditorium. Accuracy to the filmmakers’ vision was essential in the showings, and part of the reason for Barco’s projector … Read more

ViewSonic Adds New Size to Pen Displays

ViewSonic has added a new product to its pen display series, which help to digitise paper-based processes such as recording signatures. The new 7″ unit, PD0711, joins the larger PT1080 (launched in September) and PD1611 (ViewSonic’s Pen Tech Eases eSignatures). The PD0711 uses an electromagnetic resonance (battery-free) pen and features 2,048 points of pen pressure … Read more

LG Forecasts Two-Year High in Q1 Results

Earnings guidance for LG Electronics has shown that the company expects Q1’16 to be its best trading period in almost two years. Its operating profit is projected to rise 66% YoY. Earnings have been boosted by rising appliance sales, lower TV panel prices and the weakness of the South Korean won. Q1 profit is expected … Read more

RCA Promises ‘Affordable’ 120Hz UHD TVs

RCA has announced a new series of UltraHD Android TVs, which will be released across the USA in June. As well as the high resolution, each will feature a 120Hz panel, HEVC and VP9 decoding and HDCP 2.2 support. Three models will be released in the XLD-G65RQ line: 50″ (XLD50G65RQ), 55″ (XLD55G65RQ) and 65″ (XLD65G65RQ) … Read more

Verimatrix Certifies UHD Chips

Verimatrix has launched a new ‘Ultra Security’ certification for chipsets and devices at NAB. Products so certified will be able to run Verimatrix’s ViewRight software security implementations, which meet UltraHD content guidelines set by MovieLabs. Broadcom, Marvel, MStar and HiSilicon have introduced SoC families that support Ultra Security. STB vendors are introducing designs based on … Read more

Nvidia Bringing Ray Tracing to VR

In his keynote at the GPU Technology Conference (GTC), Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO of Nvidia said that his company has developed a version of its iRay ray-tracing software that can be used to create content for virtual reality with photorealistic quality. Huang said that iRay VR would be available in June. In the announcement, Huang explained … Read more

Portrait Displays Acquires SpectraCal

Display software specialist, Portrait Displays, Inc. has acquired the assets, including the staff, brand names and products of SpectraCal, the developer of the respected CalMan colour calibration and testing software. The deal was finalised on 1st April, although the news was released today, 12th April. All of the SpectraCal management and technical staff will join … Read more

Portrait Displays, Inc., Acquires SpectraCal, Inc.

Portrait Displays, Inc., a global leader in visual enhancement software applications and middleware solutions for the computer display industry, today announced the acquisition of SpectraCal, Inc., creating a leading end-to-end provider of display control, custom software, and color accuracy-solutions. From factory production to an end-user’s day-to-day viewing experience, Portrait enables color quality on the world’s … Read more