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The new UHD TV specification calls for an expanded color gamut called BT2020. But no current TVs can meet the specification because the red, green and blue primaries are specified without a tolerance. And, since they are located on the spectral locus, only laser sources can produce the full color gamut – but with speckle, … Read more
MStar Semiconductor, Inc., a leading global semiconductor company for display and digital home solutions, today announced that it has integrated Verimatrix VideoMark™ forensic watermarking technology into its system-on-chips (SoCs) for UHD set-top boxes (STBs), as well as its OTT/IP STB. As a result of the collaboration, MStar’s STBs now meet the redefined security requirements for … Read more
This week at IFA 2015 in Berlin, LG Electronics (LG) will demonstrate High Dynamic Range (HDR)-enabled TV and broadcasting technologies in cooperation with a host of high-profile broadcasters and content providers. The highlight will be a demonstration of BBC Research & Development’s HDR content transmitted to LG 4K OLED TVs. LG will hold the world’s … Read more
Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced that its parent company, Canon Inc., is developing an LCOS projector capable of displaying video and still images at a resolution up to 4,096 x 2,400 pixels with 5,000 lumens of brightness*. This level of definition surpasses the 4,096 x 2,160 pixel-resolution of 4K … Read more
Seven companies have come together to form the Alliance for Open Media: a body that intends to ‘address marketplace demand for an open standard for video compression and delivery over the Internet’. The founding members of AOMedia are Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix. They will work together to develop next-generation media formats, … Read more
Seven leading Internet companies today announced formation of the Alliance for Open Media – an open-source project that will develop next-generation media formats, codecs and technologies in the public interest. The Alliance’s founding members are Amazon, Cisco, Google, Intel Corporation, Microsoft, Mozilla and Netflix. The new Alliance is committing its collective technology and expertise to … Read more
Sources familiar with the matter have told 9 to 5 Mac that the fourth-generation Apple TV will actively target console gamers. The box will be revealed on 9th September, it is said. ‘Near-universal’ Siri control will be a feature, as well as ‘deep support’ for gaming – the STB will support a console-style Bluetooth controller … Read more
Apple has signed a partnership with Cisco to improve the performance of iOS devices. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will create “a seamless experience” between iPhones and desk phones in environments featuring Cisco voice/video hardware. Cisco’s web conferencing platform, WebEx, is also covered by the partnership.
The first UltraHD content leak has occurred on Netflix. Pirates were able to circumvent the copy protection (HDCP 2.2) on the first episode of Breaking Bad, amounting to more than 17GB of data. Netflix says that it is investigating.
Optoma and Disway have formed a distribution partnership which will cover Morocco. Disway will be Optoma’s main distribution partner in the region for business projectors.
The new EV2750 is one of the monitors covered by the warrantyEizo is expanding its product warranty to cover bright pixel defects on certain monitors in the FlexScan, ColorEdge and Foris ranges. The company guarantees no bright pixels in the first six months of ownership. A list of the covered monitors can be found at … Read more
Canon has shown a new LCOS projector, with resolution above DCI-4k (4096 x 2400), which will be launched in Q1’16. Specifications are still being finalised. Named the XEED 4K500ST, the unit is an installation model designed for simulation, medical imaging and engineering. Canon has built its own Aspectual Illumination System into the model, to improve … Read more
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