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On June 9, we published an article describing how the recent FDA ruling on laser-based projectors might impact the market (Laser Phosphor Projector Makers Sell at their Own Risk). This ruling, last February, classified projectors containing lasers (RGB laser, laser phosphor and hybrid using a laser) in a much more restrictive way than the EU … Read more
At InfoComm 2015, I asked a number of solid-state light source projector makers to explain what their lifetime measurement meant. The results were widely inconsistent, which means you had better ask the definition of lifetime as there is no way today to do an apples-to-apples comparison of this spec. Some are defining the 20,000 or … Read more
At Infocomm 2015, Barco was mostly talking about applications, laser retrofit solutions and a new interactive screen solution. The interactive solution features three projectors blended on a curved rear-projection screen. It has an IR camera mounted in the rear that can sense when a finger touches the screen as the reflected light changes at that … Read more
3M was showing its latest 55″ procap display which was offering support for 60 touches and can recognise touches in 10ms with refresh rates of the touch in the range 100-120Hz. The display uses 3M’s metal mesh films to support this size of display. The unit was being shown in a table format and the … Read more
LG had big news at Infocomm and ran a press breakfast to announce its new 1.8mm ultra narrow bezel monitors in 55″ (and, later, 49″), although no data was released on the asymmetry of the bezel. The displays have FullHD resolution and the internal scaler can compensate for the bezel in images. The brightness uniformity … Read more
The final session was on trends in large format displays and the panel comprised: Jim Noecker, Sr. Solutions Manager, Panasonic Enterprise Solutions Company Ben Hardy, Product Specialist Lyle Bunn, Analyst – Advisor – Educator; Dynamic Place-based Media Tim Griffin – Userful Lyle Bunn who is a consultant in digital signage said that marketing professionals divide … Read more
After years of posting successive gains, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) tablet market recorded its first ever year-on-year decline in Q1 2015, with shipments to the region declining 5.8% to 3.83 million units. That’s according to the latest market insights announced today by International Data Corporation (IDC), which blamed the poor performance on a … Read more
Using a simple structure comprising a mirror and an absorbing layer to take advantage of the wave properties of light, researchers at Qualcomm MEMS Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, have developed a display technology that harnesses natural ambient light to produce an unprecedented range of colors and superior viewing experience. An article describing … Read more
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today the UM352W ultra-short-throw projector that enables broad collaboration among teachers and students to improve learning. The 3,500-lumen projector includes a built-in interactive pen receiver and two interactive pens for white-boarding and annotations at the writing surface. An auto-calibration … Read more
The second panel session was on the topic of wide colour gamut (WCG) and the panel comprised: Dr John Ho – from QD Vision Norm Hurst responsible for developing test patterns for SRI Josef Marc is from Archimedia and he is working on next generation media services Sander Phipps is from Sony where he is … Read more
Virtual reality is still a hot topic, even though the consumer uptake in the form of device purchases is still dismal. Market growth in terms of units sold are always impressive if the base numbers are low. If you sold one last year and two this year your market grew by 100%, but it’s still … Read more
The rest of the day was devoted to panel sessions and the first was on cinema. The moderator was Chris Chinnock and the panel was comprised of:Bill Beck, The Laser Guy from Barco, Richard McPherson, Sr. Product Manager NEC, Michael Karagosian, President MKPE and Don Shaw, Senior Director, Product Management Christie. The first point of … Read more
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