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Barco’s new digital cinema projector is the company’s smallest ever. The DP2K-6E is 689 x 664 x 369mm and weighs 53.8kg (‘small’ is a relative term… – TA). Featuring Barco Alchemy processing, the new 3DLP projector can throw images up to 7.5m wide. It is also said to be twice as quiet as any other … Read more
There were really no new product announcements in projection for Christie at Infocomm this year, so they mostly showed applications. One new innovation was an update to the company’s AutoStack camera-based alignment solution of warp and blend and projection mapping applications. We took a brief video of the projection mapping demo they were using with … Read more
Hitachi was one of two companies (Optoma is the other) publicly demonstrating prototypes of LED projectors using the new HLD (High Lumen Density) light source from Philips Lighting. Hitachi’s prototype was reported to offer 3500 ANSI lumens – significantly higher than any other all-LED based projectors on the market today. The company says the unit … Read more
Casio started the lamp-free solid state trend a number of years ago with their hybrid (LED and laser) solution. But since then, they don’t seem to have innovated much beyond this initial platform as others are now eclipsing them with RGB laser, laser-phosphor and all LED solutions (particularly the new ColorSpark LED solution from Philips … Read more
We had a chance to do a booth tour with Rich McPherson, Senior Product Manager of Projectors at NEC Display Solution at InfoComm 2015 and learn of their new projection products and plans. The first items demonstrated on the tour were two blended projector solutions. There were many of these in the booth representing a … Read more
KOE Europe, working with Japan Display, has developed three new industrial TFT-LCD display modules. These 7″, 8″ and 10.4″ units feature high brightness (1,500 cd/m²) and an anti-glare coating. All three units will operate in temperatures between -30° to 80°. They are aimed at public information systems, ticketing equipment, marine navigation systems and similar applications. … Read more
IHS DisplaySearch has released panel data for June, when prices continued to fall. Market demand for notebooks is still weak. Consumers are deferring purchases, preferring to wait for Windows 10 and Intel’s Skylake chips. Notebook vendors recently negotiated concessions with component makers, to lower set prices or offer a commission for channel sales. New models … Read more
AOC has built Freesync into two new monitors – the company’s first with AMD’s anti-tearing technology. As long as gamers are using a compatible AMD GPU with the 24″ G2460PF or 27″ G2770PF, they will experience games without tearing or stutter, says the company. AOC’s ‘i-Care’ technology is an ambient brightness sensor and adjustment, and … Read more
LG has signed a marketing agreement with Google, which will see the search giant help to promote LG’s OLED TVs on its various platforms, such as YouTube. LG’s Kim Ki-wan (centre left), head of LG’s global marketing division, and John Lee (centre right), CEO of Google Korea, at a meeting in Seoul.
Lightspeed Design has renewed its multi-year agreement with LC-Tec Displays. The agreement states that LC-Tec’s Polarspeed technology will continue to be used exclusively in DepthQ 3D passive polarisation products for digital cinema, manufactured by Lightspeed.
Quantel is providing a ‘Pablo Rio’ 8k system to Sony PCL, in Tokyo. The system enables high-resolution editing, colour-correction and finishing for the post-production pipeline. This is the world’s first Pablo Rio 8k installation for real-world commercial applications. Sony PCL will launch its 8k services in August A Pablio Rio 4k system is housed in … Read more
Five Slovakian distributors have been fined €4.28 million for taking part in an illegal cartel. ABC Data, Asbis, AT Computers, eD’system and SWS Distribution were accused of conspiring to agree to the levy of a €1 handling fee for each invoice to their customers. The cartel was alleged to have been agreed in February 2013 … Read more
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