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TI Launches DLP LightCrafter Display 4710 Evaluation Module

Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the availability of the TI DLP LightCrafter Display 4710 evaluation module (EVM), a new developer tool that allows quick assessment of the DLP Pico™ 0.47-inch TRP Full-HD 1080p display chipset. Example applications include digital signage, mobile projectors (battery and AC-powered), screenless TVs, control panels, interactive displays, and wearables … Read more

SES Launches Ultra HD Demo Channel in North America

SES S.A. (NYSE Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG), the world’s leading satellite operator, today announced it has launched its first Ultra HD (UHD) demonstration channel serving the North American television market. The demonstration channel, broadcast via SES-3 at 103 degrees West, will enable cable operators to prepare and test their networks for Ultra … Read more

LG’S Newest Micro LED Projector Delivers Maximum Enjoyment, Minimum Weight

LG Electronics (LG) is proud to announce its newest addition to the Minibeam Series of projectors, the Minibeam Nano (Model PV150G), LG’s smallest, lightest and most affordable projector to date. As the world’s leading manufacturer of LED projectors for seven straight years1, LG is in an enviable position of defining the direction of the projector … Read more

Toshiba to Partner with Compal on TVs in Europe

Toshiba has announced a new partnership agreement with Compal Electronics, which will see the Taiwanese company take on responsibility for Toshiba’s TV brand licensing in Europe. The move follows Toshiba’s announcement in January that Compal would be its licensing partner in North America (Toshiba is Re-Assessing its US TV Plans). The company said it is … Read more

Sharp Begins In-Cell Mass Production

Sharp has begun to mass-produce in-cell touch displays for smartphones. They are being produced at Sharp’s Mie Plant No. 3, using LTPS technology. The company is considering expanding production to its Kameyama Plant No. 2; this would enable new screen sizes, resolutions and bezel thickness options. Sharp is also developing medium-size in-cell touch displays, for … Read more

France Gets Taste of UltraHD HDR

Several companies worked together to televise the French leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, in Lorient, in UltraHD HDR this month. The event was the first time an offline UltraHD HDR broadcast, at 50fps, was visible in Lorient. HEVC and DVB-T were used to realise the broadcast. Envivio, Images & Réseaux, Orange, SeaEvents, TDF, Technicolor … Read more

InFocus Highlights LightCast Technology

InFocus, with backing from Foxconn, has been re-positioning itself as a supplier of collaboration products rather than a simple hardware supplier. At Infocomm, the company started by showing us its Saturn system which combines a video wall with high end video conferencing and collaboration. The system can support 1×3, 2×2, 3×3, 3×4 and 3×5 display … Read more

Acentic Rollout Includes Europe’s Second-Largest Video Wall

Acentic has begun installing double-sided digital displays at 12 Welcome Break service stations across the UK. The video walls will be formed of LG screens, with Black Box’s i-Compel controller software. The largest wall is at South Mimms service station, near Junction 23 on the M25 motorway. It is the second-largest double-sided screen in Europe: … Read more

LG Brings Mirroring to Portable Projectors

Although we saw LG’s new lineup of portable (Minibeam) LED projectors at CES 2015, we were unable to find more information about them except their model numbers: PF1500, PV150G, PW800 and PH300. LG has now launched the Minibeam line in the USA. As portable models. they are designed for use on-the-go, with features such as … Read more