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AndersDK revealed a small box with connectors, but hid it away quickly when we raised our camera. It turned out that the device was a new media player that is based on the latest Raspberry Pi system. The company has worked hard to include special features such as a “reset to factory” button. The new … Read more
ZeeVee has developed an IP-based video system that can send uncompressed UltraHD video over 10Gbit Ethernet at 30 fps. The product won a “Best in Show” award at ISE this year, we heard. The company has fibre-based transmitters and receivers as well as control software. The transmitters can accept video over HDMI and analogue or … Read more
Pro Display Ltd of the UK makes projection screens and had a couple of demonstration areas at the event. The first display we spotted was a front projection screen, called the “SunScreen” that had a kind of small “pyramid” optical structure that has been designed to give optimal results in high ambient lighting and when … Read more
NEC had a number of displays of its own, although the emphasis at the show was clearly on partners, rather than on its own technology. (Click on the images for higher resolution.) On the way into the event, NEC had set up a “CAVE” environment using 27 X464UN video wall modules on three sides, nine … Read more
This week, NEC Displays held its annual showcase event in Vinopolis in London, a location that is well suited to the type of event, although like some of the previous ones, I found it difficult to work out the layout. Delegates had the opportunity to take advantage of the wine tasting facilities and that looked … Read more
Nanoco Group plc (LSE: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, confirms that Members of the European Parliament (“MEPs”) have overwhelming voted against a proposed extension of an exemption to the Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) which would have allowed the use of cadmium-containing quantum … Read more
Following several months of campaigning against the possibility of cadmium-based quantum dot use being extended in the European market, Nanoco has welcomed a decision by the European Parliament to reject the move. The European Commission proposed an extension to the Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) exemption for LCD TVs using cadmium-based QDs earlier this year … Read more
We do not often cover Australian news in Display Monitor, but this bears mentioning. Sharp, according to Channel News AU, has withdrawn from the TV market in the country. Joe Constantino, sales and marketing manager at Sharp Australia, told the website, “We are out of LED TVs. We had intended on offering our new 2015 … Read more
France’s Dream Vision has launched a follow-up to its 2013 Android DLP projector, the Dreamy Geek (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 29). The Dreamy Geek II brings 3D, HEVC playback, Bluetooth 4.0, dual-band Wi-Fi and brighter LEDs. The projector retains the Android (v4.4) OS of the original Dreamy Geek; users can download apps from the … Read more
MEN Micro has developed a robust panel PC for railway applications, conforming to the UIC 612 standard (for driver machine interfaces). The DC15 has a 10.4″ LCD display and IP65-compliant housing. It can withstand temperatures between -40° and 70°, or up to 85° for 10 minutes. The unit is also certified for EN 50155, an … Read more
Following Sharp’s announcement last week of its latest mid-term management plan (Sharp Secures Second Bank Bail-Out), there are reports that Innovation Network Corp. of Japan (INCJ) had been approached by the company in April about investing in a potential spin-off of Sharp’s LCD business. INCJ is now reported to have said it would not make … Read more
Although UltraHD TV adoption continues to climb – with panel shipments forecast to reach 15% penetration this year, and 30% in 2018 – resolution continues to be pushed higher. In a new blog post (http://tinyurl.com/qzfwf4x), IHS DisplaySearch analyst Yoonsung Chung asks, ‘When will the 8k display market start’? UltraHD (by which we mean 3840 x … Read more
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