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At the recent MIPTV event in France, GfK shared its UltraHD TV sales data. In the 12 months to January 2015, 298,000 sets were sold in the UK; 294,000 in Germany; and 290,000 in France. Sales in each of the three major markets this year are likely to fall between 600,000 and 700,000. GfK also … Read more
Encompass Digital Media has entered a partnership with V-Nova (V-Nova’s Perseus Lowers UltraHD Bandwidth Requirements). There are three solutions the partnership aims to deliver: 1) contribution quality video via the internet at a lower cost than fibre; 2) high quality-streaming media OTT, using less bandwidth than is required today; and 3) UltraHD and 8k TV … Read more
RealD used the Technology Summit on Cinema to provide an update on development of its Ultrascreen technology, which also included the first public demo of its new screen technology showing 4k content from an RGB laser projector. The company was careful to note that this is still an “alpha” product, which means manufacturing methods must … Read more
News of an expected high resolution display from Sharp broke today and was picked up by many techblogs and news outlets. According to the various articles, the new panel is based on IGZO technology and should be mass produced by 2016. The 5.5″ panel has a resolution of 3840 x 2160 and is therefore a … Read more
Disney Research used TSC to describe the filming and processing techniques developed in the making of a short film called “The Dream of Gabriel”. The organization is working on a number of advanced film-making technologies and wanted to try them out on a real production. The results were impressive. The film was produced on a … Read more
Barco’s Escape solution was debuted at last year’s CinemaCon. It features a traditional cinema main screen flanked by two side screens angled at about 110 degrees in the current installations. At TSC, attendees heard more about the development of the platform specifications as well as challenges in content creation. Dave McKimmie, who was Post Supervisor … Read more
ViXS Systems Inc. (TSX: VXS), a pioneer and leader in media processing solutions, has announced that it has extended its family of XCodePro products for professional and infrastructure markets with the launch of its XCodePro 370 decoder. As HEVC and UltraHD 4K make further strides in adoption in the broadcast market, the XCodePro 370 integrates … Read more
There was a massive leak of news of the LG G4 smartphone over the weekend of 11th and 12th April, when a microsite went live two weeks early. The site, since taken down, revealed many specifications and features of the upcoming flagship. The G4 will use a 5.5″ ‘Quantum’ (dot?) display with an IPS panel … Read more
AV technology company Avid says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Israel’s Orad Hi-Tec Systems Ltd. for an estimated $60 million. Orad provides 3D real-time graphics, video servers and related asset management solutions. Avid says that the acquisition is consistent with its stated growth strategy and Avid believes it will continue to … Read more
At TSC, Jaunt VR CTO Arthur van Hoff gave a keynote address and participated in two panel discussions. In his keynote, he started by providing a nice overview of current VR headsets noting that the explosion of smartphones and the technology inside is the reason that VR applications are now poised to take off. AR … Read more
Optoma’s new short-throw DLP projector (EH451ST) can throw a 100″ image from just over 1m. It features an Eco+ mode – including an auto-power-off feature – and is ‘virtually maintenance free’. These capabilities, among others, are intended to suit the unit for use in education and small meeting/training rooms. Compatible with Crestron Roomview, Telnet, Extron … Read more
LCD TV shipments were up more than 7% worldwide last year, says IHS DisplaySearch. Developed regions exhibited improved demand, although growth slowed in emerging markets. IHS has lowered its forecast for the coming year, to just 4% growth (235 million sets), as demand falls in developed regions. The strong mature market growth of last year, … Read more
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