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Vivitek Introduces Two New FullHD Projectors to Create an Outstanding Home Cinema Solution

Vivitek, a leading brand of visual display products, announces today its new generation of Full HD home theatre projectors to create an authentic cinematic experience in a variety of dark or moderate lighting environments. The new H1186 and H1188 projectors deliver 2,000 ANSI lumens of brightness with a high 50,000:1 contrast ratio. Both models benefit … Read more

A New Period of Competitive Cooperation in AMOLED?

We’re publishing a day early this week, as we have a public holiday for Easter on Friday, which means a reduced number of stories this week. However, we have three good stories that made the front page. Two of them are significant enough to be in both of our newsletters, Samsung’s OLED shift and V-Nova’s … Read more

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 15

Promising to allow a user to ‘dive in’ to the action, Sony’s new wearable – Playstation Flow – completely re-imagines what a swimming level means to gamers. Now, console owners can head to the nearest pool whenever they get near a body of water in-game; using connected goggles and motion-tracking armbands, players can take on … Read more

New ZeeVee HDbridge 2920 Distributes Dual HD-SDI Channels

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New ZeeVee HDbridge 2920 Distributes Dual HD-SDI Channels for HD Video and Digital Signage Littleton, MA — March 29, 2015 — ZeeVee, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of award-winning, commercial grade video distribution products, announced shipments of the HDbridge 2920, an encoder and modulator capable of delivering 1080 resolution video from high-definition serial digital interface … Read more

Barco Creates a Fashion ‘Moment’

Barco helped Canadian studio Moment Factory to create an installation called ‘The Staircase of the Muses’ for a fashion exhibition in France, by Jean Paul Gaultier. Using an HDX-W20 projector and a Moment Factory/Barco media server, the ‘Staircase’ set-up takes picture of visitors’ silhouettes and places them on the backdrop of the staircase landing, wearing … Read more

Vivitek Projectors Smooth Fast-Pan Artefacts

Vivitek’s new DLP home theatre projectors are the H1186 and H1188, with a six segment colour wheel and ISF calibration. The products are very similar, although the H1188 features Vividmotion technology. Vividmotion smooths images during fast pan movements, helping to eliminate judder. Both models have vertical lens shift (120% – 148%), for greater installation flexibility. … Read more

DisplaySearch Warns of Panel Price Adjustments

DisplaySearch’s Deborah Yang has posted an analysis of the firm’s recent MarketWise LCD industry dynamics report on the DisplaySearch Blog (http://tinyurl.com/mtagcxl). As well as LCD panels, she also covers components. Realistic supply and demand is balanced for LCD glass makers. Three new G8 fabs will begin operation in China this year. Corning is supporting BOE’s … Read more

And Finally… – Vol 22 No 17

Germany’s CRN ran its own April Fool’s prank this year, pointing at an upcoming Apple eReader called the ‘iRead’. It certainly sounded promising – an UltraHD display, full Adobe RGB coverage and a pulse sensor on the back. “It can measure the blood movement in your fingertips to track the level of excitation when reading … Read more

ViewSonic’s Pro 10100 Makes Installation Projection Easy

The new Pro 10100 DLP projector from Viewsonic is a fixed installation model, with remotely-controlled motorised zoom, focus and lens adjustment. Optionally, users can switch out the default lenses to suit the projection environment and enhance the image for different surfaces. Designed for 360° projection, the unit can be installed vertically or horizontally. A motorised … Read more