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According to sources in Asia, the Chinese government is preparing new subsidies aimed at energy-efficient electrical appliances, including LCD TVs. Subsidies could begin in March, the sources said. They will total about CNY5 billion ($800 million), of which between CNY2 billion ($320 million) and CNY3 billion ($480 million) will be dedicated to TVs. DisplaySearch posted … Read more
In a recent Large Display Monitor (6 Feb 2015), I wrote an article on the recently introduced Christie Digital Boxer 4K30 projector based on 6 mercury lamps rather than a single xenon lamps. In the article I said the “Price has not been announced”. Christie’s new Boxer 4K30 30K lumen projector Dave Paolini, Manager, Media … Read more
According to an article in the Financial Times, BMW is working on an augmented reality headset that will allow the driver to see through the car. The technology is supposedly being revealed at the Shanghai motor show in April 2015. BMW was one of the car companies that offered augmented reality programs for the training … Read more
We have reported before on Sling TV as the OTT offering from Dish Network. This new service is now open for business in the USA. The IP-based video delivery system promises many channels for its $20 monthly fee and it also offers additional packages including news and sports, each for an additional $5 per month. … Read more
NEC’s stand was once again arranged by application area, with sections dedicated to broadcast, shopping, education, public displays and more. The focus was on high brightness, high resolution and outdoor displays. Because large screens are getting better, broadcast is a new area for NEC. However, new products were in short supply – most models were … Read more
The US FCC (Federal Communications Commission) recently said it would seek (again) to gain regulation authority over the Internet, in a move that looks to secure Net Neutrality using some fundamental principles laid down in the original 1934 Communications Act. By reclassifying Internet Service Providers (ISP’s) as “common carriers” the agency proposes to regulate them … Read more
LCDs with Quantum Dots are often seen as an alternative to OLED displays at a lower cost. The technology has been used for some years now (for example, by Sony) and is often marketed under a specific name for each brand. Nevertheless, quantum dots can provide a better color reproduction for LCDs, so far an … Read more
TCL Group has released its TV and phone sales figures for January, recording a 4.6% year on year drop in LCD TV set sales, but a 10% increase in handset and other mobile product sales. TCL Multimedia said that LCD TV sales volume in January reached over 1.6 million units, of which smart TVs accounted … Read more
The worldwide IPTV market will be worth almost $79.4 billion by 2020, exhibiting a CAGR of 18.1% from 2014, says Transparency Market Research. The firm expects APAC to overtake Western Europe as the market’s largest revenue generator during the six years of the forecast. APACxJ will grow at a CAGR of 21.1%, with China, India, … Read more
Valens and Avago Technologies have collaborated on an HDBaseT fibre-transmission solution that can send HDBaseT video up to 800m. It is based on Valens’ Colligo chipsets and Avago’s AFBR-709HDZ transceivers.
Smart TVs have been all the rage recently and together with 4k/UHD technology are seen as the high end technology available in today’s TV sets. Some see smart TVs as one of the reasons for the recent recovery of the TV market. The smart TV followed on from devices like Roku and Apple TV and … Read more
Matrox has its own secure miniDisplayport outputs Matrox was showing its video wall controllers and Maevex distributors. We had a look at the C420, which is a new low-profile quad output PCI Express graphics card. The firm told us that the card is the fastest fanless card on the market. The card has unusual connectors … Read more
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