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Werner Questions OLED TV

The second talk that Ken Werner was due to give was about quantum dots and their impact on the prospects for OLED TV. One of the claimed benefits of OLED TVs compared to LCD is a better gamut. Werner used a talk given by Seth Coe-Sullivan, from quantum dot maker, QDVision at an SID event … Read more

LEDs Coming for Lighting

Daniel den Englesen is a veteran of Philips who is now working with ABInfo. Although based in the Netherlands, he also does some work in Brazil and is also an Associate Professor at Brunel University. He is also a visiting professor at the SouthEast University in Jiangsu, China. He spoke about LEDs in lighting and … Read more

UK 999 Location Tracking Made 4,000 Times More Accurate

A new SMS-based system has been developed in the UK by EE, HTC and BT, which can pinpoint the location of 999 (emergency services) calls made using a mobile phone to within 30m. The Advanced Mobile Location system used a smartphone’s GPS to do so. Around 60% of 999 and 112 calls are made using … Read more

Advanced Advertising at the NYC Television Week

The NYC Television Week hosted another conference that focused on Advanced Advertising in the TV space. There were several panels focusing on topics from big data, targeting advertising and programmatic TV (automated and dynamic buying of advertising space – Man. Ed.) , that will all transform the TV advertising industry. There were four panels in … Read more

Advantech Protects its Tablet

In June this year, Advantech announced a rugged tablet PC called the PWS-870. The unit has now been launched. It is a 10.1″ model designed for field services markets, with an optional sunlight-readable display and several certifications. As well as being IP65-compliant, the PWS-870 is MIL-STD-810G and 5M3- certified, even when docked. It has been … Read more

Applied Materials Result 19/11/2014

Applied Materials Inc. has reported its fourth quarter and full year results. The company posted a net profit in Q4 of $290 million on turnover of $2.2 billion, which compares with a net profit of $183 million on turnover of $1.9 billion in the final quarter of last year. For the year Applied Materials achieved … Read more

Atomos Shows 4K Shogun Video Monitor/Recorder

In 2012, 3D Guru Al Caudullo (3DGuy.tv) judged the Atomos Ninja the “Best External Video Recorder” for 3D. I had a chance to visit Atomos (Victoria, Australia) at CCW 2014 and see not only the current versions of the Ninja, the Ninja 2, Ninja Blade and Ninja Star, but also the recently introduced Shogun as … Read more

Audio-Video Over IP in Broadcast

Several sessions and many companies talked about when, if and how the broadcast production facility will move away from SDI-based video workflow connectivity to one based on using IP protocols. A paper presented by Peter Chave of Cisco nicely summed up the current situation in broadcasting. SDI is still the predominate transport medium within capture … Read more

BenQ Boasts of 100% sRGB Coverage

BenQ claims 100% sRGB colour coverage on its new Colorific DLP projector, the HC1200. A test pattern is embedded for more precise calibration during set-up. Power efficiency is key to BenQ’s projectors; many of them share features, and the HC1200 is no exception. It has Eco Blank, Smart Eco and No Source Detected modes; these … Read more

Black Friday Deal-Teasing Continues

As well as the deals we covered last week (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 45), Best Buy will offer a “doorbuster” deal of an UltraHD 55″ Samsung TV (UN55HU6830) for $900. Sony’s XBR55X850B will be sold for $1,500 and a curved Samsung UltraHD TV for $1,200. The Xbox One Assassin’s Creed: Unity bundle will be … Read more

Buzzcocks Set Revamped With New Displays

XL Video has supplied new display solutions for studio recordings of UK TV show, Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Several elements of the set rely on video, such as the main screen (4.8m x 2.7m), which uses a Barco FLM HD-20 projector. Other new displays include 12 Panasonic screens (42″), used as videowalls to stage-left and … Read more