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UHF Spectrum Four Times as Valuable for DTT Than Mobile

A study has concluded that Europe’s ultra-high frequency (UHF) band (470 – 694MHz) is as much as four times more valuable for DTT broadcasting than mobile services. The parties concluded that there is no case for co-primary allocation of UHF frequencies at the World Radiocommunications Conference 2015. The cost of clearing DTT from the spectrum … Read more

Windows 10 On Track for Autumn

Microsoft COO Kevin Turner told The Nikkei newspaper that Windows 10 will be released in autumn 2015. The new OS is considered a “complete reboot” of the software, and will include a personal assistant (probably Cortana, which is also featured on Windows Phone). Turner said, “The things people love about Windows 7, we will have … Read more

Windows 10 Receives Native Format Support

The latest update to the Windows 10 Technical Preview has added native support for advanced video and audio codecs. These include MKV, HEVC and lossless audio format FLAC. Display Daily Comments This may help to reduce the number of codecs that need to be added as plug-ins. Video on PCs has never become a really … Read more

Industry Shift is News at Electronica

Electronica takes place in Munich every two years. A late invitation to speak at the SID event in Rio meant that Display Monitor’s plans had to change on short notice, so Tom attended instead of Bob. Major display makers, as we noticed at the 2012 show, were absent. Electronica has become more about industrial electronics … Read more

Fujitsu Forum and Keynotes

Fujitsu holds an annual “Fujitsu Forum” event in Munich and this is the second year that we have attended. It’s a three day event (one day for press only) and we attended just for one day. As well as the business sessions, the event celebrates the Bavarian heritage with a huge “Oktoberfest” party. Most of … Read more

Latin Display Looks at Displays, Lighting and Solar

This was this writer’s first visit to Latin Display which this year took place in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Although mostly dominated by Brazilian visitors, others came from around the region. Abinfo is a research organisation that co-ordinates activity in R&D in areas of informatics, life sciences, technology and fully supports the Latin Display … Read more

Printed Electronics 2014 View of OLED Display Market

The 2014 Printed Electronics Conference (Santa Clara, CA, November 18-20) included a half day tutorial (masterclass) covering OLED, bi-stable and flexible displays, as well as OLED and LED lighting. One of the morning’s speakers, Dr. Guillaume Chansin of IDTechEx, presented his view of the current state of the OLED, bi-stable and flexible displays markets and … Read more

The Next TV Summit at NYC Television Week

NYC Television Week is the main event for the NY broadcast industry addressing the business and creative side of TV. It is held parallel to the CCW and SATCON conferences and exhibitions, that address more of the technology side of TV. Part of the NYC Television Week was the Next TV Summit discussing the future … Read more

Intel Looking to Design the Future

Brian David Johnson of Intel was the next speaker (Intel is a Diamond Sponsor for the Fujitsu Forum event). Johnson is a futurist and principal engineer and his topic is “How to design the future”. His job is to look 10 to 15 years ahead and imagine how people will interact with IT. It’s important, … Read more

Samsung Shows 95″ FHD Display at DPAA

Samsung had a small exhibition space at the DPAA Video Everywhere conference and was showing a 10″ and a 95″ LED LCD as the company’s smallest and largest offering in the professional display space. Samsung offers several lines of displays tailored for the respective markets and market segments. While most displays are rated for 18h … Read more