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A survey of 300 UK retailers by Barclays has revealed that almost 70% believe that the Christmas trading period this year will be better than last year’s. This compares to 52% who felt the same way in 2013. The survey has also shown that the USA’s Black Friday’s tradition is gaining traction in the UK; … Read more
I had a joyous moment this week. My Lenovo T440S was rated to support a maximum 2560 x 1600 resolution when I bought it at the end of last year. I had assumed that I couldn’t run UltraHD displays, which was frustrating as a display specialist. However, in a conversation with Eizo about UltraHD, I … Read more
Several manufacturers of 4K cameras were at CCW 2014 and I was able to get updates on cameras I had written about before, after the presentation for SMPTE. The JVC representative said the GY-LS300 camera, a compact 4k camera with a Super 35mm-sized 13.6MP 4K CMOS image sensor originally announced at NAB, will be available … Read more
The SuperComputing Conference being held in New Orleans is an interesting event if you have high performance computing (HPC) needs, like those in broadcast, post production and some ProAV applications. This is where the latest CPU, GPU and high-speed connectivity hardware is showcased, so a quick summary of some top items is in order. Dell … Read more
The USA and China have reached a new agreement on technology tariffs, which could cover as much as $1 trillion in trade. A deal was reached earlier this month, expanding the Information Technology Agreement (ITA). President Barack Obama said that it “will contribute to a rapid conclusion to the broader negotiations in Geneva”. The ITA … Read more
New USB specifications have been released by the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, and are now available to download from http://www.usb.org/developers/docs. They are USB Power Delivery v2.0 and USB Billboard Device Class v1.0 – said to be ‘essential’ for the development and implementation of new Alternative Modes (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38) for USB-C. The … Read more
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) is examining a refinement to its Display Stream Compression (DSC) standard (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 5). DSC reduces bitrates to enable higher resolution content to be played through existing interfaces and consume less power on mobile devices. The new coding system is being referred to as Advanced DSC … Read more
ViewSonic’s PJD7822HDL is a bright home entertainment projector at a relatively low price point. Reaching 3,200 lumens and 1920 x 1080 resolution, the projector supports HDMI dongles such as the Chromecast. It will be available in North America and Europe this month, for $1,200. The DLP projector has a 1.15 – 1.5:1 throw ratio; it … Read more
A company called Visionect, based in Slovenia, is working to bring electrophoretic display (EPD e.g. E Ink) signage to the mainstream market. The company has developed new hardware and software that enables custom signage to be built using multiple EPDs. EPDs cannot support video. However, they are durable, consume little power and are scalable. Common … Read more
Vivitek’s Qumi range has been expanded to include three new LED DLP projectors for office, personal and home use. They are the Q7 Plus, Q7 Lite and Q4. The Q7 models are compatible with Vivitek’s mobile remote control app. The Q4, designed for office use, features embedded closed captioning and six pre-set image modes, as … Read more
The Geobox G-401 is a four-channel LCD videowall controller from VNS (Taiwan), supporting UltraHD inputs. As a pure hardware controller, the unit is said to be free from image lag and synchronisation issues; easy to use; and immune to PC viruses and crashes. Multiple video sources, such as PCs and media players, can connect to … Read more
Audi showrooms in the UK are using Samsung’s Gear VR headset to demonstrate the features of the new Audi TT. Wearers can investigate the interior of the car and be taken for a drive. The content was captured specifically for this application.
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