Canon Germany Names Marketing Director
Canon Germany has appointed Marco Gottschalk as the new marketing director for Canon’s consumer imaging group (CIG).
Christie Names New Home Entertainment Director
Christie has announced that George Walter has joined the company in the role of director, home entertainment, reporting to Tony Barton, senior director, Americas Sales. Walter most recently served as VP of home cinema for Digital Projection, where he launched and managed the company
B&O Hopes to Move You…to a Larger Size
Earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 19), Bang & Olufsen launched its new Beovision Avant 55 TV: ‘The one that moves’. Designed to fade into the background of the room when not in use, the TV was B&O’s first UltraHD set. Now the Avant line is being expanded with the launch of a … Read more
Dell Stitches Images to Move Past UltraHD
Dell has unveiled a host of new laptops and a very interesting monitor, which goes beyond UltraHD. Part of Dell’s Ultrasharp line-up, the UP2715K is still under development – a full specification list has not been released. However, Dell has announced that the 27″ display has 5120 x 2880 resolution, or 218ppi. Because even DisplayPort … Read more
Lang Dims LED to Raise Contrast
Lang AG has improved black levels on its Leyard LED displays. At ISE this year, the company showed the Leyard TV 1.9 LED display; now it has added the Leyard RTV 1.9 to its portfolio. Like the TV 1.9 product, RTV 1.9 has a 1.9mm pixel pitch and is intended for indoor use. Brightness is … Read more
NEC Daisy Chains Projectors Through Screen Splitter
NEC’s new generation of PA-series 3LCD projectors, for corporate and education use in medium and large venues, can be daisy-chained to create an UltraHD image. NEC claims that this feature is an industry first and is enabled through a screen splitter. The three projectors (PA521U (1920×1200), PA571W (1280×800) and PA621X (1024 x 768)) feature flexible … Read more
Optoma Brings High Brightness to the Home…
Optoma has lifted the embargo on a home cinema projector that we heard about in July, with a cinematic 24fps mode and a gaming mode that lowers response times and raises the contrast ratio. Optoma has built in a 1.5x optical zoom, +20 deg vertical lens shift and +/-40 deg keystone correction to assist installation. … Read more
Optoma…And Cinema Speeds to Gaming Projector
Optoma unveiled its new HD141X DLP projector at the UK gaming festival, Insomnia, last month. Being announced at a gaming event, the projector naturally features a gaming mode, which optimises response times, contrast and colours. As well as gaming, the HD141X is intended for use as a TV. It can display sources at 24fps (cinema … Read more
Smart Signage Expands With Samsung
Smart Signage is a Samsung digital signage offering first seen at ISE 2013 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 4). Smart Signage displays do not require an external media player; all of the electronics are integrated into the screen itself. The QM85D is Samsung’s newest Smart Signage product: an 85″ display with UltraHD resolution. With a … Read more
Plastic Logic Follows Through on Graphene Partnership
As part of their partnership formed last year (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 26), the Cambridge Graphene Centre and Plastic Logic have demonstrated a flexible display using graphene in the pixels’ electronics. It is the first time that graphene has been used in a transistor-based flexible device, they said. Graphene is a strong, lightweight and … Read more
Asus Beats Competitors in Smartwatch Stakes
Asus did not have a stand at IFA, but did take the stage at a pre-show event to introduce its latest products. It beat LG, Sony, Samsung and Apple to the post with a new smartwatch, as well as a host of other mobile products. The first wearable produced by Asus is the ZenWatch, running … Read more
Haier’s New TV Will be a Doctor on Your Wall
Haier unveiled a range of new products and – as always – concepts for the future. The company has shown wirelessly-powered and thought-controlled TVs in the past; this year, it demonstrated the U9000 modular TV. Similar to Samsung’s Evolution Kit, Haier’s U9000 (42″ – 84″) provides a way for owners to benefit from the latest … Read more
