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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 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 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’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 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 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 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
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 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 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
Lenovo was a bit frustrated at the show. The company had held a press event on the Thursday, but because of the Intel keynote on Friday, could not announce that new systems used the Core M processor (see our story on Intel). The first product that we looked at was the “Tiny-in-one” a “One Litre” … Read more
LG is obviously deeply committed to OLED TVs, but our first stop on the stand was its OLED smartwatch, the G Watch R. Attracting a lot of attention from consumers, the product is the first smartwatch with a circular face that uses all of the display – which LG has made a big deal of, … Read more
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