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New Cinema Network Debuts at ShowEast 2014

ShowEast took place in Florida at the end of last month, with several companies showing new digital cinema developments. Barco demonstrated its CinemaBarco concept (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12), Auro sound system and Escape immersive cinema solution (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37). Christie focused on experiential displays to complement is projection and audio … Read more

Eyevis Appoints New CEO

Eyevis has announced the appointment of Christian Massmann as its new CEO, as well as addition of Daniel Meindl to the company’s management board as head of finance and COO. Before joining Eyevis, Massmann held a number of leadership roles in the international TV and internet industry, most recently as head of worldwide sales at … Read more

Aurora Switches High-Resolution HDMI

Aurora Multimedia’s new 8×8 matrix switcher can handle UltraHD resolution (30fps) and is controllable through any device with a web browser. The ASP-88-4K is part of the Aspyre series, routing video and 7.1-channel audio from eight HDMI inputs to eight HDMI outputs. As well as HDMI, the switcher features RS232 and RJ45 ports. Protocols enable … Read more

Eizo’s Medical Monitor is “Future-Proof”

A prototype modular medical monitor from Eizo, which we saw at UKRC this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 24), is now available worldwide. The RadiForce EX270W is a 27″ LCD model, with a removable interface panel to future-proof the unit. Available panels include DVI-D (supplied as standard), TDL and M12 connections. Eizo intends to … Read more

Lenovo announces new 13-inch Windows Yoga Tablet 2, goes on sale in November for $699

At the Pepcom Event on September 29th, I had a chance to talk to Lenovo about its two new all-in-one touch screen computers that had been introduced earlier in the month at IFA. Both computers are unabashedly targeting the home market, not professional applications. These units are ‘little brothers’ compared to the Lenovo Horizon 2 … Read more

LG Entertains With TV Tuner

LG’s PA1000T (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) is a bright DLP projector, with an LED light source and DVB-T tuner. As well as TV programming, users can share content via WiDi and MHL. A media player with Office viewer is also integrated and the projector supports 3D. Portability is a focus of the PA10000T. … Read more

LG’s Monitor Shows Two Colour Spaces

We saw LG’s 31″ DCI-4k LCD monitor, the 31UM97 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33), at IFA. The company has now announced that the product will be available in various markets – including the USA and Europe – this month. Aimed at professional users, the monitor features a factory-calibrated IPS panel that covers 99% sRGB, … Read more

PH300 Selects Optimal Angle, Says LG

LG is to launch its smallest portable projector yet this month. The Minibeam PH300 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) measures just 103 x 85 x 54mm and weighs 430g. The Minibeam is designed to be used on-the-go. It features LG’s Auto Vertical Keystone (AVK) technology for faster set-up. AVK also means that lens adjustments … Read more

Primeview Brings UltraHD to New Size

Primeview has introduced a new size in UltraHD resolution displays: the 48.5″ PRV494KLED. While much information is still preliminary – including any release details – the company has confirmed that the screen will be available with HDBaseT connectivity as an option (PRV494KLEDHDBT). Rather than four LVDS connections used in 1920 x 1080 displays, Primeview’s unit … Read more