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Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week – only a few as I have been busy at IFA. Google discontinues its last traditional Chromecast, but software support will continue Epson’s New Gaming Projector Promises a … Read more
What They Say The daily newsletter from Advanced-television.com reported that Sky in the UK has told its suppliers that it will end new satellite dish installations by the end of 2023. However, when we clicked on the link, the article seemed to have been deleted. Last week Advanced-television.com said that MultiChoice Group (MCG) in South … Read more
What They Say Pico, the start-up that is owned by TikTok’s parent, ByteDance, has released details of its new headset, the Pico 4. The unit is smaller and lighter than the Pico3 but has dual 2160 x 2160 LCD displays (72Hz/90Hz powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 processor with 8GB of memory. The headset has … Read more
ViewSonic Corp., a leading global provider of visual solutions, introduces the new M1 Pro Smart LED Portable Projector. This palm-sized cinematic powerhouse weighs less than 1kg and features a patented smart stand, delivering 720p HD images in 360 degrees with theatre-quality audio from Harman Kardon speakers. With a 30,000-hour maintenance-free LED light source and a … Read more
What They Say We’ve all seen reports that too much screen time is bad for children, in particular. However in a study published in Frontiers in Psychology, a team from the UK and France collaborated in a review of 478 studies published over the last two decades. The result of the study was that the … Read more
What They Say AV Magazine reported that a presentation at the Burning Man event in the US used 1000 drones to create a light show that was controlled by 400 Starlink terminals (the SpaceX satellite internet terminals) What We Think As the reporter said – this is pretty impressive even if you haven’t consumed any … Read more
What They Say Protocol Entertainment has revealed that Google has developed alternatives for Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision in a project it is calling ‘Project Caviar’. The formats are intended to be open and royalty-free like the codecs that the firm has worked on over a long time. Protocol said that Dolby charges $2 to … Read more
From the SID conference this year, one really interesting theme emerged for me as rising in importance. That is the role of single emitter material systems for MicroLED. Up to now, most display companies have emphasised discrete R, G, B systems for MicroLED demonstrators, whilst at the same time parallel tracking colour converting systems. This … Read more
I had a couple of days to look around at TVs during the recent IFA Show in Berlin. It’s not really the place for new sets as brands are focussed on trying to get sales for the holiday season. CES is really the place for new sets. Still, there were some things to see! Samsung … Read more
What They Say Yoeri Geutskens has posted his latest HDR ecosystem diagram on Twitter. What We Think We normally copy images to our own server, but in this case, I’d rather not as the image is copyright, so we’ve just linked to it, which means that if Guetskens deletes it, we’ll lose it! (BR)
What They Say TrendForce said that it expects the penetration of OLED into the smartphone market to get over 50% in 2023, up from 42%. (This would be on a unit basis, I assume as revenues are already over 50% – editor) In an article, the firm described the features such as additional auxiliary electrodes, … Read more
What They Say Christie added two new pixel pitches to its line-up of MicroTiles LEDs with 0.75mm and 1.0mm pitch. The 1.0mm version includes LED encapsulation to protect the flip-chip LEDs and the new models can support up to 2,000 cd/m² of output, using common cathode technology. The encapsulation is also said to contribute to … Read more
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