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Media Distillery Deployed by Vodafone Portugal for Improved TV User Experiences

August 25, 2022 by Artem Alekseenko

Media Distillery, leading provider of AI technology to optimise video UX, announces that Vodafone Portugal has deployed EPG Correction Distillery™ to improve the user experiences for subscribers to Vodafone TV services in that market. Media Distillery will deliver the UX-enhancing capability specified by Vodafone, with the EPG Correction Distillery solution ensuring real-time accurate start-times for … Read more

Media Distillery Deployed by Vodafone Portugal for Improved TV User Experiences (2)

August 25, 2022 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Media Distillery said that Vodafone Portugal had selected its EPG Correction Distillery to improve the accuracy of the firm’s TV EPG. The system is said to use AI to correct the Vodafone EPG to take into account timing discrepancies that could cause the start of a programme to be missed on the … Read more

AR Version of Settlers of Catan Set for 2023

December 21, 2022August 25, 2022 by Bob Raikes

What They Say AR-focused gaming start-up Tilt Five (Tilt Five Gets Series A Funding for AR) has said that it will release an AR-based version of the popular “Settlers of Catan” board game in early 2023. Each player has to have a headset so the cost is high. A single headset costs $359, and bundles … Read more

eMagin developing tandem microOLED, COO says

December 21, 2022August 25, 2022 by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say The Elec reports that eMagin’s COO Amal Ghosh told audiences at IMID 2022 that the firm plans to use a tandem structure in one of its future microOLED OLEDoS display. The device under development uses current fluorescent blue, the report said. eMagin explained the specification of its microOLED panel – it will … Read more

Samsung Electronics and Prime Video Bring ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ to Life in 8K

August 25, 2022 by Artem Alekseenko

Samsung Electronics, the world’s leading TV manufacturer for 16 consecutive years, announced a collaboration with Prime Video that offers fans the opportunity to experience exclusive 8K content from the much anticipated The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series only on Samsung’s cutting-edge screens. Before the September 2nd series premiere on Prime Video, … Read more

Samsung Electronics and Prime Video Bring ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ to Life in 8K

December 21, 2022August 25, 2022 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung said that it would preview some of the 8K content from the ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ to its Samsung 837 store on its three-storey LED wall. It will also debut on Samsung’s landmark LED digital screens overlooking New York City’s Times Square, London’s Piccadilly Circus and … Read more

The IT OLED Hot Topic Self Selects Today

August 25, 2022 by Bob Raikes

I was just looking down my list of topics for Display Daily when I spotted a news item that immediately voted for itself as the hot topic today. The Yonhap News in Korea reported that Samsung Display’s CEO had said yesterday at IMID that his firm would go ahead with a new fab for OLEDs … Read more

Nearly one-third TVs sold worldwide are from Samsung

August 24, 2022 by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Korea Herald reported data, attributed to Omdia on the TV market globally and said that 92.6 million sets were sold globally in the first six months of this year. However it also said that they were worth $475 million – which would be $5 each – so we can discount that … Read more

Sony Sets Data for PlayStation VR2

December 21, 2022August 24, 2022 by Bob Raikes

What They Say Via its social media channels, Sony said that it would launch the PlayStation VR2 for the PS5 in 2023, in contrast to many of its launches that have taken place in Q3 or Q4. The company has shared some specs for the PSVR 2: The headset connects to the PS5 with a … Read more

JVC Shines in Review

August 24, 2022 by Bob Raikes

What They Say What Hi-Fi tested the JVC DLA-NZ7 projector which is able to support 8K display with JVC’s E-shift technology. The native contrast ratio of the 2,200 Ansi lumen set is said to be 40,000:1. The publication describes the images provided by the unit as ‘captivating’ with ‘ natural colours, impressive insight and brilliant … Read more

Links Week Ending 26th August 2022

August 24, 2022 by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. Best Outdoor Projector for 2022 Can you make a computer from liquid crystals? AOC: Video conferencing display with UWQHD and USB-C ViewSonic: 4K display with colorimeter and 100% ARGB … Read more

NEXTGEN TV Advances as Hisense’s Lineup of NEXTGEN TVs Come to Retail With Sharp Focus on Consumer Education

August 24, 2022 by Artem Alekseenko

Pearl TV, the coalition of U.S. broadcasters transitioning to NEXTGEN TV, announced new NEXTGEN TV models from Hisense. Its U7H and U8H, are now available at retail, starting at $799 MSRP. Hisense joins manufacturers—Sony, Samsung and LG Electronics—which already have more than 70 models at retail. As the marketplace for NEXTGEN TVs expands across devices … Read more