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What They Say A bellwether of the ProAV market in the UK (mainly but also with business in Europe and the US) is the Midwich group, the key distributor in that segment. The firm said that by June of this year, the firm had already matched its 2019 sales in displays and projectors. It hit … Read more
What They Say An article in Semiconductor Engineering points out that the driver for big investments by TSMC in fabs in Japan and China at the 28nm node of technology (introduced in 2008 and well behind the ‘state of the art’ for feature size) may be the demand for chips to support AR and VR … Read more
What They Say Reuters reports that Roku is planning to to launch its streaming technology in Germany to compete with Amazon Fire TV stick and Google Chromecast. What We Think Of course, its streaming sticks are the first stage in supporting a market but the aim of Roku must be to eventually also enable its … Read more
What They Say PetaPixel reported on some very clever software technology from Google that is capable of dramatically improving low resolution images. The technique is called SR3 or ‘Super-Resolution via Repeated Refinement’. Google said: “SR3 is a super-resolution diffusion model that takes as input a low-resolution image, and builds a corresponding high resolution image from … Read more
ATSC’s 2021 Lechner Award recipient is Alan Stein, Vice President of Technology, in the CTO office of InterDigital. He holds 16 granted patents in the field of digital video and currently heads InterDigital’s Visual Standards Team, where he manages a global team of senior technology experts who participate in major video standards organizations. Alan Stein … Read more
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) conducted its first face-to-face event since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, recenty at the Reagan International Commerce Center in Washington, DC. ATSC worked closely with the Reagan Center to ensure that health and safety protocols were in place in accordance with the latest information from federal and local … Read more
Barco, the global technology manufacturer and visualization innovator, has expanded its laser projection portfolio with a pair of state-of-the-art RGB projectors. Designed to enable impactful experiences in the theme park industry, the XDM and XDX exceed all expectations with stunning Rec. 2020 colors, native 4K resolution and remarkable performances. From Hollywood to theme parks “With … Read more
What They Say Confirming the reports we’ve seen from several analysts, DSCC updated its report on TV LCD panel pricing and confirmed the continued fall in pricing and its forecast for further falls by Christmas. Brands and retailers in the US have finally caught up with supply and have increased prices. As a result, demand … Read more
Portrait Displays, a global leader in color calibration solutions and advanced display control, announced its partnership with MediaTek, the No. 1 television chipset provider. Portrait Displays and MediaTek’s collaboration will provide realistic and authentic visual imagery, taking the scenery straight from the director’s lens into viewers’ living rooms. Portrait Displays and MediaTek are committed to … Read more
LG Display, the world’s leading innovator of display technologies, will showcase its latest state-of-the-art Transparent OLED technology at the International Motor Show (IAA) 2021 held in Munich, Germany, from September 7th to 12th, together with world-leading material science and smart glass technology company Gauzy at its booth, Hall A1 – Booth number 93. Through its … Read more
SYNNEX Corporation and Tech Data Corporation announced the successful completion of their merger. The combined company is now TD SYNNEX, led by Rich Hume as CEO. Dennis Polk, formerly the CEO of SYNNEX, is Executive Chair of the TD SYNNEX Board of Directors. “TD SYNNEX is uniquely positioned in today’s relentlessly transforming technology ecosystem,” said … Read more
MPEG LA announced that TCL Electronics Holdings Limited (“TCL”) has become a Licensee to MPEG LA’s AVC Patent Portfolio License (“AVC License”). As a result of this agreement, all legal disputes related to patent enforcement actions brought by patent holders in MPEG LA’s AVC License against TCL have been resolved. Click here for more information. … Read more
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