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Intel and NHK Stream 8K Video Through an 80 Mbps Broadband Connection

What They Say We reported on work Intel did in streaming 8K through broadband connections at 80Mbps (Intel Supports Live 8K Stream for 2020 Olympics). Next|TV interviewed Intel about the project and got a bit more comment on the project and the value of higher resolution in sports broadcasting. What We Think Intel always likes … Read more

Sony Opts Out of October Tradeshows

What They Say Sony has decided to drop out of both the NAB and Infocomm shows that are due next month because of the ever-changing Covid-19 situation. However, the firm will have an online press event before NAB. The event will be Sunday, October 10 at 9am PT/12pm ET at NABShow.com/Live and pro.sony What We … Read more

Upgrade to Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

What They Say As well as introducing new Amazon-branded TVs, the firm has updated the Fire TV Stick 4K. It has a new quad-core 1.8GHz processor and 2GB of RAM to give more fluid performance. It will have Wi-fi 6 support and is based on the Mediatek MT7921LS Wi-Fi 6 chipset. It supports 4K UHD, … Read more

Links Week Commencing 13th September 2021

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. The best Dolby Vision movies to test your TV Vimeo adds Dolby Vision support, but only for Apple devices TSMC to build advanced chip plant in southern Taiwan … Read more

LG Ads Introduces Personalized Smart TV Platform, River OS

LG Ads Solutions, leaders in connected TV and cross-screen advertising, introduced a new smart TV operating system, called River OS. River OS is built for ultimate personalization, seamless navigations across apps, devices, and services, and advanced voice-controlled TV features at affordable price points. The company has multiple OEM (original equipment manufacturer) partnerships in place, through … Read more

HDR: Part 32 – Creative Technology – Film Scanning

What They Say The Broadcast Bridge wrote an article about the continuing use of film scanners to digitise film-recorded content. It has lots of information on telecine and datacine (for digital intermediates) machines. It also talks about how the sensors can be replaced. for example, by a Sony Pregia 6.5K sensor and the article looks … Read more

Samsung Sees Stretchable Displays as the ‘4th Industrial Revolution’

In a talk at the SID Display Week, Dr Sung-Chan Jo of Samsung Display gave a paper 54.1 that set out his vision for stretchable displays in “the 4th Industrial Revolution”. He started his talk with a look back at the evolution of the display industry from CRT to LCD and PDP and now, increasingly … Read more

Work, Play and Game with Unyielding Display Performance

At Tech World 2021 Lenovo announced the latest additions to its broad monitors portfolio, including an all new ThinkVision™ P27u-20 professional display and two new gaming monitors, Lenovo G27e-20 and Lenovo G24e-20. Expand your professional workspace with the new premium ThinkVision P27u-20 monitor offering dual wide color gamut (99.1% DCI-P3, 99.5% Adobe RGB) with factory … Read more

Portrait Displays and ASUS Announce World’s First Calman Verified Projector

Portrait Displays, global leader in color calibration solutions and advanced display control, is excited to announce the release of the Calman Verified ASUS ProArt Projector A1. Creators, designers, students, and professionals alike will now have access to easy color management and impeccable color accuracy within their creative spaces using the Calman Verified ASUS ProArt Projector … Read more

Introducing the All-New Fire TV Family—Including the First Ever Amazon-Built TVs

Amazon announced an all-new lineup of Fire TV devices with its first-ever Amazon-built smart TVs, the Amazon Fire TV Omni Series and 4-Series smart TVs, and the all-new Fire TV Stick 4K Max. “We’ve reimagined what a TV can do by building it with two of our most popular experiences at the core—the intelligent always-available … Read more