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Samsung’s The Terrace TV Receives Industry-First Outdoor Visibility Verification From UL

Samsung Electronics announced that all models1 of The Terrace TV, the premium product line designed for outdoor lifestyles, have become the first in the TV industry to be verified for outdoor visibility performance. This verification comes from U.S.-based Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global independent safety science organization with over a century of experience in driving … Read more

Sony’s Next-gen VR Headset Will Use Samsung OLEDs

What They Say Bloomberg published an interesting article based on discussions with JDI that included a forecast from Omdia on the increasing penetration of LCD into the VR headset market as OLED makers focus on the higher volumes available in the smartphone market. The article also reports that Sony plans to use OLEDs, with 2000 … Read more

YouTube TV hands out Chromecast, TiVo devices ahead of 4K launch

What They Say Fierce Video reported that YouTube has been offering free Chromecast or TiVo devices to some subscribers to allow the display of UltraHD content. “To ensure our loyal YouTube TV members have a great watch experience (including the ability to watch 4K content on our optional new add-on service coming soon!), we want … Read more

Videoconferencing Challenge Looming

As both California and New York have now lifted a majority of their pandemic-induced restrictions for stores, restaurants, businesses, and other indoor environments, it is hard not to think about the potential impact to companies that will now begin to fully reopen their offices. Interestingly, I think one of the biggest impacts of return-to-office will … Read more

Getting to BT 2020 — OLEDs vs. LCDs

In 2012, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), an international agency regulating telecommunications under the umbrella of the U.N., released its recommendations for the Ultra HD market to help define the parameters for future video broadcast technology. These recommendations are commonly referred to as BT.2020. Figure 1: Rec. 709 vs. BT.2020 Source XDA (of course, the … Read more

Graphics Workstation Sales Set Volume Record in Q1’21

As part of its ongoing research on the workstation market, Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has released its JPR Workstation Report Market Quarterly for Q1’21. Overall in Q1’21, workstation market volume grew about 27.7% YoY to establish a new record level. The strong rebound in workstation shipments was no surprise, as positive signs regarding the pandemic … Read more

Arri And ROE Visual Disclose Test Program

When virtual production and, in particular, mixed reality production took flight in early 2020 ARRI and ROE Visual came into contact and connected to develop a better understanding of the impact of this technology on both LED volumes and camera performance. This mutual understanding has led to the development of a continuous testing program. Early … Read more

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Upgrades PA Series with New LCD Laser Projector  

Sharp NEC Display Solutions, a global leader in the projector and display market, announced the availability of the PA804UL LCD laser projector. The ideal projection solution for corporate, higher education and rental/staging applications, the upgraded PA Series projector delivers powerful brightness with 8,200 lumens, filling screen size and ensuring readability, with the ability to utilize … Read more

Macroblock and Moonshine Jointly Built Taiwan’s Very First Ultra-fine Pitch LED Wall Virtual Production XR Studio

Macroblock has partnered with Moonshine Animation, a famous artist-centered VFX company based in Taiwan, to build an LED wall XR studio in Taipei, Taiwan. The studio is equipped with real-time camera tracking system and high quality 4x4K LED displays of P1.25 (1.25mm pitch) with 3840 visual refresh rate, which allows video shooting at up to … Read more

Infocomm Orlando Opens For Registration

What They Say Infocomm has opened registrations for its event which is due to take place in Orlando, Florida from October 23 to 29th 2021. What We Think Well, I don’t think I’ll be going to this one, although as they say ‘Never say never!’. After 18 months of some degree of lockdown and having … Read more

Vestel Celebrates the Launch of its New IFX Series with NFT Art Collection

Vestel Visual Solutions has marked the launch of its next-generation IFX Series of 4K interactive displays with the creation and showcase of its own NFT art collection. Depicting some of the greatest thought leaders of all time, including Aristotle, Socrates, and Hippocrates, the tokenized artwork has been designed using the IFX displays’ intuitive Whiteboard application. … Read more