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UHD TVs Installed Base Rises 27%

What They Say Strategy Analytics reported data for the development of the market for UltraHD TV sets. The number of homes worldwide using an UltraHD TV reached 380 million at the end of 2020, up by 27% from 301 million in 2019. In 2020 this equates to 19% of homes globally owning at least one … Read more

Is Gamma Still Needed?: Part 10 – Summary

What They Say If you were interested in the Display Daily last week on the topic of scene-referred video (Poynton Defines “Scene Referred” Video), you will probably be interested in an article in ‘the Broadcastbridge’ that goes into the question of whether using gamma is a good way to store and process video. The author … Read more

ILM Explains Stagecraft Virtual Production Tools

What They Say Industrial Light & Magic released a video showing how its Stagecraft virtual production technology was used on the Mandalorian Season Two to accelerate and more accurately control production. The system relies on enclosing LED video walls around the action, including on the ceiling. Sets can be built completely virtually or, if there … Read more

SLAC Looks at QDs Very Closely

What They Say Scientists at the US Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have published a paper via Nature that describes how the group has used lasers to stimulate quantum dots and captured images using a high speed ‘electron camera’ (MeV-UED) to watch the emissions. The experiments revealed that the incoming … Read more

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority and Samsung Partner to Unveil the Largest Digital Experience in U.S. Convention & Exhibitions Industry

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), Samsung Electronics America and Samsung SDS America, a global leader in digital transformation and innovation solutions, unveiled a state-of-the-art digital experience in the new West Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). Featuring a sleek, open-air design and an abundance of natural light, the atrium of … Read more

IEEE Spectrum Explains Nanosheet Transistors

What They Say IEEE Spectrum had an interesting article on the next generation of IC transistors at the next ‘state of the art’ in chip fabrication, which it lists as a 3nm process. The article suggests that this may be the last chance to stick with Moore’s Law, although it might allow it to extend … Read more