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Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, unveiled Planar® UltraRes™ X Series, a line of 4K resolution (3840 x 2160) commercial-grade LCD displays featuring 700-nit brightness and a wide color gamut perfect for High Dynamic Range (HDR) content. Available in 75-inch, 85-inch and 100-inch sizes, Planar UltraRes X Series includes a 24×7 design and, when … Read more
What They Say Dave Haynes of Sixteen-Nine.net is running a survey on whether it makes sense to revive the Digital Signage Expo as a separate event after the pandemic, or whether to simply fold it in to the main Infocomm. He explains his point of view at the article link, or you can go here … Read more
What They Say I reported when I visited the CineEurope show in 2018 that the market for private cinema rentals was a significant segment of the Chinese market – enough to justify an optimised system from Cinemeccanica. (CineEurope 2018 Roundup). Now, the BBC report, the trend has developed during the pandemic, to extend to other … Read more
What They Say Sixteen-nine.net has reported that a company called AdMobilize has developed software integration to support audience analytics on Samsung’s SoC (System-on-Chip) digital signage powered by Tizen OS1. The DailyDOOH blog said that “Customers buying the latest Samsung Smart Signage powered by Tizen OS can now run AdMobilize’s audience analytics software without the need … Read more
What They Say GSMArena reported that S-Connect – identified as the maker of hinges for Samsung’s foldable phones – has said that it will start mass producing the hinges for the Galaxy Z Flip2 and Z Fold3 in the second quarter of this year. The site suggests that that is in line with forecasts that … Read more
What They Say Patently Apple reports that Apple has won a patent (10,923,012 that was filed in March 2020) that covers devices that can be used at double or other multiples of their native refresh rates. The site suggests that a 120Hz native display might be driven at 240Hz. The previous day, the website had … Read more
What They Say 9to5Mac reports that Apple is re-introducing in-store shopping appointments at many US Apple Stores that have been operating as Express storefronts. Other temporarily-closed locations are reopening for pickup of online orders. The report said that as of February 12th, 39 stores were opened for browsing. What We Think It would be good … Read more
Prowise’s newest product brings digital schooling to another level. Today, they have launched their best touchscreen yet. With outstanding writing experience, high privacy and security standards, and other smart solutions, it’s offering top performance in the classroom and during remote learning. This new product is already nominated for a coveted BETT Award and a iF … Read more
PPDS is delighted to announce the latest models of its ground-breaking Philips MediaSuite hospitality TVs – the HFL5114 and HFL6114 – are now available in warehouses across EMEA. Further building on PPDS’ commitment to providing market-leading products and solutions to the hospitality sector, the latest MediaSuite models span six size options – ranging from 32” … Read more
What They Say An interesting post on a French home cinema website, highlighted by Ultra HD 4K News, points out that the AV1 codec cannot supply dynamic HDR metadata, as the codec relies on Metadata messages in the stream OBU. The same applies to the older VP9 codec. When that codec is used, dynamic metadata … Read more
What They Say The Chosun reports that high demand for TVs based on the panel have meant that LG plans to expand the production of 48″ OLEDs from 220KK in 2020 to one million this year. The paper reports that rather than making two 77″ and two 48″ panels in its Guangzhou fab, LGD will … Read more
What They Say Tivo announced that it has extended its deal with Sharp Corp in Japan to use Tivo’s G-Guide products, including G-Guide HTML, G-Guide xD and remote schedule recording service across compatible television and Ultra HD Blu-ray recorder products. The deal includes the latest Aquos 8K series of TVs. Additionally, the renewal with Sharp … Read more
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