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Sony Demos Its Latest Projectors

by Chris Chinnock

Sony had special press and installer meetings in New York in early February where we got a chance to see and discuss its 2016 home projector models as well as the latest UHD TVs …

Jasper Display Shows Working 4K LCOS

by Chris Chinnock

On a recent visit to Jasper Display in California, we had a chance to learn a lot about what the company is doing. Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) has been at the heart of …

LCOS – It’s not Just for Displays Any More

by Chris Chinnock

We recently had a chance to visit with Jasper Display in their Santa Clara offices. Jasper is a silicon design house that started by specializing in Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) microdisplay. They still …

AptoVision Announces 10 New Design Wins for “BlueRiver NT” AV over IP Technology

by Isaac Oburu

Momentum building behind its ground-breaking AV over IP solutions, AptoVision™ today announced 10 new design wins for its award-winning BlueRiver™ NT and BlueRiver NT+ chipsets. New AV signal distribution products based on the AptoVision …

Tags:4K DCI| AV Processors| ISE 2016

Canon Working on Simulation Projector

by Chris Chinnock

Canon was at I/ITSEC 2015, but was not really disclosing much. They had a theater where they were showing a demo of their laser phosphor projector, but they did not want to let us …

Sony Shows HDR TVs and Projectors at CEDIA

by Chris Chinnock

The Sony brand is alive and well in the custom install market. At Cedia 2015, the company announced that sales, primarily projectors, were up 63% compared to a year ago. Sales of Sony’s 4K …

4K Movie Services Increase

by Chris Chinnock

At CEDIA, several companies made announcements that will bring more content – 4K and other enhancements to affluent home owners. This included news from Prima, Bel Air Cinema and Kaleidescape. Barco Residential, for example, …

Tags:4K DCI| CEDIA 2015| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 42

TI to Bring 4K DLP to the Masses

by Chris Chinnock

Texas Instruments has had a 4K 3-chip DLP solution for some time, but it’s a big, 1.4” device that allows high brightness 4K projection at a hefty price. Meanwhile, Sony has made great headway …

Tags:4K DCI| CEDIA 2015| DLP| TI (Texas Instruments)| Vol 22 - Issue 42

Canon Reveals 4K Projector Plans

by Chris Chinnock

At InfoComm, Canon was showing a 4K projector but with no information available for the media. At the Canon Expo, it was in plain sight and powering several demos. In fact, according to Canon …

Sony Enhances Mobile Display – Will it be Enough?

by Tom Allen

Kazuo Hirai is the President and CEO of Sony, and he was at the show in that position for the fourth time. At the time he took over, Sony was re-structuring. Hirai said that …

Christie’s Heavy-Duty 304K Enables 360° Projection

by Tom Allen

Christie’s new 3DLP projector, the Mirage 304K, can reach up to a 120Hz refresh rate and 360° projection. It is a bright (30,000-lumen) unit, built for 3D applications and advanced visualisation: for instance, automotive, …

Tags:4K DCI| Christie| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Broadcom Raises UltraHD Efficiency

by Tom Allen

Broadcom’s new chip, for home gateways and UltraHD STBs, is said to raise UltraHD video decode efficiency, with a 25% reduction in bandwidth use (compared to Broadcom’s previous generation). As well as raising decode …