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Buzzcocks Set Revamped With New Displays

by Raverstead

XL Video has supplied new display solutions for studio recordings of UK TV show, Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Several elements of the set rely on video, such as the main screen (4.8m x 2.7m), …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV (Television)| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Acer Monitor Named ‘Best of What’s New’

by Raverstead

Acer’s XB280HK UltraHD gaming monitor has won a Popular Science 2014 ‘Best of What’s New’ award, in the hardware category.

Tags:Acer| Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

And Finally – CNN Lets Down Microsoft

by Raverstead

Ouch. Microsoft is going to be very upset with CNN, we feel. After (presumably) paying for the Surface Pro 3 tablet to be used during programming, the presenters were found to be using the …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| iPad| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Engage Expands Flux Lounge

by Raverstead

Engage Productions’ Flux Innovation Lounge, in London, has undergone a refit with nine new LG displays. The 55″ screens form an interactive wall in the venue. An 84″ UltraHD touch display and three additional …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 46| Wearables

Samsung Presents Golden TV at Christie’s Auction

by Raverstead

Samsung has designed and released a one-off version of its curved 78″ UltraHD TV. The product, covered in gold lacquer paint, will be auctioned by Christie’s during the company’s autumn auction in Hong Kong, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Samsung Wins Big in Innovation Awards

by Raverstead

Several companies have received International CES Innovation Awards. Acer and ZTE were named for the Aspire R 13 Series of convertible notebooks and ZTE’s mobile hotspot projector, while Dell took a ‘Best of’ award …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Dell| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 21 - Issue 45| Vuzix

Kingston Chooses Panasonic Projectors

by Raverstead

Panasonic is supplying 180 projectors to Kingston University in the UK. The PT-RZ370 laser/LED hybrid model will be installed by GV Multimedia. The rollout represents the largest single delivery of PT-RZ370 projectors in Europe.

Tags:Back Panel| Education| Hybrid LED (Laser)| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Canatu Achieves ISO Certification

by Raverstead

ISO 9001:2008 Certification has been achieved by Canatu. The certification was awarded by DNV GL, in Finland. ISO 9001 is a quality management standard; certified organisations are required to show that they meet the …

Tags:Back Panel| business| Canatu| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 49

LG STBs Gain Voice Control

by Raverstead

Conexant Systems in the USA has announced that its far-field voice input processor SoC, the CX2092X, is being adopted by LG Uplus in a new line of set-top boxes. With the SoC, LG’s STBs …

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SEMCO Adopts AltoBeam

by Raverstead

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is using AltoBeam’s ATBM7811B and ATBM7812B demodulator chips in its new tuner modules, the DNOQ44QAH109A and DNOQ44QAV109A. These modules support the reception of DVB-T/T2/C/S/S2 digital television broadcasts.

Tags:Back Panel| DTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Modulation| Samsung| Tuners| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Koreans Win With Stiftung Warentest

by Raverstead

Stiftung Warentest, the German magazine, has named the best TVs of the year. Samsung’s UE55H7090 took second place and the UE55H8090, which has a curved screen, came in first. LG’s 47LB630V topped the Value …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

100 Million Projection Chips Shipped

by Raverstead

A new industry milestone has been reached by 3LCD Technology. 100 million 3LCD projection chips have been shipped since the technology’s introduction in 1998.

Tags:3LCD| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 49