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IHS Markit to host the Global Display Conference 2017

by Alan Spencer

IHS Markit is hosting the Global Display Conference 2017 on 19-20 September at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, which is a forum on current and emerging issues affecting the worldwide display supply chain. …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 32

BrightSign

BrightSign Sells One Millionth Media Player

by Yvette Raikes

Digital Signage media player company BrightSign reached a major milestone this month with the sale of its millionth player. The firm says that this promises to be its most successful year to date.

Tags:Back Panel| Brightsign| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 31

BenQ To Preview the SW271 Colour Critical Monitor at IBC

by Bob Raikes

BenQ will show its SW271 monitor at IBC next month, after previewing it at SigGraph. (BenQ Brings New Monitors to Siggraph). The company will be on stand 12.G48 at IBC from 15th–19th September. The …

Tags:Back Panel| BenQ| Colour Critical Monitors| Desktop Monitors| IBC 2017| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 31

IFA Celebrates 50 Years of Colour TV

by Bob Raikes

In an article about the fiftieth anniversary of the start of colour TV transmissions in Germany, which started on 25th August 1967, the GfU said that there were 28 models on the market from …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| TV Reception| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Museum Uses Christie to Switch from Film

by Bob Raikes

The National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Georgia, in the US has installed a 6P Christie laser projector to replace a film-based system and has found that the flexibility of digital has allowed the premises …

Tags:6p Laser| Back Panel| Christie| Large Display Monitor| Museums & Exhibitions| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Philips

Philips’ Roadshow Comes to London

by Yvette Raikes

As part of its European Roadshow 2017, Philips Professional Display Solutions will be visiting the Novotel Hotel in Hammersmith, London, on the 20th and 21st of September. The company will be showing its professional …

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage| Events| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Philips| Vol 24 - Issue 31

LDC Dates Set for 2018

by Bob Raikes

We heard recently that the LDC (Laser Display and Lighting Conference) will be held in Yokohama, Japan on 24th – 27th April 2018. The event took place in Germany in 2016, but was in …

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Friedrich and Poynton Hold Colour Correction Workshop

by Yvette Raikes

Colour scientist Charles Poynton and calibration specialist Florian Friedrich are holding a 2-day workshop for Up.grade 2017 at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie in Berlin on 25th and 26th September. The workshop will be …

Tags:Back Panel| Colour Management & Processing| Events| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 31

DTG Plans Another UK Plugfest

by Yvette Raikes

DTG Testing will host a second UK Interoperability Plugfest at its London Offices on 20th and 21st of September. This will be a chance to validate devices and applications updated since the June plugfest, …

Tags:Back Panel| DTG| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 31

UX Awards to be Presented at IFA

by Bob Raikes

There will be an award ceremony at IFA to present winners of UX Design Awards which are intended to reward companies that have created good human interfaces that make interaction with products and systems …

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Next Light Field Streaming Workshop Announced

by Yvette Raikes

The next Streaming Media for Field of Light Displays event will be added to Display Summit in Sterling VA, USA. The SMFoLD workshop will take place on 3rd October followed by the conference on …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| Light Field Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 31

Foxconn CEO Cancels IFA Keynote

by Yvette Raikes

Foxconn CEO Terry Gou has cancelled his keynote appearance at IFA 2017, but says he will be happy to take part next year. He said that the company was working on a “global investment …

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