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Changhong TVs at CES 2017

by Chris Chinnock

Changhong was showing off many TVs, but not a lot seemed to have changed since our IFA report (Changhong Launches New HDR TVs). These TVs are branded under the name ChiQ, but the Q …

Tags:CES 2017| Changhong| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vol 24 - Issue 02| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

RCA Shows Curved UltraHD Model for $899

by Chris Chinnock

RCA is a brand name used in North America, while the same models sold in Europe carry the Thomson brand name, but both brands for TVs are owned by TCL. Canada-based Curtis International adds …

Tags:CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Vestel Shows UHD TV Line

by Chris Chinnock

We stopped by the Vestel booth but were told that there was not much new since our report at IFA (Vestel to Mass Produce OLED HDR TVs). As this headline notes, Vestel planned to …

Tags:CES 2017| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vestel| Vol 24 - Issue 02

NVidia Looking at GPUs to Enable Deep Learning and Autonomous Vehicles – Shows HDR Monitor

by Bob Raikes

The Nvidia keynote was the opening one of CES, so the first section of the talk was a pitch for CES, highlighting the 50 year history. CTA president, Gary Shapiro, then came on to …

Tags:Automotive| CES 2017| Desktop Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| High Brightness Displays| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 24 - Issue 02

CTA Celebrates 50 Years of CES

by Bob Raikes

The CTA held the opening event which followed the traditional format with Shawn Dubravac and Steve Koenig of the organisation giving, first, a view on technology and then a report on global markets. Dubravac …

Tags:CES 2017| CTA (was CEA)| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Battle of the TV Titans – Samsung vs. LG at CES 2017

by Sweta Dash

Samsung and LG battled for next gen TV display technology dominance at CES 2017. Top consumer brands generally showcase their latest and greatest TV products at the event to establish technology supremacy and set …

Tags:CES 2017| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Ultra HD Blu-ray Players at CES 2017

by Chris Chinnock

CES 2017 saw the launch of several new Ultra HD Blu-ray disc players from existing players and some new companies as well. According to the Blu-ray Disc Association, roughly 300K standalone Ultra HD Blu-ray …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| CES 2017| Dolby Vision| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Panasonic| Philips| Samsung| sony| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Qualcomm Moves to 10nm with 820/821

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm held the first press event of the 2017 event, just before the ‘official’ opening event by the CTA. Keith Kressin started by saying that Qualcomm started by moving the mobile phone from analogue …

Tags:CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Semiconductors| Smartphones| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Intel Focuses on VR at Press Event

by Bob Raikes

Intel held a press event that it said was the most technically complex press event that it had ever staged as it had set up high powered VR systems for all of the press …

Tags:CES 2017| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Tobii Looking at Gaming, Power and Mobiles

by Bob Raikes

We caught up with Tobii in its meeting room where we found the company in a very positive mood as it has been expanding the range of support that it has received. Whereas last …

Tags:CES 2017| Gaze Recognition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tobii| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Panasonic still in CE – If not in US TV

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic held its regular press event and, as it has done at the last several that we have attended, it started with discussions about smart cities. The “Smart cities” topic is a big story …

Tags:Automotive| Cameras| CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| Li-Fi| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Vol 24 - Issue 02

Ultra HD Forum Releases Updated HDR Deployment Guidelines

by Chris Chinnock

The Ultra HD Forum was formed a couple of years ago to help develop best practices mainly for the distribution community in their assessment and deployment of 4K, UltraHD and HDR/WCG services. At NAB …

Tags:CES 2017| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD (4KTV)| Video Editing & Production| Vol 24 - Issue 02