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Display Interfacing 2017: Getting Around the UHD ‘Speed Bump’

by Chris Chinnock

Pete Putman started his presentation by noting that until 2012 or so, the existing connectivity standards like DVI and HDMI with pixel clocks up to 330MHz and data rates of 10.2 – 21.6 Gbps …

Tags:DisplayPort| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 41

Marseille’s $150 HDMI Cable Boosts Visuals

by Bob Raikes

Marseille has a new mCable HDMI cable that has a custom anti-aliasing filter based on a DSP chip that is claimed to reduce jaggies without adding blur at frame rates up to 120fps in …

Tags:HDMI| HDTV| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 37

HDMI 2.1 Cable Goes on Sale

by Bob Raikes

We heard that the first HDMI 2.1 cables are becoming available from Apple. The Ultra High Speed HDMI cable costs $29.95 and supports up to 48 Gbps. Analyst Comment HDMI 2.1 supports the same …

Tags:HDMI| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| Vol 24 - Issue 35

IHS Markit Analyses the Wired Interface Market

by Bob Raikes

Wireless connectivity could be the future but when it comes to transfer of high-data, ultra-high definition video and secured transmission there is no better match to bandwidth and features provided by the wired interface …

Tags:DisplayPort| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| MHL| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 30

Dates Announced for International HDMI Plugfest

by Andrew Fenn

The International HDMI Plugfest will take place from the 25th to the 29th of September, at Presto Engineering’s Caen offices in Normandy, France. The event allows creators of HDMI hardware and software, such as …

Tags:Back Panel| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Testing| Vol 24 - Issue 30

8K Connectivity is Ready

by Chris Chinnock

Most industry attention today is on 4K and UHD/WCG, but the 8K ecosystem has been progressing over the year driven largely by NHK in Japan. The plan is to broadcast the 2020 Summer Olympics …

Tags:DisplayPort| HDMI| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| superMHL| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 28

NEC Display Updates E-Series Displays

by Bob Raikes

NEC Display Solutions in the US has updated the E Series of displays. It also released the pricing. (E326, E436, E506, E556 and E656 displays will be available this month at a minimum advertised …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| NEC| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Coretronics Develops UST & Improves L/P Colour

by Bob Raikes

Coretronics had a meeting room and was showing an impressive UST L/P UltraHD projector that it is now supplying to its OEM customers (and which looked distinctly Dell-ish to us!). This Coretronic UST projector …

Tags:Coretronic| HDMI| Infocomm 2017| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| UST Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Samsung Owners Don’t Like Auto HDMI

by Bob Raikes

Owners of Samsung TVs are complaining about the automatic HDMI switching function in some Samsung TVs. The company has also had complaints about the TVs when they are used with the Nintendo Switch. According …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 20| warranty

Kramer Can Test HDMI Up to DCI 4K

by Bob Raikes

Kramer has a new tester, the 860 HDMI 18G Signal Generator & Analyzer that can be used to test systems with resolutions up to DCI 4K at 4096 x 2160 at 60Hz (4:4:4). It …

Tags:HDMI| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Test Equipment| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 12

Simplay Can Test HDMI Alt Mode

by Bob Raikes

Simplay Labs, LLC, a Lattice Semiconductor company said that its Shanghai, China lab is now ready to test HDMI Alternate Mode (“Alt Mode”) for USB Type-C Specification. Similar services will be available at Simplay …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Testing| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 11

Cypress Enables HDMI over USB-C

by Bob Raikes

Cypress Semi has claimed that Elka International is shipping the first USB Type-C HDMI Alt mode cable, based on the Cypress EZ-PD CCG3 chip to manage the connection. The chip includes an ARM Cortex-M0 …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 24 - Issue 06