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PyeongChang Olympics Showcase Next Generation Broadcasting Options (Part 1)

by Chris Chinnock

The PyeongChang Olympics in Korea provided an incredible platform for demonstrating the potential of next generation broadcast options. This included 8K, HDR, Dolby Atmos, Virtual Reality, ATSC 3.0 and 5G live broadcasting, plus an …

New Version of HbbTV Specification Supports HDR, HFR and NGA

by Andrew Fenn

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has announced the immediate availability of HbbTV 2.0.2. …

Tags:HbbTV| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 07

VLC 3.0 Adds Support for 8K, HDR and Chromecast

by Andrew Fenn

The newest version of the VLC media player features support for 8K resolution, HDR10 and 360° video, as well as support for Chromecast. VLC is free and available on PCs, mobile devices and TV …

Ooredoo TV Adds Two New Ultra HD Channels

by Andrew Fenn

Qatar telco Ooredoo has added two new Ultra HD channels to its IPTV line-up: Love Nature 4K and Travelxp 4K, which claims to be the world’s first channel to be transmitted in UHD and …

Dolby Vision Update Returns to LG UP970 Blu-ray Player

by Andrew Fenn

LG has finally re-released the Dolby Vision software update for its UP970 Blu-ray player, over six months after it was originally released. (Dolby Vision Firmware Update for LG UP970 Blu-ray Player Now Available) The …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Vol 25 - Issue 05

MediaTek’s New TV SoC Supports A Range of Voice Systems

by Chris Chinnock

MediaTek was busy at CES with several announcements including a new highly integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for HDR-enabled 4K TVs. The MT5598 is a premium UltraHD SmartTV platform that supports diverse entry-to-enthusiast HDR technologies …

Philips Boosts OLED TV Range with HDR10+

by Bob Raikes

Philips (TPVision) has announced two new OLED TVs for 2018 in addition to the 973 model that was shown at IFA. The 873 and 803 ranges have features including HDR10+ and Ambilight (3 sides) …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Philips| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Samsung Points to 2018 TV Direction, but Short on Detail

by Chris Chinnock

Key Messages One of the key messages from the Samsung CES 2018 press conference was basically all in on AI and IoT. H.S. Kim explained that there are three elements of Samsung’s IoT strategy. …

Leader Simplifys HDR Production with LV5490

by Milos Pavlovic

Leader said that it has added new features to its LV5490 4K high dynamic range waveform monitor. The instrument now provides full direct support for ITU-R BT.2408-0 ‘Operational practices in HDR television production’. Published …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Test Equipment| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Panasonic North America Chairman CEO Tom Gebhardt

Panasonic Keeps OLED for Studios in the US

by Chris Chinnock

Key Messages Panasonic used its CES 2018 press conference to announce four new OLED TVs and to reinforce its support for the dynamic metadata HDR10+ standard. Panasonic is part of the HDR10+ consortium formed …

TCL Looking to Upgrade Brand

by Chris Chinnock

Key Messages At TCL’s CES press conference, the company first highlighted their sales success in 2017. They are a top three global brand having sold 23M TVs, up 16% globally and 131% in North …

PixelDisplay Claims Advantages over QDs

by Chris Chinnock

PixelDisplay is a company that debuted at last year’s SID conference with a method to create narrow band RGB light for wide color gamut HDR displays. They showed a demo of an LED with …