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IFA Busy with OLEDs and HDR

by Bob Raikes

We’ve got to the end of another IFA. The show was interesting but is not as interesting from a technology point of view as CES – and there’s a reason for this. Because of …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Blu-Ray Disk Association Bullish on UltraHD

by Bob Raikes

We met with the Blu-Ray Disk Association on the Philips booth in the well-equipped Philips press area. The Association is doing well with player sales growing well – it claims that they are up …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 33

YouTube HDR Now Available for Mobile

by Andrew Fenn

It’s been a year since YouTube added support for HDR through its apps for enabled Smart TVs — now smartphones are joining the club. Any smartphone that can decode Google’s VP9 Profile 2 is …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 33

HDR/WCG TV Messaging is Going to be a Mess

by Chris Chinnock

I had a feeling that the education and selling of consumers on the idea of HDR/WCG TVs was going to be problematic. After seeing what the major TV brands are saying about their TV …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| IFA 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 34| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Changhong Shows TV Range and Projector at IFA 2017

by Chris Chinnock

Changhong showed its range of TVs for 2017 at IFA along with some concept TVs and projection solutions. Like many TV brands at IFA, Changhong mostly showcased Oled sets as its high end models. …

Tags:Changhong| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Toshiba Shows TV Line at IFA

by Chris Chinnock

The Toshiba brand is licensed in Europe to Vestel, which had a separate area for the brand from its main booth. We have reported separately on the Vestel part of the booth (Vestel to …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| toshiba| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Vestel to Offer HDR TVs – Updates LFD Range

by Chris Chinnock

Vestel was at IFA showing its TV line and used the event to announce it plans to now offer TVs with HDR support. 4K TVs with HDR10 and HLG support will be launched in …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vestel| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Hisense Plans UST Laser and is Ready for 8K

by Chris Chinnock

Hisense did not have a press conference at IFA so we learned what we could from booth personnel. In the booth, the company was featuring FIFA-themed demos as the firm is a sponsor for …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Hisense| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Monitoring for Color Accuracy and HDR Imaging

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Sony hosted an event on August 31st in New York titled “Monitoring for Color Accuracy and HDR Imaging” that focused on the use of Sony OLED professional monitors for production, post production and color …

Tags:Colour Critical Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| OLEDs| sony| Video Editing & Production| Vol 24 - Issue 33

Sharp To Re-enter Smartphone Business and Push TV

by Bob Raikes

After a day that was almost exclusively devoted to OLED, the last conference on the day before the show opening was held by the Sharp TV business (happily, there was a separate conference for …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| sharp| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 24 - Issue 33

TCL Uses IFA for Global Launch

by Bob Raikes

TCL held a press event which kicked off 15 minutes late on the day before the show opened. The company used a fine pitch LED behind the presenters to add graphics and show video. …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| TCL| Vol 24 - Issue 33| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Samsung Adds Flat QLED TVs, a Gaming Monitor and Wearables

by Bob Raikes

Samsung had its press event at the Tempdrom – a large venue well away from the Messe and with several thousand attendees including Samsung staff. The theme at the event was ‘Your new normal’. …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| DisplayPort| Game Playing| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IFA 2017| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| QLED| Quantum Dots| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 33