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JCDecaux Plans Wave-Like Billboard

by Raverstead

A new billboard is being designed for JCDecaux by designer Zaha Hadid, and is to be installed on the south side of West Cromwell Road in London. The sign will use a digital screen, …

Analogue Switch-Off Imminent in Kenya – Again

by Raverstead

Kenyan ASO, which has been delayed several times (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 50 and Vol 20 No 48), is apparently set to begin again. Francis Wangusi, director general of the Communications Authority of …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

DirecTV’s VoD Service is a Samsung-Exclusive

by Raverstead

An UltraHD VoD service has been launched by DirecTV in the USA. The service includes new film releases and documentaries, including Forrest Gump, Star Trek (2009) and Amistad. Customers require a DirecTV Genie HD …

ITU-T Accepts G.fast G.9701 Standard

by Raverstead

With the 4k/UHD TV adoption, bandwidth requirements for all streaming solutions will go up. So far Netflix requires a stable 15 Mbps connection to stream 4k to the house. Other providers will have similar …

Pay-TV Rises in Portugal

by Raverstead

Portugese regulator Anacom has said that there were about 3.3 million pay-TV subs in the country at the end of September. The figure represents a net addition of 46,500 QoQ (up 1.4%) and 132,000 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Portugal| TV Reception| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Storm Shows Off Curved LED

by Raverstead

Clear Channel UK’s Storm brand has unveiled a new display at its Coventry House site in London. The display is a Daktronics unit – the 13mm 13HD product – chosen by LG, a long-term …

Tags:ClearChannel| Curved Displays| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 21 - Issue 44

42 Christie Offers New “Twist” Option for Simulation Market

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Christie Digital is offering end users in the simulation and training market a new option to add the company’s warping and edge-blending software to its projectors. Twist Pro is now an optional fee-based add-on …

Tags:Blend & Warp| Christie| I/ITSEC 2014| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Video Highlights from I/ITSEC 2014

by Raverstead

We were able to interview several companies during I/ITSEC 2014. Boeing was in the JVC booth at I/ITSEC 2014 showing its updated CRVS (constant video resolution simulator) with a new IG using COTS hardware …

CEA Re-Christens UltraHD (Again), Brings Back 4k

by Raverstead

Multiple trade associations have agreed to use ‘4k UltraHD’ or ‘4k UHD’ as common terminology to describe TVs meeting the CEA’s UltraHD guidelines (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26). As well as the CEA …

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Epson’s Powerlite 97 Appears in All PMA Channels

by Raverstead

PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in September. The company divides the results into three channels: ‘Retail’, ‘Pro AV’ and ‘Distribution (previously PMA tracked by device type rather than channel …

Larger Size Expands MultiQ’s True-Flat Series

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MultiQ’s True-Flat series has, in the past, been limited to models up to 19″ in size. The company has now expanded this offering with a 21.5″ monitor, which can be used in multiple applications. …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MultiQ| Pcap (Procap)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

USA Today Tests 4k/UHD TV

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The USA Today has tested a 4k/UHD TV and reported the results in its article “Cutting the Cord: Smart TVs can be the ticket to 4K”. The article summarizes the overall positive results of …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 48