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Vewd Can Co-Exist with Android TV

by Bob Raikes

Vewd has a new product manager, Sascha Prüter, who is from Google, where he was head of product for Android TV, so he has a very good sense of the strength of his opposition. …

Tags:Android| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Operating Systems| OTT Video| Smart TV| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Fraunhofer Highlights Codecs, LightFields and Packages

by Bob Raikes

The Fraunhofer had a number of demonstrations of interest. First, we heard about the new JPEG XS ‘mezzanine’ codec designed for contribution applications and optimised for around 6:1 or 8:1 compression. It was developed …

Tags:Cinema| Codecs| Fraunhofer| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Light Field Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 36

HP Highlights DreamColor Technology for Creatives

by Bob Raikes

HP started by showing us its latest Z Book X2, a convertible tablet/notebook designed for content creators and using a Wacom pen and using an anti-glare display with UltraHD resolution. The display has touch …

Tags:Colour Critical Monitors| Desktop Monitors| HP Inc| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Maverick AV Solutions Announces Distribution Partnership with Avocor

by Andrew Fenn

Maverick AV Solutions, a specialised solution business of Tech Data, is partnering with Avocor to bring its range of interactive displays to the European market, including the all-new F series of products and, later …

Tags:Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| TechData| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Samsung PIDs Now Available from Crystal Display Systems

by Andrew Fenn

Stretched professional information display (PID) panels from Samsung are now available from UK distributor Crystal Display Systems (CDS). The panels come in 29″ (1920 × 540) and 37″ (1920 × 540) and are manufactured …

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Dolby Vision Gathering Support

by Bob Raikes

Dolby was not showing anything new in its video and Dolby Vision technology, but was concentrating on highlighting the adoption of the technology which is now being supported by 18 different consumer electronics brands …

Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 36

IBC 2018 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

ABox42 of Germany told use that it has a new STB in its M Series, the M35 which has support for UltraHD and is configured with Verimatrix Ultra Security. The company told us that …

Tags:Android| Big Data/AI| Broadcast Monitors| Codecs| Curved Displays| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| SOCs| STBs| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Upscaling| Viewfinders| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Arte Conducting HDR Tests

by Bob Raikes

SES held a series of Tech Talks in its meeting room suite up in the balcony of Hall 1. These are usually interesting and the one we went to was no exception. The topic …

Tags:Broadcast| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Philips| SES| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Creatives Want More – of Everything!

by Bob Raikes

Christie had a big screen demonstration that compared Xenon-based projection with a full laser unit. Unfortunately, because of a schedule clash, we didn’t get to see the different demonstration, but got into the session …

Tags:6p Laser| Cinema| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Movies & Content| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Sony Moves from OLED for Monitoring

by Bob Raikes

Sony held its usual press event as the first of the show itself on its booth. I remember when the firm switched from projection to LCD as the main display for the event, but …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Cameras| Dual Panel LCDs| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 36

LG Display Investment in Nanosys is Confirmed

by Bob Raikes

We reported recently that LG had invested in QD developer and maker, Nanosys. We confirmed this as LG Display recently made the following statement in an SEC filing (in August). “In May 2018, we …

Tags:Investment| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Dataxis: Global Installed Base of UHD STBs Reaches 31 Million

by Andrew Fenn

The global installed base of Ultra HD set-top boxes reached 31 million units at the end of 2017, according to Dataxis. The research firm said this compares to just three million units in 2015, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 37