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Sony Digital Cinema Not Ready to Embrace Laser Projection Yet

by Chris Chinnock

Sony’s Digital Cinema group was at CinemaCon 2016, but it did not announce any new projection products. While the company says it is working on laser-based solutions for cinema, it says the current lamp-based …

Barco Announces New RGB Laser Projector Wins

by Chris Chinnock

RGB laser projection cinema are increasingly being installed in Premium Large Format (PLF) venues worldwide. These are expensive systems, but exhibitors believe audiences will see the difference and pay more for the improved experience. …

Barco Escape Format Gains Momentum

by Chris Chinnock

The Barco Escape format was introduced two years ago at CinemCon. It is a three–screen format where the side screens can show content related to what is being shown on the main central screen …

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Vyking Launches Video Ad Suite That Reacts to Users

by Arthur Berman

Vyking (Berlin, Germany) has developed a suite of interactive video ad formats called ReactivAds. The system observes users’ through the use of a webcam such as commonly found on devices. By identifying user facial …

BigScreen to Enable Collaborative VR

by Arthur Berman

As virtual reality moves towards becoming a consumer reality, it still remains essentially a solitary user experience. There are a variety of reasons for this not the least of which is the fact that …

Introducing the Lytro Cinema Light Field Camera

by Arthur Berman

Lytro, Inc. (Mountain View, CA) encountered difficulty in achieving adoption of light field technology in consumer cameras. None-the-less, the technology still has great potential for imaging in cinema and visual effects applications. To address …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Light Field Cameras| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Christie Releases “BoldColor” Laser Phosphor Projectors

by Chris Chinnock

Christie has released four new projectors in a GS series which we reported on briefly at the Prolight & Sound event (Christie Highlights Reduced Noise of L/P Projectors). These are single-chip DLP models with …

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Christie Joins Laser Crowd

by Chris Chinnock

Christie Digital was at CinemaCon to showcase it projectors, signage solutions, managed services and audio solutions. Christie, Barco and NEC – the primary cinema projector suppliers, are all now offering in-lobby signage solutions and …

Review Highlights Issues in Samsung HDR Set

by Tom Allen

John Archer is a writer for Forbes, specialising in home entertainment technology. Recently, he reviewed Samsung’s 55″ KS9500 TV – not a flagship SUHD model, but still a new set for 2016. In the …

CDS Hails TOLED Arrival

by Tom Allen

To celebrate the arrival of its transparent OLED Lucid Vue display, Crystal Display Systems will hold a roadshow in London at the end of the month. Interested parties should email Meghan Mudge on [email protected].

Tags:AMOLED| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Transparent Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 15

The End of More Glass and Vacuum Technologies

by Bob Raikes

I made reference in my talk at the Nuremberg conference to Paul Gray’s “end of glass, vacuum and metal” (GVM) technology and over the last couple of weeks, I have seen lots of stories …

Nanosys and QD Vision Clash Over Patents

by Tom Allen

Nanosys has brought the legal system to bear against QD Vision in the USA, for patent infringement. Nanosys’ lawsuit alleges that QD Vision’s products infringe upon its photoluminescent QD materials and related methods. The …