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Idemitsu Rises to Second Place in OLED Emitter Market

by Tom Allen

UBI Research says that the OLED emitter materials market grew 17% from 2014 to 2015. Universal Display was the largest supplier in revenue terms, but experienced a decrease in sales – as did Dow …

OLEDWorks to Prototype Amber OLEDs

by Tom Allen

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) awarded a $500,000 grant to OLEDWorks last year (OLEDWorks Takes Lighting Grant), to develop bright amber OLED lighting panels. NYSERDA has now presented the …

LG Videos Show Korean OLEDs

by Tom Allen

LG installed OLED displays in Korea’s Incheon Airport and outside the N. Seoul Tower last year (OLED ‘Sculptures’ to be Built in Seoul), and has now published a video showing off the finished work. …

New Studio Joins UHD Blu-ray

by Tom Allen

Paramount is the latest Hollywood studio to sign up to the UHD Blu-ray movement. ‘Star Trek’ and ‘Star Trek: Into Darkness’ will be released in UltraHD HDR, with Dolby Atmos, on the 14th June. …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 13

AOMedia Video Becomes Open Source

by Tom Allen

New members have joined the Alliance for Open Media (Leading Companies Collaborate to Avoid Codec Fees), which has also announced availability of code for its AOMedia Video project. ARM, AMD and Nvidia are the …

Sony Eases Home Cinema Entry

by Tom Allen

Sony’s VPL-HW45ES is its newest projector, intended as an entry model into the world of home cinema. Based on Sony’s SXRD (a variant on LCoS) technology, it acts as a step down from the …

Tags:Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Projectors| sony| Vol 23 - Issue 13

DTG and DTVP Schedule UHD Plugfest

by Tom Allen

The Digital Television Group (DTG), of the UK, and German TV Platform (DTVP) are to hold the second joint Plugfest on the 12th and 13th April, at the DTG’s headquarters in London. The event …

Unitymedia Will End Analogue in 2017

by Tom Allen

Unitymedia, the German cable operator, has announced that it will end analogue distribution to its network on the 30th June 2017. By then, the firm aims to have moved 95% of its customers to …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Cable| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Ingram Changes in France

by Tom Allen

According to France’s Distributique, Ingram Micro France has dismissed new head Pierre-Yvon Méchali, just nine months after his appointment. He will be replaced in July by Sophie Deleval, currently leader of the company’s Belgian …

‘Barco CEC’ Addresses China

by Tom Allen

Barco has formed a joint venture with CEC Panda to address the Chinese control rooms market. The new company – Barco China Electronic Corporation (Nanjing) Visualization Co., Ltd – will give Barco direct access …

Kramer Switch Reaches 17.82Gbps

by Tom Allen

Kramer has released a switcher that can handle DCI-4k 60Hz content with 4:4:4 colourimetry. The VS-211H2 has a maximum data rate of 17.82Gbps, includes actual video output connection and supports HDCP 2.2. It is …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Switchers| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Optoma Keeps Attention Focused

by Tom Allen

Optoma’s newest DLP projector, the WU416, is a compact model designed for mid-size spaces such as meeting rooms, retail and churches. It has a high (20,000:1) contrast ratio, a 1.6x zoom, vertical lens shift …