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IntoPix Tico Enables AV over IP

by Bob Raikes

IntoPix is the developer of the Tico ‘light’ codec. Previously, the company told us that it had been looking at working with VESA on the next generation of the DisplayStream codec. (However, it has …

Tags:Codecs| Infocomm 2015| JPEG2000| Large Display Monitor| SMPTE| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Xilinx Has Advantages for UltraHD and 8K

by Bob Raikes

We stopped by the Xilinx booth. The company makes FPGAs (programmable chips) and has been on our radar for a couple of years as it has been developing its business in the broadcast space. …

Tags:FPGAs| Infocomm 2015| Large Display Monitor| SDI| Semiconductors| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Toshiba Rounds Out Range of Public Displays

by Bob Raikes

As it is in Europe, Toshiba is investing to move away from the TV and consumer business to try to establish itself in the B2B segment with professional displays. At Infocomm, the company was …

Tags:Infocomm 2015| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| toshiba| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Peerless AV Impresses with Bonded Displays

by Bob Raikes

Peerless works with NEC and had this monitor in its totemPeerless AV was making the most of its relationship with the Daytona Raceway which is very local to Orlando. The company supplies displays to …

Tags:Infocomm 2015| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Optical Bonding| Peerless AV| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Germany Approves HbbTV Removal

by Tom Allen

German media authorities have decided that platform operators in the country do not have to distribute TV channels’ HbbTV services. The decision was made following ARD’s complaints that Kabel Deutschland was filtering out its …

Tags:Germany| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Eizo Expands Offering in Italy

by Helen Vince

V-Valley in Italy has added more Eizo products to its offering. The distributor is now selling Eizo monitors for video-security, healthcare, publishing and data centre applications.

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Distribution| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Scientists Pioneer 30x Rise in OLED Efficiency!

by Tom Allen

A team from the University of Ulsan, in Korea, claim to have developed a way to raise OLED efficiency by 3,000%! The research team was able to raise efficiency of iridium-doped phosphorescent emitters by …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Power Consumption| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Amazon Beats Netflix to HDR Punch

by Tom Allen

Amazon is now streaming HDR content on its Prime VoD service in the USA. Plans were announced at NAB this year (Amazon to Offer HDR Content). Currently, content availability is limited to Samsung’s SUHD …

Tags:4k| Amazon| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 26

BenQ Presents Slim-Bezel Monitor

by Tom Allen

Designed with content consumption in mind, BenQ’s 27″ EW2750ZL monitor features slim bezels and edge-to-edge glass. Cinema Mode automatically tunes content to look its best, adjusting image features such as resolution and colour. Resolution …

Tags:BenQ| Blue Light| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Narrow Bezels| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Four of Top Monitor Vendors Experience Declines

by Tom Allen

More than 29 million PC monitors were shipped worldwide in Q1’15, according to IDC. The figure represents a 12% fall YoY, and was 1.5% below the firm’s forecast. There were some bright spots – …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 22 - Issue 26| Worldwide

Sources: Samsung Will Sell 15,000 SUHD TVs

by Milos Pavlovic

Asian sources have said that Samsung’s SUHD TV sales have passed 10,000 units in the last three months. Sales are expected to continue to climb, to 15,000 units in the first half of 2015. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 26

Technicolor Launches Single-Stream HDR Reference Code

by Tom Allen

A reference code of Technicolor’s single-stream HDR solution is now available for testing. The solution is intended for broadcasters, pay-tv operators and OTT streaming services looking to migrate to HDR video. Technicolor’s solution creates …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Technicolor| Vol 22 - Issue 26