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Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 52

by Tom Allen

The Dune HD Solo 4k is a new media player for digital signage, based on Sigma Designs’ SMP8758 processor. It is the first Dune HD player with HEVC support, and can show content in …

Avegant Announces Availability of Glyph

by Isaac Oburu

Avegant today announced the availability of its flagship product, the Glyph. Designed with lightweight portability, rich audio and incredibly precise video, the Glyph features an innovative yet familiar design. The Glyph resembles a pair …

Tags:Media Players| Streaming Audio

221 million connected TV devices to ship this year

by Isaac Oburu

Competition for control of the living room between Apple, Roku, Google and Amazon is intensifying as each brand looks to establish an advantage over the other through the launch of new innovative device hardware …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Consoles| Media Players| Smart TV| Streaming Dongles

AV Stumpfl Finds Home in Milan

by Tom Allen

AV Stumpfl supplied video distribution products to the recent Milan Expo, in Italy. More than 80 solid-state media players and 10 Wings Engine media servers were deployed across more than seven pavilions at the …

Kaleidescape Signs With Sony

by Tom Allen

Kaleidescape launched a new line of video players known as the Encore series, including its first UltraHD model: the Strato Movie Player. The Strato can play films that are downloaded onto a hard drive; …

Roku Goes 4k With Fourth Gen

by Tom Allen

Roku has announced the fourth generation of its media player products, known as the Roku 4 – which, for the first time, can support UltraHD streaming as rumoured. (Is Roku Going to UltraHD?) The …

Roku Introduces its Best Streaming Player Ever – the Roku 4 for 4K UHD and HD TVs; Offers Top Performance, Entertainment and Features, Plus New Remote Finder

by Isaac Oburu

Roku Inc. today announced the highly anticipated Roku® 4 streaming player. Designed for entertainment-loving streamers, the Roku 4 features superior streaming performance and brilliant picture quality for both 4K Ultra HD (UHD) and HD …

Tags:Media Players| Roku

Companies Honoured at AV Awards

by Tom Allen

Christie’s Boxer 4K30 projector took home the ‘Projector of the Year’ award at the recent AV Awards in London. Judges observed, “At last there is a 30,000 lumen projector that isn’t the size of …

BrightSign 4K player named Digital Signage Product of the Year by AV Magazine

by Isaac Oburu

BrightSign, LLC®, the global market leader in digital signage players, today announced that its 4K solid state digital signage players were presented with the Digital Signage Product of the Year award at the prestigious …

Tags:Awards| Brightsign| Media Players

Home Entertainment for the Recorder Connoisseur

by Isaac Oburu

Continuing to push the boundaries, Panasonic is pleased to add six new models to its award winning range of Video products, making it easier than ever to store, view and record content. Incorporating superior …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| DVD| Media Players| Panasonic

The Connected Media Device Ecosystem: Smart TVs vs. Dedicated Streaming Media Devices

by Tom Allen

The popularity of OTT SVOD has influenced the increase of connected media devices in consumers’ homes. In turn, connected media devices continue to change consumers’ TV/video viewing behaviour by bringing a variety of sources …

Tags:Market Data| Media Players| OTT Video| Smart TV| SVOD

ASRock Chooses Display Solutions

by Tom Allen

Display Solutions is now distributing ASRock’s NUC Box 3000: a fanless, dual-core embedded PC, intended as a DOOH media player. The box can support three displays, including one UltraHD unit.