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Unilumin Pushes LED Video Wall Pitch to 0.8mm

by Chris Chinnock

China-based Unilumin used NAB 2015 to show off the finest pitch LED video wall to date – 0.8 mm. This is roughly the pitch of a 70” 1920×1080 LCD display, so LED pitch is …

Tags:LED| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 22 - Issue 17

SiliconCore Shows Fine-Pitch LED Video Walls

by Chris Chinnock

SiliconCore showed several LED video walls based on 1.2, 1.5 and 1.9 mm pitch modules. SiliconCore uses its unique Common Cathode design that is said to offer lower power consumption than common anode designs. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| NAB 2015| SiliconCore| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 17

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Update on 8K Status and Roadmap

by Chris Chinnock

Development of the 8K ecosystem continues with Japan leading efforts of course. However, with the focus squarely on adding more pixels, the initiative is looking increasing out of step with other efforts focused on …

Tags:Broadcast| Mobile Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Impressions from NAB 2015

by Chris Chinnock

I could not cover all the news from NAB 2015, but I can provide some impressions based on the companies I did meet with. You can see some of this coverage in videos posted …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| HDR - High Dynamic Range| NAB 2015| UltraHD & 4K| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Researchers Explore High Dynamic Range for Broadcast TV

by Aldo Cugnini

Speaking at NAB, Ericsson researcher Lukasz Litwic discussed the Implications of High Dynamic Range on the Broadcast Chain for HD and Ultra-HD Content. The talk described the need and impact of new Electro-Optical and …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Satellite| Terrestrial (DTT)| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 17

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Korea Broadcasters Gear Up For UHDTV

by Aldo Cugnini

Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) has carried out a number of live 4k terrestrial broadcasts of three major sports events in 2014, based on earlier terrestrial UHD experimental broadcasts. Transmissions covered the KBL (Korean Basketball …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Terrestrial (DTT)| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 17

NHK Discusses UHD Roadmap

by Aldo Cugnini

At the annual NAB Conference in Las Vegas last week, NHK described its plans for rolling out a UHD over-the-air infrastructure and content services. NHK Executive Research Engineer Masayuki Sugawara gave the talk, originally …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NAB 2015| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Terrestrial (DTT)| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 17

LG Needs Thunderbolt for DCI-4k

by Tom Allen

LG has been keen to promote high-resolution products this year, and NAB was no exception, with a 31″ LCD monitor using DCI-4k resolution. Details about the 31MU97Z were sparse – we couldn’t pin LG …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| NAB 2015| Thunderbolt| Vol 22 - Issue 17

Coming Home from the Fraunhofer

by Chris Chinnock

The short film created by the Fraunhofer to test its light field camera. See Fraunhofer IIS Does Lightfield Movie Production Test or Fraunhofer Explains its Virtual Camera Technology at IBC 2014. <

Tags:Fraunhofer| Light Field Cameras| NAB 2015