Dish Adds UHD to Hopper
by Tom Allen
Dish’s Hopper 3 DVR can now be used to stream UltraHD content from Netflix.
Tags:4k| Dish Network| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Streaming Video| UltraHD (4KTV)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 14
LG TVs Recommended by Netflix for Second Straight Year
by Isaac Oburu
LG Electronics’ top-tier 2016 4K TVs have been selected by Netflix for its Netflix Recommended TV program for the second consecutive year. Netflix Recommended TV is an evaluation program recognizing smart TVs that deliver …
Tags:LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| Netflix
Netflix Rewards LG
by Tom Allen
LG’s 2016 TVs have been awarded the Netflix Recommended badge, for the second year in a row.
Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| Netflix| Vol 23 - Issue 13
LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 11
by Tom Allen
A company called Arovia showed a fold-out screen at South by Southwest last week. No, not a foldable OLED: a rear-projection display and projector. The Spontaneous Pop-Up Display (SPUD) is about the size of …
Tags:Certification| Kyocera| Large Display Monitor| LCD Modules| LG Electronics (LGE)| Netflix| Rear Projection| Second Screens| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 11
Netflix Plans UHD Expansion
by Isaac Oburu
By the end of 2016, Netflix’s programming should include 600 hours of UltraHD content, the company told CNBC at MWC. The company is in no rush to create VR content, however.
Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 08
Netflix Second Screen Coming this Year
by Isaac Oburu
Pocket-lint has reported that Netflix plans to launch, later this year, an update for its mobile app to save on data charges. The function will limit quality to save data. The company will also …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Data| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Streaming Video| Vol 23 - Issue 07
Netflix Helps Pay-TV
by Tom Allen
IHS has found that integrating Netflix into traditional pay-TV services had a net positive impact on pay-TV operators’ performance. However, the firm warns that such a partnership is not appropriate for all, especially operators …
Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| Pay TV| Vol 23 - Issue 06
Netflix has HDR Plans
by Tom Allen
Netflix has already broken into the UltraHD market. Now, in an interview with Digital Trends, CPO Neil Hunt has said that the company’s next focus is HDR. All of the company’s original content is …
Tags:Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 05
Netflix Subscribers Reach 75 Million
by Milos Pavlovic
In its recent finance results, Netflix announced that it almost passed 75 million users in 2015. The year ended with 74.76 million customers, representing 17 million net additions. Netflix predicts 6 million new members …
Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 23 - Issue 02
CES 2016 Roundup
by Tom Allen
3M had several groups at the show. We talked to the automotive group from the display division which was showing how its light control films could be used to control viewing angles and other …
Tags:Amazon| CES 2016| Konka| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Quantum Dots| Skyworth| SOCs| STBs| SVOD| Virtual Reality| VOD| Vol 23 - Issue 01| Worldwide
Falling Asleep at the TV No Problem With Netflix
by Tom Allen
The Christmas period is a time when many of us relax in front of the TV. Too much relaxation, of course, means that we’ll fall asleep and miss half the show. Netflix has an …
Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Vol 22 - Issue 52| Wearables
Netflix Opts for ‘Per-Title’ Encoding to Save Bitrates
by Tom Allen
Netflix has announced a new system of compression called ‘per-title encoding’. This is not a new codec – the company will continue to use H.264 – but a new way of looking at different …
Tags:Codecs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Netflix| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 51
