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Sony Releases Fix for A1 OLED Dimming Issues

by Andrew Fenn

Following complaints from owners of Sony’s A1 OLED TVs regarding a persistent dimming problem, Sony has released a new firmware update to fix it. FlatPanelsHD has released a detailed analysis of the TV’s performance …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Software| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Sony Moves from OLED for Monitoring

by Bob Raikes

Sony held its usual press event as the first of the show itself on its booth. I remember when the firm switched from projection to LCD as the main display for the event, but …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Cameras| Dual Panel LCDs| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 36

PlayStation Vita to be Discontinued in Japan Next Year

by Andrew Fenn

Sony’s PlayStation Vita handheld console will be officially discontinued in Japan next year. The company has also gone on the record to say that it currently has no plans to launch a new handheld …

Tags:Consoles| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 36

Vudu Brings Ultra HD and HDR to Older Sony TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Pay-per-view movie service Vudu has rolled out Ultra HD and HDR capabilities to 2016 and 2017 Sony TVs. Owners of these devices can now access content in UHD, HDR10 and Dolby Vision. Users who …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 37

LDM Product Roundup Vol 25 #36

by Bob Raikes

Asus has announced its GeForce RTX 2070 graphics boards, which support the new Turing GPUs. There are seven cards. The ROG Strix has three versions, an overclocked one, an ‘Advanced’ one and a regular …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Broadcast| Desktop Monitors| DLP Projectors| Game Playing| Interactive Displays| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Panasonic| sony| Touch Displays| UltraHD| ViewSonic| Vol 25 - Issue 36

IBC Reveals A Stunning Image

by Bob Raikes

We have shorter issues again this week – but as we just sent out the IFA report, we didn’t think that you would be short of things to look at. We finished the IFA …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Editorial| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Sony Master Series AF9 Flagship OLED TV Shipping Now

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has begun shipping its flagship Master Series AF9/A9F OLED TV, which is described as a “reference-quality” TV set, thanks in no small part to its on-board auto-calibration features from CalMAN. The AF9/A9F is …

Tags:Display Calibration| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Sony Focuses on New Master Series TVs

by Chris Chinnock

At the Sony press conference, President and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida said Sony is focused on three main areas: electronics (to capture, record, watch and listen), entertainment (music, movies, anime, TV and games), and financial …

Tags:Home Cinema| IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Projectors| Smartphones| Smartwatches| sony| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Sony Hits New Global Sales Milestone for PlayStation VR

by Andrew Fenn

Sony has announced that PlayStation VR has sold 3 million units globally since its launch in October 2016. The company believes that this outpaces products including Oculus Rift and HTC Vive by around a …

Tags:AR/VR| Consoles| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Sony Xperia XZ3 to Feature 48MP Camera and Flexible OLED Display?

by Andrew Fenn

Leaked images said to be of Sony’s forthcoming Xperia XZ3 smartphone have emerged online, while some reports have indicated that the device may feature a 48-megapixel primary camera. Indeed, Sony recently announced the development …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 31

Sony Has Sold 500 Million PlayStation Systems

by Andrew Fenn

Sony’s PlayStation has sold 525.3 million systems since the release of the original PlayStation back in 1994, the company has announced. Sony has released a special edition translucent PS4 system with a matching Dual …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 31