Standards – Page 5 – Display Daily

DLNA Extends Codec Support

by Tom Allen

A tiered certification programme has been created by the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), providing more options for consumer electronics makers seeking to certify their products. Certification for v3.0 is open today, while plans …

Infocomm Issues Draft Standard for Contrast on Direct View Displays – But is it Right?

by Chris Chinnock

InfoComm has issued (July 9, 2015) a new draft standard called “Direct View Display Image Systems Contrast Ratio”. It can be reviewed here. But some believe the system contrast specification for watching movies is …

Tags:Avixa (was Infocomm)| Standards| Vol 22 - Issue 30

ISO Selects X-Rite for New Colour Standard

by Tom Allen

The ISO TC130 committee, which sets global standards for the graphic arts, has adopted the X-Rite Colour Exchange Format v3 (CxF3). CxF3 has been taken on as a new standard for colour data exchange …

Tags:Colour Certification| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Standards| Vol 22 - Issue 24

VESA Standardises Edge-Blending

by Tom Allen

VESA has updated its Multiple Projection Common Data Interchange (MPCDI) standard, with changes intended to mitigate the colour differences that arise when blending the output of different projectors. Version 2.0 of the standard should …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Projectors| Standards| VESA| Vol 22 - Issue 23

VESA Updates MPCDI Standard to Include New Color Correction Parameters

by Tom Allen

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA®) today released Version 2.0 of the VESA Multiple Projection Common Data Interchange (MPCDI) Standard. Developed by VESA’s Multi-Projector Automatic Calibration (MPAC) Task Group, the standard creates a standard …

Tags:Projection| Standards| VESA

The Elephant in the Display Metrology Room

by Chris Chinnock

I am going to say something controversial: The way display specs are reported is a flawed system prone to marketing manipulation. And worse, the specs do not represent what the human sees in an …

Tags:Measurement| SID Display Week 2015| Standards| Vol 22 - Issue 22

The Industry Must ‘CollaborVate’

by Tom Allen

The final panel of the day had the much-mocked title ‘CollaborVation’ – even the panelists didn’t seem to know what it was really about! The chair was Nigel Walley (MD of Decipher), and the …

UltraHD Needs Demystifying in Retail, Says Uden

by Tom Allen

Andrew Uden is the senior technical manager at UK supermarket chain, Asda, which is owned by Walmart. He spoke about developments in the TV industry, starting with an informal poll to see how many …

Standardisation is the Real Challenge

by Tom Allen

Ofcom is the UK’s communications regulator, and Steve Under is the body’s CTO. He took the opportunity to talk about standards, questioning which is more important: standardisation or differentiation. Standards are very important, as …

ATSC Marks Milestone for Next-Generation Broadcast Television

by Helen Vince

The first ingredient in the Physical Layer transmission standard for next-generation TV broadcasts is now an Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) “Candidate Standard,” marking an important milestone in the process to develop the ATSC …

Tags:ATSC| Standards

HDMI Upgrades Will Depend on Manufacturer

by Tom Allen

In an interview with HD Guru, Jeff Park – senior technical specifications manager for HDMI LLC – said that updating to v2.0a of the standard (HDR Formats Come to HDMI) would depend on the …

Tags:HDMI| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Standards| Vol 22 - Issue 18

HDR Formats Come to HDMI

by Tom Allen

The HDMI Forum has released v2.0a of the HDMI specification, which is available to HDMI 2.0 Adopters through the HDMI Adopter Extranet. Analyst Comments There are a number of different HDR technologies available and …