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Links Week Ending 12th March 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. The Nikon Z9 is confirmed to be …

Better Distribution Methods Needed to Support Large ProAV Canvases

by Chris Chinnock

LED-based video walls are getting bigger and bigger and pixel pitches continue to shrink.That means these large canvases can have a lot more pixels. 30M, 50M even 100M pixels are not uncommon. The problem …

Tags:Editor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Video over IP (VIP)| Video Walls

Links for w/c 15th March 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Sony’s new 4K TVs with ‘cognitive’ CPUs …

Sony Introduces the A1 Full-Frame 50MP Mirrorless Camera Capable of Shooting 8K Video

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sony has a new 50.1 megapixel full-frame mirrorless camera that can record video up to 8K 30p 10 bit 4:2:0 video. It can also capture UltraHD 120p/60p 10 bit 4:2:2. It …

Tags:Cameras| sony| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

8K Association updates logo scheme specification for TVs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The 8K Association (and Samsung) said that the association has “adopted broader performance requirements applied to 8K TVs”. It also said that it had upgraded the spec to cover a ” …

Tags:Measurement| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| TVs (TV Sets)

Certified Logo Program to be Applied to 8K TVs Starting January 1, 2021

by Artem Alekseenko

The 8K Association (8KA), the cross-industry group dedicated to promoting the growth of the 8K ecosystem, has published an updated performance specification for the powerful 8K Association Certified mark program. TV shoppers looking for …

Tags:Certification| Standards| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

BT Sport brings fans closer to the action with multi-camera 8K VR360

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Tiledmedia (which develops 360° video technology) reported on developments at BT Sport in the UK in delivering a 360° service in 8K using the firm’s ClearVR technology. Tiledmedia claims the following …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 360 Degree Video| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UK (United Kingdom)

Sharp & 8K: The Phoenix Strikes Back

by Pete Putman

Sharp Corporation, best known for bringing LCD televisions, monitors, and projectors to market – and almost going belly-up almost a decade ago – has arisen again and become a major player in the 8K …

Tags:Codecs| sharp| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| VVC (H.266)

Deloitte Also Predicts XR Developments

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Earlier this week we carried a forecast from Deloitte about 8K. After publication we realised that we had missed the firm’s predictions for VR and XR. We also found that the …

Deloitte predicts that 2021 will be 8K TV’s first million-unit year

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Deloitte, the consultancy, put out its forecasts for a number of future trends. It included a forecast that by 2021, 8K TVs will still be less than 1% of the industry …

Tags:Forecasts| Market Data| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Sharp Develops 8K Real-time VVC Decoder, a World First

by Artem Alekseenko

In a world first, Sharp Corporation has developed an 8K real-time VVC decoder compatible with Versatile Video Coding (VVC) video coding standard. Video coding standards make it easier to compress, store, and transmit video …

Tags:sharp| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Video Encoders & Decoders| VVC (H.266)

Links for the Week

by Bob Raikes

Here are some links for the week that might be interesting, but do not need much of a comment Global semiconductor sales grow in October, says SIA Smartphone OLED prices to drop from oversupply: …