Super Hi-Vision (8K) – Page 23

How do you Keep a TV Smart?

by Bob Raikes

Well, we got the IBC report done and had, partly as a result, some shorter issues alongside it. However, there was not a lot of big news this week and this was one of …

8K, HDR and LED Drones in Future Zones

by Bob Raikes

We kept our visit to the Future Zone until the end of one of our last days at the show as a reward for slogging around the rest of the show! Of course, NHK …

IBC 2018 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

ABox42 of Germany told use that it has a new STB in its M Series, the M35 which has support for UltraHD and is configured with Verimatrix Ultra Security. The company told us that …

More Display Products from Touch Taiwan 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Among the products shown off at the recent Touch Taiwan 2018 exhibition, which took place in Taipei at the end of August, were a 100″ S-UHD TV panel with a resolution of 15,360 × …

IFA is a Bit Dull

by Bob Raikes

The big topic at IFA this year was 8K as Samsung reacted to the success of LG Display’s OLEDs in the premium TV business. Samsung remains the biggest TV brand, by volume and value, …

Conflicts Between Broadcasters and Set Makers

by Bob Raikes

Over the years, Meko (the publishers of Display Monitor), Displaysearch, NPD Displaysearch, IHS and IHS Markit have run events around IFA to talk about the TV market. However, it has always proved very difficult …

Vestel Covers All the Bases in B2C and B2B

by Bob Raikes

Vestel had a wide range of TVs as well as appliances and commercial displays – the company, of course, also produces the Toshiba TVs which were shown in a separate area adjoining the Vestel …

Toshiba Moving to Full Android TVs

by Bob Raikes

Toshiba held a press event on its booth that clashed with the Sony event, so had a relatively limited turnout from journalists. The Toshiba brand is currently run by Vestel in Europe, although Hisense …

Samsung Focuses on 8K, AI, IoT and 5G at IFA

by Chris Chinnock

Samsung generated plenty of pre-IFA news when the media started reporting on the 8K TV banners hanging around the IFA fairgrounds. The company did not disappoint, revealing its plans to roll out 8K TV …

Grundig TV Updates from IFA

by Chris Chinnock

Grundig (owned by Beko/Arçelik) did not highlight any TVs in its press materials at IFA, but there have been some updates. According to booth personnel, Dolby Vision has been implemented on some models. Also …

Changhong Focus on OLED TVs: Upgrades with Android

by Chris Chinnock

As is typical of Changhong, they showed many TVs and a projection solution but did not have a spokesperson who could provide more than just the basic information. After reviewing what we wrote about …

Sharp Highlights Gen 2 8K Displays and Ecosystem

by Chris Chinnock

Sharp held a press conference at IFA and we attended. Clearly, one of the highlights was the introduction of Generation 2 8K displays. (the first generation barely shipped in Europe, despite a lot of …