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IHS Updates 4k Forecast, Warns on 8k

by Tom Allen

Paul Gray of IHS spoke recently at the Hollywood IT Society and Media & Entertainment Services Alliance conference in London, saying that the research firm has increased its UltraHD forecasts for Europe. IHS expects …

Tags:Europe| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Grundig Uses UltraHD, HDR and SAT>IP

by Tom Allen

We have heard of a new TV line from Grundig called ‘Immensa’, which will be the company’s premium models for this year. The flagship is the Vision 9, an UltraHD TV with HDR and …

Tags:Germany| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| SAT>IP| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 02

ARM Supports 4K in Mobile and Optimises with BOE

by Bob Raikes

Arm of Cambridge in the UK, has announced the Mali DP650 display processor which can support multiple composition layers for graphics and video at 1920 x 1080 resolution, while avoiding a big impact on …

Tags:Arm| BOE| Chips| GPUs| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductors| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Sony Tests UltraHD HDR in Hawaii

by Tom Allen

The PGA Tour (also known as the Sony Open), which began in Hawaii on the 17th January, is being recorded in UltraHD using Sony’s professional cameras. In particular, Sony’s HDC-4300 will be used to …

Tags:4k| Broadcast| Cameras| Events| Large Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Sony

Sony UK Holds Technology Days

by Bob Raikes

Sony Professional in the UK is holding technology training on 20th and 21st January at Pinewood Studios. The course will have four half day sessions and cover 4K and HDR Production, the use of …

Tags:Back Panel| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| UltraHD| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 23 - Issue 01

UltraHD Alliance Launches New Logo

by Bob Raikes

Unusually, the UltraHD Alliance held a press event late on the evening of the first press day at CES, but we went along anyway. Despite the relaxation (mostly liquid!) at the CES Unveiled event …

Tags:CES 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| UltraHD Alliance| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Seiki Pushes to Change Brand Perception

by Tom Allen

China’s Seiki brand is keen to promote itself, rushing to become known as a maker of high-end products. It’s a turnaround for the company that many people know for launching the first sub-$1,000 UltraHD …

Tags:AMOLED| CES 2016| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Samsung Display| Seiki| Transparent Displays| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 02

MediaTek launches SoC for Ultra-HD 4K Blu-ray players

by Isaac Oburu

MediaTek today announced the MediaTek MT8581, a highly integrated multimedia system-on-chip for Ultra High Definition (4K) Blu-ray players. The MT8581 will power the industry’s first Blu-ray players to use both Ultra-HD (UHD) and high-dynamic …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Mediatek| Semiconductors| UltraHD

Europeans Value UltraHD

by Tom Allen

A survey by Parks Associates, revealed at CES 2016, has shown that around 17% of broadband households in the UK, France, Germany and Spain are planning to buy a flat-panel TV in the next …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| TV Set Market| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 01

Ambilux Coming to Philips This Year

by Tom Allen

Funai is the licensee for Philips’ TV brand in the USA, and is responsible for showing the company’s new TVs every CES, as well as its own products. Two sets were being shown under …

Tags:CES 2016| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Mobile Display Monitor| Philips| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 02| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Panasonic uses ‘Honeycomb’ for HDR – Has Cool Transparent TV

by Tom Allen

Panasonic had one of the more interesting stands at the show, although it wasn’t easy to track down all of the new displays. The company has a presence in so many product areas, including …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| CES 2016| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| Mapping & Cartography| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| Rear Projection| Rugged Displays| tablets| Transparent Displays| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Ateme Powers French 4k Channel

by Tom Allen

MCS TV (Altice Group), of France, has chosen to use Ateme’s Titan software compression solution for its new UltraHD channel. The channel will be launched on cable and optical fibre networks in France, before …

Tags:Back Panel| Cable| France| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 01