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Is 4K Ultra HD Content needed to Drive UHD TV Sales?

by Helen Vince

4K – 4K Ultra HD TVs, as the CEA suggests calling the new TV sets, are aimed at increasing TV sales in consumer electronics markets around the world. As my colleague Aldo has explained, …

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Is a Coax 4K Solution Dead on Arrival in Broadcast?

by Helen Vince

Broadcast & Distribution – That’s a question that Stephen Lampen, Belden Multimedia Technology Manager/Product Line Manager for Entertainment Products, is very concerned about. At the recent SMPTE Conference, he asked the audience during a …

Motion on a Samsung 120Hz TV compared to the Vizio 240Hz TV.

Vizio Launches P-Series UHD TVs

by Matt Brennesholtz Don't Use

Beyond HD – At CES earlier this year, Vizio announced its new P-series of UltraHD Smart TVs. On September 23rd, the product line was launched, with the TVs starting to ship immediately. I had …

Wide Color Gamuts and High Dynamic Range

by Helen Vince

Broadcast and Distribution – Think of this as Part 3 of my recent series of Display Dailys on expanded color gamuts and the future of video encoding. The series started, innocently enough, with Canon’s support of …

Panel Session Debates Quality and Containers

by Super User

Following the talks by Semenza and Hsieh, there was a panel session that was introduced by Paul Gray who asked, “Why UltraHD?” Looking at TV by region: * China – there is no clear …

VGTel Partnership Expands Nanotech Network

by Super User

Nanotech, which recently signed a deal with Sony (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37), has added new content to the Ultraflix Network. The library of UltraHD ‘Giant Screen’ films owned by VGTel-360 Entertainment & …

Subsidy End Hurts TV Sales in China

by Super User

Sources says that TV sales in China during the country’s National Day holiday, at the start of October, were down between 3% and 5% YoY this year. The energy-saving subsidies that boosted sales in …

PostBox Offers, Well, Post Production in a Box

by Super User

We had a chance to chat with PostBox Systems at the recent SMPTE Fall Conference where it showed us its Rogue Pro box. This includes everything you need for on-set production all in a …

Chinese Product Mix Shifts to High-End

by Super User

TV makers in China will produce a greater number of high-end units in the second half of 2014, as demand grows in the country. Sources in Asia said that 20% or more of TVs …

Vestel Provides Launch Timings for IFA Products

by Super User

Following our discussion with Vestel at IFA (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), we have now confirmed launch windows for various products that we saw at the show. * The single-wire TV and OLED …

Netflix Acquisition Costs Pass to New Subscribers

by Super User

Netflix has raised the price of its UltraHD streaming services, to $12, for new subscribers. Current members do not have to pay the new price until August 2016. Higher acquisition costs were given as …

LG UltraHD Rises in September While Innolux Falls

by Super User

674,000 UltraHD TV panels were shipped by LG Display in September, says the Yonhap News Agency. The figure is a 24.8% MoM increase, as LG aims to raise its presence in the UltraHD panel …