Vol 21 – Issue 37 – Page 10

Simulated 10-bit and Low Delta E: BenQ’s Prosumer Monitor

by Super User

BenQ’s newest monitor is the SW2401PT, recently shown at Photokina in Germany, for high end amateur and professional photographers. There is an emphasis on colour fidelity, with a 14-bit lookup table and an IPS …

DivX Certifies MStar

by Super User

MStar’s HEVC TV SoC will be the first digital TV chip to receive DivX’s HEVC Certification. The Certification means that the SoC can playback HEVC UltraHD video using the DivX codec.

Christie Velvet is Smooth

by Super User

Christie had a small booth at IBC, but still had lots to show. The first thing we noted was the Christie Velvet LED system which was on display. The company has 2.5mm to 4mm …

Asustek Signs Bilkom

by Super User

In Turkey, Asustek has appointed Bilkom as distributor for its smartphones and accessories.

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Newad to Invest $10 Million in Signage Network

by Super User

Newad, a Canadian network operator, plans to have 2,000 screens installed across the country by the end of the year – and another 2,000 by the end of 2016. The screens, all 22″ portrait-orientation …

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Dell Goes OLED on World’s Thinnest Tablet

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The ‘world’s thinnest tablet’, the Dell Venue 8 7000, has been announced at the Intel Developer Forum- using an OLED display. The 6mm-thick product has an 8.4″ OLED screen, with 2560 x 1600 resolution …

Dutch Digital Market Slowly Creeps Forward

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The Dutch digital TV market grew just 0.8% QoQ in Q2’14, according to Telecompaper. Subscribers totalled 6.76 million, from 6.72 million in Q1. The total market, including analogue customers, was 7.71 million, 87.7% of …

CEA Supports Definitions With UltraHD Logos

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The CEA’s UltraHD logos, which we heard it was working on when the organisation updated its characteristics for UltraHD displays earlier this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26), have now been released. Developed …

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UltraHD TV Panels Exceed 470% Growth

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Worldwide UltraHD panel shipments will exceed 17.2 million units this year – a 473.4% increase on 2013. Data from Taiwan’s MIC shows that these units underwent a 178.8% QoQ increase in Q2, almost reaching …

Slim Bezels and Colour Matching Bring Multi-Monitors to Eizo

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Eizo’s new Flexscan monitors feature extremely slim (1mm) physical bezels on the sides and top. Both the EV2455 (24.1″) and EV2450 (23.8″) are designed to be used in multi-monitor setups where space is limited; …

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DivX Makes HEVC Wins

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Several new companies have been announced with products using the DivX HEVC solution. TVs from Toshiba (see Product News); LG (UltraHD models); and TCL have been named as using the format. Additionally, Wohler has …

DVB Updates on UHDTV and DVB-S2X

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Over the years, the EBU and DVB have normally held press conferences around the same time, but this year, the EBU didn’t have one, however DVB did. Phil Laven the chairman of DVB started …

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