Vol 21 – Issue 37 – Page 5

Sky Chooses Canon for Post-Production

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Canon’s DP-V3010 professional reference monitor (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 43) is to be installed in three of Sky’s high-end post-production suites in London.

Sky Reports on UltraHD Test with SES

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Stephan Heimbacher of Sky Deutschland spoke at a seminar by SES about the live delivery of UltraHD TV tests that were conducted. Sky has been looking at UltraHD for some years and is working …

Midwich Adds New UK TV Line

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In the UK, Midwich is now offering a new British TV manufacturer, Linsar, to its consumer TV portfolio. Linsar is an independent company which was established in 2006, producing TVs ranging from 51cm to …

Amazon Expands Electronics Trade-in Programme

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Amazon’s trade-in service for old products has been expanded in Germany. Used feature phones, smartphones and tablets can now be exchanged, in addition to books, videogames, DVDs and Blu-rays. Customers will receive the value …

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Intel Highlights Android Reference and Core-M Hybrids

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At its recent Developer Forum, Intel showed off an Android reference design programme, intended to simplify the development of Intel-based Android tablets. OEMs will be able to choose from a set of components or …

TiVo’s DVR is for Serious Videophiles

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Aiming at the custom AV sector, TiVo has unleashed a massive DVR: the TiVo Mega, boasting 24TB of storage space. The unit can record 26,000 hours of content in SD or 4,000 in HD. …

Kia Chooses Passive OLED

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The use of digital displays in cars is growing quickly, and now Kia is getting in on the action. The company’s newest electric car, the 2015 Soul EV, features a 3.5″ passive OLED display …

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Eizo Enhances Contrast for Security

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Eizo’s Duravision line is designed for robustness; the new FDF2305W has been specifically developed for use in security and surveillance applications. A 23″ display, the unit features Eizo’s Smart Insight technology. Smart Insight detects …

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Adobe Result 24/09/2014

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Adobe recorded a net profit of $44.7 million on turnover of $1 billion in the third quarter of the year, which compares with a net profit of $83 million on turnover of $995.1 million …

TiVo’s STB Uses Broadcom

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Broadcom’s BCM7445 SoC is being used in TiVo’s newest UltraHD set-top box. According to Broadcom, the SoC enables the display of UltraHD at 60fps, using the Rec.2020 colour standard.

Sigma SoC Supports HEVC Main-10 UltraHD

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Sigma Designs had a meeting room and welcomed us with news of its SMP8758 SoC which supports UltraHD and HEVC. The chip supports up to the Main-10 profile that forms part of UltraHD Phase …

AMD: ‘If 28nm Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix it’

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Rory Read, AMD’s CEO, has detailed the company’s two-year roadmap at a presentation for Deutsche Bank in Germany. He said that 28nm would remain a major process for the company for some time, but …