Vol 21 – Issue 44 – Page 4

VESA Seeks Input on DSC Revision

by Raverstead

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) is examining a refinement to its Display Stream Compression (DSC) standard (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 5). DSC reduces bitrates to enable higher resolution content to be played …

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AX800 Gains UltraHD Streaming

by Raverstead

Panasonic’s AX800 TVs are now able to stream UltraHD content from Netflix. The firmware update has been rolled out to the USA already and will be available in Europe this month.

Acer Expands Professional Resolution

by Raverstead

Acer has added a new model to its professional monitor series, the B6 line. The B326HK is a 32″ UltraHD LCD model with Acer’s ‘ColorPlus’ technologies. ColorPlus is a suite of software to provide …

New Core M Chips Speed Range

by Raverstead

Intel has introduced four new Core M chips, which are faster than the original devices from IFA (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36). The news comes from CPU World, which claims that the chips …

Christie Brings Mongolian Hero to Life

by Raverstead

Christie and Chinese partner Wincom Technologies have assisted with the installation of a 360 deg visual display in the Jangar Culture & Arts Palace. Using eight of Christie’s DS+6K-M 3DLP projectors and the Christie …

Himax Result 27/10/2014

by Raverstead

Himax Technologies Inc. has reported its third quarter and nine month results. In Q3 the company posted a net profit of $11.1 million on turnover of $222.3 million, which compares with a net profit …

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Panasonic Chooses ViXS

by Raverstead

ViXS has announced that its XCode 6400 decoder is being used in Panasonic’s new AX800 UltraHD TVs.

Sharp Result 31/10/2014

by Raverstead

Sharp Corporation returned to profit in the first six months of the year, reporting a net profit of ¥4.7 billion ($40.9 million) on turnover of ¥1.32 trillion ($11.5 billion), which compares with a net …

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VNS Routes and Downscales UltraHD

by Raverstead

The Geobox G-401 is a four-channel LCD videowall controller from VNS (Taiwan), supporting UltraHD inputs. As a pure hardware controller, the unit is said to be free from image lag and synchronisation issues; easy …

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Calibrate Displays With JKP’s Thumb Drive

by Raverstead

A calibration tool for UltraHD and DCI-4k displays has been developed by Joe Kane Productions, in the USA. Digital Video Essentials UHD v0.9 provides tools to assess content creation and home theatre products. Available …

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BenQ’s Monitor is Solidworks-Certified

by Raverstead

The new BL2711U is, says BenQ, the world’s first 27″ UltraHD monitor for designers. It is primarily aimed at CAD/CAM users. An IPS panel (an AUO AHVA unit) enables the BL2711U to cover 100% …

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QMC Expands QD Production Space

by Raverstead

Quantum Materials Corp has signed an agreement with the Science Technology and Research (STAR) Park in San Marcos, Texas, to massively raise its quantum dot (QD) production space. New offices are due to be …

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