Vol 21 – Issue 49 – Page 5

Gefen Extends UltraHD to 100m

by Raverstead

Gefen’s new extenders use HDBaseT to deliver UltraHD (30fps) and power signals over a distance of up to 100m over a single cable. They both carry 7.1 channels of lossless audio, as well as …

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Kyocera’s new 7″ TFT-LCD display modules both feature capacitive on-cell touch, and are only differentiated from each other in the touch interface. The TCG070W VLRPC-GD117 addresses touch via I²C, while the TCG070W VLRPC-GD118 addresses …

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TCL’s November LCD TV Sales Down 25%

by Raverstead

Weak overall demand for LCD TVs led TCL Multimedia Technology to a 24.8% fall in sales volume in November. In the company’s home market of China, sales volume decreased 18.4% year on year to …

DirecTV Boosts UltraHD

by Raverstead

A DirecTV satellite has been launched that will deliver UltraHD programming across the USA. DirecTV 14 will begin operation in Q2’15, using the Reverse Band Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) spectrum.

4K/UHD Challenge for Animated Movies

by Raverstead

The most discussed topic about 4k/UHD technology is the very limited availability of native 4k/UHD content. While studios are working on changing their acquisition process to 4k, the rest of the workflow is still …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Movies & Content| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Eizo Takes ATC to New Size Class

by Raverstead

Eizo has developed a large, UltraHD screen for air traffic control (ATC), which we first saw at Electronica 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 45). The Raptor RP5824 is primarily designed for Asian markets, …

Tablet TV Arrives in UK

by Raverstead

Motive Television’s Tablet TV product (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 46) is now available for pre-order in the UK. Pre-orders can be placed at www.tablettv.co.uk. The Tablet TV mains tuner costs £55 ($85) and …

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UltraHD Downloads Come to Vimeo

by Raverstead

UltraHD content is now available to download through Vimeo. Videos have been able to be uploaded, but not downloaded, for some time. Display Daily Comments Streaming is not yet supported on Vimeo.

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Gefen Updates Legacy Systems

by Raverstead

Gefen aims to bridge the gap between modern and legacy systems with new scalers/converters. Each unit supports Gefen’s Syner-G software suite, which provides EDID management options and ‘ensures easy configuration’. The HDMI & VGA …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nortek (Gefen TVOne Magenta)| Scalers| Vol 21 - Issue 49

November Large Panel Shipments up 5% YoY

by Raverstead

A total of 22.3 million large panels were shipped in November, from Taiwan’s four major panel manufacturers. This was just under 1% lower than the previous month but represented a year on year improvement …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 21 - Issue 49

TUV Grants Acer New Low Blue Light Certification

by Raverstead

TUV Rheinland (Greater China) has granted its Low Blue Light certification to Acer’s monitors – the first company to receive the accreditation worldwide. Blue light filters are used on the B6 and V6 professional …

ITU-T Accepts G.fast G.9701 Standard

by Raverstead

With the 4k/UHD TV adoption, bandwidth requirements for all streaming solutions will go up. So far Netflix requires a stable 15 Mbps connection to stream 4k to the house. Other providers will have similar …