Vol 22 – Issue 08 – Page 13

LG’s Take on Google Cardboard is Free

by Tom Allen

LG is the latest company to enter the ‘VR headsets that aren’t really VR headsets’ space, with its own take on Google Cardboard and the Gear VR. The VR for G3, predictably, is designed …

HTC Bases New Tablet on Nexus 9

by Tom Allen

Upleaks claims that HTC is working on a new tablet based on its Nexus 9 (Google’s New Nexus Devices Feature Android L – for Lollipop). It will have similar dimensions (so is likely to …

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New Chinese Subsidies Incoming

by Tom Allen

According to sources in Asia, the Chinese government is preparing new subsidies aimed at energy-efficient electrical appliances, including LCD TVs. Subsidies could begin in March, the sources said. They will total about CNY5 billion …

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Christie & Barco Introduce 30K Lumen Projectors

by Matthew Brennesholtz

In a recent Large Display Monitor (6 Feb 2015), I wrote an article on the recently introduced Christie Digital Boxer 4K30 projector based on 6 mercury lamps rather than a single xenon lamps. In …

NEC Concentrates on Core Lines

by Tom Allen

NEC’s stand was once again arranged by application area, with sections dedicated to broadcast, shopping, education, public displays and more. The focus was on high brightness, high resolution and outdoor displays. Because large screens …

TCL’s TV Sales Dip but Handsets are Up in January

by Helen Vince

TCL Group has released its TV and phone sales figures for January, recording a 4.6% year on year drop in LCD TV set sales, but a 10% increase in handset and other mobile product …

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APAC Overtakes Europe in IPTV

by Tom Allen

The worldwide IPTV market will be worth almost $79.4 billion by 2020, exhibiting a CAGR of 18.1% from 2014, says Transparency Market Research. The firm expects APAC to overtake Western Europe as the market’s …

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Valens Extends Video to 800m

by Tom Allen

Valens and Avago Technologies have collaborated on an HDBaseT fibre-transmission solution that can send HDBaseT video up to 800m. It is based on Valens’ Colligo chipsets and Avago’s AFBR-709HDZ transceivers.

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Matrox C420 Video Card for Multi-display Digital Signage and Control Rooms Now Shipping

by Vanessa Browning

Matrox has its own secure miniDisplayport outputs Matrox was showing its video wall controllers and Maevex distributors. We had a look at the C420, which is a new low-profile quad output PCI Express graphics …

Atlona Scales and Switches UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Atlona introduced many new distribution products, with a focus on high resolution and framerates. The show marked the company’s largest-ever product launch. Two new HDMI-to-HDBaseT matrix switchers were announced: Atlona’s first able to handle …

Publitec Invests in Christie Products

by Tom Allen

German AV distributor Publitec has invested in Christie’s new Boxer 4K30 projectors, taking 40 units from the company before it was officially launched at ISE (Christie Overcomes Lamp Limitations). Christie’s Klaus Hilles and Andreas …

CDS Reacts Well to Transparent Competition

by Tom Allen

Chris Bartram, MD of Crystal Display Solutions (,CDS) was happy to see Samsung’s exhibit of a square display at ISE. “It draws attention to our own square product”, Bartram told us: an ‘almost-square’ 27.3″ …