Vol 22 – Issue 51 – Page 4

Dolby Showcases Audio Solutions on Analyst Day

by Chris Chinnock

One of the key new initiatives in sound reproduction is the move to create immersive sound. We have moved from monaural to stereo to 5.1 to 7.1 and even more channels. Now, we are …

Dolby Discusses Strategy in Analyst Meeting

by Chris Chinnock

Dolby Laboratories invited a number of industry analyst to spend the day with them in San Francisco showing off technology and discussing their business. It was an open and informative day. First, Dolby is …

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SMPTE Sets Up UK Region

by Tom Allen

SMPTE’s Board of Governors has formally approved the creation of the SMPTE UK Region. Bruce Devlin, chief media scientist at Dalet, has been appointed to serve as the new region’s first governor. The SMPTE …

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Internet Speeds Rise for 4k Readiness

by Tom Allen

According to Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report, 15% of global IP addresses are now classified as ‘4k-ready’ (defined as 15Mbps speeds or higher) – almost triple that of the 5.3% in Q2. …

LG Completes Internal OLED Sale

by Tom Allen

The sale of LG’s OLED lighting business to LG Display, from LG Chemical (LG Display Takes LG Chem’s OLED Business) has been completed. It is part of the move to consolidate all of LG’s …

Netflix Opts for ‘Per-Title’ Encoding to Save Bitrates

by Tom Allen

Netflix has announced a new system of compression called ‘per-title encoding’. This is not a new codec – the company will continue to use H.264 – but a new way of looking at different …

Apple Fills Vacant COO Spot

by Tom Allen

Jeff WilliamsApple has filled the position of chief operating officer – a post that has been vacant since Tim Cook became CEO in 2011. Jeff Williams, a former SVP, is the company’s new COO. …

Moving Towards a Powerline HDMI Spec

by Tom Allen

ETSI has published a technical report (http://tinyurl.com/po7yj4l) that analyses the benefits of powerline HDMI (PHDMI) technology for HD/UltraHD video transmission. The report aims to define the technical elements required to establish a PHDMI specification. …

Samsung and LG Will Pass on UHD in 2016

by Bob Raikes

Only Sony has produced an UltraHD smartphone, to dateKorea’s iNews24 claims that both Samsung and LG will forgo producing UltraHD smartphones in 2016. Instead, they will favour 2560 x 1440 displays, at most. The …

Epson Begins Large EVF Mass Production

by Tom Allen

Epson has announced that it has begun mass-production of a 0.66″ electronic viewfinder LCD display with 1400 x 1050 resolution. A prototype unit was previously shown at the CP+ show in February this year. …

Was this the Year of AR / VR?

by Norbert Hildebrand

When we started 2015 we had high hopes for augmented and virtual reality to develop into the “next big thing” for the AV industry. With the year coming to an end, it is fair …

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Vizio Provides TV Choice in D-Series

by Tom Allen

The extensive new D-Series of LCD TVs from Vizio covers multiple price points and technologies. From 24″ to 70″, certain models feature UltraHD resolution and smart functionality (Vizio Internet Apps Plus), while all (excluding …