Vol 23 – Issue 15 – Page 4

HP Shrinks Z1 but Adds UHD

by Tom Allen

HP Inc. has updated its all-in-one workstation, the HP Z1, adding an UltraHD display in a more compact chassis. The shrinking of the product – which includes cutting display size from 27″ to 23.6″ …

Tags:HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 15| Workstations

Kyocera Ready for Third Manufacturing Line

by Tom Allen

Kyocera is to begin construction of a third manufacturing facility at its Kyoto Ayabe complex in Japan this week, says Evertiq. The line will be used to produce compact organic packages to house microelectronic …

Tags:Japan| Kyocera| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Digital TV Rises Despite World Economy

by Tom Allen

Worldwide digital TV (DTV) homes will rise by 185% between 2010 and 2021, or almost 1.1 billion, according to Digital TV Research. In 2016 alone, the total will climb by 120 million, and by …

Apple Cuts Production on Low Demand

by Tom Allen

Japan’s Nikkei newspaper says that Apple has cut iPhone production, due to weak sales of the flagship iPhone 6S/6S Plus and rising inventory levels. 6S production was apparently reduced by 30% in calendar Q1’16. …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Lang Commits to Panasonic

by Tom Allen

Lang AG has purchased 50 of Panasonic’s PT-RZ31K laser phosphor projectors. These are designed for large venue applications, and will be available for rental starting in the autumn.

Optoma Prepares for Olympics

by Tom Allen

Optoma is preparing for a sports-filled summer, with three new projectors designed for easy set-up and with low input lag (for gaming). The H114, H183X and S331 DLP projectors all feature Texas Instruments’ BrilliantColor, …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Olympics| Optoma| Vol 23 - Issue 15

VR Prompts Stitching Growth at NAB

by Tom Allen

Video stitching is becoming more and more of a relevant topic for the display industry, assisted by the growth of virtual reality. Stitching the output of several image sensors together is essential in 360° …

Informitv Confirms Perseus as Visually Lossless

by Tom Allen

Informitv has conducted an independent test of V-Nova’s Perseus codec. The results confirm that Perseus can be used for visually lossless UltraHD video, as well as supporting HDR and 8k video. HD and UltraHD …

Panasonic LEDs in Bristol Speedway’s ‘Colossus’

by Tom Allen

Panasonic has supplied the LEDs for Colossus: a set of four large LED screens (6mm pixel pitch) suspended above the Bristol Motor Speedway in the USA. Colossus, which has just been turned on, is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Kyocera Lowers Cost of Waterproofing

by Tom Allen

Kyocera is a specialist in producing rugged smartphones, specifically for the US and Japanese markets. The firm’s newest model is the Hydro Reach: a 4G phone with IP57 waterproof certification. Full immersion in up …

JVC Uses IPS Variant

by Tom Allen

At NAB, JVC presented a new range of DT-N studio monitors, each supporting input resolutions up to 2048 x 1080. The 17.3″ DT-N17F, 21.5″ DT-N21F and 23.8″ DT-N24F all feature waveform, vector scope and …

Tags:FFS| Industrial Monitors| IPS| JVC| Large Display Monitor| NAB 2016| Vol 23 - Issue 15

Czech Republic Will Move to T2 by 2022

by Tom Allen

The Czech Republic has said that it aims to complete its transition to DVB-T2 within the next six years. A strategy for the development of DTT will be submitted by the end of June.

Tags:Czech Republic| DVB-T & T2| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 15