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Christie’s Lasers Create Spain’s ‘Most Advanced Multiplex’

by Tom Allen

Christie will work with Odeon Multicines to create ‘Spain’s most advanced multiplex’. Christie’s Solaria projectors are set to be installed throughout the 12-screen venue at the Sambil Outlet shopping centre in Madrid. Two screens …

A New Way to Create Projected HDR?

by Chris Chinnock

With High Dynamic Range (HDR) TVs offering 600 to 1000 cd/m² of peak luminance and various levels of black, many are concerned that the experience in the cinema is starting to lag behind the …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Laser Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 24

Checking the Flavour of the Kool-Aid

by Bob Raikes

A couple of weeks ago, Barry Young of the OLED Association suggested that Chris Chinnock and I had ‘drunk the Kool Aid’ in accepting arguments from quantum dot suppliers at the recent SID event …

Tags:OLEDs| Quantum Dots| Vol 23 - Issue 24

LG Brings Aurora Back to Iceland

by Tom Allen

On the 20th July, LG will begin a four-month photo exhibition in Reykjavik showing the beauty of Iceland, on its OLED TVs. Due to the constant sunlight from April to August, the Aurora Borealis …

ITO Challenged in New Applications

by Tom Allen

IDTechEx has examined the transparent conductive film (TCF) market in a new research report (http://tinyurl.com/gkvjoz3), specifically covering ITO alternatives, and believes that the end of the downturn may be in sight. The TCF industry …

Infocomm Successful in Las Vegas

by Bob Raikes

The Infocomm show was considered a success with a level of 38,833 visitors going to Las Vegas. The show saw over half a million sq ft (just short of 50,000 m²) of exhibitor space …

Tags:Infocomm 2016| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 24

Epson Looks to Two Markets at CE Week

by Tom Allen

Four new 3LCD projectors were shown by Epson during New York CE Week this year: two for home cinema (Powerlite 5040UB and 5040UBe) and two for professional cinema (Powerlite 6040UB and 4040). We have …

Tags:CE Week| Epson| Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| Vol 23 - Issue 24

Planar/Leyard Adds Carbon Fibre LEDs

by Bob Raikes

Planar/Leyard was showing the latest 1.2mm LED wall that was shown at NAB. (Planar/Leyard shows Whopping 8K LED Video Wall at NAB) We asked how much it would cost to buy and we heard …

Tags:Infocomm 2016| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 24

Infocomm Direct Display Round-up

by Bob Raikes

3M was showing a new 65″ PCap table display that will be available in August. The company was also highlighting the object recognition and metal mesh technology that it showed at ISE. The 65″ …

Restricted FoV Eases VR Sickness

by Norbert Hildebrand

Motion sickness in virtual reality is a real problem – one that there has been only minor success in alleviating. Research has been done into using electrodes, or even virtual noses, to counter the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 24

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 24

by Tom Allen

Amazon has refreshed its Kindle eReader, making it lighter and thinner. The new model will weigh just over 160g (about 16% less than the existing model) and will be 11% thinner. Storage will also …

Daktronics Lights Up Stade Matmut

by Tom Allen

To deliver the best viewing experience to fans attending the UEFA Championship football tournament in France this month, Daktronics installed two new LED screens at the Stade Matmut Atlantique in Bordeaux. These two 70m² …

Tags:Digital Signage| France| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 24