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LG’s OLED TVs Bring Nature to NHM

by Tom Allen

LG has begun working with the Natural History Museum in the UK, sponsoring its summer exhibition, ‘Colour and Vision: Through the Eyes of Nature.’ With a focus on colour, LG is loaning its 65″ …

Opera Upgrades App Generator

by Tom Allen

Opera has launched Opera TV Snaps 3.0, the latest version of the company’s OTT app generator for broadcasters, content providers and VoD services. The new version can be used to mix live broadcast streams, …

Quested Provides Perspective on ITU-2100 HDR Spec

by Chris Chinnock

The chairman of the ITU-R subcommittee responsible for the recent release of IUT-2100 is Andy Quested, who is also an employee of the BBC. We had a chance to speak with him recently to …

Tags:Broadcast| HDR - High Dynamic Range| HFR - High Frame Rate| Vol 23 - Issue 28| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Speckle Contrast Reduction Important for Laser Projectors

by Kenneth Li

Speckle has been a major obstacle for lasers to be used for display systems like laser projectors and other illumination purposes. It is usually quantified by the parameter ‘speckle contrast.’ Speckle contrast reduction became …

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UHD Will be Helped and Hobbled by OTT

by Tom Allen

NSR has examined the UltraHD market and shared its forecast for the future, in a new report. There is a debate ongoing about the long-term prospects for the format, with some expecting it to …

AIS Spins Out VR Society to Promote Content

by Tom Allen

The AIS (Advanced Imaging Society) has formed a new division called the VR Society. The VRS will provide research, seminars and best practice recommendations, to assist in the creation of high quality VR content. …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 28

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 28

by Tom Allen

A posting on Amazon‘s Spanish site, since removed, appears to have leaked the launch date of Sony‘s Playstation Neo console (UHD Playstation is Official – But…). The unit will apparently be available in October …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 28

by Tom Allen

7thSense has released an entry-level media server, as an affordable way to introduce uncompressed media playback into a workflow for fixed installations. The Nano-1-SDI server features a web-based UI for simple configurations and a …

LGD Will “Balance” LCD and OLED

by Tom Allen

LG Display will raise its OLED investment, as Apple prepares to adopt the technology in coming iPhones. The claim comes from Bloomberg, which quotes LGD CEO Han Sang Beom. Han admitted that LGD was …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 28

Toshiba Supplies Terminals to Deen

by Tom Allen

The Castricum branch of the Dutch supermarket chain Deen has become the first to use a self-service checkout solution from Toshiba. Three terminals have been installed, and Deen’s locations in Heemskerk, Zaandam and Almere …

TSMC 2Q16 Result 14/07/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

Taiwan Semiconductor reported Q2 2016 net profit of NT$72.5 billion ($2.2 billion), down 8.7% YoY. Turnover for the period was NT$221.81 billion (US$6.91 billion), up 8% YoY. With the exclusion of one-time gains in …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TSMC| Vol 23 - Issue 28

25% of US Homes Are Cable-Free

by Tom Allen

As many as 25% of US TV households do not own a cable or satellite subscription, according to GfK. Households with a resident between 18 and 34 are most likely to have cut the …