Vol 23 – Issue 31 – Page 4

Optoma’s HD27 Combats Ambient Light

by Tom Allen

Optoma’s HD27 is the company’s newest DLP projector for the home entertainment space, bringing Rec.709 support and a compact form factor for ease of relocation. Multiple picture modes are built in to the unit, …

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MMD Secures Monitor With Hidden Camera

by Tom Allen

The B2B Philips monitor that MMD previewed last week, and will appear at IFA 2016, is officially known as the 272B7QPTKEB. This 27″ display features a pop-up webcam that is usually hidden in the …

Optoma Responds to Fringe Star’s Hour of Need

by Tom Allen

Musician, comedian and writer James Veitch was in a tight spot at the opening of his third show, ‘Game Face’, at the Edinburgh Fringe – but Optoma stepped in to help. Veitch contacted the …

Casio Has First TCO-Certified Solid-State Projectors

by Tom Allen

LED-laser projectors from Casio have become the first lamp-free models in the world to achieve TCO 2.0 certification. The projectors are Casio’s XJ-F210WN, XJ-F100W, XJ-F200WN, XJ-V110W and XJ-V100W.

AMC Speeds Dolby Cinema Deployment

by Tom Allen

US-based cinema chain AMC and Dolby have, due to very positive guest reactions, announced plans to accelerate the deployment of Dolby Cinema technology. The companies will install Dolby systems at 100 AMC locations before …

Asus Sponsors World’s Biggest eSports Event

by Tom Allen

Asus, under its Republic of Gamers brand, is sponsoring “The International” – said to be the world’s most lucrative eSports tournament. The International 2016 has a prize pool of $20 million. Asus is providing …

Schulz Leaves Ingram With Restructure

by Tom Allen

Gerhard Schulz, who worked for Ingram Micro since 2000 and has led the European arm since 2013, is leaving the distributor on the 30th September. Marc Snider, formerly head of the Canadian branch of …

NEC Hosts Training Academy in Germany

by Tom Allen

NEC will hold a training day in Germany at the end of September, at Delo Computer GmbH in Recklinghausen. The day will cover NEC’s projector portfolio, product installation and software solutions, as well as …

Super 8 Chooses Samsung in Spain

by Tom Allen

Super 8, a DOOH company in Spain, has installed a 222m² LED screen in Madrid. The 6m x 37m display, installed on a skyscraper in the Plaza del Callao, has a 6mm pixel pitch …

Panasonic Goes BIG in Olympic Sponsorship

by Tom Allen

Panasonic once again sponsored the displays at the Olympic Games, providing TVs, projectors and LED screens. As an Official Partner of the Games, Panasonic supplied 110 DLP projectors for large ceremonies and an additional …

Micro-LEDs on Wearables by 2018

by Tom Allen

Interest in micro-LED as a display technology is rising, helped – at least in part – by interest from Sony (Cledis screens) and Apple (through its LuxVue acquisition). LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, has …

Samsung Raising Orders With External Firms

by Tom Allen

China’s Economic Daily News claims that Samsung Electronics is seeking to buy panels from Innolux and AUO. This is due to Samsung Display’s closure of a G7 factory this year, which will lower its …