Vol 23 – Issue 38 – Page 11

Ikegami Adds 4K and Promises HDR

by Milos Pavlovic

Ikegami was showing a new 31.1″ DCI 4K 4096 x 2160 broadcast monitor with 350 cd/m² of brightness, 10 bit processing and 1,450:1 contrast. The monitor can support the Rec 2020 gamut (although coverage …

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Atlona Introduces First HDR-Compatible 4K/60 4:4:4 Video Extender

by Bob Raikes

At Cedia, Atlona introduced the entum Series AT-CENT-301-CEA, which it claims as the industry’s first HDR-compatible video extender that can deliver 4K/UHD video @ 60 Hz with 4:4:4 chroma sampling and HDMI data rates …

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DTG in the UK Re-organises

by Bob Raikes

The DTG in the UK has announced a restructure under which will see George Robertson taking the job of Chief Technologist, after CTO, Simon Gauntlett has decided to leave DTG to join Dolby as …

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Fibre Helps Portuguese Pay-TV to Grow

by Yvette Raikes

The National Communications Authority (Anacom) reported that the number of pay-TV subscribers in Portugal rose 4.7% YoY to 3.6 million. The increase was partly due to the rise in fibre-optic users to 205,000 (25.7% …

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HbbTV to Merge with Smart TV Alliance – Mozilla Ends Firefox OS

by Bob Raikes

The HbbTV Association is merging with the Smart TV Alliance so that applications in the future will be able to use a single architecture. The two groups have started technical collaboration and will merge …

Sony’s “Ultra” streaming 4K movie service will include rental option and be accessible to 4K PCs

by Milos Pavlovic

Sony Pictures is planning to include support in its “Ultra” streaming service for the playback of UltraHD on PCs that have Intel’s new ‘Kaby Lake’ 7th generation Core processors. The service will also offer …

Is This the Right Time to Buy a UHD TV?

by Tom Allen

UltraHD TVs are now well-established in the market; it is difficult to find a 55″+ set that is FullHD any more. Similarly, HDR is now in its second year of mainstream use. However, technology …