Vol 24 – Issue 08 – Page 3

DVB UHD Phase 2 Now an ETSI Standard

by Bob Raikes

The DVB, which coordinates the technical side of broadcasting in Europe and, increasingly globally, has announced that ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) has published the DVB Video & Audio Coding Specification as an ETSI …

AOC Agon 240 Hz Gaming Monitor now Available

by Bob Raikes

AOC has now made the Agon AG251FZ gaming monitor available (AOC Aims at Gamers). Pricing has been set in the UK at £449 ($459 + tax) for the 240Hz 24.5″ TN-based unit, which is …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

DigitalEurope Appoints New Director General

by Alan Spencer

DigitalEurope has announced the appointment of Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl as Director General of the organisation. She is currently the CEO of Globit and previously held international positions with IBM and Oracle and helped other companies …

Next Gen TV Should Include New Remote Control Features

by Alan Spencer

The User Experience Strategies group at Strategy Analytics has published a new report on the consumer purchasing priorities for their next TV purchase and the features they require. Other than the normal requirements of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

UHD Alliance Applies HDR Premium Logo to Mobile

by Bob Raikes

The UltraHD Alliance had hoped to release its mobile specification for the Mobile HDR Premium logo at the CES show (UHD Alliance Focusing on Mobile HDR) but couldn’t get all the sign-offs completed, so …

Tri Evolution Promotes AS3D for Retail

by Bob Raikes

We heard that Michael Russo, who for ten years ran Tridelity, a specialist in 3D in Germany, is now running a new venture, Tri Evolution and will be at EuroShop 2017 in Düsseldorf to …

Tags:3D| Autostereo 3D| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 24 - Issue 08

AMD GPUs Catch Up with NVidia to Support Asynchronous Reprojection

by Bob Raikes

AMD said at the GDC that its Radeon GPUs will support Asynchronous Reprojection on SteamVR with the next version of its software. The technology, so far only supported on NVidia GPUs, helps to make …

NVIDIA Announces ‘FCAT VR’ Frame Analysis Tool to Help Demystify VR Performance

by Bob Raikes

At the Game Developers’ Conference, Nvidia has released a new version of its FCAT (Frame Capture Analysis Tool) that is specifically designed to help developers to understand the performance of VR apps and how …

Tags:AR/VR| Game Playing| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Sony Invests in DTT in Italy

by Bob Raikes

Sony is not giving up on DTT and Sony Pictures Television Networks said it has agreed to buy two FTA channels, Neko TV and Capri Gourmet, which started in 2011, to get an entry …

Tags:Italy| Large Display Monitor| sony| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Vodafone Germany to Show US TV Series in Ultra HD

by Alan Spencer

Customers in Germany that have signed up for the Vodafone HD premium package for the recently launched GigaTV 4K platform, are now able to access the new season’s first episodes of TV series “Power” …

HbbTV Service Launched on DVB-T2 by Media Broadcast

by Alan Spencer

A HbbTV service on DVB-T2 will be launched on 29th March 2017, by German transmitter network operator Media Broadcast. The service will be called Freenet TV Connect, and at the same time Media Broadcast …

Tags:Germany| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 24 - Issue 08

Huawei Promotes Dual Cameras – Shows Watch 2

by Bob Raikes

Huawei, of course, had a big and busy booth with lots to see. First we looked at the Watch 2 which is the first smart watch to use Android Wear 2 and also uses …