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Eizo’s DisplayPort Video Format Converter is Rugged

by Bob Raikes

Eizo Rugged Solutions (formerly Tech Source) has announced video converters to create DVI and VGA outputs from DisplayPort graphics cards that are ruggedised to MIL-STD-810 for a wide range of operating temperatures (-40ºC to …

Tags:DisplayPort| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 27

LG HDR Monitor Supports HDR10

by Bob Raikes

LG Electronics has a new 31.5″ UltraHD monitor, the 32UD99-W that uses, of course, an IPS panel and supports HDR10 for content playback and has peak brightness of 550 cd/m² and typical brightness of …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Computer Graphics Market to Reach $147 Billion by 2020

by Alan Spencer

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) is forecasting that the overall computer graphics (CG) market will reach $147 billion by 2020, although the industry is slowing to 1% growth for the next few years. The growth …

LG 2016 OLEDs Add HLG HDR Support

by Bob Raikes

LG has added support for HLG HDR to its C6 and E6 2016 model OLED TVs via a firmware update. 2017 models have had support as standard and it was unclear at publication time …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 27

JCDecaux Wins Airport Brussels

by Bob Raikes

JCDecaux has won a renewal of its contract with Brussels Airport for a further seven years. The company has been the contractor for ten years and will use this extension to upgrade the facilities. …

Success for Chinese Makers in AMOLED is not Assured

by Bob Raikes

IHS’s David Hsieh has published a blog post that highlights the difficulties that Chinese companies are having in trying to catch up to the Korean makers of OLED displays. IHS identifies the companies as …

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Barco Result 19/07/17

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Barco announced its FY17 H1 result with sales at €518 million ($601 million) and net income of €19 million ($22 million), with a net margin of 3.7%. The EBITDA was €48.2 million ($55.9 million) …

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Netflix Announce Record New Subscriptions for Q2

by Andrew Fenn

Netflix subscriptions increased by 5.2 million in 2017 Q2, bringing their total subscribers to 104 million, according to the company’s latest earnings interview report. This figure represents a new record for Q2 subscribers and …

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CE Week New York Roundup

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I’ve attended CE Week New York for several years now. In the past, it has been organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). The CTA always gave, among other things, a foretaste of the …

The LED Cinema Era has Started

by Chris Chinnock

Last week, the first commercial DCI-compliant theater screen opened using LED instead of projection technology. The LED screens were supplied by Samsung for the high-end Lotte Cinema World Tower complex in Seoul. A 2K …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| LED| LED Cinema| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 27

Panono is Sold

by Bob Raikes

We reported recently that 360 camera maker, Panano, had filed for bankruptcy, but the assets of the business are now being sold. However, Indiegogo backers that had not yet got cameras will not be …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 24 - Issue 27

AMD Helps Developers & PlayStation Now Includes PS4 Titles

by Bob Raikes

Our friend, Dr. Jon Peddie has pointed out that now that AMD is supplying x86-based APUs to Sony and Microsoft for their consoles, games developers can introduce games for PCs as well as the …

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