Vol 24 - Issue 36

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Upgraded Paris Saint-Lazare Control Room Running Well

by Andrew Fenn

SNCF has followed through with its plans, first revealed in 2013, to remodel a control room at Paris Saint-Lazare train station, shared by the Transilien Operations Centre and the Traffic Management Operations Centre. The …

Tags:Control Rooms| France| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Panasonic| Transport| Vol 24 - Issue 36

PMA Shows Top-Selling Projectors for August in US

by Alan Spencer

PMA Research has published its latest Projector Tracking Service results from the monthly sell-through data from US projector dealers, retailers, web resellers and distributors. For the Home Entertainment Projectors group, the top 5 list …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Samsung and SK Telecom Successfully Trial 4G and 5G Interworking

by Alan Spencer

Samsung Electronics and SK Telecom have successfully completed what is claimed to be the world’s first 4G LTE and 5G end-to-end network interworking trial in a real outdoor environment in Seoul. To enable interworking …

Tags:Korea| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Apple Watch May Struggle with LTE

by Bob Raikes

A blog post by IHS has pointed out that the new Apple Watch with integrated LTE connectivity, while clever in including the needed antenna within a slim form factor, may struggle in some areas …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| IHS Markit| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Amazon Updates Fire TV, Tablet and Echo Range

by Bob Raikes

Amazon had a busy time announcing a new Fire TV product as well as a new Fire tablet and revisions to the Echo voice and audio products. The new Fire TV streamer upgrades the …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Ivory Coast Uses Norigin Hybrid Apps for Streaming Service

by Alan Spencer

Orange TV in the Ivory Coast (Côte D’Ivoire) has licensed Norigin’s Hybrid Apps to deploy a streaming service, which is believed to be unique to the West African region. The streaming service was initially …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Streaming Dongles| Vol 24 - Issue 36

FVP-5000T Freeview Play Recorder Supports 2TB

by Bob Raikes

Humax has released a new Freeview Play Recorder, the FVP-5000T for the UK market. Features in the new FullHD box include: Integrated Wi-Fi connectivity Three digital tuners: record up to four programmes at once …

Tags:DTV| Large Display Monitor| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders| STBs| Terrestrial (DTT)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Nos Deploys Metrological Platform to Deliver Integrated OTT Experience

by Alan Spencer

The Portuguese cable operator, Nos, which serves more than 1.6 million video households, is advancing its UMA personalized television experience to the next level with the deployment of Metrological’s application platform, WPE (Web Platform …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Portugal| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 36

CTA Completes Recommendations for Audio on ATSC 3.0 TVs

by Bob Raikes

At the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) Technology & Standards Fall Forum, the CTA issued new guidelines for TV sets and audio devices. The first recommendations (CTA-CEB32.5, Recommended Practice for ATSC 3.0 Television Sets, Audio) …

Tags:ATSC| audio| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 36

HUDs Are Easy; Augmented Reality HUDs Are Not

by Ken Werner

The 2017 Vehicle Displays and Interfaces Symposium, held in Livonia, Michigan, on September 26 and 27, continued the growth, stimulating content, and enthusiasm demonstrated last year. Attendance this year was 550, compared to 400 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Vol 24 - Issue 36

System Plus Releases Analysis Report on LG Automotive Display

by Andrew Fenn

System Plus Consulting has released a new report analysing the LG LA080WV3 8″ in-car touch display and taking an in-depth look at why LG Display is one of the driving forces in the automotive …

Tags:Automotive| Back Panel| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Teardowns| Vol 24 - Issue 36

Vivitek Projector Produces 12,000 Ansi Lumens

by Bob Raikes

Vivitek has a new laser projector high brightness projector, the DU8193Z which produces 12,000 Ansi lumens of output with 10,000:1 contrast and 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) resolution. The unit uses a single 0.67″ DLP …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Installation Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vivitek| Vol 24 - Issue 36