Vol 24 – Issue 39 – Page 5

DS02 Summary of the Components and Vis/Sim Session at Display Summit 2017

by Chris Chinnock

Bernhard Lutzer from In-Vision Digital Imaging Optics gave a nice presentation on the art of lens design for curved screens. He discussed the basic of optical materials, optical diffraction and projection lens design including …

DS03 LED Session Summary from Display Summit 2017

by Chris Chinnock

Six companies presented in this morning session. rpVisual’s James Fife gave an illuminating presentation on the mounting of LED video walls. He described all the ways such mounting projects can go wrong and many …

VR/AR/MR/HUD Session Summary from Display Summit 2017

by Chris Chinnock

This year’s Display Summit event took place with support from Rockwell Collins. Most of the content was about big displays, but this session covered mobile displays. This session focused on the use of AR/VR/MR/HUD …

The Globe: A Spherical Volumetric Display

by Arthur Berman

Catleytech (London, UK) is developing a spherical volumetric display. It is formed from a ring of rotating LEDs and depends on the persistence of vision effect. The imaging system in the Globe includes a …

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Clear Channel Sign New Deal With Sea-Tac Airport

by Andrew Fenn

Clear Channel Airports has signed a 10-year media deal with Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, affectionately known as Sea-Tac. Clear Channel has provided Sea-Tac with digital advertising since 2007, and the new 10-year deal will see …

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Tru-Vu Wins Soccer Monitor Deal

by Bob Raikes

Major League Soccer (MLS) in the US has selected Tru-Vu’s Sunlight Readable waterproof monitors for its video replay systems. The organisation conducted evaluation and testing and chose the SRMW-24Z-SS monitor which has 1,000 cd/m² …

AUO & Innolux Join in On Dual LCDs

by Bob Raikes

One of the highlights of NAB and IBC was the appearance of monitors using dual modulation LCDs for HDR from Panasonic. In these panels, one monochrome LCD is used for modulating the light coming …

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More Details Emerge On Mitsubishi Emirai 4 Concept Car

by Andrew Fenn

Mitsubishi has released more information regarding its new Emirai 4 concept car, featuring a range of next-generation driving assistance and safety mechanisms that have been designed to reduce road traffic accidents. The new vehicle …

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Rockchip RK3328 STB SoC is Three Times Faster

by Bob Raikes

Rockchip has showed its new upgraded RK3328 UHD TV box SOC solution at a trade show in Hong Kong and claims it is almost three times faster than previous products as well as adding …

HP and iFixit Talk of Obstacles to Repair

by Bob Raikes

Repair is a growing portion of the e-scrap field, and experts predict it will continue to increase as companies learn the revenue that can be realized by reusing rather than shredding certain good-quality components. …

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Macroblock Highlights Power Saving in Shanghai

by Bob Raikes

Macroblock, which makes driver chips for LED displays, was at LED China in Shanghai last month and showed its latest chip, the MBI5353 which is for 24/7 applications and allows power saving by reducing …

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IHS Analyst Says Netflix is Having a “Significant Impact” in CEE

by Andrew Fenn

Netflix is having a significant impact on subscription TV uptake in Central and Eastern European, belying the lackluster perception of the platform when comparing its results in CEE to those from Western Europe. The …