Vol 25 - Issue 36

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Technicolor Widens HDR Support

by Bob Raikes

Although HLG, HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision (along with Sony’s S-Log for content creators) are widely reported as the current HDR technologies, there is another scheme, developed and promoted by Technicolor and Philips and …

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SES Downgrades Dinner to Breakfast

by Bob Raikes

SES has traditionally held a press event and dinner on the evening before IBC but this year had a more informal event at breakfast. We went along. Steve Collar has been the CEO and …

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Epson Highlights LCD vs DLP Issues with Home Cinema 4010

by Matthew Brennesholtz

Epson Pro Cinema 4050 4K PRO-UHD projector (Credit: Epson) On September 18th, Epson introduced its new Home Cinema 4010 4K PRO-UHD Projector. This projector targets the DIY home theater market while the nearly identical …

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NEC Supports London Royal Opera House’s Open Up Project

by Andrew Fenn

NEC Display Solutions Europe is partnering with London’s Royal Opera House as part of its Open Up project, to promote more openness, availability and accessibility. The company is providing several display and projection solutions …

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Cryptera and Zytronic Introduce Secure PIN Entry Through Large Format Touch Screens

by Bob Raikes

Zytronic, which makes Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT and MPCT) touch sensors announced that a new version of its technology is now available to support secure PIN entry applications via their development partner, Cryptera. Zytronic …

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Ledcon Adds More Dates to Nova Star Training Programme

by Andrew Fenn

Due to high demand, Ledcon has added more dates for its Nova Star Basic Training programme for 2018. Training costs €100 per person and takes place at Ledcon’s training facility at Jacksonring 26 in …

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Quantum Materials Can Now Produce High-Purity, Low-Cost PQDs

by Andrew Fenn

US cadmium-free quantum dot manufacturer Quantum Materials says it has developed a continuous flow manufacturing process to produce stable, low-cost, high-purity perovskite quantum dots (PQDs). So far, the commercialisation of these materials has been …

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Philips Monitor is for Professionals, but has HDR600

by Bob Raikes

Philips has a new monitor, the 32″ Brilliance 328P6VUBREB, which has UltraHD resolution and conforming to HDR600. The VA LCD monitor also has USB Type-C, dual HDMI 2.0 ports, DisplayPort 1.4 and USB 3.1 …

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Secret Showing for Samsung’s 75″ microLED TV at IFA 2018

by Andrew Fenn

ETNews reports that Samsung’s recently rumoured 75″ microLED TV was shown in secret at IFA 2018. A device said to be a prototype was displayed in a private room at the event. Just last …

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LDM Product Roundup Vol 25 #36

by Bob Raikes

Asus has announced its GeForce RTX 2070 graphics boards, which support the new Turing GPUs. There are seven cards. The ROG Strix has three versions, an overclocked one, an ‘Advanced’ one and a regular …

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More Shipment Predictions for New iPhone Range

by Andrew Fenn

A recent report by Commercial Times has echoed the sentiments of other analysts forecasting shipments of the new iPhone range, providing its own estimation of 75-80 million units for the three new models, courtesy …

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Acer Predicts Double-Digit Growth in Gaming Monitors Thanks to Ultra HD

by Andrew Fenn

Acer is anticipating double-digit revenue growth for its gaming monitors, with sales bolstered by the company’s UltraHD products in the second half of 2018 and heading into 2019, according to Digitimes, which said, “Acer …

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