Vol 25 - Issue 39

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New Optical Component Can Enable Improved Light Field Displays

by Arthur Berman

See-through light field displays are a possible building block for the next generation of augmented reality devices. There is, however, one standout problem associated with large size, see-through light field displays: the need for …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Microdisplays| Mirror Displays| Optics| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Introduction to Display Summit 2018

by Chris Chinnock

Display Summit 2018 was held on Oct. 2-4 at two facilities: Harman International in Northridge, California and at the Pacific Winnetka theaters in Chatsworth, California. A 2-day symposium on the light field ecosystem and …

Tags:Display Summit 2018| Large Display Monitor| LED| LED Cinema| Light Field Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Demos and Discussion at Pacific Winnetka Theater at Display Summit 2018

by Chris Chinnock

About 75 Display Summit attendees came to the bonus session at the Pacific Winnetka theater, home of the first commercial Samsung Onyx LED theater in the US. The session was kicked off by David …

Tags:Cinema Audio| Display Summit 2018| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Other Cinema/Large Venue Considerations Update from Display Summit 2018

by Chris Chinnock

The afternoon session of October 3rd was dedicated to a number of other technologies and considerations around next generation cinema. Speaker Joe Kane, from Joe Kane Productions, focused on the creation of a single …

Tags:Cinema Audio| Display Metrology| Display Summit 2018| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| Vol 25 - Issue 39| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

HDR Cinema Screen Update from Display Summit 2018

by Chris Chinnock

The morning of October 3rd was devoted to discussing the technology and related issues around creating an HDR solution for cinema. Dan Cryan from IHS started the session by giving an overview of the …

Tags:Cinema IMAX| Display Summit 2018| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| LED Cinema| PLF (Premium Large Format) Cinema| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Light Field Display Update from Display Summit 2018

by Chris Chinnock

In the afternoon session, the focus was more on advanced 3D displays. Jon Karafin from Light Field Labs started the discussion by giving a presentation most of which we have described before. It included …

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Light Field Capture and Distribution Update From Display Summit 2018

by Chris Chinnock

Yahya Mirza from Aclertic Systems began the conference with a discussion of the computational needs for rendering light field images. His company’s goal is to “better understand what it takes to create content for …

Tags:Display Summit 2018| Large Display Monitor| Light Field Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Vizio Enhances Google Assistant Functionality for SmartCast TVs

by Andrew Fenn

Vizio has enhanced the Google Assistant functionality of its SmartCast range of TVs with an expanded range of voice control features. Users with a Google Home or other Assistant-enabled device can now use voice …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| Vizio| Voice Input| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Mantis Vision to Demo Its Tech on Samsung Devices at CEO Summit

by Andrew Fenn

Mantis Vision, a provider of mobile 3D scanning technology, announced it will run its technology and applications on Samsung mobile devices during a demonstration at the Samsung CEO Summit 2018 on October 11th at …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 39

iBeam Materials Working on GaN-on-Metal Process for LEDs

by Chris Chinnock

One of the more interesting presentations at the recent Display Summit (proceedings available soon), was a paper from Vladimir Matias at iBeam Materials. His company works closely with Sandia National Labs where they exploited …

Tags:LED| MicroLED| Semiconductors| Vol 25 - Issue 39

Large Panel Makers See Mixed Fortunes

by Yvette Raikes

Total September shipments from the Taiwanese large panel makers we track were almost flat MoM but up 1% YoY to 21.358 million. AU Optronics saw September sales of NT$27.44 billion ($882 million), down 103% …

Tags:AUO| CPT| Financial Data| Hannstar (Hannspree)| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Vol 25 - Issue 39