Volume 21 – Page 16 – Display Daily

PostBox Offers, Well, Post Production in a Box

by Super User

We had a chance to chat with PostBox Systems at the recent SMPTE Fall Conference where it showed us its Rogue Pro box. This includes everything you need for on-set production all in a …

LG UltraHD Rises in September While Innolux Falls

by Super User

674,000 UltraHD TV panels were shipped by LG Display in September, says the Yonhap News Agency. The figure is a 24.8% MoM increase, as LG aims to raise its presence in the UltraHD panel …

Aurora Switches High-Resolution HDMI

by Super User

Aurora Multimedia’s new 8×8 matrix switcher can handle UltraHD resolution (30fps) and is controllable through any device with a web browser. The ASP-88-4K is part of the Aspyre series, routing video and 7.1-channel audio …

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IHS Acquires NPD DisplaySearch

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The NPD Group has signed a definitive agreement, to sell its DisplaySearch and Solarbuzz businesses to IHS Inc. The deal is subject to customary closing conditions. Completion is expected in or around the second …

Parade Brings DisplayPort SST to UltraHD Tcon

by Super User

A new UltraHD timing controller, using embedded DisplayPort (eDP) v1.3, has been developed by Parade Technologies. The DP667 is said to be the first Tcon for UltraHD LCD panels that support the use of …

Bringing Tactile Feedback to an In-Air Screen

by Super User

In-air touchscreens have been seen before – usually featuring a projector and water vapour (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 1, Vol 21 No 17). However, there has been little sensation of feedback. A team …

eMagin Contract Dramatically Improved OLED Performance

by Super User

In October (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 41), eMagin announced that it had been awarded three new R&D contracts, totalling $6.8 million. The company has now revealed that $6.45 million of that total is …

EC Re-starts Clock on Liberty/Ziggo Deal

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The European Commission has set a new date of 3rd November 2014 by which it will decide whether to approve or reject Liberty Global’s proposed acquisition of Dutch cable operator Ziggo. Earlier this month, …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Windows 9 Will Ditch Metro

by Super User

Russian tipster Wzor has said that the enterprise version of Windows 9 will be released without the Metro (tile-based) UI. The source also said that Windows 9 would support a 3D mode and Windows …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21| Windows

Brazilian Tender is Criticised

by Super User

Anatel, the Brazilian communications regulator, has opened a tender to provide mobile broadband services in the 700MHz band. The frequency is currently used for broadcast services. In response the Association of Brazilian broadcasters (Abert) …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

DisplaySearch: Q2 UltraHD Shipments Beat All of 2013

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More UltraHD TV sets were shipped in Q2’14 than throughout all of 2013, says NPD DisplaySearch: 2.1 million, compared to 1.6 million. Most brands introduced their 2014 UltraHD TVs at this time, pushing the …

Hitachi Europe Names New Managing Director

by Super User

Hitachi Europe has named Kazuo Abe as its new managing director. He succeeds Kiyoshi Yamamoto who has been appointed senior project manager, Urban & Energy Solutions Division, Infrastructure Systems Company, Infrastructure Systems Group in …