Volume 21

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CFGC Boosts Digital Fleet With Christie Purchase

by Super User

200 of Christie’s CP2220 have been purchased by the China Film Group Corporation (CFGC), a state-run film organisation. The projectors will be installed in CFGC’s cinema chain around the country. The purchase boosts the …

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PCA France Signs Lenovo

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PCA France has been named as official distributor for a selection of notebooks from Lenovo.

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Kobo Fends Off Dust and Water in Aura H2O

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The ‘world’s first’ waterproof eReader has been introduced by Kobo. The Aura H2O uses a 6.8″ Carta E Ink screen (an upgrade from the Aura HD’s (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 16) Pearl technology) …

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Apple to Replace Sub-Par iPhone Batteries

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A number of iPhone 5 smartphones have been found to have underperforming batteries. These units, sold between September 2012 and January 2013, have a shorter battery life than intended. Customers in Europe, the USA …

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Looping, Streaming and Playout Promoted at IBC

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The SceneGate 8073 is an entry-level OTT and IPTV set-top box (STB) from Albis (hall 14, stand C04 and C15). The 85 x 85 x 35mm box supports 1920 x 1080 content and functions …

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Samsung Keeps Professional Monitor Supply Tight

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We saw Samsung’s UD970 LCD monitor at CES, and again at InfoComm (Display Monitor Vol 21 Nos 3 & 25). Now, the company has released the 31.5″ UltraHD model to the European market. Designed …

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IFA Says Consumers Willing to Buy

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IFA kicks off with a press event (although to try to get them all in, several are held before this one!). The format is much the same each year, so we’ve cut our report …

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ITRI Lowers Touch Production Costs

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The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) showcased a new metal mesh production technology at Touch Taiwan last month. The technology is said to feature a ‘one-step’ roll-to-roll method, which can apparently lower production costs …

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Freesync Monitors Will Cost $100 Less Than G-Sync

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AMD has told PCR that its upcoming Freesync (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 4) gaming monitors will be between $80 and $100 cheaper than models with Nvidia’s G-Sync technology. Both aim to eliminate screen …

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Absen and PSCO to Partner at PLASA 2014

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LED display manufacturer Absen Optoelectronics will be exhibiting with PSCo at PLASA 2014, which takes place in London from 5th to 8th October. Attendance at the event forms part of a European Roadshow by …

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BDA Pushes Adoption of New Display Technologies

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We knew it was coming. The Blu-ray Disc Association announced at IFA that it was ‘most of the way done’ with defining a specification enabling the format to handle UltraHD imagery. Chairman Victor Matsuda …

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Barco Celebrates HDBaseT Entry

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Barco plans to demonstrate its new Orion Cinemascope home projector – an HDBaseT model to mark the company’s entry into the HDBaseT Alliance. The Orion Cinemascope combines 2560 x 1080 resolution, a 1DLP chip, …

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