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Microsoft Enables Rift Use with XBox One

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft has enabled a feature on the XBox One that allows content from the console to be seen on a VR headset connected to a PC. It seems that the headset needs to be …

Tags:AR/VR| Consoles| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 49| xBox

Kodi Box Dealer Taken to Court

by Bob Raikes

In the UK, a dealer of a ‘fully loaded Kodi box’ has been accused of selling products that breach copyright laws. Kodi is a development of the XBox Media Centre, which was used to …

Tags:Broadcast| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 23 - Issue 39| xBox

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 31

by Tom Allen

The new Bild 7 OLED TV from Loewe was announced in July (German Firms Move to OLED), but little information was shared. The firm has now said that it will support Dolby Vision, which …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Consoles| Dolby Vision| Germany| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IHS Markit| Japan| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| OLED TVs| Panasonic| PlayStation| Pricing| Software| sony| UltraHD| Vizio| Vol 23 - Issue 31| xBox

UltraHD Missing From Xbox One S

by Isaac Oburu

Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox One S requires an update to be downloaded before it can play bacl UltraHD content. The console was launched worldwide on the 2nd August.

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 30| xBox

Specs Revealed for UHD Consoles

by Tom Allen

A posting on Amazon’s Spanish site, since removed, appears to have leaked the launch date of Sony’s Playstation Neo console (UHD Playstation is Official – But…). The unit will apparently be available in October …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| PlayStation| sony| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 28| xBox

Xbox One S Will Upscale Existing Games

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has said that the Xbox One S (Microsoft Rises to Challenge of UHD & HDR Gaming) will upscale existing games to UltraHD, using a new AMD SoC. Xbox executive Mike Ybarra confirmed the …

Tags:4k| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 26| xBox

Microsoft Rises to Challenge of UHD & HDR Gaming

by Tom Allen

At E3 2016, Microsoft revealed the expected new Xbox console, as well as discussing an interesting move that might actually give it an edge in the console market, where it has struggled to compete …

Tags:Consoles| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 23| xBox

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 22

by Tom Allen

Iiyama has launched a new version of its TF5537MSC large-format touch display (Iiyama Installs Procap on Public Monitors). The TF5537MSC-W2AG is designed for use in healthcare environments. It has higher brightness (420 cd/m² with …

Tags:Consoles| Iiyama| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| LG Electronics (LGE)| Microsoft| OLED TVs| Pricing| Vol 23 - Issue 22| xBox

Microsoft Prepares for 4k Gaming and ‘Xbox TV’

by Tom Allen

According to Kotaku, Microsoft plans to launch a ‘cheaper, smaller Xbox One’ at this year’s E3 gaming show, and a more powerful model in 2017. Sources say that the 2017 console, code-named Scorpio, will …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Dongles| Vol 23 - Issue 20| xBox

Microsoft Identifies the Future of Windows at Build

by Tom Allen

The Microsoft Build conference was held at the end of March. Although originally a low-key event for developers, the setting has evolved to follow more of an Apple-like vibe, as Microsoft showcases its latest …

Tags:Events| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 12| Windows| xBox

VR Takes Over GDC 2016

by Tom Allen

The Game Developers’ Conference took place in San Francisco this month. With the advances in virtual reality, this event is becoming ever more relevant to display makers. AMD estimates that it has an 83% …

Tags:AMD| Events| Game Playing| Gamer| GPUs| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| HTC| Imagination Tech| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 10| xBox