First IMAX Enhanced, HDR10+ UHD Blu-ray Titles Revealed
The first 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray titles supporting both new IMAX Enhanced certification and reportedly the new HDR10+ high dynamic range profile will be released by Mill Creek Entertainment in December. The titles include: IMAX: Journey to the South Pacific and IMAX: A Beautiful Planet….
IHS: Big Screens, 8K, Advanced TVs Pushing Television Growth
Advanced television sales continue to escalate with Ultra HD TVs on pace to take 50% of global TV shipments for full year 2018, as total television unit shipments rise 3.6% year over year to 226 million units, according to a new IHS Markit report. The…
LG, Samsung Take First Shots In Coming 8K TV War
Let the 8K war begin! South Korean TV manufacturing rivals Samsung and LG are using the IFA electronics show in Berlin, Germany this week and presumably CEDIA Expo 2018 next week in San Diego to kick off the next chapter in the high-resolution video wars…
LG Display Reports Q2 Loss Despite Accelerating OLED TV Sales
LG’s flat-panel display manufacturing unit LG Display Co Ltd might have big plans for expanding its OLED panel production capabilities in coming months, but it continues to lose money on its on-going operations. South Korean-based LG Display last week reported its second-consecutive quarterly loss as…
JOLED Gets Capital To Begin Inkjet Printed OLED Display Production
Japan-based OLED panel developer JOLED revealed this week that it has raised $420 million in capital and is targeting the start of production of OLED panels made using its inkjet printing process by 2020. JOLED said the additional capital investments were contributed by Denso, Toyota…
Microsoft, Sony Spearhead Group To Improve HDR Gaming
Sony and Microsoft, the two biggest names in console video gaming, last week revealed that they have joined forces to improve the state of high dynamic range (HDR) video gaming through the formation of a new HDR Gaming Interest Group (HGIG). The two competitors recently…
LG Display: TV-Sized OLED Panel Production Accelerates
Fans of the strong black levels, wide contrast and vivid colors produced by 4K OLED televisions might be pleased to learn that the production velocity is ramping up quickly, which should help expand global availability while bringing more affordable price points in the years ahead….
China Approves $2.3B Large OLED Panel Joint Venture Plant In Guangzhou
LG Display, the display panel manufacturing arm of LG Electronics of South Korea, said Tuesday that it has received the necessary approvals from the Chinese government for an OLED production joint venture in Guangzhou, China. Under the arrangement, LG Display will control 70 percent of…
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