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…
Calibration Expert: `Is 10,000 Nits Of Brightness Enough?’
Although some experts have warned against going too far with peak luminance in next-generation televisions designs, Tyler Pruitt, technical evangelist with display calibration specialist Portrait Displays/SpectraCal and a SMPTE member, said existing standards aren’t nearly high enough. Speaking at the Insight Media/Samsung-sponsored QLED and other…
HDR10+ Looks For Greater Availability In Content, Hardware
The HDR10+ high dynamic range (HDR) profile based on dynamic metadata is moving steadily toward more mainstream support by content producers, distributors and consumer electronics manufacturers, a spokesman for Samsung’s HDR10+ program recently told an audience attending an advanced display summit in Hollywood. Bill…
Expert: Quantum Dot Technology Has Bright But Challenged Future
Developers of quantum dot technologies for television and mobile device displays are working feverishly to develop new solutions that will greatly improve the efficiencies, cost and picture quality of next-generation televisions based on quantum dot light and color enhancements. During the recent QLED and Advanced…
Spate Of Large-Glass Panel Plants Could Lead To Big-Screen Price Drops
A potential glut of large-size display panel production, particularly in China, should produce a significant reduction in television glass panel prices, and bargains on televisions larger than 55 inches in the next three to five years. That was the assessment of Chris Chinnock, principal of…
Samsung Unveils 2 `The Frame’ 4K Ultra HDTVs For 2018
Samsung introduced this week a new version of The Frame 4K Ultra HDTV designed to look like a framed picture. The latest version includes additional selections of digital artwork that can be displayed when not using the screen for video viewing, plus a newly updated…
Content, CE Industries Prepare For 8K Transition
Michael Cioni, Panavision You might just be getting up to speed with that new 4K Ultra HDTV you bought, but the content production industry, joined soon by consumer electronics manufacturers, have begun the slow transition into the next high-resolution video format – 8K Ultra HD-2….
Reports: Samsung Readying Hybrid QD-OLED TV Production Technology
Even as it prepares to launch the first consumer MicroLED display, Samsung is reportedly moving forward with production partners to produce TV display technology based on OLED emitters and QLED (quantum dot) photo luminescent filters, according to a recent report from the South Korean ETNews…
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