Category: 4K UHD

CSOT 31″ UHD Inkjet Printed AMOLED, MicroLED, Flexible Mini LED, PE-OLED Perovskite, 22″ Light Field

Posted by Charbax – July 2, 2019
Category: Displays, 4K UHD, SID Display Week, Exclusive video

At SID Display Week 2019, China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) shows the world’s first 31” IJP UD AMOLED display, with 31 inch UHD AMOLED display produced by inkjet printing technology, which is suitable for large size OLED display mass production because of its simple process flow and high material utilization. The resolution of this display reaches 144ppi, equivalent to a 65inch 8K display. This product employs a top emission device structure. It reaches 100% NTSC, and DCI-P3 coverage ratio is higher than 95%.

CSOT also shows the world’s first AM-Micro LED Display with IGZO TFT, this way a large size AM micro LED Display can be realized with 8bit RGB color depth, more than 100% NTSC color gamma, using RGB micro LED thin film chip to achieve full color display, the prototype exhibits high color gamma, high contrast ratio, high transparent, and low power consumption; it has great potential to be the next generational display.

CSOT also shows world’s first 8”Flexible Mini LED full color AM-Mini LED Display prototype exhibiting high flexiblility, high color gamma, high transparency, and high reliability. It also maintains the advantages of Mini LED, such as low power consumption, high contrast ratio, and high brightness; this Mini LED shows better performance than most commercial displays; and it has great potential to be the next generation display.

CSOT 6.6” PE-OLED adopts a unique structure design, 3-stack top emission blue OLED with Perovskite Color Conversion to bring the possibility of high order display in the future, with high color gamut and wide viewing angle. Perovskite, a new luminescent material, has advantages of simple synthesis, environmentally friendly, high luminescent efficiency and simple tunable wavelengths. Perovskite Color Conversion has narrow FWHM, high color purity and excellent optical and electrical properties. 3-stack Blue OLED, independent development of 3-stack OLED structure by CSOT, bringing a high brightness and stable blue light.

CSOT shows 6.6” QD-OLED adopts a unique structure design, 3-stack top emission blue OLED with Quantum Dots Color Filter(IJP) to bring the possibility of high order display in the future , with high color gamut and wide viewing angle. 3-stack Blue OLED, independent development of 3-stack OLED structure by CSOT, bringing a high brightness and stable blue light；
Inkjet printing QDCF, design unique QD layer structure, reduce QD fluorescence loss;

14” Flexible LCD has a curvature radius of 100 mm. It can adapt to the display requirements of small curvature and multi-curvature, which makes it possible to use LCD panel in more application scenarios. CSOT self develop BPS technology to avoid possible light leakage in flexible LCD display. COA technology is used to avoid the possible mixing problem of flexible LCD. Transparent PI as substrate and combining with BCE/IGZO technology is expected to provide stable display image on large size panel.

COST 22” Light Field Display device, uses high brightness backlight and dual-LCD structure, with 2D+D ray tracing algorithm, expect exhibiting a novel light field autostereoscopic display technology. Optimized optical film design, bring high picture quality of multi-layer without any Moire patterns, while guaranteeing transmittance and contrast ratio. With high brightness backlight，the display provides comfortable environment for obersever. Novel algorithm of light field description and reconstruction using single one view point image and its depth, mitigating vergence-accommodation conflict, bring Comfortable experience of 3D viewing

28” PNLC Transparent Display An 28 inch transparent LCD of CSOT adopts PNLC none-polarizer & RGBW structure with 50% W ratio to bring high transmittance. With mature array technique as 4PEP a-Si & COA structure have higher possibility for mass production in commercial applications. None-polarizer structure with scattering type PNLC improved more than 25% transmittance. 4PEP a-Si & COA structure array technology With mature array technique have higher possibility for mass production in commercial application.

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TowerJazz CMOS camera sensors 8K/HDR, Panasonic, real camera sensors vs Smartphone camera

Posted by Charbax – June 24, 2019
Category: Cameras, 4K UHD, Sensors, Exclusive videos, SID Display Week

TowerJazz offers a broad range of advanced analog process technologies enabling the most cost-effective and versatile IC manufacturing including SiGe BiCMOS and RF CMOS (SOI and bulk) for radio frequency (RF) and high performance analog (HPA) applications; CMOS image sensor (CIS); power management, including 700V BCD; CMOS; Mixed-Signal CMOS and MEMS capabilities, TowerJazz’s modular and customizable processes are available on either 150mm, 200mm or 300mm wafers in its seven fabrication facilities located in Israel, US and Japan, TowerJazz CMOS IMAGE SENSORS are advanced and proven CMOS image sensor technology for optical sensors used in high-end photography, industrial, medical, automotive and consumer applications, including high end camera phones and 3D cameras, TowerJazz claims leadership in CMOS image sensors and pixel technology available on 8” wafers, 180nm with aluminum backend, 8” wafers, 110nm with copper backend, 12” wafers, 65nm with copper backend.

JBD microLED 2 million nits, 10,000 DPI (5000×4000), brightest, highest pixel density in the world

Posted by Charbax – June 22, 2019
Category: Displays, VR, Smart Glass, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, SID Display Week

JBD https://jb-display.com shows their active matrix inorganic microLED display chips and panels with wavelength ranging from UV to visible to IR. The pixel pitch ranges from 400 dpi to 10,000 dpi with a varity of resolutions, high brightness, high EQE, high reliability, these panels are ideal for AR, VR, HUD, projector, weapon sights, 3D printing, microscope and more. JBD’s microLED uses wafer level technology, no phosphor, no pick and place, no mass transfer, no quantum dots, everything is made by Silicon and compound semiconductor on a wafer. At SID Display Week 2019, JBD shows 2 million nits brightness Micro LED, 600 DPI bi-color Micro LED display implementing JBD’s proprietary transferring technology to move red and green LEDs to silicon CMOS backplane. Also, JBD shows a mono-color microLED module with the same silicon CMOS backplane solution which achieves a pitch size of only 2.5µm and 10,000 DPI achieving a brightness of a million nits (on the 10K DPI display, 2 million nits is achieved on the 5K DPI display) at a resolution of 5000×4000. JBD is capable to minimize the pitch size to below 2.5µm, which surpasses DLP. Their next step is to increase brightness and to achieve full color.

Nanosys Quantum Dots at Display Week 2019, Hisense ULED XD, Vizio P Quantum X, Samsung Q900 8K QLED

Posted by Charbax – June 20, 2019
Category: Displays, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, SID Display Week

Nanosys at SID Display Week 2019 showcases a wide range of Quantum Dot displays as Quantum Dots enter the mainstream TV market this year. Russell Kempt, Nanosys VP of Sales & Marketing along with Jim Ninesling, Head of Marketing at Hisense USA, walks through the booth explaining all the products and innovation for Quantum Dots this year.

Details from the demos around Nanosys’ booth:

HDR Content Analysis Demo
Vizio P Quantum X:
Peak Brightness: over 3,000 nits
DCI-P3 Coverage: above or equal to 98% u’v’
BT.2020 Coverage: above or equal to 85% u’v’
FALD Zones: 384
Price: $2,199.99

OLED TV:
Peak Brightness: 649 nits
Peak Brightness Full Screen: 148 nits
DCI-P3 Coverage: 99.18%
BT.2020 Coverage: 76.34%
Price: $3,799.00

Content:
‘Spears & Munsil UHD HDR Benchmark Blu-ray’: https://www.colorgrade.com/products/spears-munsil-uhd-hdr-benchmark-uhd-blu-ray-disc

Full HDR10 content with 10,000 nit peak luminance and BT.2020 color gamut. Shot on RED VistaVision cameras and graded using ColorFront and DolbyVision

‘Quantum Flows’ Shot by Phil Holland on a RED Monstro 8K VV in 8K resolution with full BT.2020 color gamut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKFMgVfh2eM)

Analyzer:
The AJA HDR Analyzer (https://www.aja.com/products/hdr-image-analyzer) provides real time analysis of the signal used in this demo. Every pixel is plotted in the CIE chart in real time.

Hisense ULED XD Demo
The Hisense ULED XD relies on Quantum Dots and a Dual-LC design to deliver a 100x improvement in contrast. The result is a set with blacks rivaling OLEDs with the high peak luminance and wide color gamut of a Quantum Dot LCD. Expected to launch in 2020, Hisense says these sets will cost less than comparably-sized OLEDs.
Peak Brightness: over 1,000 nits
DCI-P3 Coverage: 100%
FALD Zones: 132
Availability: 2020

Hisense H9F
The Hisense H9F is a great example of the value Nanosys Quantum Dot technology delivers today with full P3 color gamut and over 1,000 nits for under $1,000
Peak Brightness: over 1,000 nits
DCI-P3 Coverage: 98%
FALD Zones: 132
Price: $999
Available now

HP Omen Emperium X
Big Format Gaming with the full VESA HDR1000 spec thanks to Nanosys 100% Heavy metal free Quantum Dots
Peak Brightness: over 1,000 nits
DCI-P3 Coverage: 95%
FALD Zones: 384 zones
Refresh rate: up to 144hz refresh
Price: $4,999
Available now

Samsung Q900 82” 8K QLED TV
Peak Brightness: 2,000 nits
Color Volume: 100% P3 Color Volume
Price: $9,999
Available now

HP Pavilion 27
The world’s first Quantum Dot on Glass (QDOG) product also happens to be the world’s thinnest computer monitor at just 6.5mm thin.
Peak Brightness: over 400nits
DCI-P3 Coverage: 95%
Price: $399
Available now

More on Nanosys at SID Display Week 2019:
Monday Seminar by Charlie Hotz, Nanosys VP of R&D: https://youtu.be/oEgzGOpkXAY
Business Conference by Russell Kempt, Nanosys VP of Worldwide Sales & Makerting: https://youtu.be/2BoXrrkI-sE

Investor Conference by Jason Hartlove, Nanosys President & CEO: https://youtu.be/Rk3vsCREsB8

LG Display 65” Rollable OLED, 88” 8K OLED, 8K Crystal Sound OLED, The Rose

Posted by Charbax – June 19, 2019
Category: Displays, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, SID Display Week

LG Display shows latest OLED displays at SID DisplayWeek 2019, this booth features the new 65″ Rollable OLED that can fit inside the sound bar or furniture and be positionned in the middle of the room or in front of the window in the living room, the 88″ 8K OLED display, the latest 8K Crystal Sound OLED, which implements exciters to the super-slim OLED panel to generate localized crystal-clear sound directly from the display itself and The Rose featuring 4 65″ 4K OLED. Thanks to Conan for filming the second camera angle edited into this video filmed on Panasonic G85 on the DJI Ronin gimbal stabilizer. You can find out more information about OLED at https://en.oledspace.com an online community for OLED. Thanks to Conan for filming and providing the second camera angle giving an unprecedented view of how a Charbax Video is made. Here edited into this video, Conan filmed his camera angle using the Panasonic G85 on the DJI Ronin gimbal stabilizer.

BOE 12.3″ Rollable Phone, 7.7″ Foldable Phone, 65″ BD LCD, Printed OLED, 8K VR, Automotive, mini-LED

Posted by Charbax – June 15, 2019
Category: Tablets, Laptops, Smartphones, Displays, VR, Smart Glass, 4K UHD, Cars, Printed Electronics, Exclusive videos, SID Display Week, Android, Windows

At SID Display Week 2019, BOE shows their latest 12.3″ Rollable Phone, 7.7″ Foldable Phone, many other flexible displays, UHD displays, micro-displays, other world-leading technologies and innovative applications such as their Smart driving experience brought by flexible display for the Internet of Vehicles (IoV) comprising a smart driver cabin and a spliced display screen of three units in three rows with only 0.99 mm bezels allowing visitors to experience a brand-new in-car display solution of the future. In addition to flexible display applications, BOE also displays the world-leading UHD display solution called the BD CELL UHD display which features an ultra-high static contrast ratio of up to 1,000,000:1, a bit depth of 12 bit, and a black field brightness of less than 0.003 nits, BOE also presents a host of 8K products, including 75″ 8K 120Hz display, a 3.5″ 8K VR display, and 0.39″ 8K spliced VR display. Under the “8425 Strategy” (promote 8K, popularize 4K, replace 2K and make good use of 5G), BOE is now speeding up the application of 8K in many fields. Other leading-edge technologies and solutions that BOE shows at this show include the first ever HDR notebook featuring mini-LED, the 15.6″ oxide display with an ultra-high refresh rate of 240Hz, the 55″ inkjet-printed 4K OLED display, the 0.39″ micro-OLED AR display that enjoys the world’s largest pixel density of 5,644 PPI.

In the smart Automotive cabin, the information required for smart travel becomes part of the actual scene with the help of AR technology, the head-up display (HUD) can project useful information such as speed per hour and navigation onto the front windshield for the driver’s reference. In addition, BOE replaces the conventional in-car LCD with flexible display. The 12.3″ three-unit flexible display is backed by the OLED pixel compensation circuit technology developed by BOE, which can effectively improve the brightness uniformity of mid-sized OLED displays and provide better audiovisual experience for car users, BOE applies flexible AMOLED displays to transparent A-pillars, rearview mirrors to solve the problem of driver’s blind spots in automotive design. The flexible display can perfectly match the shape of the A-pillar and show data with delay shorter than one millisecond. With the help of camera, the images blocked by the A-pillar can be shown on the flexible display, thus eliminating blind spots in the field of view. By applying flexible display, the rearview mirror can also be customized according to the interior shape of the car. BOE’s smart cabin is equipped with a 6.39″ flexible display as a built-in rearview mirror, which makes it safer to drive the car even on rainy and snowy days, BOE also exhibited some innovative applications of in-car display, such as center console solution that supports gesture-based interaction and V-shaped mini-LED for cars. BOE’s high-end in-car display panels have been supplied to automakers in the United States, Germany, the UK, Japan and South Korea.

Sigma in L-Mount Alliance with Full Frame Foveon camera in 2019, new lenses 28mm, 40mm, 56mm at F1.4

Posted by Charbax – April 29, 2019
Category: Cameras, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, Photokina

Sigma talks about their Full Frame Foveon mirrorless camera to be released in 2019, their L Mount Plans they plan to begin producing L mount lenses in 2019, starting with adding L mount options to the the existing Art series lenses, introducing an EF-to-L mount adapter and an SA-to-L mount adapter in 2019, also offering L mount conversion to its lens conversion service. In this video, Sigma also shows their new Sigma 28mm F1.4 DG HSM Art “thoroughly correct” for chromatic aberration and sagittal coma flare, minimizing distortion, water- and oil-repellent coating on the front lens element and is weather sealed. It features a Hyper Sonic Motor with an updated algorithm to drive autofocusing and will be sold in Sigma, Nikon, Canon and Sony E camera mounts, the Sigma 40mm F1.4 DG HSM Art featuring three FLD (“F” Low Dispersion) glass elements and three SLD (Special Low Dispersion) glass elements to correct axial chromatic aberration and magnification chromatic aberration ideal for high-resolution filmmaking. Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary to be available for Micro Four Thirds and Sony E mounts, supports Sony’s Fast Hybrid AF, eye AF and facial recognition, Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 DG OS HSM Sports flagship telephoto in the sports line has a magnesium body and a dust-and splash-proof design, front lens element is coated to repel oil and water. The lens features an Intelligent Optical Stabilization system with an acceleration sensor and an algorithm to ensure stability when panning.

Collabora shows Radxa ROCK Pi 4 running Panfrost open source Mali GPU driver

Posted by Charbax – April 2, 2019
Category: Laptops, 4K UHD, Development Boards, Exclusive videos, Rockchip, Embedded World, Android, Ubuntu

Collabora is at Embedded World 2019, showing their infrastructure for end-to-end, embedded software production, their work on software platforms with reproducible continuous builds, automate testing on hardware to increase productivity and quality control in embedded Linux. They demonstrate Debian-based platform creation with debos and testing on a Virtual Machine – for early identification of issues and regressions, Hardware automated testing of application development through video playing on a Rockchip platform (Chromebook Plus) with VPU decoding and GPU rendering using the Panfrost Open Source driver, Graphics stack development with automated testing, to show how Graphics enablement can be integrated on a Continous Integration pipeline. They also demonstrate two NEW Open Source GPU drivers, etnaviv for Vivante GPU running on an RDU2 Inflight Multimedia Entertainment Device (based on the i.MX6 series SOCs), provided by Zodiac Inflight Innovations, and Panfrost for ARM Mali Midgard & Bifrost GPU, running on a ROCK Pi 4 SBC, provided by Radxa.

4Kopen: Open Source 4K Set-top-box by MathEmbedded at Embedded World 2019

Posted by Charbax – March 26, 2019
Category: Set-top-boxes, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, STMicroelectronics, Embedded World

https://4kopen.com presents their open source 4K TV Box project featuring the STMicroelectronics STiH418 SoC with Complete Open Source Drivers, Quad Core ARM Cortex A9 @ 1.2 GHz, Quad Core GPU Mali 400, 4 ST231 DSP (Each Core Quad issue) @ 650 MHz, 2 GBytes DDR3 @ 2133 MHz, Ultra HD Decoding, up to 2160p60, Full HD Encoding, up to 1080p60, HDMI 2.0 Tx (2160p60) and HDMI 1.4 Rx (2160p30), Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, Mini PCIe slot (802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi module included), MicroSD, eSATA, 40 pin GPIO header and more.

Samsung Galaxy S10 teardown, reveals the Samsung Exynos 9820

Posted by Charbax – March 14, 2019
Category: Smartphones, 4K UHD, Samsung, Android

ChipRebel has provided this video of their teardown of the Galaxy S10 (also see their Exynos 9820 photos here: https://www.chiprebel.com/exynos-9820/) which has the 8nm LPP Exynos 9820 with Samsung’s dual custom cores, dual ARM Cortex-A75 and quad ARM Cortex-A55 and Mali-G76 MP12 GPU and Samsung’s most advanced NPU. With LTE Category 20 for up to 2.0Gbps download speed with 8x carrier aggregation (CA) and up to 316Mbps upload speed support. This phone amazingly can support encoding and decoding of of up to 8K30p.

You can find the High-res images of Samsung’s Exynos 9820 SoC inside the Galaxy S10 at https://www.chiprebel.com/galaxy-s10-teardown/ and you can subscribe to ChipRebel on YouTube here

€449 Xiaomi Mi 9, Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, €599 Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G, MWC 2019 keynote

Posted by Charbax – March 7, 2019
Category: Smartphones, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, Qualcomm, MWC, Android

Xiaomi Mi 9 is launched at €449, runs on the 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 855, with a 6.39″ display, triple cameras including a 2x telephoto optical zoom lens, it can record 4K60 and comes with a 3300 mAh battery. The 5G version of the Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 is also to be available at €599. This video includes my highlights filmed at the Xiaomi Mobile World Congress 2019 keynote which you can also watch the official full video of here.

MediaTek Helio P90, dual ARM Cortex-A75, six ARM Cortex-A55

Posted by Charbax – March 6, 2019
Category: Smartphones, Cameras, Robots, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, MediaTek, MWC, Android

MediaTek Helio P90 dual ARM Cortex-A75 with 6 ARM Cortex-A55 in an octa-core cluster, with powerful AI APU 2.0 with 1165GMACs performance, Imagination PowerVR GM 9446 GPU, LPDDR4X memory, supports up to 48MP camera sensors (44.7% larger than 8K), 48MP at up to 30FPS with zero delay (ZSD) or 480FPS in 16MP. Dual camera arrays of up to 24+16MP can do 30fps bokeh live-previews that are 6X faster and 2.25X higher resolution than competitor claims MediaTek. Upgraded triple ISP that’s now capable of 14-bit RAW and 10-bit YUV processing. CorePilot control that supports ACAO (all cores all open), AI-enhanced low-light noise reduction algorithm is 4X faster and is also the first ever AI-feature in CV (computer vision) performance. MediaTek’s latest 4G LTE WorldMode modem introduces 4×4 MIMO, 3CA and 256QAM that provides more reliable connectivity performance even in densely populated spaces such as stadiums, busy shopping districts, offices or at the airport.

Cheaper Pico 4K Projectors are coming, powered by TI DLP470TP

Posted by Charbax – February 23, 2019
Category: Projectors, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, Texas Instruments, CES

Texas Instruments presents their latest DLP470TP projector chipset that enables cheaper and more compact 4K Projectors, using LED and Laser light sources, this enables 4K Pico Projectors, 4K Portable Projectors like the Optoma UHL55 which I filmed here more affordable Ultra Short Throw 4K projectors are possible too like the ones from Jmgo which I filmed here Most Cinema projectors use DLP, and Texas Instruments here have even further reduced the size, power consumption and price of their 4K Projector solution, their DLP660TE enables projectors up to 5000 lumens, DLP470TE for projectors needing over 1500 lumens while the new DLP470TP goes in projectors that use below 1500 lumens, thus making portable pico 4K Projectors now possible. In this video, TI also shows some of the newest on-table smart interactive projectors such as the Puppy Cube and the Bosch projector PAI, then also TI shows the new concept of the Smart Speaker Short Throw Pico Projector such as the Humax Vision, a new segment to be integrated with Alexa or Google Assistant and projecting onto a nearby wall all the smart speaker information displayed. In this video TI also shows the personal assistant looking like a holographic 3D image floating in space.

Nanosys Quantum Dots HDR color vs OLED, Speed demo vs KSF phosphor

Posted by Charbax – February 23, 2019
Category: Displays, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, CES

Nanosys shows Vizio P Quantum, with 2,400 nits of peak luminance and full DCI-P3 coverage compared with LG’s latest OLED display for using with UltraHD 4K HDR content. Nanosys uses AJA Video Systems’ HDR Analyzer tool that uses color science from Color Front to analyze the luminance and color chromaticity of every pixel in a piece of content real time. Looking at BT.2020 HDR10 content graded at 4,000 nits they are able to observe how the two different TV technologies respond.

Quantum Dots deliver the widest color gamut and highest peak luminance for a lifelike HDR content experience, they are also the fastest wide gamut technology. Nanosys shows a wide color gamut speed shootout comparing the response time of Quantum Dots to KSF phosphor, a competing wide color gamut technology. Quantum dots can be switched on and off in a matter of nanoseconds while KSF phosphor takes milliseconds to respond. While milliseconds sounds pretty fast, it isn’t fast enough for Full Array Local Dimming (FALD) displays when it comes to high frame rate content. Quantum Dots respond in perfect synch with the signal for clear motion and near-perfect black levels. In KSF displays, the red component needs time to warm up and cool down over several milliseconds. In the soccer ball example below this slow response time causes a cyan leading edge and a red trailing edge as the ball moves across LED zones on the display.

$1099 Canon Vixia HF G50, 4K camcorder

Posted by Charbax – February 21, 2019
Category: Cameras, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, CES

Canon Vixia HF G50 4K Camcorder ($1099 at Amazon.com) features a DIGIC DV 6 image processor, an 8-blade circular aperture, 5-axis image stabilization, a 20x optical zoom in 4K, records up to UHD 4K30 onto Dual SD Card Slots, Contrast based autofocus only (not Dual Pixel AF), Slow- & Fast-Motion, 29.3 to 627mm 20x Optical Zoom in 4K, 3″ Touchscreen LCD, Tiltable EVF. There are five assignable buttons around the camera, as well as a joystick, a lens ring, and a custom dial for full control of setting.

$1599 Optoma UHL55 4K LED Portable Projector

Posted by Charbax – February 21, 2019
Category: Projectors, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, Texas Instruments, CES, Android

Optoma UHL55 ($1599 at Amazon.com) is world’s first portable “pico class” 4K DLP Projector (on TI’s new 0.47″ DLP470TP chip) with 1500lumen brightness from a 30,000 hour RGBB LED light source, four HDR10 picture modes, the most compact 4K projector, yet it includes a powerful speaker for portable all-in-one use. Optoma UHL55 runs Android with a built-in 4K HDR media player with USB media playback, supports Alexa and Google Assistant for voice commands, Stereo audio through two 8-watt speakers with Dolby Digital decoding and Bluetooth audio input and output, Protective sliding lens cover, Auto focus and auto keystone for easy place and play without needing to calibrate it before each use.

Optoma 4K Ultra Short Throw Laser projector

Posted by Charbax – February 21, 2019
Category: Projectors, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, Texas Instruments, CES, Android

Optoma unveils their 4K UST Laser 3000 ANSI Lumen, 2M:1 contrast ratio projector. With a 0.25:1 ultra short throw ratio, it support HDR, HLG, Android OS, Alexa, Google Voice, it projects at up to 120″ also features Nuforce audio sound bar integrated. Nuforce was acquired by Optoma to provide this type of high quality sound bar style audio to their short throw projectors like this one.

INVECAS shows World’s First HDMI 2.1 with HDCP 2.3 Chip & IP Solutions for TV, AVR, Soundbar and STB

Posted by Charbax – January 29, 2019
Category: Set-top-boxes, Displays, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, CES, HDMI

INVECAS Showcases its Chip & IP Solutions for HDMI 2.1 with HDCP 2.3 at the 2019 International CES in Las Vegas, Demonstrating the 8K 60Hz Home Theater Experience in Conjunction with Samsung QLED 8K. The three new ICs from INVECAS each support 8K Ultra High Definition video at 60Hz, as well as 4K UHD video at 120Hz, each as outlined in the latest HDMI 2.1 specification. The INV4789 Port Processor IC is ideal for TV designs, the INV4788 Transmitter IC is targeted for set top box and media player applications, and the INV4781 Switching IC is configured for AVR and soundbar designs. The ICs are now sampling to customers. Key Features include:

– 8K 50/60Hz and 4K 100/120Hz as outlined in the HDMI 2.1 specification
– Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC)
– Support for Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM) and Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) modes
– Support for static & dynamic HDR allowing for extended dynamic range and wide color gamut support
– HDCP 2.3 premium content protection

Advanced Dynamic HDR by Technicolor in HDMI 2.1 at CES 2019

Posted by Charbax – January 29, 2019
Category: Displays, 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, CES

SL-HDR1 is a HDR standard that was jointly developed by STMicroelectronics, Philips International B.V., and Technicolor R&D France. It was standardised as ETSI TS 103 433 in August 2016. SL-HDR1 provides direct backwards compatibility by using static (SMPTE ST 2086) and dynamic metadata (using SMPTE ST 2094-20 Philips and 2094-30 Technicolor formats) to reconstruct a HDR signal from a SDR video stream that can be delivered using SDR distribution networks and services already in place. SL-HDR1 allows for HDR rendering on HDR devices and SDR rendering on SDR devices using a single layer video stream. The HDR reconstruction metadata can be added either to HEVC or AVC using a supplemental enhancement information (SEI) message.

Astro Designs shows 8K HDMI 2.1 test equipment at CES 2019

Posted by Charbax – January 29, 2019
Category: 4K UHD, Exclusive videos, CES

Astro Designs presents their lineup of HDMI 2.1 test equipement at the HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc (HDMI LA) booth at CES 2019, showing the future of 8K as I first filmed their 8K technology in 2013 and what Astro was showing in 2015 here generating, testing, decoding, encoding, generating signals, extracting off camera sensors, often using FPGA systems or some advanced ASIC implementations before device makers are able to make the final ASICs or accelerator chips to produce these solutions for the mass market.