Blackmagic Design Announces UltraStudio 4K with Thunderbolt 2 Technology

Blackmagic Design’s newest offering is the $995 UltraStudio 4K, which uses Thunderbolt 2 technology. The UltraStudio 4K is a rack mount capture and playback device based on Thunderbolt 2 technology, which was developed by Intel and used in most Apple computers. Featuring a machined aluminum front panel with an integrated color LCD, video and audio […]

Blackmagic Design Announces UltraStudio 4K with Thunderbolt 2 Technology

10 Years Ago This Week: A $25K 1080i Sony Home Projector

This is the first post of this new series – and we decided to kick it off with a consumer 1080i projector that’s at the same price-point as today’s Sony home 4K projector. From rAVe ProAV Edition Volume 1, Issue 14  At CEDIA, Sony Introduces Their First Reflective Imaging Technology for the Home and New […]

10 Years Ago This Week: A $25K 1080i Sony Home Projector

Sharp to Intro 32″ 4K Resolution IGZO Touch Screen Display

Sharp has launched a 32″ 4K resolution (3840×2160) touch-screen IGZO-based monitor. You may recall that IGZO (Indium gallium zinc oxide) is a TFT LCD that uses much smaller transistors behind each pixel — thus allowing more light pass an  is also considered as one of the most promising TFTs to eventually drive organic light-emitting diode […]

Sharp to Intro 32″ 4K Resolution IGZO Touch Screen Display

Are 3D and 4K on Different Trajectories? Yes and No

Many consumers and professionals alike think 3D is out and 4K is in. A new forecast report on 3DTVs from Futuresource got me thinking about the trajectories of these two mega-trends. The reality is much more nuanced than a simple in/out conclusion. Let’s start with the forecast. Futuresource says that by 2017, 58 percent of […]

Are 3D and 4K on Different Trajectories? Yes and No

Sony Home Theater Products Emphasize Quality Experience at CEDIA 2013

By Phil Wright DisplayDaily Sony at CEDIA Expo 2013 introduced its latest home theater products for the custom install market. Foremost among the company’s three new front projector offerings is the VPL-VW1100ES 4K home theater projector (see photo). The latest Sony 4K Ultra HD projector delivers 2,000 lumens for use with screen sizes up to […]

Sony Home Theater Products Emphasize Quality Experience at CEDIA 2013

JVC Debuts Entirely New Home Theater Projector Line – All 4K Capable

JVC Professional today announced a new line of home theater projectors that incorporate a new imaging device, upgraded version of the company’s e-shift technology, 4K source compatibility and a user-selectable Intelligent Lens Aperture. The entire line is D-ILA based and has a new wire grid polarizer. JVC has also added a user-selectable Intelligent Lens Aperture […]

JVC Debuts Entirely New Home Theater Projector Line – All 4K Capable

rAVe Scoop: Crestron to Debut 4K HDBaseT Modules for DigitalMedia at CEDIA

Crestron will debut at CEDIA Expo a new family of HDMI over HDBaseT extenders, which transmit and receive 4K content using standard CAT5e/UTP cables. Crestron says it’s upgraded its DigitalMedia matrix switchers to handle 4K resolutions (4096×2160). The HD-EXT3-C and HD-EXT4-C are specified to support 4K content and can transmit HDMI long distances (up to […]

rAVe Scoop: Crestron to Debut 4K HDBaseT Modules for DigitalMedia at CEDIA

DVDO Intros 4K HDMI Matrix

DVDO is launching the new Matrix6, a 6-input by 2-output HDMI matrix switcher that’s capable of routing resolutions up to 4K (4096×2160). Two of the inputs are MHL-HDMI ports. Also, two digital (S/PDIF optical and coax outputs) audio ports are also provided (for connection to external soundbars) in addition to the audio embedded on the […]

DVDO Intros 4K HDMI Matrix

Christie’s 84-Inch 4K DIsplay Will Debut in Dubai

Christie’s presence at InfoComm EMEA will see the “official” launch of its QuadHD84 flat panel display, a 4K resolution (3840×2160) @ 60Hz flat panel LCD with both computer and video sources. The display has twice the actual update rate over consumer ultra-high definition (UHD) TVs available on the market today. The native resolution of the […]

Christie’s 84-Inch 4K DIsplay Will Debut in Dubai

Sony Intros New 4K Projector at IFA

At IFA, Sony announced two new projectors — the 4K VPL-VW500ES and a 1080p 3D home projector, the VPL-HW55ES. The VPL-VW500ES home cinema projector has been introduced to expand Sony’s 4K home cinema range. It will sit alongside the VPL-VW1000ES, Sony’s first 4K home cinema projector, which was launched in January 2012, and be “priced […]

Sony Intros New 4K Projector at IFA

Sony Launches 4K Streaming Movie Service

Available only in the U.S., Sony’s new Video Unlimited 4K streaming video service requires a 4K media player, dubbed the FMP-X1, that lists for $700. But the media player not only streams 4K movies and TV shows, but it also has 2 TB of storage — enough to store 100 hours of 4K content. Rental […]

Sony Launches 4K Streaming Movie Service

JVC, RGB Spectrum Partner for 4K Real-time Multiviewer System

JVC Professional Products is partnering with RGB Spectrum to jointly develop what they are calling an affordable, “Ultra HD” real-time multiviewer system for a variety of high-end monitoring applications. The system combines JVC’s PS-840UD Professional Series ProVérité or RS‑840UD Reference Series 4K 84-inch LCD monitors with RGB Spectrum’s SuperView 4K Multiviewer. The SuperView 4K is […]

JVC, RGB Spectrum Partner for 4K Real-time Multiviewer System

Samsung to Debut 98″ 4K Monitor Next Week

We don’t have official complete specs yet, but rAVe has learned that next week Samsung will show a 98″, 4K resolution (3840×2160) commercial-grade LCD monitor aimed at both digital signage and ProAV installs. In addition to being an ultra-high definition (UHD) display, the new 98″ will include both DisplayPort and HDMI (CEC enabled) inputs and […]

Samsung to Debut 98″ 4K Monitor Next Week

The Finer Art of Gimmickry

There are two major areas of buzz in the display market right now. The first is 4K, (or really 2160p), a technology that is arguably not ready for prime time for most applications until the content catches up to the standard (if you missed my thoughts on 4K, see them here). The second display technology […]

The Finer Art of Gimmickry

Atlona Ships 4K HDMI Distribution Amplifiers

Atlona is now shipping its AT-HDDA-2 (1×2) and AT-HDDA-4 (1×4) HDMI distribution amplifiers. The AT-HDDA-2 and AT-HDDA-4 extend HDMI sources to two or four zones, respectively, for commercial applications. Atlona says they support 4K resolution. The AT-HDDA-2 and AT-HDDA-4 distribution amplifiers are ideal for small- and medium-sized TV showroom and digital signage applications. For larger […]

Atlona Ships 4K HDMI Distribution Amplifiers

Crestron HDMI Extenders with HDBaseT Supporting 4K Ship

Crestron has announced the availability of its new HDMI over HDBaseT Transmitter (HD-TX3-C) and HDMI over HDBaseT Receiver (HD-RX3-C). The new devices support 4K and offer a solution for extending uncompressed HDMI signals up to 330 feet (100 meters) via HDBaseT over a single CAT5e/UTP cable without signal degradation. Available in a black or white […]

Crestron HDMI Extenders with HDBaseT Supporting 4K Ship

4K Displays: Is That the Cost or Something Else?

By Steven J. Thorburn, PE, LEED-AP Co-founder, Thorburn Associates In a word — yes! It is both a cost and a reference to resolution. In the world of film and video, 4K resolution is a picture that has 4096 pixels side-to-side by 2160 pixels top-to-bottom. In the world of flat panel displays, a 4K display […]

4K Displays:  Is That the Cost or Something Else?

InfoComm 2013 Awards: Best New Overall Digital Signage Product: NEC X841SR

        To see a list of all the awards we are giving as part of our 2013 rAVe Best of InfoComm awards, click here. To see all our of InfoComm 2013 coverage, click here. Best New Overall Digital Signage Product: NEC X841SR NEC sort of had this product hidden in its booth […]

InfoComm 2013 Awards: Best New Overall Digital Signage Product: NEC X841SR

InfoComm 2013 Awards: Best New AV Accessory: FSR HDMI Ribbon Cables

        To see a list of all the awards we are giving as part of our 2013 rAVe Best of InfoComm awards, click here. To see all our of InfoComm 2013 coverage, click here. Best New AV Accessory: FSR HDMI Ribbon Cables FSR’s HDMI Ribbon Cables allow high speed HDMI signal transmission […]

InfoComm 2013 Awards: Best New AV Accessory: FSR HDMI Ribbon Cables

InfoComm 2013 Awards: Best New Technology: 4K

      To see a list of all the awards we are giving as part of our 2013 rAVe Best of InfoComm awards, click here. To see all our of InfoComm 2013 coverage, click here. Best New Technology: 4K (4096×2160 or 3840×2160) This award is typically given to a technology — not a product. […]

InfoComm 2013 Awards: Best New Technology: 4K

4Kx2K TVs: Will They Stimulate or Slow the Market?

By Paul Gray DisplaySearch Consumers can react in two ways in a market with rapid innovation: They either get excited by the new value propositions and capabilities and jump in or instead they can opt to wait until winners emerge and choices become simpler. Looking at the long-term history of the TV market in Western […]

4Kx2K TVs: Will They Stimulate or Slow the Market?

Christie QuadHD84 is 84″ 4K Display

The Christie QuadHD84 is an 84″, 4K resolution (3840×2160), LED-lit LCD display that is spec’d at 350 nits (cd/m2) and a 1600:1 contrast ratio. It has the ability to display 4K content at 60 Hz — the first in the market of which we know. The Christie QuadHD84 can be used as a wall-mountable or […]

Christie QuadHD84 is 84″ 4K Display

Planar Adds 4K 84″ LCD

Planar’s UltraRes Series is a family of 84″ Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) pro-grade LCD displays integrated with multi-user, multi-touch technology. Planar UltraRes Touch enables six simultaneous points of touch with pinpoint accuracy and support for gesture applications across the most popular operating systems. The displays incorporate Planar’s ERO optically-bonded, low-friction protective glass which provides […]

Planar Adds 4K 84″ LCD

UHD TV Market Forecast Discussed at CE Week 2013

By Norbert Hildebrand DisplaySearch One of the highlights of the CE Week 2013 show floor were the UHD TV sets from several manufacturers. At the same time, they also held the Ultra HD Conference at the same location. The conference covered topics surrounding Ultra HD from product, market and technology standpoints. In the first section, […]

UHD TV Market Forecast Discussed at CE Week 2013

Gefen Adds 4K Compatible Splitters

The Gefen ToolBox 1:8 Splitter is designed for routing HDMI signals that are up to 4Kx2K resolutions. It takes one HDMI input and splits it in to eight HDMI outputs so you can connect them to eight displays simultaneously. This product works with any HD source. It features what Gefen calls “Fast Switching Technology,” supports […]

Gefen Adds 4K Compatible Splitters

Integra Introduces 2 THX Certified AV Receivers with Built-in 4K Support

Integra has introduced two new home theater receivers, the DTR-40.5 and DTR-50.5, which include full support for the new Ultra HD 4K format, Internet radio, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth interfaces. Both new receivers are also THX Select2 Plus certified. The Integra DTR-50.5 has a more powerful seven-channel, 135 watts-per-channel power amplifier, compared to the DTR-40.5’s […]

Integra Introduces 2 THX Certified AV Receivers with Built-in 4K Support

Sony Shows 4K OLED — But, Don’t Take A Pic!

I took a picture of the new Sony 4K OLED display at the Sony booth and you’d have thought I had tried to steal something. Someone from Sony Japan quickly come over to me and asked me to delete my photo as they weren’t allowing any pics to be taken of the super-secret 55″ OLED-based […]

Sony Shows 4K OLED — But, Don’t Take A Pic!

Philips 4K Glasses-Free 3D Introduced at InfoComm

At InfoComm, Philips Signage Solutions demonstrated its 4K autostereoscopic (glasses free) 3D display, an industry first, which is now an actual SKU that you can buy from the company (for $14,999). The BDL5071VS is a 50-inch, LED-backlit display designed for 24/7 operation, which Philips is primarily targeting to retail digital signage applications. It can operate […]

Philips 4K Glasses-Free 3D Introduced at InfoComm

PrimeView Intros 84″ 4K Display with HDBaseT

Primeview this week is unveiling its new 84” 4K HDBaseT-enabled display, a solution to the 4K distance problem that plagues commercial projects. HDBaseT can deliver 4K video up to 100 meters over a single Ethernet cable, making the installation process much simpler and more cost effective compared to all other cabling options for professional installers […]

PrimeView Intros 84″ 4K Display with HDBaseT

New Philips Medical Displays, Digital Signage Displays and ProAV Displays Here at InfoComm

Philips MMD will unveil two new Philips DICOM compliant clinical review displays at InfoComm 2013 — 24″ and 27″ LCD includes anti-microbial housing to inhibit bacterial growth, a medical grade power supply to ensure safety and low emission and D-image preset for consistent DICOM grayscale medical images. Along with these displays, MMD told rAVe it […]

New Philips Medical Displays, Digital Signage Displays and ProAV Displays Here at InfoComm

New OmniWall Display Processor from RGB Spectrum Will Debut at InfoComm

RGB Spectrum’s new OmniWall display processor is a video wall processor that’s designed to accommodate wall arrays of virtually any configuration (and it’s spec’d to handle video sources up to 4K (UltraHD) resolution). In addition, multiple walls can be managed from the same processor and an image can be scaled across any number of displays […]

New OmniWall Display Processor from RGB Spectrum Will Debut at InfoComm

Red Intros Redray 4K and 3D Player

The new Redray Player from Red plays 4K files as well as upscales HD files to Ultra HD content to a resolution of 4096×2160. Redray connects to 4K displays using a 1.4 HDMI output or one of four HDMI 1.3 outputs, with an additional HDMI output for 7.1 channel audio (for HD displays, Redray uses […]

Red Intros Redray 4K and 3D Player