The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA), developer of the DisplayPort standard for establishing a PC-to-monitor interface, said that adoption of its DisplayPort standard, as well as its membership numbers, are at an all time high. The group said this increase in activity points to the growing demand for displays with 4K and higher resolution, as well as smaller devices with more flexible connectivity.
Although there continues to be some debate about whether the industry as a whole will embrace a next-generation television broadcast standard, dubbed ATSC 3.0, due to a number of technical and financial hardship hurdles (for both broadcasters and the consumer), several live demonstrations of the proposed standard’s capabilities continue to be staged at various industry gatherings. The latest such demonstration is occurring this week at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) convention in Las Vegas.
Any discussion of media storage relies on four generic phrases; on-line, near-line, archive or off-line. What storage technology is best suited for each task?
Thirteen industry experts offer their thoughts on technology for 2015.
Cloud computing and broadcasters—they are made for each other. Cloud computing enables global scale of operations, brings tremendous cost savings and enables the worldwide distribution of content.
Like everything else, audio equipment is increasingly adopting IT solutions in the hope of achieving some combination of economy, resilience, flexibility and sound quality. John Watkinson argues that the best way to obtain the desired result is to make informed decisions based on an understanding of the technology.
The consolidation of the broadcast and production infrastructure continues to accelerate. The transition from analog to digital workflows – and gradually, onward to IP – has clearly reduced the number of separate components across facilities, from master controls to central rack rooms.
Ever heard of a “Green Chip”? They represent a line of energy efficient semiconductors made by NXP, all targeted at reducing the power consumption of electronics products.
