Hardware (DVD, TV, PMP, Set-top Box, …) News

ViXS demonstrates RDK client on UltraHD 4K platform
Apr 22, 2014 – ViXS Systems (TSX: VXS) has announced that it is the first and only company with a shipping Ultra High Definition (UHD) 4K HEVC 10-bit System-on-Chip (SoC) to demonstrate a Reference Design Kit implementation.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Cable TV, RDK, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Hillcrest gesture control selected by Lenovo
Apr 22, 2014 – Hillcrest Labs has announced that Lenovo's new line of Smart TVs is using Hillcrest's patented Freespace® in-air pointing and motion control software.
News categories: Hillcrest Labs, Lenovo, Dan Simpkins, Xiong Wen, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV

Netflix adds 4 million members in 1Q 2014
Apr 21, 2014 – Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has released its first-quarter 2014 financial results. The comany ended Q1 with over 48 million global members, and topped $1 billion in quarterly streaming revenue.
News categories: Netflix, Cable TV, Europe, Latin America, Middleware, North America, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Entropic announces Digital Channel Stacking Switch (dCSS) ICs
Apr 21, 2014 – Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced its latest digital Channel Stacking Switch (dCSS) and Band Translation integrated circuit (IC) family, the EN5500-series.
News categories: Entropic, Matt Rhodes, ICs, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor, Worldwide

MStar Semi for Videocon d2h HD MPEG-4 DVB-S2 set-top box
Apr 21, 2014 – MStar Semiconductor has announced the mass production of an HD MPEG-4 DVB-S2 set-top box with Videocon d2h, the fastest growing DTH service provider in India.
News categories: MStar Semi, Videocon d2h, Wayne Liang, Anil Khera, Digital TV, DVB-S2, India, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Hisense releases Smart TV 2.0
Apr 21, 2014 – Hisense has announced the released of VIDAA2, its latest smart television set. The two main features of the redefined VIDAA2 include new convergence (Juhaokan) and social (Juxiangjia) functionalities.
News categories: Hisense, Zhou Houjian, China, Smart TV

Motive TV signs software contract with Skyworth
Apr 17, 2014 – Motive Television has announced that it has signed a Software Development License Agreement with Skyworth who will be supplying set top boxes in support of the Siyaya DTH service in South Africa.
News categories: Motive Television, Skyworth, Leonard M Fertig, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, South Africa

LCD TV growth improving, as plasma and CRT TV disappear
Apr 16, 2014 – According to the latest TV market forecast published by NPD DisplaySearch, worldwide TV shipments are projected to grow less than 1% in 2014, but LCD TV shipments will rise almost 5%.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Paul Gagnon, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

RDA Microelectronics announces sampling of Digital TV Tuner IC
Apr 16, 2014 – RDA Microelectronics (Nasdaq:RDA) has announced sampling of its RDA5880N, a fully integrated RF front-end tuner IC supporting all worldwide terrestrial and cable TV standards, including DVB-T/T2, ISDB-T, ATSC, DTMB, and DVB-C.
News categories: RDA Micro, Shuran Wei, ATSC 3, Cable TV, Digital TV, DTMB, DVB-T2, ICs, ISDB-T, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, Worldwide