All Articles Tagged Imaging Science Foundation

CE Pro Editors | 02/15 02:31 PM, 0 Comments

The Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) has announced the 2012 spring dates and locations for its one-day Crash Course - Video Calibration Seminars - A Full Day Labs and Hands-on Activities. The ISF Crash Course - Professional Monitor Calibration Seminar runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with lunch provided. It is designed to quickly bring integrators to a level of competence and confidence in calibrating all the important performance aspects of current generation video displays and projectors. This course is appropriate for those not yet experienced in video calibration, as… View this story

Robert Archer | 01/24 09:06 AM, 9 Comments

It’s amazing how driven audio and video enthusiasts are to find the next great audiophile recording or reference-level video release. Joel Silver is president and founder of the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF), and a massive home theater enthusiast. So it’s not surprising when he says that custom installers have to know about a specific video because its quality is so good. Silver’s latest video recommendation is The Art of Flight, and according to the industry’s leading video authority, this Blu-ray is the newest ISF reference disc for sound and picture… View this story

Robert Archer | 10/11 04:14 AM,

A strong case could be made that no entity has played a bigger role in the growth of projection-based home entertainment systems than JVC and its sister company JVC Professional. JVC and JVC Professional recently introduced several new products each, and highlighting the list of new products is JVC Professional's DLA-RS65 Reference Series projector. The DLA-RS65 utilizes familiar JVC technologies such as the company's D-ILA LCoS-based chipset and new JVC technologies that include e-Shift. JVC says e-Shift is an upscaling technology that upconverts pictures to 3940x2160 resolution levels, which is… View this story

Robert Archer | 01/26 04:18 AM,

If anyone had any doubts of how the A/V market has shifted just one look at Runco's latest projection product should remove all doubts. Following the annual CES show, which took place in early January in Las Vegas, the Beaverton, Ore.-based specialty video manufacturer introduced its latest LightStyle Series projector: the LightStyle LS-HB. Runco says the release of this product provides its dealers with a high-brightness product that can be placed in a non-dedicated theater environment without sacrificing picture quality. The single-chip DLP 1080p projector incorporates the company's SuperOnyx technology,… View this story

Robert Archer | 12/06 06:51 AM,

Over the past several years experts such as Joe Kane, Joel Silver and THX have taught dealers, installers and consumers the benefits of having and installing a properly calibrated video display. Disney's recent introduction of its Worlds of Wonder calibration disc reinforces Kane, Silver and THX's position that a properly calibrated video system is a major component of a quality home theater and LG's new PX950 series of plasma television helps to fulfill this need. The introduction of the THX certified LG PX950 plasma television takes calibration to the masses… View this story