AOC has a tablet stand that is popular in educationAOC/TPV was in a suite to see its partners, not only in North America, but in Latin America as many resellers in the region come to CES. AOC licenses the Philips brand in Latin America for a number of products. AOC develops products for that region including, for example, a very low cost 15.6″ model that is not sold elsewhere.
The first products we looked at were AOC monitors. On show were the firm’s 28″ and 23.6″ (IPS) UltraHD monitors. There was a 24″ gamer monitor with G-Sync that was introduced in Q4 of 2014 and the firm told us that a 21.5″ lower cost gamer monitor is under development.
We reported on the Philips “Soft Blue” technology with a video interview at IFA. In the US, AOC will promote the technology under the “Anti Blue Light” label and the first product with the feature is a 24″ monitor. Next we looked at a 34″ 21:9 monitor (the flat version is sold as AOC, while the curved one will be under the Philips brand).
The distribution in Latin America has enabled products developed for the area including a 40″ touch display for digital signage and retail applications. It is also available without touch.
An unusual product is a dual 19″ display that was launched under the Philips brand at Computex (19DP6QJNS). This was the first time that this reporter had seen the monitor array. There is quite a slim border between the two displays and we could see how it would appeal to those that like dual 19″. The monitor was widely reported in the summer, but has yet to be full commercialised, although there is a plan to do that, starting in Europe in Q1.
We reported on AOC’s plans for selling phones and tablets in our Gitex report. From April 1st, AOC will start the same concept in Latin America, but not in the US or Mexico. The plan is to supply entry level to mid-range products and to address government and other large projects. There’s a neat tablet stand that has been developed that is, apparently, very popular among educational customers.
