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DTT Funding Increase Proposed in Russia

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Lenta, a Russian newspaper, has said that the Ministry of Communications has proposed allocating more money to develop broadcasting in the country. An additional RUB26 billion ($720 million) has been proposed, taking the total …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Microsoft Denies Overheating Issue

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Despite some models appearing to show an heat warning, the Surface Pro 3 does not overheat, Microsoft has said. Some of the Core i7 models have been found to show a thermometer icon instead …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Recalls & Problems| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

DisplaySearch: LG Display Has Begun iWatch Production

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NPD DisplaySearch’s Charles Annis believes that LG Display is ramping up production of 1.3″ and 1.5″ OLED displays, in preparation for Apple’s iWatch launch. In a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/oskvp46), Annis writes that the displays …

Tags:AMOLED| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Haptic Technology Approaches $52 Billion by 2018

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The haptic touch technology market will grow at a CAGR of 41% between 2013 and 2018, ending the forecast period with revenues of almost $51.8 billion. Smartphones and virtual interfaces will be the main …

Tags:Haptics| Large Display Monitor| Touch Market| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Germany: Falling TV Prices Outpace Rising Sales

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Compared to the first half of 2013, consumer electronics sales in Germany rose 1.9% in Q1 and Q2 of 2014. The Consumer Electronics Market Index (Cemix), published by the GFU, has shown that total …

Tags:Germany| GFU| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Falling July Panel Shipments Indicate Slowing Demand

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37.7 million m² of large (9.1″+) TFT panel were shipped in Q2, NPD DisplaySearch said recently (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33). Now, the firm has released a report showing that unit shipments reached …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| NPD DisplaySearch| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

DOOH Revenues and Exposure Continue to Climb

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The seventh edition of PQ Media’s (PQM) annual Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast shows that ‘influential’ markets stuttered last year. Both key and emerging regions were hit with debt issues, asset bubbles and political …

Tags:Digital Signage| Digital Signage Data| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

DisplaySearch: Q2 UltraHD Shipments Beat All of 2013

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More UltraHD TV sets were shipped in Q2’14 than throughout all of 2013, says NPD DisplaySearch: 2.1 million, compared to 1.6 million. Most brands introduced their 2014 UltraHD TVs at this time, pushing the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| TV Set Market| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Chinese Production to Rise on Growing LTPS and Oxide Demand

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73% of all high-resolution LTPS and oxide-TFT LCD smartphone displays will be purchased by Apple and Chinese brands this year. NPD DisplaySearch says that the demand for these displays is boosting LTPS LCD capacity …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Smartphone Market| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

2015 Ushers in the Smart Panel

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Panel makers are adopting different strategies towards low-cost UltraHD units, depending on their location. Deborah Yang, an NPD DisplaySearch analyst, examines the market in a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/lhmgokz). Korean makers are focusing on panel …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Tcons (Timing Controllers)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Ride Solo With Samsung’s Gear S

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Ahead of IFA, Samsung has announced a new smartwatch called the Gear S, with a curved, 2″ OLED screen. It is very likely the smartwatch that was previously rumoured to be called the Gear …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartwatches| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

HUDs to Grow at 25% CAGR

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The head-up display (HUD) market will be worth $8.3 billion by 2020, according to a report (http://tinyurl.com/pzwtcac) on Marketsandmarkets. CAGR between 2013 and 2020 will be 25.8%, says the company, as HUDs gain attention …

Tags:Head Up Displays HUDs| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21