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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 …

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

Looping, Streaming and Playout Promoted at IBC

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The SceneGate 8073 is an entry-level OTT and IPTV set-top box (STB) from Albis (hall 14, stand C04 and C15). The 85 x 85 x 35mm box supports 1920 x 1080 content and functions …

LG First to Bring UltraHD OLED to Market

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LG’s UltraHD OLED TVs, first seen at CES 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 3), are now available for pre-order in South Korea. The 65″ 65EC9700 and 77″ 77EG9700 use the company’s WRGB pixel …

ITO Revenues Will Have Peaked by 2019

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The worldwide market for transparent conductors (TCs) will be worth $4.6 billion in 2019. According to a Nanomarkets report (http://tinyurl.com/qxrgtdr), non-ITO TCs will generate $1.8 billion of the total, up from $640 million today. …

Innolux Beats Rivals to Lead Automotive Market

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Innolux was the world’s largest supplier of automotive displays last year, says NPD DisplaySearch. The company beat former leader Japan Display and rose ahead of Sharp, with a 24.5% market share. Several European car …

IDC: Mature Market PCs Perform Above Emerging Regions

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IDC expects worldwide PC shipments to fall 3.7% this year. While still a decline, the figure represents an improvement from the previous forecast of -6%. Emerging regions’ shipments are constrained by continued competition from …

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 …

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 …

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 …