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IDC Launches Turkey’s First Gaming PC Market Report

by Andrew Fenn

IDC has released its first research report dedicated to exploring the potential of Turkey’s burgeoning gaming PC market. The report, ‘Gaming PC Market in Turkey — An Opportunity to Grow’, examines the evolution of …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 25 - Issue 05

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Innolux Announces AM Mini-LED Products Out by End of 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Innolux senior VP Ting Chin-lung has announced that the company will commercialise its active matrix-based mini-LED products by the end of 2018. The announcement comes after the firm showcased its 10.1″ AM mini-LED panels …

Tags:Innolux| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Epistar Prepares for VCSEL and Mini LED Production

by Andrew Fenn

Epistar has announced that it is modifying a proportion of its MOCVD equipment, from 4″ to 6″ during the first quarter of 2018, in preparation to begin production of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) wafers …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| LED| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Playstation 4 Pro Supersampling Mode Boosts 1080p Graphics

by Andrew Fenn

PlayStation 4 firmware update 5.50 is now available in beta, bringing a raft of new features, including a supersampling mode, which enhances the visuals of PlayStation Pro-optimised games when played on a 1080p TV. …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Comcast, DirecTV and Dish TV Also Offering Winter Olympics in 4K HDR

by Andrew Fenn

Comcast, DirecTV and Dish TV will also provide coverage of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics in Ultra HD and HDR, following in the footsteps of NBC, who made a similar announcement last month. (NBC …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sports and Stadiums| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Registration Now Open for SID Student Job Fair

by Andrew Fenn

Registration is now open for the Society for Information Display’s Student Job Fair at Display Week 2018, which will take place on May 1st in the Exhibition Hall at the Los Angeles Convention Center, …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Innolux Announces Manufacturing Automation Plans and Job Cuts

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn-owned Innolux has announced it will cut 10,000 jobs as it plans to automate 75% of its production processes. The firm’s workforce will drop from around 60,000 to 50,000. The company recently spent $342 …

Tags:Innolux| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Nikkei Reveals Latest Open-Cell LCD Trends

by Andrew Fenn

According to an article by Nikkei, the bulk order price for 32″ open-cell LCD panels dropped by 2% month-on-month, to around $65 per unit. The article quotes data from IHS Markit, who says the …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Ooredoo TV Adds Two New Ultra HD Channels

by Andrew Fenn

Qatar telco Ooredoo has added two new Ultra HD channels to its IPTV line-up: Love Nature 4K and Travelxp 4K, which claims to be the world’s first channel to be transmitted in UHD and …

Tags:4k| HDR - High Dynamic Range| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Ateme Director Reveals H.266 Development is Underway

by Andrew Fenn

The standardisation process for the successor to the H.265 video codec has begun. The final product, called FVC (Future Video Codec) or H.266, is expected to be complete and available by 2021, according to …

Tags:Codecs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 05

Zito Media Deploys Conklin-Intracom TV Middleware

by Andrew Fenn

Conklin-Intracom has announced that Zito Media plans to adopt and complete the deployment of its IPTV and TV Anywhere middleware to all of its served markets, by the end of 2018. Zito Media provides …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 05

K’Nex Rollercoaster Construction Toy Set Includes VR Features

by Andrew Fenn

Toy-maker K’Nex has created a building set that not only allows children to build and operate their own toy rollercoaster, but also to ride it in virtual reality, using a VR headset. The BBC …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Toys| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 05