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Taiwan LCD TV Shipments Grew 15.9% Sequentially in 2018 Q2

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes Research, shipments of LCD TVs from Taiwan-based makers rose to 7.65 million units in the second quarter of 2018, a quarter-on-quarter growth of 15.9%. Analysts predict that shipments in the second …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Taiwan| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 29

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Taiwan Small-to-Medium LCD Panel Shipments to Decline 2% in 2018 Q3

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes Research says that small-to-medium LCD panel shipments from Taiwan-based firms will decline 2% during the third quarter of 2018. This drop has been attributed to the extension of LCD profile-cutting to support ‘notched’ …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Small Medium Panel Supply| Smartphone Market| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 30

Rolls Royce Uses 3D Animation at Farnborough Air Show

by Andrew Fenn

Engineering firm, Rolls Royce, implemented a 3D animation at their exhibit at the recent Farnborough Air Show in the UK. The graphics were displayed on a fine-pitch LED cube. Not much is known about …

Tags:Aviation| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Upcoming Disney UHD Blu-ray Discs Won’t Support Dolby Vision

by Andrew Fenn

Disney appears to be backtracking on the inclusion of Dolby Vision HDR in its Ultra HD Blu-ray disc releases. The forthcoming physical releases of Solo: A Star Wars Story and Avengers: Infinity War will …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Disney| Dolby Vision| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Peerless-AV Mounts Chosen for War Memorial Centre in France

by Andrew Fenn

The Sir John Monash Centre, which opened in France earlier this year, recalls the role played by the Australian allied forces during the various battles of the Somme between 1914 and 1918. The facility …

Tags:Back Panel| Display Mounts| France| Large Display Monitor| Museums & Exhibitions| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Charlie Chaplin Museum Installs Peerless-AV Xtreme Outdoor Displays

by Andrew Fenn

At Chaplin’s World in Switzerland, a museum dedicated to the life and work of comedian and film director Charlie Chaplin, two Peerless-AV outdoor displays have been installed, suspended back-to-back outside the museum, visible to …

Tags:Back Panel| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Outdoor Displays| Peerless AV| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Samsung Soundbars and Speakers Add Support for Deezer HiFi Audio

by Andrew Fenn

Samsung has announced the addition of Deezer High Fidelity Lossless Audio to select Samsung soundbars and wireless speakers. While regular music streaming compresses music and reduces the overall sound quality, Deezer HiFi streams lossless …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Streaming Audio| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Disney Beats Comcast in Fox Acquisition Battle

by Andrew Fenn

A proposed merger of Fox and Disney has been agreed. Disney will acquire Fox for $71 billion, subject to approval from US territories. Shareholders of both companies also agreed terms for the spin-off of …

Tags:Disney| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Sky| Vol 25 - Issue 29

ScreenX Comes to Switzerland for the First Time

by Andrew Fenn

CJ 4DPLEX is entering into new partnerships with multiplex operators all over the world and opening new ScreenX sites through existing partnerships. Last month, the company entered into a new partnership with multinational cinema …

Tags:Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| Vol 25 - Issue 29

June’s Top-Selling Projectors According to PMA Research

by Andrew Fenn

Projector market specialist PMA Research has posted the results of its sales tracking service for June, revealing the top-five best selling models of the month in three separate categories in the US. The results …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| PMA Research| Projectors| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Google Glass Repurposed for Business Use with AI Capabilities

by Andrew Fenn

Google Glass is making a comeback. At a Google conference in San Francisco, United States, Israeli software firm Plataine demonstrated an app for the platform that provides voice-activated AI features for factory workers. For …

Tags:AR/VR| Augmented Reality| Google Glass| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 29

Altice France/SFR Launches New Android TV Box

by Andrew Fenn

Altice France/SFR has launched Connect TV de SFR, a new Android TV box with Ultra HD support and a voice-enabled remote control. The device is available to all, regardless of whether they are existing …

Tags:Android| France| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 29