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Intel Smooth Sync Fixes Tearing in the GPU

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Tom’s Hardware reviewed the Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition GPU and add-in board. The review suggests it might be an alternative to AMD or Nvidia, especially for AV1 and VP9 encoding. However, …

Tags:GPUs| Intel| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)

Links Week Ending 7th October 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week.  The WSJ tests Apple Crash detection, by crashing …

Tags:Absen| Augmented Reality| Daktronics| Desktop Monitors| Drone Displays| Flexible Displays| Foldable Devices| Forecasts| Game Playing| Google| MicroLED| Samsung| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Smart TV| Sports and Stadiums| TVs (TV Sets)| Xiaomi

Links Week Ending 14th October 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week.  Intel has released the long-awaited Intel Arc A750 …

Tags:Aviation| Dell| Desktop Monitors| GPUs| Graphics Cards| Intel| Samsung| Smart Home & Home Networks| Smart TV

EU Mandates USB Type-C

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The European Parliament passed the regulation, recommended by the EU Commission, that will mean that all new phones and tablets sold in the EU from the autumn of 2024 will have …

Tags:iOS (Apple)| Smartphones| USB

E Ink Clarifies on IGZO Use

by Bob Raikes

What They Say We reported on the deal between Sharp and E Ink for the use of IGZO backplanes for EPD displays. I wasn’t sure about the real advantages of going to IGZO, which …

Tags:E Ink| EPD (Electrophoretic)| IGZO| sharp

The LED Market Witnesses High Growth and Major Power Shifts

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Futuresource put out a forecast that the LED display market will grow to be worth $19.5 billion by 2026, a CAGR of 21%. The company said that the recovery of the …

Tags:Forecasts| Market Data| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP

Mid-week Links – Week Ending 7th October 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the middle of this week. I will be trying to squeeze in a …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Eizo| GPUs| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Home Cinema| Home Theatre| LG Electronics (LGE)| Nvidia| PlayStation| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| SVOD| Wearables

Lenovo Gets Closer to Chromebook for Gaming

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Lenovo has been developing a Chromebook for gaming with a 2560 x 1600 (16:10) 120Hz IPS LCD display with 350 cd/m² and 100% of sRGB. Other features include an RGB backlit …

Tags:Chromebooks| Game Playing| Lenovo

Advanced TV Market Expected to Reach $36 Billion by 2026

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC published extracts from its forecast for Advanced TV report and predicted that the value of that market (QD LCD, 8K, QD-OLED, OLED, MiniLED and microLED sets) will rise to $36.1 …

Tags:Forecasts| LCD TVs| Market Data| MicroLED| MiniLED| OLED TVs| QD OLEDs| Quantum Dots| TVs (TV Sets)