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Aopen Updates Interactive Displays

by Bob Raikes

AOpen has a new series of touch displays, the eTile-X series which can be used in self-service kiosks or stand-alone kiosks with floor or table mounts. The displays have FullHD resolution and wide viewing …

Tags:Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| Touch| Touch Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 35

BenQ AddsMulti-Touch Display Series Based on IR

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has introduced two new models of multi-touch displays, designed for use in education. The RM Series will be available in 55″, 65″, 75″ and 86″ sizes with UltraHD (although BenQ US were just …

Tags:BenQ| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Touch Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 35

IFA 2018 Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Bang & Olufsen did not show any new TVs at IFA but focused on new audio products. Changhong is selective on a country basis about where it sells TVs under its own brands in …

Conflicts Between Broadcasters and Set Makers

by Bob Raikes

Over the years, Meko (the publishers of Display Monitor), Displaysearch, NPD Displaysearch, IHS and IHS Markit have run events around IFA to talk about the TV market. However, it has always proved very difficult …

Vestel Covers All the Bases in B2C and B2B

by Bob Raikes

Vestel had a wide range of TVs as well as appliances and commercial displays – the company, of course, also produces the Toshiba TVs which were shown in a separate area adjoining the Vestel …

Loewe Highlights Audio Improvements

by Bob Raikes

We started by talking with Loewe about the deal with Hisense. Unlike the Metz takeover by Skyworth, Loewe remains an independent company but does have a close cooperation with Hisense in electronic design and …

Tags:audio| IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Is MicroDisplay on the Last 20%?

by Bob Raikes

A few months ago I wrote a Display Daily article about the challenges in driving microLEDs. It’s only one of a number of challenges, but in the last three months, I have had a …

Tags:MicroLED| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Samsung Cable Supports DeX on HDMI

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has released a new cable that can be used with the recently announced Note 9 smartphone that can convert the USB-C connector to an HDMI port. The cable can also be used with …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| USB| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Teleste Aiming at Public Transport

by Bob Raikes

Teleste of Finland will show a new range of stretched displays at the Innotrans 2018 event which will take place in Berlin from 18th to 21st of September. The displays are designed for public …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Stretched Displays| Transport| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Microsoft Expects Many Computing Devices

by Bob Raikes

Microsoft gave the second keynote of IFA and was represented by Nick Parker who is the VP responsible for consumer client devices at the firm. His talk started with the introduction video from IFA …

BDA Not Looking at 8K

by Bob Raikes

We met with Victor Matsuda (Sony) and Marty Gordon (Philips, Hollywood) from the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) on the Philips booth where they started by acknowledging that the position for Blu-ray is now effectively …

Tags:Blu-ray| IFA 2018| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Panasonic Doesn’t Have Much to Say on TV

by Bob Raikes

Panasonic had its usual press event on its booth and Laurent Abadie, who seems to love the ‘show business’ aspects of his Panasonic Europe CEO position. Abadie started by saying that Panasonic is involved …