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AOC Monitor Runs via USB Type-C

by Bob Raikes

AOC has a new 15.6″ FullHD monitor, the I1601FWUX, using an IPS panel that runs via USB Type-C with the DisplayPort Alt mode and power to allow single cable connectivity to notebook PCs. With …

Tags:MMD (AOC Philips)| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| USB Monitors| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Sparton Uses Aydin Brand for 24″ Military Monitor

by Bob Raikes

Sparton Corp of the US has released under the Aydin Displays brand, a 24″ rack mounted rugged LCD with UltraHD resolution and featuring a PCap touch screen. The monitor outputs 250 cd/m² with 170º …

Tags:Industrial Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Military & Defence| Rugged Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Sony New LFDs Are All UltraHD

by Bob Raikes

Sony has a new set of UltraHD LFDs in its Bravia commercial range with units in 43″, 49″, 55″, 65″, 75″ and 85″. Although based on Sony’s TVs, the monitors have features for professional …

Tags:Android| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 19

Foxconn Sets Date for US Groundbreaking

by Bob Raikes

DSCC reports that it has received a ‘save the date’ invitation to go to Wisconsin for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Foxconn campus which is being developed there. The invitation said that 13,000 …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| sharp| Vol 25 - Issue 19

LG Could Build a G10.5 OLED Fab in Paju

by Bob Raikes

An official at LG Display has said that the company is considering building a a G10.5 OLED fab at the firm’s Paju site with a capacity of 45,000 substrates per month. This is instead …

Tags:Korea| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| OLED TVs| Vol 25 - Issue 19

LDM Product Round-up Vol 25 #19

by Bob Raikes

B&O has added a new version of its BeoVision Eclipse TV with a brass look sound bar, smoked oak speaker grille and black base. Pricing starts at €11,000 for the 55″ with the speaker …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 19

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Asus Provides for EU Price Fixing Fine

by Bob Raikes

On its quarterly financial report, Asus has said that it has put aside €65 million ($77 million) to cover a settlement with European competition authorities after it was accused of fixing the prices that …

Tags:Asus| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Price Fixing| Vol 25 - Issue 19

THX Doesn’t Like Samsung Q7

by Bob Raikes

THX (founded by George Lucas, but, these days, owned by US-based and Hong Kong-listed game specialist, Razer Inc) has started a consumer electronics testing website and has published a list of TVs that it …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Testing| THX| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 19

UK Researchers Develop Lasers for the Eyes

by Bob Raikes

We don’t think it has display applications, but we were intrigued by news that a group from The University of St Andrews in Scotland, UK, has developed a semiconductor laser that can be made …

Tags:Flexible Devices| Laser| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 19

E Ink Invests in SES-imagotag

by Bob Raikes

E Ink and SES-imagotag, the ESL and pricing specialist, have announced a collaboration and E Ink has agreed to invest €26 million in the company. The aim of the partnership is to develop smart …

Tags:BOE| E Ink| Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| Investment| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 19

ZTE Reverberations May Continue

by Bob Raikes

We lead MDM with the news of the effect of the US administration’s decision to cut off supply of US technology causing ZTE to halt production and triggering analysts to wonder if ZTE can …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 18| ZTE

JDI Boosts LCD PPI to 1000 for VR

by Bob Raikes

Japan Display Inc (JDI) has developed a new 3.25″ LCD with 1001 ppi for VR applications, a boost from the previous 803 ppi panel. The resolution of the display is 2160 x 2422 and …

Tags:Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 18