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Can Less be More?

by Bob Raikes

Once again, I’m in an airport on my way home from a trip to an event, in this case the ProLight and Sound event in Frankfurt. I took the chance to also check in …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 14

The View on Tariffs from China

by Bob Raikes

While DSCC has looked at the impact of a potential TV tariff from the US side, Sigmaintell has looked from the Chinese side. First, the firm pointed out that the Indian government is increasing …

Tags:China| Duty| Large Display Monitor| ODMs & OEMs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Ingram Micro TOP 2018 in Munich in May

by Bob Raikes

Ingram Micro will hold its annual event on May 3rd in Munich under the name “TOP – the ITK Fair” (formerly IM Top). The company expects 4,500 resellers to attend and you can register …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Christie Adds Two Single Chip DLP Models

by Bob Raikes

Christie has added to its single chip DLP projector range with two new laser phosphor models, the DHD635-GS and DWU635-GS which feature embedded blending and warping technology. The DHD635-GS outputs 6,125 lSO Iumens (5,400 …

Tags:Christie| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 15

TV Market Should Grow in 2018

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell sent us its latest view of the global TV market and said that after being 3.4% down in 2017 at 230 million sets, the market is still weak after the Indian government raised …

Tags:Forecasts| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| OLED TVs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 14

eTulipa Production Starts in Taiwan

by Bob Raikes

We covered eTulipa’s ‘2nd generation’ electrowetting technology in a Display Daily a couple of years ago (Etulipa Developing Electrowetting for Public Display). Now the company has told us that it has its first production …

Tags:Electrowetting| Large Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Barco Extends Video Wall Range to Mainstream

by Bob Raikes

Barco has a new version of its Unisee video wall monitor. The OverView KVD5521B has no cooling fans and has Sense X technology for automatic brightness and colour calibration. DisplayPort 1.2 with loopthrough is …

Tags:Barco| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Ultravision Aims to Stop 37 Companies Shipping LEDs in the US

by Bob Raikes

Ultravision International has widened its campaign against claimed patent infringements by filing a patent complaint at the US International Trade Commission (USITC) and asking for 37 companies to be stopped from selling and importing …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Litigation| Patents| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Visionox Shows 7.2″ Foldable OLED in China

by Bob Raikes

Visionox has shown a new 7.2″ flexible OLED at a trade show in China according to XCN News. The display is due to be shown and discussed at the forthcoming SID Display Week (Visionox …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 14

Vusion by SES-imagotag Wins RedDot Award

by Bob Raikes

SES Imagotag, recently acquired by BOE, is having a good time with its Vusion electronic shelf label (ESL) which has won a Red Dot design award. The company also won a deal for use …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Electronic Shelf Labels (ESLs)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Vivitek’s 7,000 Lumen Projector is Quiet

by Bob Raikes

Vivitek has introduced the DU6693Z laser projector which is a single 0.67″ DLP unit with 7,000 Ansi lumens of output and 1920 x 1200 (16:10) resolution. Contrast is claimed at 10,000:1. It is claimed …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Installation Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Vivitek| Vol 25 - Issue 14

HP Claims World’s First Chromebook Detachable

by Bob Raikes

HP has announced the first Chromebook in a detachable form factor, the X2. HP said that Chromebook sales have grown by more than 50% over the last two years, quoting IDC. The unit has …

Tags:Chromebooks| HP Inc| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pen Input| Vol 25 - Issue 14