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Optoma Brings DLP Home Projector to Europe

by Bob Raikes

Optoma has released the UHD40 UltraHD projector which uses a DLP engine and outputs 2,400 Ansi lumens. and looks like the product that is being sold as the UHD50 in the US and was …

Tags:Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Projectors| Vol 25 - Issue 08

MTG Now Out of CEE Region

by Bob Raikes

A hat tip to Broadband TV News for pointing out that now that Modern Times Group (MTG) has sold its Bulgarian broadcast business, Nova, it is now out of the business in Central and …

Tags:Broadcast| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 08

Thoughts on Display Improvements

by Bob Raikes

We have a short issue this week, especially LDM as we were flat out finishing the very lengthy report from ISE 2018. There was very little of interest to MDM readers, but we did …

Tags:Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 25 - Issue 07

ISE 2018 Catch Up

by Bob Raikes

Whenever we go to a show, there is a big effort afterwards to create a full report. As soon as it is finalised we spot items from other sources or from ‘the bottom of …

Tags:Barco| Interactive Projectors| ISE 2018| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Samsung Display| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Smart Digital Signage| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 07

fujitsu

Fujitsu Q738 Convertible is for Professionals

by Bob Raikes

Fujitsu introduces a new ‘flagship’ 2 in 1 detachable device – the Fujitsu Tablet Stylistic Q738, intended for high performance mobile working and using a magnesium housing and reinforced edges. It has a 13.3″ …

Tags:Convertible PCs| Fujitsu| Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 25 - Issue 08

OLED Materials Market is On a Roll

by Bob Raikes

DSCC has a new report on OLED materials that forecasts that material values will grow to $2.5 billion in 2022 from $868 million last year, which was 43% up on 2016. That represents a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Posiflex Terminals are Fanless

by Bob Raikes

Posiflex of Germany has announced two new touchscreen AIOs for retail and POS applications. The RT series will be available with 15″ (4:3 1024 x 768) and 15.6″ (16:9 1920 x 1080) displays and …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 07

Qualcomm

Qualcomm Increases Offer for NXP

by Bob Raikes

Qualcomm has agreed with NXP raise its offer to $127.50 per share and said that it has binding agreements with nine stockholders that own more than 28% of NXP’s outstanding shares. The deal values …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| Qualcomm| Vol 25 - Issue 07

AUO Promotes High Brightness

by Bob Raikes

AUO doesn’t directly attend the ISE, but as public displays are a market that the company is very interested in, the company normally has a hotel suite near the show. We went along to …

Tags:AUO| High Brightness Displays| ISE 2018| Large Display Monitor| Outdoor Displays| Stretched Displays| Vol 25 - Issue 06

FlatFrog Develops in Hardware… and Software

by Bob Raikes

FlatFrog has been having a good time since we first reported on them from ISE in 2015, when we highlighted the company as one of the most interesting companies at that year’s event, although …

Tags:FlatFrog| Infrared Touch| Interactive Displays| ISE 2018| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Absen Develops CoB LED Technology

by Bob Raikes

Absen is one of the leaders in LED technology and the company maintained this early development position by showing a large LED display based on its own CoB (Chip on Board) LED technology, which …

Tags:Absen| ISE 2018| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 25 - Issue 06

Leyard Hits New Smaller Pitch

by Bob Raikes

Leyard had plenty to show us both in the LED side and in LCD video walls (from the Planar side). First we looked at the new lightweight CLI CarbonLight series of LEDs for rental …

Tags:ISE 2018| Large Display Monitor| LED| Leyard| Planar| Rental and Staging| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 06