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CES Busy and Bigger than Ever!

by Bob Raikes

CES was a big show with more space than ever before at 2.75 million sq. ft. (255,500 m2) and the total attendance was expected to be over 170,000. The event seemed very busy this …

Tags:5G| Augmented Reality| Automotive| CES 2018| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| PCs| Virtual Reality| Voice Input

HTC Vive Pro Matches Visuals of Samsung Odyssey

by Bob Raikes

HTC launched its new Vive Pro in a dedicated meeting room in the Wynn. The company has upgrade the headset from the original design and from our point of view, the main change is …

Tags:CES 2018| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Simulation| Training| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Philips Boosts OLED TV Range with HDR10+

by Bob Raikes

Philips (TPVision) has announced two new OLED TVs for 2018 in addition to the 973 model that was shown at IFA. The 873 and 803 ranges have features including HDR10+ and Ambilight (3 sides) …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Philips| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Jasper Display Optimistic About MicroLED Potential

by Bob Raikes

One of the most intriguing meetings that we had at CES was in the Westgate Hotel suite with Jasper Display of Taiwan. It was the first time that this reporter has met with the …

Tags:CES 2018| Display Drivers| LCOS| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 02

DisplayLink Upbeat and with a Big Booth

by Bob Raikes

DisplayLink is enjoying life at the moment. The company has progressed well with some key breakthroughs that we have reported before for its display over USB compression technology. The company has seen the inclusion …

Tags:CES 2018| Desktop Monitors| DisplayLink| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Video Walls| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Competition is Good for Consumers in TV at CES

by Bob Raikes

Because of its position in the calendar, the CES show in Las Vegas is always the most important for TV technology. While IFA is also an interesting show, at that show in September, the …

Tags:CES 2018| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| OLEDs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 02

LeEco Still Struggling to Survive

by Bob Raikes

LeEco continues to struggle to survive, with some shareholders calling for Jia Yueting to use money that he has in other businesses such as his automotive interests, to payback some of their investments in …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 25 - Issue 04

Chinese Gaming Market Growing Well

by Bob Raikes

Data from Sigmaintell, quoted in the Taiwanese press, forecasts that gaming monitor shipments in China will be 1.07 million units in 2018, up from just 450,000 in 2017. TPV was the biggest supplier, followed …

Tags:China| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 04

LG Display Result 23/01/2018

by Bob Raikes

LG Display reported 2017 fourth quarter results. Revenue was KRW 7,126 billion ($6.64 billion), a 10% decrease from KRW 7,936 billion reported in the fourth quarter of 2016. Net income in the fourth quarter …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 03

LG Display Surprises with Roled and 8K

by Bob Raikes

LG Display had a lot to talk about, but once again we found it frustrating! Last year, on the analyst day, the company wouldn’t let us take photos, but then decided to let the …

Tags:CES 2018| CES 2018 TV| Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Mobile Display Monitor| Stretched Displays| TVs (TV Sets)| Video Walls| Vol 25 - Issue 02

USB Implementors’ Forum Planning for USB3.2

by Bob Raikes

We met with the USB Implementors Forum in its suite and we started by hearing of the latest developments in USB 3.2 which was announced in the summer of 2017. The latest version has …

Tags:CES 2018| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USB| Vol 25 - Issue 02

More Rumours of iPhone Plans

by Bob Raikes

The China Times has reported that Apple will add a 6.5″ version of the 5.8″ iPhone X and possibly with a 6.1″ LCD version in between, with the smallest and biggest using OLED displays. …

Tags:Apple| Flexible Displays| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 04