Bob Raikes

subscribe
BBC

UK Celebrates 50 years of colour TV

by Bob Raikes

The UK has just celebrated the 50th anniversary of the launch of colour TV services in the country. On 30th June 1967, the BBC started transmission of the Wimbledon tennis tournament in colour. Check …

Tags:Back Panel| Colour (Color)| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Samsung Uses Note 7 Parts for Note FE

by Bob Raikes

In Korea, Samsung has launched the Galaxy Note FE (Fan Edition) which uses hardware designed for the ill-fated Note 7 phone. The phone is priced at 699,000 won ($610), around 30% less than the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Goldman of SMPTE Updates on HDR & IP for Broadcast

by Bob Raikes

We spotted an article that includes an extensive interview with Mathew Goldman, current president of SMPTE and from Ericsson. (We did a video interview with Goldman at IBC in 2015 – Ericsson Prefers HDR …

Goldman of SMPTE Updates on HDR & IP for Broadcast

by Bob Raikes

We spotted an article that includes an extensive interview with Mathew Goldman, current president of SMPTE and from Ericsson. (We did a video interview with Goldman at IBC in 2015 – Ericsson Prefers HDR …

Tags:Back Panel| Ericsson| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Azpen Tablet Projector is Reviewed

by Bob Raikes

Azpen Innovation of Plano, Texas, is a subsidiary of Mingtel Inc of Shenzen and has released the A848 8″ tablet which includes a projector. We spotted a review on Techware Labs and tried to …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Projectors| tablets| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Nanoco Wins First Order for CFQDs for Displays

by Bob Raikes

Nanoco reported that it has received its first commercial order from Wah Hong Industrial Corporation (“Wah Hong”), said to be one of the world’s largest manufacturers of optical films and sheets for the display …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Quantum Dots| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 25

The LCD Farmers Go Round the Cycle Again

by Bob Raikes

So we have a position where, as Norbert outlined recently, the hot new application, virtual, mixed or augmented reality is not really going to drive the display business, which tends to be driven by …

Tags:Large LCD Supply| LCD Fabs| TV Set Market| Vol 24 - Issue 25

LG Display Supply Less Affected than Expected

by Bob Raikes

We reported last week that LG Display was losing some production because of an accident. Early reports said that authorities might stop production for as long as a month, but Sigmaintell of China reported …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| LG Displays (LGD)| Pricing| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Uldage Begins Satellite UHD TV Patent Pool Licensing

by Bob Raikes

Uldage Inc, said that the start of patent licensing activities under the system of a patent pool that collectively, and under fair and reasonable conditions, bundles and licenses the patents that are essential to …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Patents| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 25

NEC Display Updates E-Series Displays

by Bob Raikes

NEC Display Solutions in the US has updated the E Series of displays. It also released the pricing. (E326, E436, E506, E556 and E656 displays will be available this month at a minimum advertised …

Tags:HDMI| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| NEC| Vol 24 - Issue 25

Apple & LG Display in Investment/Supply Deal

by Bob Raikes

The Korea Herald reports that LG Display is in discussion (the report says it is ‘tentatively agreed’) with Apple about an investment that could be up to two or three trillion won ($1.75 billion …

Tags:Apple| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 24 - Issue 25

UHD TV Sales In Europe To Reach 17 Million This Year

by Bob Raikes

According to Dataxis, nearly 12 million UHD TVs were sold in Europe during the year 2016, which represents a growth of 102% in comparison to the year 2015 (6 million UHD TVs shipped). Sales …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD| Vol 24 - Issue 25