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LDM V24 #23 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

BenQ announced the e-Sports monitors RL2455T and RL2755 which will be sold through ‘Zowie’ retailers. BenQ gave away few details but said that they are upgrades to the existing RL2455 and RL2755 monitors and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| OLEDs| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vizio| Vol 24 - Issue 23

MDM V24 #23 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

Lenovo has now started shipping the ThinkPad X1 Yoga notebook which has either an OLED or LCD display with 2560 x 1440 resolution or a FullHD touch LCD. The OLED verson costs $125 more …

Tags:Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| OLEDs| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Multi-Display Survey Now Open

by Bob Raikes

Our friends at Jon Peddie Research are conducting a survey on multiple monitors and are looking for input. It only takes a couple of minutes, and respondents can get highlights of the results. The …

Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Jon Peddie Research (JPR)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Four New Projectors from BenQ

by Bob Raikes

BenQ has released four new DLP projectors for mainstream business and education use. They are the MS531 (€399 – 800 x 600), MX532 (€499 – 1024 x 768), MW533 (€499 1280 x 800) and …

Tags:BenQ| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Nanolumens Goes into Battle Over Patents

by Bob Raikes

NanoLumens announced that it has filed patent infringement lawsuits against LED display manufacturers PixelFlex, of Nashville, Tennessee; InFiLED USA, of Marietta, Georgia; DetaiLED Solutions, of Marietta, Georgia; and Gable Company, of Baltimore, Maryland for …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| Patents| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 23

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Sharp Sues Hisense Over ‘Shoddy’ Products

by Bob Raikes

Sharp has brought a legal action against Hisense, which has a contract to use the Sharp brand for TVs in the US, claiming that the company has broken FCC regulations on emissions and FTC …

Tags:Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Litigation| sharp| Vol 24 - Issue 23

MirageVision to use DVDO for Outside TVs

by Bob Raikes

MirageVision of the US has added DVDO UltraHD processing to its outdoor TV systems. As well as selling these to home owners, the company sells them to sports stadiums, resorts, zoos, yachts and sports …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Outdoor Displays| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Absen Wins in Shanghai Metro

by Bob Raikes

Absen has installed a number of big LED displays on the Shanghai No. 16 subway line in China. LED-100.com reports that the displays are 3.9mm pitch in Absen’s K3 series. The Chinese language site …

Tags:Absen| China| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Innolux is Up in May

by Bob Raikes

Innolux Corporation (“INX”) today announced its May 2017 consolidated revenues. INX reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$28.1 billion in May 2017, a decrease of 1.0 % M-o-M and an increase of 24.8% Y-o-Y. During …

Tags:Financial Data| Innolux

DisplayLink Takes Wireless VR to E3

by Bob Raikes

We reported on the development by DisplayLink of a wireless VR system at the MWC show in February (DisplayLink Extends Wireless to VR) was shown again at the E3 conference in the US. The …

Tags:AR/VR| DisplayLink| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 23| Wireless

SwissScreen has a Virtual Receptionist

by Bob Raikes

A hat-tip to Invidis who spotted that SwissScreen AG has developed a ‘virtual receptionist’ totem that can integrate with telephone systems and networks to allow video communication to staff that are controlling building entry. …

Tags:Digital Signage| Kiosks| Large Display Monitor| Switzerland| Vol 24 - Issue 23

Is a Foxconn US LCD Fab A Possibility?

by Bob Raikes

In a blog post, David Hsieh of IHS has said that there is a serious prospect that Foxconn will break the traditional pattern of making displays in Asia, by building a fab in the …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 24 - Issue 23