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Oculus Reduces Hardware Recommendations

by Bob Raikes

Oculus has updated its minimum specification for its Rift and has a compatibility check tool. The new specification means a move down for the minimum graphics card needed from the GTX 1060 that was …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Nvidia| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Making Stuff Turns a Monitor

by Bob Raikes

It’s an old idea, but you might like the video below from ‘Making stuff’ that shows how to make a motorised display rotator. Of course, Portrait Displays is the professional supplier for the kind …

Tags:Back Panel| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Extron Video Wall Processor Supports Up to 6 Displays

by Bob Raikes

Extron has introduced the Quantum Connect 126 that is a video wall controller with support for up to six HDMI displays up to UltraHD resolution. There are 12 HDMI inputs (with locking) and the …

Tags:Extron| Large Display Monitor| Video Walls| Vol 24 - Issue 14

T-Mobile Has Exclusive for ZTE Quartz

by Bob Raikes

ZTE is to sell its new ZTE Quartz through T-Mobile in the US from 14th April. The display is a 1.4″ AMOLED with 400 x 400 resolution and has a 500mAh battery and uses …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartwatches| Vol 24 - Issue 14| ZTE

Sony A1 OLED European Pricing & Deliveries Released

by Bob Raikes

Sony said that its Bravia A1 OLED UltraHD TVs, shown at CES, are now available for pre-order in some countries in Europe. Sony highlighted the Acoustic Surface sound system which produces audio by vibrating …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 14

E Ink, Sony Semiconductor to Set Up J/V

by Bob Raikes

E Ink and Sony Semiconductor Solutions are to set up a joint venture to develop new e-paper products and display systems. Each company will have 35% of the company, with VC firms holding the …

Tags:E Ink| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| sony| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Taiwan Notebook Makers Up

by Bob Raikes

In Taiwan, Compal shipped four million notebooks in March, while Inventec made 1.6 million, up 37.9% and 6.7%, bringing their Q1 totals to 9.1 million and 4.25 million respectively. {vchartmodule 101}

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Samsung To Reveal QLED Alliance?

by Bob Raikes

The Investor in Korea reports that Samsung is holding an event with TV makers and retailers in Beijing to highlight its quantum dot technology and (mis-)use of the QLED terminology. The company has previously …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| QLED| Quantum Dots| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Barco Surprises with L/P Brightness

by Bob Raikes

Barco was in the main square of the show in a roadshow truck with its new laser phosphor projector, the UDX-4K32 which is a laser-phosphor-based three 0.9″ DLP projector that produces an output of …

Tags:Barco| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| ProLight & Sound 2017| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Aoto Looks for Monolithic Sales

by Bob Raikes

Aoto of China is one of the highest quality vendors and impressed Matt at ISE with their quality. We started by looking at the MXE Series of cabinets which are available in pitches from …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| ProLight & Sound 2017| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Yestech Shows CoB Technology

by Bob Raikes

Yestech had new shapes in its range including a triangle that was being used to show how shapes such as a Christmas tree could be created for seasonal use. The company also had curved …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| ProLight & Sound 2017| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 14

Dicolor Can Dial In Accurate Angles

by Bob Raikes

Dicolor of China told us that it is trying to focus on rental displays and is continuing to look for new partners in Europe. It has indoor cabinets in pitches from 2.6mm to 8.9mm …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| ProLight & Sound 2017| Rental and Staging| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 24 - Issue 14