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Panel Area Grows, but Units Drop in TV Panel Supply

by Bob Raikes

Witsview has reported that panel area shipped in 2016 grew by 6.5%, while units shipped dropped by 3.5% as average set sizes rose by 2.2″ to 43.6″, a bigger increase than in previous years.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Market Data| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Is Nvidia Looking to Boost Card Sales?

by Bob Raikes

Sources in Asia say that Nvidia is looking to boost sales of its own graphics cards, sold as ‘Founder Edition’ and based on Nvidia’s reference design. This will put Nvidia increasingly in competition with …

Tags:GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Hisense Adopts Seraphic for YouTube TV

by Bob Raikes

We reported that Hisense would use the Seraphic HTML 5 browser last summer and now the firm has said that it will use the technology to ship a YouTube-certified smart TV, globally. Xiaofeng Lin, …

Tags:Hisense| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 03| YouTube

Screen Use OK for Teens Says Journal

by Bob Raikes

A study of 120,000 English 15 year old students has found that a small amount of use of devices with screens seems to boost boost wellbeing. Published in the journal, Psychological Science, the study …

Tags:Back Panel| Ergonomics| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Epson Adds Four UST Projectors for Education

by Bob Raikes

Epson announced the latest BrightLink interactive ultra short-throw presentation displays for education, including the BrightLink 685Wi, 695Wi, 696Ui, and 697Ui. These enhanced displays enable individualized instruction with wireless content sharing and deliver up to …

Tags:Epson| Large Display Monitor| LCD Projectors (3LCD)| UST Projectors| Vol 24 - Issue 04

360° YouTube Videos Now on PlayStation VR

by Bob Raikes

Support has been added to the PlayStation VR system to allow the consumption of 360º video from YouTube. Previously, video could be streamed, but not 360º content. Sony had lots of visitors using the …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Top TV Brands Increase Orders from Captive Panel Suppliers

by Bob Raikes

As TV panel shortages continue into 2017, top TV brands are currently reviewing plans to source yet more panels from their captive panel suppliers this year, according to IHS Markit The world’s top TV …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| TV Production| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Screens Can Come Alive!

by Bob Raikes

You might enjoy a movie trailer for the movie ‘Rings’ which shows a real person replacing a video and coming out of the screen!

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 03

BOE On Track with OLEDs

by Bob Raikes

Industry sources have said that BOE is on track to meet its target of starting production at its new G6 AMOLED fab in Chengdu in the second half of 2017. (BOE Confirms Flexible OLED …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor

Gartner Bullish on Chips in 2017

by Bob Raikes

Gartner said that the semiconductor market would grow by 7.2% in 2017, to $364.1 billion, a ‘complete turnaround’ for the industry after just 1.5% growth in 2016. The company said that inventory replenishment and …

Tags:Gartner| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Semiconductor Market| Vol 24 - Issue 03

AR/VR Vendor Brands Still Cautious

by Bob Raikes

Sources in the supply chain are suggesting that brands that are backing the Microsoft Holographic platform are not ordering high volumes of components for delivery in 2017, but are treating the market as being …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 03