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SID Will Show Microdisplays for NTE Applications

by Bob Raikes

This was a quieter week for us on the news front – the holidays in the US and other regions seemed to dampen the tidal wave of news down to just a flood. We’ve …

Tags:DLP| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| Microdisplays| Mobile Display Monitor| SID Display Week 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Desktop Monitors Reflect PC Market and Economics

by Bob Raikes

The European Desktop Monitor market had a weak Q1 in 2015 with a 12.6% drop in volume on a year on year basis according to Meko’s DisplayCast market research service. “There were a number …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 22 - Issue 22

SID Reveals Winners of 20th Annual Display Industry Awards

by Bob Raikes

The Society for Information Display (SID) today announced the winners of its 20th annual Display Industry Awards. The honorees will be recognized during a special luncheon on Wednesday, June 3, as part of Display …

Tags:3D Depth Cameras| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| Flexible Displays| OLEDs| SID Display Week 2015| Smartwatches

Ubiquitous Energy Could Help Solve Battery Problems

by Bob Raikes

Next week at the SID iZone, the display community will have a chance to look at a new technology, being developed just up the road from the event in Redwood City, California by Ubiquitous …

Tags:Batteries| SID Display Week 2015| Solar Panels| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Apple Gives up TV Ambitions – Probably…

by Bob Raikes

We have an emphasis on public displays this week as this has been “Digital Signage Week” in London. Tom got along to the summit on Tuesday and I was at NEC on Wednesday. We’ve …

Tags:Apple| Editorial| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TV Set Market| Vol 22 - Issue 21

European PD Market is Positive in Q1

by Bob Raikes

Europe saw a good result in Q1 2015 with 4.2% annual growth reported in Meko’s DisplayCast Public Display research. Annual growth was just over 23% on a volume basis. Despite some price declines during …

Tags:DOOH| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| meko| Vol 22 - Issue 21

NEC ShowCase Round Up

by Bob Raikes

AndersDK revealed a small box with connectors, but hid it away quickly when we raised our camera. It turned out that the device was a new media player that is based on the latest …

Tags:Aviation| Collaboration| Large Display Monitor| Media Servers| NEC Showcase 2015| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 21

ZeeVee Transmits UltraHD 30 frames via 10GB Ethernet

by Bob Raikes

ZeeVee has developed an IP-based video system that can send uncompressed UltraHD video over 10Gbit Ethernet at 30 fps. The product won a “Best in Show” award at ISE this year, we heard. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NEC Showcase 2015| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Pro Display Screen is for UST Projectors

by Bob Raikes

Pro Display Ltd of the UK makes projection screens and had a couple of demonstration areas at the event. The first display we spotted was a front projection screen, called the “SunScreen” that had …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NEC Showcase 2015| Projection Screens| Vol 22 - Issue 21

NEC Impresses with LEDs

by Bob Raikes

NEC had a number of displays of its own, although the emphasis at the show was clearly on partners, rather than on its own technology. (Click on the images for higher resolution.) On the …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| High Brightness Displays| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| NEC Showcase 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 21

NEC ShowCase Highlights Partners

by Bob Raikes

This week, NEC Displays held its annual showcase event in Vinopolis in London, a location that is well suited to the type of event, although like some of the previous ones, I found it …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NEC Showcase 2015| Vol 22 - Issue 21