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Colour Shifts, BEFs and Quantum Dots

by Bob Raikes

Display Daily contributor Pete Palomaki recently had fun tearing down a Vizio Quantum Dot-enhanced TV and published a YouTube video to show how the backlight worked and the effect of the Quantum Dots. He …

Tags:LCD Backlights| LED| Optics| Polarisers| Quantum Dots

Alibaba Invests in Nreal

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Alibaba has invested $60 million in Nreal in a “series C+” round of funding – which follows on from a $100 million round last September that valued the firm at $700 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Investment

Mojo Vision Has a Prototype

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Mojo Vision, which is developing contact lens AR displays (Mojo Vision Developing NanoLEDs) said that it has developed an ‘advanced prototype’ although nobody is said to have worn one, yet. The …

Tags:Augmented Reality| R&D (Research & Development)

US Entry Level Share Declining in CE

by Bob Raikes

What They Say An article in the NYT, widely syndicated, looked at the trends for higher pricing in consumer electronics (and automotive). The author spoke to Stephen Baker of NPD and he pointed out …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Pricing| USA

Samsung MicroLED TVs Delayed

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reported that Samsung Electronics is delaying the start of production of its 89″ microLED TVs, which was originally set for May. The plan is now to start in the …

Tags:MicroLED| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)

TSMC says Electronics Demand Starting to Slow

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Nikkei reports news from TSMC that demand for CE goods is starting to slow amid the uncertainties of the Russian war on Ukraine and Covid-related uncertanties in China. The Chairman, Mark …

Tags:CE (Consumer Electronics) Data| Macroeconomics| Semiconductor Market| TSMC

Varjo Aero Review

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Laptop blog tested a Varjo Aero VR headset, the version of its headset that uses miniLED LCDs and is intended for serious use with apps such as Microsoft Flight Simulator …

Tags:HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Virtual Reality

Links Week Ending 4th March 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are (quite!) a few from the second part of this week. VRR update for 2021 Sony TVs …

Tags:audio| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| iPhone| Laser Projectors| LED| LG Electronics (LGE)| Outdoor Displays| Pricing| Samsung| Semiconductors| Smartphones| STBs| TVs (TV Sets)| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)| VideoConferencing| ViewSonic

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Pete Palomaki Tears Down a QD TV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Display Daily’s Pete Palomaki has published a YouTube video in which he tears down a Vizio FALD QD-enabled TV to show how the backlight works and the effect of the QD …

Tags:Direct Backlights| LCD Backlights| Quantum Dots| TVs (TV Sets)

vivo XFold

Vivo aims to jump into the foldable market

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Vivo X Fold is here and will be sold in China. The smartphone has an 8.03″ 1800 x 2200 LTPO3 AMOLED using UTG. The outer display is a 6.53″ and …

Tags:Smartphones| Testing

Samsung opens up preorders for Smart Monitor M8

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung has started taking pre-orders for a new 32″ UltraHD smart monitor, the M8. (Samsung Electronics Announces M8, the New and Stylish Smart Monitor Series). The monitor supports streaming video through …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Smart Monitors