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Samsung Reaches New UK TV Milestone

by Raverstead

Samsung has boasted that it has hit a new TV milestone; its Smart TV platform now has more than 1.5 million users in the UK every week. The figure represents a 50% increase over …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smart TV| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Fujitsu Forum Exhibition

by Raverstead

There was an exhibition area as part of the Forum event and much of it was dominated by servers, SANs and a large area by POS solutions and equipment. Clearly retail systems are a …

Tags:Fujitsu| Fujitsu Forum 2014| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Nvidia| Oculus Rift| Retail| Thin Clients| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Plessey Expands European Reach

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Plessey has signed a distribution agreement with Syscom Electronique to expand its European network with coverage in the France and Tunisia markets for its GaN-on-Silicon LED products.

Tags:Distributors| France| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Werner Questions OLED TV

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The second talk that Ken Werner was due to give was about quantum dots and their impact on the prospects for OLED TV. One of the claimed benefits of OLED TVs compared to LCD …

Tags:3M (MMM)| Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED TVs| Quantum Dots| Visual Quality| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Taiwan Warns FTA Agreement Risks Competitiveness

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A free trade agreement has been signed between China and South Korea, which Taiwanese companies say could put them at a disadvantage. Acer founder Stan Shih said that tariffs will negatively impact Taiwan’s panel …

Tags:China| Duty| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Advantech Protects its Tablet

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In June this year, Advantech announced a rugged tablet PC called the PWS-870. The unit has now been launched. It is a 10.1″ model designed for field services markets, with an optional sunlight-readable display …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Applied Materials Result 19/11/2014

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Applied Materials Inc. has reported its fourth quarter and full year results. The company posted a net profit in Q4 of $290 million on turnover of $2.2 billion, which compares with a net profit …

Tags:Applied Materials| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Atomos Shows 4K Shogun Video Monitor/Recorder

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In 2012, 3D Guru Al Caudullo (3DGuy.tv) judged the Atomos Ninja the “Best External Video Recorder” for 3D. I had a chance to visit Atomos (Victoria, Australia) at CCW 2014 and see not only …

Tags:CCW 2014 (Content & Communications World)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Viewfinders| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Black Friday Deal-Teasing Continues

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As well as the deals we covered last week (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 45), Best Buy will offer a “doorbuster” deal of an UltraHD 55″ Samsung TV (UN55HU6830) for $900. Sony’s XBR55X850B will …

Tags:Black Friday| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 21 - Issue 46

4K Cameras from Canon at CCW

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Canon provided an update on its 4K and HD cameras at CCW, but the star of the Canon show was not a camera but a wide zoom ratio 4K lens for cameras with a …

Tags:Cameras| Canon| CCW 2014 (Content & Communications World)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 46

JVC Claims Rec.2020 for TV

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JVC has unveiled a new Diamond-series TV called the DM85UZXR, set to be released in late January. Although full details are not available, it is interesting to see that JVC claims Rec.2020 coverage; full …

Tags:JVC| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Rec 2020| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Acer’s October Sales Down MoM

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Acer saw sales for October drop 9.25% sequentially to NT$28.2 billion ($921.6 million), though this was slightly higher year on year. Sales for the period from January to October were 9.5% lower than the …

Tags:Acer| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45