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Enterprise Clients Fall Slightly After Year of Growth

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Following four consecutive quarters of growth, worldwide shipments of thin and terminal clients were down 1.8% YoY in Q3’14, according to IDC. Shipments totalled 1.35 million units, significantly lower than the forecast 5% growth, …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Thin Clients| Vol 21 - Issue 49| Windows

CEDIA Exec Director To Step Down

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CEDIA has announced that its executive director, Don Gilpin, is to relinquish his role as leader of the home technology industry association by the end of next year. Gilpin has been CEDIA’s executive director …

Tags:CEDIA| Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Vol 21 - Issue 44

CEA Re-Christens UltraHD (Again), Brings Back 4k

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Multiple trade associations have agreed to use ‘4k UltraHD’ or ‘4k UHD’ as common terminology to describe TVs meeting the CEA’s UltraHD guidelines (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 26). As well as the CEA …

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Buzzcocks Set Revamped With New Displays

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XL Video has supplied new display solutions for studio recordings of UK TV show, Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Several elements of the set rely on video, such as the main screen (4.8m x 2.7m), …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor

Acer Expands Professional Resolution

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Acer has added a new model to its professional monitor series, the B6 line. The B326HK is a 32″ UltraHD LCD model with Acer’s ‘ColorPlus’ technologies. ColorPlus is a suite of software to provide …

Tags:Acer| Colour Critical Monitors| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Acer Monitor Named ‘Best of What’s New’

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Acer’s XB280HK UltraHD gaming monitor has won a Popular Science 2014 ‘Best of What’s New’ award, in the hardware category.

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An Interesting Display Application: Virtual Balconies

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Apparently, cruise ship passengers having an interior room can sometimes find their in-cabin experience a bit claustrophobic. Not surprisingly, one reason for this is the lack of an outside view. Royal Caribbean is addressing …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Opinion

And Finally… Coxon pokes fun

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And finally – Mark Coxon of Rave Pubs pokes fun at corporate marketing in his latest ‘interview’ – actually between himself as a Rave writer and his alter ego, AVPhenom. Branding himself as the …

Tags:Autostereo 3D| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 47

AOC, MMD Hire Sales Manager

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A new sales manager for distribution has been appointed at AOC and MMD. Lars Michelsen joins the company to take over responsibility for sales and distribution in Germany and Austria.  

Tags:Austria| Germany| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| People| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Asus’ PB279Q Adjusts DC to Reduce Flicker

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Asus’ new 27″ monitor, the PB279Q, is an UltraHD model for prosumers and gamers. It covers 100% sRGB and 75% NTSC, shows 10-bit colour and has a 5ms response time (reasonably low for an …

Tags:Asus| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48

BenQ’s Monitor is Solidworks-Certified

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The new BL2711U is, says BenQ, the world’s first 27″ UltraHD monitor for designers. It is primarily aimed at CAD/CAM users. An IPS panel (an AUO AHVA unit) enables the BL2711U to cover 100% …

Tags:BenQ| CAD-CAM-CAE| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 44

BSkyB Completes Sky Acquisitions

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BSkyB has completed its acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority interest in Sky Deutschland, saying that it has created Europe’s leading entertainment company. To reflect the new international scope of the business, the …

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