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KPN Loses DTT Subscribers

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KPN’s DTT platform in the Netherlands, Digitenne, is believed to have dropped below 500,000 subscribers. In KPN’s recent results, the Digitenne figure came under the heading ‘Other TV homes’ (508,000), which also included analogue …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Terrestrial (DTT)| TV Reception| Vol 21 - Issue 44

LDM Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 44

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Germany’s Evoluce GmbH is now offering its large-format LCD monitors with optical touch technology. The displays are available in 42″, 46″ and 55″ sizes. Getac has refreshed its S400 semi-rugged laptop with Core i3 …

Tags:High Brightness Displays| Infrared Touch| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Notebooks| sharp| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Wortmann Speeds Monitors to 2ms

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The Terra LED 2235W and 2435W are new displays in Wortmann AG’s Green Line Plus series. They are identical, aside from their size: the 2235W is 21.5″ and the 2435W is 24″. Using TN …

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

KPN Scraps STB for IPTV Service

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Dutch operator KPN is working with SMiT, a manufacturer of conditional access modules (CAMs), to launch an IPTV service that does not require a set-top box. A product pilot will begin next year, using …

Tags:CI+ Interface| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| STBs| Vol 21 - Issue 45

TPV Technology Result 27/11/2014

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TPV Technology Ltd. posted a net profit of $34.9 million on turnover of $3 billion in the third quarter of the year. For the first nine months of 2014, TPV recorded a net loss …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| TPV (TP Vision)| Vol 21 - Issue 47

USA Today Tests 4k/UHD TV

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The USA Today has tested a 4k/UHD TV and reported the results in its article “Cutting the Cord: Smart TVs can be the ticket to 4K”. The article summarizes the overall positive results of …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Use 3D or Touch With Boxlight

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The Projectowrite10 (P10) WX35NXT is Boxlight’s newest wall-mounted UST DLP projector. It is interactive, with pen- and finger touch enabled through the use of an IR module above the displayed image. When not used …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Short Throw| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Valens in Top 5 EMEA Tech Companies

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Deloitte has named Valens, developer of HDBaseT, as the fourth fastest-growing technology company in EMEA. Deloitte’s rankings are based on revenue growth in the past five years; Valens grew 33,244% between 2009 and 2013.

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| HDBaseT| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48

ViewSonic Supplies Touch and Non-Touch Signage

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Two new interactive LCD displays and a new totem display have been introduced by ViewSonic USA. Both wall-mounted models – the 42″ CDP4260-TL and 55″ CDP5560-TL – feature six-point touch and OPS slots. They …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| OPS| Totem Displays| ViewSonic| Vol 21 - Issue 49

ViewSonic’s Bright Projector is Low Cost

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ViewSonic’s PJD7822HDL is a bright home entertainment projector at a relatively low price point. Reaching 3,200 lumens and 1920 x 1080 resolution, the projector supports HDMI dongles such as the Chromecast. It will be …

Tags:Home Cinema| Large Display Monitor| ViewSonic| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Visionect Addresses EPD Signage Technology

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A company called Visionect, based in Slovenia, is working to bring electrophoretic display (EPD e.g. E Ink) signage to the mainstream market. The company has developed new hardware and software that enables custom signage …

Tags:Digital Signage| EPD (Electrophoretic)| Europe| Large Display Monitor

Vodafone Mulling Liberty Global Acquisition

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There have been unconfirmed reports that Vodafone is considering making an offer to acquire Liberty Global and Tesco’s loss-making online video business, Blinkbox. Reuters said that Vodafone is reviewing potential acquisitions in order to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Liberty Global| Mergers & Acquisitions| OTT Video| VOD| Vodafone| Vol 21 - Issue 48