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V-Nova Wins First DC Innovator Award

by Tom Allen

V-Nova, creator of the Perseus codec, is to be named the first ‘DC Global Media Innovator’ by the Diplomatic Council – a think tank accredited by the UN. The award recognises a media, technology …

Foxconn Ups Sharp Offer

by Tom Allen

Japanese media sources have said that Foxconn has made an offer of ¥625 billion ($5.3 billion) for Sharp (for previous coverage, see Hon Hai Linked to Sharp Buyout). The Japanese government is concerned about …

NVD Widens Portfolio With Acquisition

by Tom Allen

New Vision Display, in the USA, has acquired OSD Displays: a provider of custom OLED, TFT and STN screens. Going forward, OSD will continue to serve its existing customers as a division of NVD.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Iiyama Uses IPS for Gaming

by Tom Allen

Iiyama has entered the market of wide-screen gaming monitors, with the snappily-named XUB3490WQSU-B1: a 34″ display with 3440 x 1440 (21:9) resolution. The main selling point of the display is, of course, its size. …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Iiyama| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 02

Grundig Uses UltraHD, HDR and SAT>IP

by Tom Allen

We have heard of a new TV line from Grundig called ‘Immensa’, which will be the company’s premium models for this year. The flagship is the Vision 9, an UltraHD TV with HDR and …

Large-Area Shipments Rising, Says MIC

by Tom Allen

According to Taiwan’s MIC, large-area LCD panel (defined as those used in notebook PCs, monitors and TVs) shipments rose 1.7% QoQ in Q3’15, to 148.4 million units. LCD TV panels had the highest growth …

Apple Wins Legacy Device Ban

by Tom Allen

A US court has banned the sale of some Samsung devices, after Apple won a legal case against the firm. However, the threat is not be as harsh as it could have been, as …

HTC Denies VR Rumours

by Tom Allen

HTC has denied media reports claiming that it plans to spin off its VR business into an independent company.

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Reorganisation & Restructuring| Vol 23 - Issue 02

LGD Sets Monthly Capacity Target for 2017

by Tom Allen

ET News of Korea claims that LG Display plans to produce 75,000 OLED substrates each month at its G6 facilities through the first half of 2017. The substrates will be used to produce curved …

Christie Teases ISE Models

by Tom Allen

Christie claims that its new HS Series are ‘the world’s brightest 1DLP laser phosphor projectors’. The company has broken the 12,000 lumen mark (although only in centre lumens, and only on one model), housing …

Koreans Move Away From Captive Panel Makers

by Tom Allen

Both LG and Samsung plan to rely less on their own captive TV panel makers (LG Display and Samsung Display), and seek to outsource work to external companies this year. IHS says that the …

Zytronic Brings Good Luck to Global Monitor

by Tom Allen

Global Monitor, a Mexican supplier of screens to the casino industry, has overcome a problem with a good luck tradition. Women in Mexico will often kiss their diamond rings and touch them to the …

Tags:Casinos| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Vol 23 - Issue 02