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Sinclair Uses ATSC in UHD HDR Demo

by Tom Allen

Sinclair Broadcast Group has demonstrated the first end-to-end transmission of UltraHD HDR Scalable High Efficiency Video (SHVC) encoded content, using ATSC 3.0. The signal came from Sinclair’s facility on Black Mountain, near Las Vegas, …

Asus Takes Design Win

by Tom Allen

A new desktop display from Asus appears to be aimed at users with multiple monitors. The Designo MX25AQ has very slim (1mm) outer bezels on the edges and top. Winner of a 2015 iF …

Tags:Asus| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Narrow Bezels| Vol 22 - Issue 49

AUO Execs Found Guilty of CSOT Leak

by Tom Allen

The Hsinchu Court in Taiwan has found two former AUO executives guilty of leaking information, including AMOLED technologies, to CSOT (AUO Alleges Industrial Espionage, Display Monitor Vol 19 No 42). The executives were named …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 49

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Hy-Line is now stocking a 19″ LCD a-Si IPS panel from LG Display. The LB190E02-SL04 is an ‘almost square’ unit (1280 x 1024, 5:4), capable of operating between 0° and 50°. It is …

DTG Clears 4k Confusion

by Tom Allen

The UK’s Digital Television Group (DTG) has launched a new website called UHDReady.co.uk, with the aim of helping retailers to understand and sell the benefits of UltraHD technology. Users can look up TVs by …

Apple Scores $550m Payout From Samsung

by Tom Allen

Apple has won a patent dispute against Samsung in the USA. The Korean company will be forced to pay $548 million, as part of the $1 billion settlement in damages that Apple was awarded …

Eyevis on InAVate Shortlist

by Tom Allen

Eyevis’ Slim Cubes have been nominated as the ‘Best Large Format Display/ Video Wall’ product in the annual InAVation Awards. Winners will be announced on the 9th February, the first evening of ISE 2016, …

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Eyevis| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 49

ICDM Hosts Boulder Meeting

by Tom Allen

The International Committee for Display Metrology (ICDM) will host a three-day working meeting in Boulder, Colorado next February. The meeting (22nd – 24th) will be held at the Best Western Plus Boulder Inn; work …

Panel Prices Trend Down at Year-End

by Tom Allen

IHS has released its PriceWise panel pricing data for November. Monitors Mainstream (sub-22″) monitor panel prices dropped by $0.50 – $0.80, due to aggressive promotions by Chinese suppliers. The decline was higher in large …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Small iPhone Rocks the Boat

by Tom Allen

Ming-chi Kuo, an analyst at KGI Securities (with a better-than-average record for Apple predictions) has said that a new 4″ iPhone will be launched in 2016. The phone, apparently called the 6C, will be …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 49

‘Super IGZO’ Lowers Power Draw

by Tom Allen

Android Headlines claims that Sharp is to introduce a new type of panel called ‘Super IGZO’, to compete with high-end LCD and AMOLED smartphone displays. The new panels use an improved version of Sharp’s …

Tags:IGZO| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 49

INCJ Considers JDI/Sharp Merger

by Tom Allen

The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) could split Sharp’s LCD business off into a new subsidiary of Japan Display (JDI), according to Japan’s Mainichi. Both organisations have previously been linked to a takeover …