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Mexico Will Complete ASO in 2015

by Tom Allen

Mexico’s Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones has confirmed that the country will complete ASO this year. 89% of the country can now access one DTT frequency channel, and 76% can access four channels. However, commercial …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| LATAM| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 43

DirecTV Raises Satellite Customers, Loses IPTV

by Tom Allen

26,000 new satellite customers joined DirecTV in the USA in Q3, following the company’s acquisition by AT&T. However, with the focus on satellite, DirecTV’s U-verse IPTV subscribers fell 91,000. The company ended the quarter …

Tags:AT&T| DirecTV| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Dartmouth College Develops Prism Display

by Tom Allen

A coloured image has been projected, using a device containing no coloured components. Researchers from Dartmouth College in the USA and Disney Research Zürich built a photo projection system that uses black images, a …

Tags:Colour (Color)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Projection| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Kingston University Chooses Panasonic Again

by Tom Allen

The UK’s Kingston University has purchased 60 professional Panasonic displays for a new digital signage rollout across the institution’s five campus sites. The displays, installed by GV Multimedia, include 48 50″ TH-50LFE7E; six 65″ …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Panasonic| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Samsung Provides Sneak Peek to UK Shoppers

by Tom Allen

An experiential showcase has been opened at Westfield White City in West London. The Samsung Galaxy Studio is open until the 3rd November – shoppers can visit to try out the Gear S2 smartwatch …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Samsung| Smartwatches| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 43

More Options Raise Enjoyment, not Viewing Time

by Tom Allen

A study performed at the University of Dallas has found that having more options while watching TV does not raise the amount of viewing time – but does make the viewing experience more enjoyable. …

Tags:IPTV| Large Display Monitor| TV Viewing| Vol 22 - Issue 43

JPR: UHD Will Push Gaming Display Sales

by Tom Allen

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) expects the PC gaming hardware market to shrink slightly this year – although less than the overall PC market – and resume growth in 2016. However, not all products in …

Tags:Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 43

NEC Lowers Power Use for Business

by Tom Allen

The E203Wi-BK is a 20″ business monitor from NEC Display Solutions of America. Energy efficiency is the name of the game; the monitor uses recycled plastics, features an Eco Mode and carbon footprint meter …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| NEC| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 43

HDR and UltraHD on Vudu

by Tom Allen

VoD service Vudu is now streaming content in UltraHD. Currently only available to users of the Roku 4 STB, the 12 films that Vudu is offering can be watched on Vizio’s new Reference TVs …

Tags:4k| Dolby Vision| Large Display Monitor| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Comp Mall Seals Panel PC

by Tom Allen

Germany’s Comp Mall has released a new fanless panel PC, with a completely closed and robust stainless steel chassis. This housing, with no grooves or joints, is sealed against dust and jets of water: …

Tags:Industrial Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Touch PCs| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Sony

Sony to Revive Thai Manufacturing

by Tom Allen

Sony plans to establish a smartphone manufacturing facility in Thailand, according to the Nikkei. A new production line will be added to an existing site in Pathum Thani Province, which has been suspended since …

Tags:APAC| Mobile Display Monitor| Production| Smartphones| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 43

Orange Enjoys IPTV and Satellite Success

by Tom Allen

Orange gained 223,000 new IPTV and satellite TV customers in Q3, ending the quarter with more than 7.6 million subscribers. The vast majority (6.3 million) of Orange’s TV customers are in France, with around …

Tags:IPTV| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 22 - Issue 43