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MMD Shares Widescreen Price

by Tom Allen

We now have a spec sheet for Philips’ 34.1″ widescreen monitor, the BDM3490UC, which we saw at IFA (Colour and Curves Come to the Fore With Philips at IFA). Featuring an AH-IPS panel, with …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Ron Martin on Superiority of Panasonic’s OLED

by Tom Allen

In a video by AVForums, Ron Martin of Panasonic Hollywood Labs has explained more about why the company considers its OLED TV superior to those of other companies – despite the fact that they …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED TVs| Panasonic| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Dolby Expands Studio Partners

by Tom Allen

Several companies have signed deals with Dolby, to produce films using the high-end Dolby Vision HDR format. Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox are all part of the move; they will release …

Tags:4k| Disney| Dolby| Dolby Vision| Fox| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 37

EC Still Undecided in ZTE Patent Dispute

by Tom Allen

Margrethe Vestager, European Competition Commissioner, has said that the European Commission has “Not decided” whether to open a case for ZTE’s antitrust filing, lodged last year. ZTE filed the complaint in June 2014, asking …

Tags:Europe| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 22 - Issue 37| ZTE

Microsoft Promotes Smith to Company-Wide Role

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has promoted Brad Smith to the first company-wide president position since Richard Belluzo resigned in 2002.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| People| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Foxconn Rises in August

by Tom Allen

Foxconn’s consolidated revenues in August were down almost 6.2% MoM, but up just under 6.5% annually, at TWD292.2 billion ($8.9 billion). Results were even more encouraging for the January-August period, growing 12.8% YoY (to …

Tags:Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37

German DTT Use Falls

by Tom Allen

Germany’s DTT platform is used by 9.7% of homes, say media regulators – a fall compared to 2014.

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 22 - Issue 37

iWedia Scores HiSilicon Design Win

by Tom Allen

iWedia’s Linux-based ‘Teatro 3.0’ software has been ported for Hisilicon’s Hi3798/Hi3796 SoC family. Teatro 3.0 is designed for hybrid (DVB+IP) set-top boxes featuring HbbTV.

Tags:Back Panel| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| Software| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Conrac Grows Indoor Displays

by Tom Allen

Data Modul, under the Conrac brand, will show a new large format display at Inter Airport Europe in Munich (6th – 9th October). The 70″ 6170 PD is an indoor, dust-proof model. Like the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 22 - Issue 37

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eSports Tournament is Cautionary Tale

by Tom Allen

A cautionary tale for any of our readers involved in the pro-gaming scene: eSport isn’t easy! Earlier this month, a tournament in Slovenia was hit by multiple major issues. Gaming Paradise was meant to …

Tags:Back Panel| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 37