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PSCO Prepares for PLASA

by Tom Allen

UK distributor PSCO will be showing a variety of LED and LCD displays at Plasa 2015 this October. The show, from 4th – 6th October in London’s Excel Centre, showcases professional light, sound and …

Tags:Events| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Smartphones Lose Ground in OLED Shipments

by Tom Allen

63.1 million OLED displays were shipped worldwide in Q2’15, according to The OLED Association (OLED-A), up 7% QoQ and 28% YoY. 91% of these shipments were for smartphones, followed by wearables (7%) and small …

Better Workplace Ergonomics With Philips

by Tom Allen

MMD is focused on ergonomics with its new Philips-branded LCD monitors. The 22″, 24″ and 27″ displays follow the ergonomic guidelines of Germany’s Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. All three models (220B4LPYCG, …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Comp-Mall Provides IP Protection

by Tom Allen

The newest industrial monitor from Germany’s Comp-Mall is a 19″ unit with IP66 protection on the front and IP22 at the back; this provides proof against water jets, making the unit suitable for marine …

Tags:Germany| Industrial Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Maritime| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Turn Your TV Into a Touchscreen

by Tom Allen

A device called the Touchjet Wave has appeared on a crowdfunding site, promising to turn a TV into a ‘touchscreen’. The device is clipped to the top of a TV and uses IR touch …

Lenovo’s Z1 Features Full-Speed USB

by Tom Allen

Lenovo is the newest Chinese manufacturer to include USB-C on its smartphones: this time in the form of the ZUK (unfortunate branding – TA) Z1. Unlike rivals with USB-C, such as the OnePlus 2, …

Tags:Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USB| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Surface Orders to Increase

by Tom Allen

Sources from the upstream supply chain have said that Microsoft’s orders for new Surface 2-in-1 devices will be 50% higher than last year in Q4’15. Order visibility has already reached the end of 2015, …

Tags:Microsoft| Mobile Display Monitor| Supply Chain| tablets| Vol 22 - Issue 32

South Africa Prepares for Digital Switch

by Tom Allen

The switch to digital broadcasting is on track in South Africa. The Minister of Communications has planned a consultation with the Cabinet, about the planned date to launch the country’s DTT platform. Orders for …

Tags:ASO (Analogue Switch Off)| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Vol 22 - Issue 32

UHD Arrives in Canada

by Tom Allen

Source: 4k.comQuebec-based Videotron has announced an UltraHD set-top box – which it says is Canada’s first that is commercially available. The box, made by Samsung, will have eight tuners and storage for 115 hours …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 33

by Tom Allen

The Roku TVs from Haier America, which we saw at CES, have been launched in the USA. These models, in 32″, 43″, 49″ and 55″ sizes, integrate the Roku smart TV system directly. They …

IHS: Key Profit Margins Will Fall

by Tom Allen

The long-standing display industry trend, where commodity displays – led by 32″ HD units – were a key revenue generator is changing, says IHS. While profits generated by 32″ panels rose 24% YoY in …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 32

Mobiles and Monitors

by Tom Allen

We here at Meko publish two periodicals: Large Display Monitor, for anything larger than a notebook, and Mobile Display Monitor, for notebooks and anything smaller. Aside from these devices, there is little product crossover …