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Exertis Stocks InFocus

by Tom Allen

Exertis is now distributing projectors from InFocus in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Tags:Belgium| Distribution| Exertis| InFocus| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 20

OLEDs Will Approach $60 Billion Within the Decade

by Tom Allen

IDTechEx has predicted that the OLED display market will reach a value of almost $16 billion this year, growing to $57 billion in 2026. The market for plastic and flexible AMOLED displays will reach …

Tags:IdTechEx| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Epamedia Builds Triangular Tower

by Tom Allen

Austrian outdoor advertising company Epamedia has launched an 8m-tall installation called the Epamedia Tower. It is a mobile solution available for rental. Three LED screens (4.5m x 1.5m) with an 8mm pixel pitch are …

Tags:Austria| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Compal Linked to Project Tango

by Tom Allen

Asian sources say that Compal Electronics will produce a Project Tango (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 9) smartphone for Lenovo. Lenovo is expected to launch the phone on the 9th June (Lenovo Second Tech …

Tags:Compal| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Is the End in Sight for the Couch Potato?

by Tom Allen

We attended the Digital Television Group (DTG) Summit in London in mid-May, which this year was themed around the topic of ‘tomorrow’s consumer’. Charles Dawes – senior director of international marketing for discovery firm …

Tags:DTG Summit 2016| EPGs| Rovi| TV Viewing| Vol 23 - Issue 20

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 23 No 20

by Tom Allen

Image: MekoMost of the H-series TVs from Hisense, which were introduced at CES 2016 (Hisense Begins Sharp Licensing), are now available in the USA. The H8 ($600 50H8C $700 and 55H8C), H5 ($200 – …

Tags:CES 2016| Germany| Google| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| LCD TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Optoma| Panasonic| Projection Screens| Software| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Display Summit Registration Now Open

by Tom Allen

The full agenda has been announced for the Display Summit USA, which runs from the 6th-7th June in Las Vegas, just prior to InfoComm. The agenda can be found at http://tinyurl.com/z46686j, and you can …

Tags:Avixa (was Infocomm)| Back Panel| Display Summit 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 20

IMAX Plans VR Experiences

by Tom Allen

IMAX has announced a partnership with Starbreeze AB (creator of the StarVR headset) to create a location-based VR offering. Shopping centres, multiplex and other venues will be able to use this to offer immersive …

Tags:Cameras| Google| IMAX| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 20

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TCL Plans G11 Factory in China

by Tom Allen

TCL is to build a G11 LCD TV fab in Shenzen, China. The company estimates that construction will cost $7.8 billion. It will be built for TCL subsidiary CSOT, and will produce 65″+ displays.

Tags:China| CSOT| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| TCL| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Korean Hair Salon is First User of SDC’s Mirror OLEDs

by Tom Allen

A hair salon in Seoul is now using Samsung Display’s 55″ transparent mirror OLED screens: the first commercial installation of the products, anywhere in the world. The Leekaja Hairbis uses the displays as mirrors …

Tags:AMOLED| Back Panel| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Transparent Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 20

GJM’s R2R System Speeds Production by 50%

by Tom Allen

South Korea’s GJM has developed a new 300mm roll-to-roll deposition system. It is capable of directly depositing both organic and inorganic materials on plastic, and can be used to mass-produce flexible OLEDs. Production can …

Tags:InkJet Deposition| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Roll to Roll (R2R)| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Nvidia Adds HDR for Games to Shield STB

by Tom Allen

Nvidia has announced that a coming update to its Shield STB will add support for Netflix and Gamestream HDR content, as well as UltraHD at 60fps from YouTube. Another update, to be released later …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Nvidia| STBs| Vol 23 - Issue 20