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3M to Outsource DBEF Production

3M has done well over the years with its DBEF dual brightness enhancement film, which is a reflective polariser film that ...

Will Education Miss Out on ‘The Year of VR’?

In a recent article (Is Educational VR Content Ready for Prime Time?), my colleague Len Scrogan bemoaned the lack of VR ...

Microsoft’s Augmented Reality Work Not Confined to Hololens

Jaron Lanier – credited as one of the pioneers of virtual reality, now working at Microsoft Research – is working on ...

Notebook ASPs Will be Sub-$450 in 2016

Notebook ASPs are still falling, says Taiwan’s MIC, based on the rising share of low-cost models and low demand for touch ...

Fujitsu Forum and Keynotes

Fujitsu holds an annual “Fujitsu Forum” event in Munich and this is the second year that we have attended. It’s a ...

AOC Presents Virtual Reality Headset at Gamescom

AOC, one of the top global brands in the display market, presents its first virtual reality head-mounted display (HMD) at gamescom ...

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Gefen Simplifies UltraHD Transfer

by Tom Allen

Gefen has released a new 8×8 matrix which is capable of handling UltraHD signals into its Toolbox line. The Toolbox 4k UltraHD 8×8 Matrix (GTB-HD4k2k-848-BLK) is a surface-mountable alternative to rack-mounted units. It is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Switchers| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Eyevis Brightens EYE-LCD Range

by Tom Allen

Two new narrow-bezel video wall displays have been introduced by Eyevis, in the EYE-LCD range. The 55″ EYE-LCD-5500-XSN-LD-FX-700 has a 3.5mm bezel and 700 cd/m² of brightness, while the fanless 47″ EYE-LCD-4700-USN-LD-FX has a …

Tags:Eyevis| Large Display Monitor| Narrow Bezels| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 15

CPT’s Q1 Sales Dip 11.6% YoY

by Helen Vince

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) reported sales in the first three months of the year of NT$13.2 billion ($423.9 million), 11.6% down on the same period of 2014. In March, CPT’s sales reached NT$4.6 billion …

Tags:CPT| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 15

EPA Rewards Samsung and LG

by Tom Allen

Samsung and LG have won Energy Star Partner of the Year awards, from the USA’s Environmental Protection Agency. Both companies won a Sustained Excellence award, while Samsung also took a Climate Communications award.

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Graphene QDs Raise OLED Brightness

by Tom Allen

The first graphene quantum dots, made with high-quantum-yield nanodots (obtained through graphite intercalation compound synthesis), have enabled luminance above 1,000cd/m² in OLEDs. Researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) worked …

Tags:Brightness| Graphene| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Quantum Dots| Vol 22 - Issue 15

NEC Adds Entry-Level Signage to E-Series

by Tom Allen

NEC Display Solutions’ new US E-Series displays are commercial models with VA panels and a built-in USB media player, supporting audio, video and static images. They also feature an analogue/digital TV tuner (NTSC/ATSC) and …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| NEC| Vol 22 - Issue 15

TCL’s LCD TV Sales Rise 20% in March

by Helen Vince

TCL Multimedia saw sales volume of LCD TVs increase 19.7% year on year in March to almost 1.6 million sets, of which the volume of smart TVs increased by 125.7% YoY to 437,493 sets. …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| TCL| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Planar Brings Multi-Port Daisy Chaining to Narrow Bezel Series

by Tom Allen

A new display series from Planar, the RA range is formed of narrow-bezel units for tiled video walls. Beginning with 49″ (RA4980) and 55″ (RA5580) units, the products have a 12.6mm pixel-to-pixel distance and …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD displays| Narrow Bezels| Planar| Video Walls| Vol 22 - Issue 15

Sharp Denies Latest Rumours – Confirms US Job Losses

by Helen Vince

Sharp issued another statement this week denying speculative reports about plans to overhaul its business. The latest rumours suggest that Sharp is in talks with state-backed Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) to invest …

Tags:Employment and Redundancies| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 15

LG Cannot Meet OLED TV Demand

by Tom Allen

An offical at LG has told CNet that the company is struggling to meet the demand for OLED TVs. “There’s enough demand right now that we can’t build OLED TVs quickly enough”, said David …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Supply Chain| TV Production| Vol 22 - Issue 15

MMD Signs Trigon for GCC Countries

by Helen Vince

MMD has signed Trigon in the Middle East as distributor for its entire range of monitors across the GCC countries. This includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Distribution| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| MMD (AOC Philips)| Vol 22 - Issue 15

PCA France Adds HannsG

by Helen Vince

PCA France has expanded its range of LCD monitors with the addition of products from HannsG.

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Distribution| France| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 15