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Asus Has Lots of New Notebooks

At the recent Computex show, Asus showed a number of new PCs. the ZenBook Flip S UX370, claimed as the thinnest ...

Jaunt Makes it to PS4

Jaunt, which is specialising in VR content, has released a new app for the PlayStation 4 that supports the PlayStation VR. ...

iPhone 6 Bolsters High-Resolution Smartphones

The price of in- and on-cell smartphone modules with 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080 resolutions has fallen significantly this ...

70% would use a free Netflix with ads

Digitalsmiths, a TiVo company, and specialist in personalised content discovery technology said that based on a survey of 3,100 consumers, many ...

JVC’s Cracked Neck Causes Tipping

About 27,000 JVC 42″ TVs have been affected by a warranty issue in the USA. It has been found that the ...

Uber Orders Volvo XC90 for Self-Driving Car Fleet

Uber has entered into a $1.4 billion agreement with Volvo to purchase 24,000 of its XC90 SUVs between 2019 and 2021 ...

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Updates from the SuperComputing Conference

by Raverstead

The SuperComputing Conference being held in New Orleans is an interesting event if you have high performance computing (HPC) needs, like those in broadcast, post production and some ProAV applications. This is where the …

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ZVEI Recognises Work of GFU Chairman

by Raverstead

The ZVEI trade associated in Germany has honoured GFU chairman Hans-Joachim Kamp with the Golden Plaque of Honour, in recognition of his three decades of work in and commitment to the electrical industry.

Tags:Awards| Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48

HD+ Reaches 1.6 Million Subs

by Raverstead

HD+, the German TV platform, now has almost 1.6 million customers, five years after it was launched. Compared to September 2013, 313,683 new subscribers have joined HD+. An additional 1.3 million viewers are in …

Tags:Germany| HD+ (Germany)| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 21 - Issue 44

PS TV Comes to Germany

by Raverstead

Sony’s Playstation TV (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 24) box is now available in Germany.

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AUO Capex Budget for Expanded G8.5 Production

by Raverstead

AUO will expand TV panel production at its G8.5 facilities next year, say Asian news sources. According to reports, capacity will rise by about 10,000 substrates a month in the second half of 2015.

Tags:AUO| Capacity| Large Display Monitor| LCD Fabs| Production Capacity| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Eircom Passes TV Target

by Raverstead

Ireland’s Eircom has grown its eVision TV service by an additional 7,000 households. The service has now passed 28,000 customers, after its launch one year ago. Eircom had set a target of 24,000 customers …

Tags:Ireland| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Ocean Expands Westfield Presence

by Raverstead

Ocean Outdoor has launched ‘The Screen @ Southern Terrace’, a new full-motion 325 site in Westfield London. It measures 5.2m x 2.7m and has a 10.5mm pixel pitch.  

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Ocean Outdoor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Spanish Pay-TV Rose in Q2

by Raverstead

The number of pay-TV subscribers in Spain increased by 340,000 in Q2’14, says regulator CNMC, to 4.3 million. Telefonica’s Movistar service saw the largest growth, up 91% YoY to 1.2 million. Canal Plus lost …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Pay TV| Spain| TV Reception| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Ziggo Maintains Market Share

by Raverstead

Dutch cable provider Ziggo had a market share of 62.5% in Q3’13. While the company’s total TV customers dropped by 18,000, to 2.76 million, the total homes passed in the Netherlands also fell. Because …

Tags:Cable| Large Display Monitor| Netherlands| Vol 21 - Issue 44

FlightSafety Describes “Largest FOV Collimated Display Ever Built”

by Raverstead

At I/ITSEC 2014, FlightSafety International presented a paper that described what it claims is the collimated display with the largest field of view (FOV) ever built. While this system was not demonstrated on the …

Tags:I/ITSEC 2014| Large Display Monitor| LCOS| Projector Stacks| Simulation| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Acer Claims ‘Zero Frame’ For Large Monitor

by Raverstead

Acer’s G277HU 27″ LCD monitor boasts a ‘Zero Frame’ design, with a 2.2mm bezel to the left, right and top. It is a monitor for home users, and can tilt between -5 deg and …

Tags:Acer| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Disney Preserves (Some) HDR for Consumer TV

by Matthew Brennesholtz

High dynamic range (HDR) content, such as Dolby Vision, has two major problems. First, how to generate it and second, how to display it. Disney Research in Zürich has a proposed solution to the …

Tags:Disney| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 49