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Barco Spurs Conversion to Laser Cinema Projection with the Launch Of 7 New Laser Cinema Projectors

Digital cinema leader Barco proudly announces the growth of its laser-illuminated cinema projector portfolio with two high-contrast flagship laser projectors for ...

DTVL Deploys HbbTV 2.0 Test Suite

Digital TV Labs in the UK has announced an HbbTV 2.0 Test Suite – which it claims is the world’s first. ...

Tablets and Ultrabooks Became ‘30% More Affordable’ in 2014

Tablets and ultrabooks became more affordable in emerging markets last year, says ABI Research. The ASPs of these products fell 7.8% ...

MDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 No 24

HTC has announced its first smartphone with resolution beyond 1920 x 1080. Unfortunately, the HTC One ME currently appears to be ...

Aclavis Supports I²C

Glyn Aclavis has prepared a 7″ LCD display for industrial applications. As well as supporting five-point touch, the display is optically-bonded ...

Foxconn Chair Supports Tariff Elimination

Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn, has said that the Chinese government should drop tariffs on LCD products shipped from Taiwan, from ...

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LG Germany Hires ex-Sony Head

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Martin Winkler, who left his job as head of Sony Germany’s business in February (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 6), has been appointed senior VP of LG Electronics’ consumer business in Germany.

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| People| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Vue Cinemas to Upgrade to Sony 3D

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Vue Entertainment International is upgrading around 400 of its Sony 4k projection systems across Europe to Sony Digital Cinema 3D. The conversion process is expected to take three to four years and will be …

Tags:3D Cinema| Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

There’s a Sparkle at IFA…

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We’re not talking metaphorically, here – Philips really did make the walls glow. But more on that later…IFA, so far, has been the normal rush of meetings, press events and elbow work (to get …

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Japan Details ASO Plans

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Japan’s National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has released the draft implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the move to digital broadcasting. A year-long simulcast period is specified.

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ViewSonic Returns to Gaming in a Big Way

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The day before our flight to IFA (watch for the full report soon!), we attended an event by ViewSonic, in London, where the company was introducing new gaming monitors. ViewSonic has recently partnered with …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| ViewSonic| Vol 21 - Issue 35

Benq’s HT1075 Wins 2014 EXC!TE Award

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Benq America says that the new Colorific HT1075 home theatre projector has been recognised with a Technology Integrator magazine 2014 EXC!TE Award.

Tags:Back Panel| BenQ| Home Cinema| Home Theatre| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Changhong Shocks With OLED Price

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China’s Changhong was among the many companies showing curved and UltraHD sets and was one of the few to be demonstrating a 105″ model. We have it on good authority that the company is …

Tags:Changhong| IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Barco Celebrates HDBaseT Entry

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Barco plans to demonstrate its new Orion Cinemascope home projector – an HDBaseT model to mark the company’s entry into the HDBaseT Alliance. The Orion Cinemascope combines 2560 x 1080 resolution, a 1DLP chip, …

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CEE Thin-Client Market Outlook Lowered for 2014

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The EMEA thin-client market posted double-digit growth in Q2 2014 for the second quarter in a row, according to the latest EMEA Quarterly Enterprise Client Device Tracker report from IDC. Economic recovery in Western …

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Lang Dims LED to Raise Contrast

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Lang AG has improved black levels on its Leyard LED displays. At ISE this year, the company showed the Leyard TV 1.9 LED display; now it has added the Leyard RTV 1.9 to its …

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Barco Takes Board Seat in 3D Society

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Barco has become a founding member of the International 3D & Advanced Imaging Society. Wim Buyens, SVP of entertainment, is now a member of the 3D Society’s executive committee and board of governors. The …

Tags:3D (Three Dimensions)| Back Panel| Barco| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Toshiba to Restructure PC Unit

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Toshiba has announced a restructuring of its PC business which will see around 900 jobs lost, accounting for more than 20% of its global workforce. Although the PC business reported positive operating income in …

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