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Apple TV Falls Behind in US Smart TV Race

Apple TV is facing fierce competition from Roku, Google Chromecast and Amazon Fire TV in the US. According to a study ...

Croatia Agrees DVB-T2 Switch

Pay-TV viewers in Croatia should be prepared to upgrade their equipment again, in order to continue receiving terrestrial TV. The country ...

Hull Projects for Seven Days

To celebrate becoming this year’s UK City of Culture, Hull started the year with seven days of a spectacular called Made ...

HP Inc. Ignites Powerful PC Experiences at CES 2017

At CES 2017, HP Inc. today debuted exciting new PC innovations that will change the way people interact with their PCs. ...

Insight Media Examines Sub-Pixel Rendering

Insight Media has published a new white paper on sub-pixel rendering. The document both discusses the technology itself, various methods of ...

Humax VP of Sales Steps Down

Set-top-box provider Humax’s Vice President of Sales, Graham North, will leave the company at the end of October, following a period ...

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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

New Partners for Android TV

by Tom Allen

Google announced new Android TV partners at I/O 2016. They include Xiaomi, Grundig, Vestel, Beko and RCA. The first sets from RCA will be launched in the USA in June, while Beko and Vestel …

Tags:Android| Google| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Hy-Line Expands with ONation

by Tom Allen

Hy-Line Computer Components is now distributing ONation’s 15.6″ LCD module in Germany. The kit is supplied with the OT156ZBWDLN-00 display (1366 x 768, 300 cd/m², 500:1 contrast, LVDS interface), as well as the display …

Tags:Distribution| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 20

China Raises Smartphone Share

by Tom Allen

Although smartphone sales rose in Q1’16, compared to the same period last year, the results were not all encouraging. Sales increased just 3.9% to 349 million units, and Apple registered its first double-digit decline. …

Tags:Apple| Gartner| Huawei| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Smartphone Market| Vol 23 - Issue 20| Xiaomi

CapAuth Can Identify User Handprints on Touchscreens

by Arthur Berman

There are a variety of reasons why it can be important to know who is using a given computing device. Here are three real world examples. First, when only certain users are permitted to …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Touch| Vol 23 - Issue 20

Tsingtoo Visit at Display Summit China

by Chris Chinnock

The third company visited as part of the Display Summit China event was Tsingtoo Display Technology Co., Ltd. All three companies are within walking distance in the Yixing Economic Development and Technological Zone. The …

Tags:China| Display Summit China 2016| DLP Projectors| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 19

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EMEA Monitor Market Up in Q1

by Bob Raikes

Given the poor conditions in the PC market, it’s surprising to be reporting that the market for desktop monitors in EMEA was up on last year in Q1 2016 according to Meko’s DisplayCast DTM …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Smart Sets Break 100 Million Mark

by Tom Allen

48.5% of all TV sets shipped in Q4’15 – 34.2 million units – were smart models, says IHS, leading to smart TV shipments breaking the 100 million mark for the first time last year. …

Tags:China| IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Smart TV| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 19

NEC Showcase Rises to New Height

by Bob Raikes

The NEC Showcase took place this year at the Millbank Tower. The nearest underground station was Westminster, beside the Houses of Parliament in London. I was surprised to see a band and lots of …

Tags:FlatFrog| Large Display Monitor| NEC Showcase 2016| Touch| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Large LCD Shipments Fall, but Area is Rising

by Tom Allen

Shipment area of large (9″+) TFT-LCD displays will rise 5% YoY in 2016, despite unit shipment declines, says IHS. Total area shipped this year will reach 168 million m². LG Display will lead the …

Tags:AUO| BOE| CSOT| IHS Markit| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| large displays| LCD Panels| LG Displays (LGD)| Market Shares - Panels| Samsung Display| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Vo3SS Redesigns Vodafone VoD Service

by Tom Allen

Vodafone Deutschland has chosen 3 Screen Solutions (3SS) to redesign its Select Video VoD service. 3SS delivered new software to enhance the functionality of the service, building on existing middleware. The new VoD store …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| VOD| Vodafone| Vol 23 - Issue 19

Eyevis to Use ColorSpark in DLP Engines

by Bob Raikes

Eyevis of Germany was showing its ESP range of DLP-based LED projector engines which are widely used in aircraft and automotive simulators. The company has supplied projectors for 17 aircraft simulators being developed by …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Eyevis| ITEC 2016| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Simulation| Vol 23 - Issue 19