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Asus Officially Announces AMD Graphics Card Rebrand

by Andrew Fenn

Following rumours that surfaced last week, Asus has announced its new graphics card brand, called Arez—not Ares, as was originally gleaned from early reports. (Asus Launching New Gaming Sub-Brand This Month?) Arez graphics cards …

Tags:AMD| Asus| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

HannStar Display to Boost Capex in 2018

by Andrew Fenn

HannStar Display has planned to increase its capital expenditure to between NT$3 billion and NT$4 billion ($102.3 million to $136.4 million) from the NT$1.9 billion ($64.8 million) it spent in 2017. Digitimes revealed the …

Tags:Hannstar (Hannspree)| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 16

HKC Has Plans for G11 and G8.6 LCD Fabs

by Bob Raikes

Taiwanese sources have highlighted that HKC Optoelectronics, based in Chongqing, China, is to build a new LCD fab in Zhengzhou, China, that will make panels from 65″ on a G11 fab. The investment level …

Tags:China| Investment| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Vol 25 - Issue 15

US-China TV Tariff Could Cost Americans $711 Million Over Next Year

by Andrew Fenn

The US administration’s proposed tariffs on TVs from China would increase the price Americans pay for TVs, costing US consumers an estimated $711 million over the next year, according to the Consumer Technology Association …

Tags:Duty| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 16

RTings Looking at LCD & OLED Static Image Performance

by Bob Raikes

The RTings.com website is conducting a long term stress test on VA and IPS LCDs and an OLED to try to assess the impact of image sticking and ‘burn-in’. The sets are the OLED …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Panels| OLEDs| Vol 25 - Issue 15| warranty

Dolby Laboratories and Jinyi Cinemas Announce New Partnership

by Andrew Fenn

Guangzhou Jinyi Media Corporation, owner of Jinyi Cinemas, and Dolby Laboratories have announced a partnership to offer Dolby experiences to more moviegoers in China. Under the partnership, Jinyi plans to open 20 Dolby Cinema …

Tags:China| Cinema| Dolby| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Barco/Appotronics J/V Has a New Name

by Bob Raikes

Barco, China Film Co, Appotronics and CITICPE said that they will call their new joint venture “Cinionic”. (Barco Looks to Joint Venture for Digital Cinema)

Tags:Barco| Cinema going| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 15

Samsung Introduces Mid-Range J7

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has a new mid-range J7 smartphone that is available in single or dual SIM versions. The phone uses a 5.5″ AMOLED with 720 x 1280 (16:9 – 267ppi). The phone is built around …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Samsung| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 15

TPCast Supports Wireless Vive

by Bob Raikes

TPCast has released a multi-user wireless VR adaptor for the HTC Vive. The Business Edition Wireless VR Adapter can support two or four users and with a transmission delay of less than 2ms, while …

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 15| Wireless

LeEco to Receive Investments from Several Chinese Firms

by Andrew Fenn

Beleaguered manufacturer, LeEco, will receive investments from several Chinese companies, including Tencent, JD.com, Lenovo and Suning, into its television business, according to Caixin. LeEco has been suffering from financial issues for some time. Chairman …

Tags:China| Investment| Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| Vol 25 - Issue 15