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Samsung Display closer to commercializing QNED tech

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec in Korea reports information from UBI research that highlights that Samsung has stepped up the volume of patents related to its QNED technology. The firm said that the display …

Tags:QNED| TFT

Useful Links for first half of W/E 20th November 2020

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Enthusiast Gaming launches channel on Samsung TVs PlayStation 5 launch: What you should know (Useful display specification listing) Disney+ 73m global subs Epson And Yamaha Join Forces On New Laser TV …

HP Reverb G2 Review: Amazing Clarity, Disappointing Tracking

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Tom’s Hardware reviewed the HP Reverb G2 (HP Extends XR Beyond the Visuals) and really liked the sharpness of the displays, but found the tracking to be ‘a huge letdown’. As …

Tags:HP Inc| Virtual Reality

Specs and features of Samsung’s Galaxy S21 smartphones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say There has been a leak of information about Samsung’s Galaxy S21 phones which are expected to be launched in January, a but earlier in the year than usual. The displays are …

Tags:Samsung| Smartphones| Variable Frame Rate (VRR)

This Oculus Quest 2 update makes VR games even smoother to play

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The stand-alone Oculus Quest 2 (Oculus Quest 2 revealed, killing off future Oculus PC VR gear in the process)has been getting a generally favourable press, but that will be improved, we …

Tags:Oculus VR| Virtual Reality

Canalys: Tablets and Chromebooks the new hotspots for growth in the PC market

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Canalys put out a press release with its report on Q3 system sales. As well as its PC sales numbers, the company showed the strong growth in the Chromebook segment – …

Tags:Canalys| Chromebooks| Market Data| tablets

macOS Big Sur Update Bricking Some Older MacBook Pro Models

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple has hit snags with an OS upgrade to macOS Big Sur, which is reported to have been bricking some late 2013 and 2014 MacBook Pros. (see this MacRumors forum thread). …

Tags:Apple| Notebooks| Operating Systems

Samsung Revives Smart Monitor Concept

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung announced a small range of ‘Smart’ monitors built around its Tizen operating systems, used for its TVs and SoC-based smart commercial displays. There is an M7 in 32″, with ultraHD …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Samsung| Smart Monitors

TV set shipments continued to surprise in the third quarter of 2020

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Omdia published a blog post about the results in the TV market in Q3 and said that the market grew 15% in volume terms from last year to 62.9 million units …

Tags:Market Data| OLED TVs| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| TVs (TV Sets)| UltraHD & 4K

DNP develops a new film to reduce blue shift in OLED panels

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) said that it has a new film that corrects for a blue shift in OLED panels when viewed from the side by using a microlens …

Tags:Broadcast Monitors| Colour Critical Monitors| OLEDs| Wide Viewing Angles

Loewe Back in the Game & Skytec Rebrands as Sharp

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Loewe, which was taken over by Skytec Group at the beginning of the year (What Bob Saw on the Net 23/01/2020), has started to sell OLED TVs, now that continue to …

Tags:sharp| TVs (TV Sets)| UMC

China close to South Korea in display panels

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reports data from Omdia that panel sales from China will reach 36.3% of the market this year at $42.5 billion close to the 37.3%/$42.5 billion of panel shipments from …

Tags:China| Korea| Large LCD Supply| LCD Fabs| OLED Fabs