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Analyst: Pandemic boosts console market; delays 8K TV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say ABI Research said that 40 million consoles will ship in 2020, up 6% on last year as a result of the pandemic. However, the crisis has delayed the introduction of 8K …

Tags:Consoles| Market Data| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

This Week’s Links

by Bob Raikes

Here are some links to some stories that may interest you. Touch Solutions Pioneer, TES America LLC, Acquires 3M™ Touch Systems Asset Portfolio (we missed this one a few weeks ago, but thought it …

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LG rollable smartphone Explorer is ‘Project B’

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LetsGoDigital has produced some CAD renders of an LG rollable smartphone concept that was outlined by LG Electronics in a patent application for a smartphone using a rollable display. The device …

Microdisplays industry: an explosive ecosystem mixing technical innovations, strategy games and attractive applications

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Yole Développement has forecast high growth for microdisplay modules to be used in AR headsets and HUDs, with more than 100% CAGR until 2025 from $1.9 billion this year to $4.2 …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Microdisplays

Fast food chains order 40,000 digital screens

by Bob Raikes

What They Say AV Interactive reported that Statacache is installing up to 40,000 46″ outdoor digital menu boards for drive-through restaurants in the Burger King, Tim Hortons and Popeyes locations in North America. As …

Tags:Digital Signage| North America| QSRs & Menu Boards

Seeya starts producing OLED microdisplays

by Bob Raikes

What They Say OLED-Info has reported that Seeya Information Technology, a start-up in China making OLED microdisplays, has now started production with a capacity of around 20 million displays/year. OLED-Info is selling several OLED …

Tags:China| Microdisplays| OLED Fabs

DTG Drops Support for Standard Definition TVs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The UK’s DTG, which coordinates the development of digital TV in the UK, has published its new requirements in version 12.5 of its D-Book. A mark of progress in the market …

Tags:DTG| HbbTV| UK (United Kingdom)

CTA announces NEXTGEN TV test suite for 2021 model year TVs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The US Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced that it has a new test suite for 2021 year model TVs to be used to verify ATSC-3.0 TVs for the Nextgen TV logo. …

Tags:ATSC| Testing| TVs (TV Sets)

OPTO Taiwan 2020 Live Coverage – Innolux and PlayNitride Unveil New Micro LED Displays

by Bob Raikes

What They Say LEDInside.com (Trendforce) has reported on Opto Taiwan, the only international optical and optoelectronic exhibition in Taiwan this year. MiniLED and microLED took centre stage, it said. Innolux showed a 24.6″ microLED …

Tags:Dual Panel LCDs| MicroLED| MiniLED| Taiwan

More financials for Q3 2020

by Bob Raikes

What They Say There were lots more quarterly results this week. AUO reported sales up 15.3% on Q2, and up 4% on Q3 last year, with operating profit of $92.7 million, from a loss …

V-Nova completes MPEG-5 LCEVC standard

by Bob Raikes

What They Say V-Nova said that it has made “a milestone achievement” in MPEG-5 Part 2 LCEVC (Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding) being promoted to MPEG/ISO final draft international standard. V-Nova co-chaired the standard’s …

Tags:Codecs| MPEG| Streaming Video

TCL has developed a sideways rollable OLED TV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TCL has shown a prototype of an unrolling OLED TV, but unlike the LG rollable TV, it unrolls horizontally rather than vertically. What We Think This kind of concept does get …

Tags:Flexible Displays| OLED TVs| TCL