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Samsung Display to start trial runs for QD-OLED line

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Elec reports that Samsung Display has started test operation of its QD-OLED production line in Asan. The Q1 line is an 8.5th generation line (2200 x 2500mm). Q1 is expected …

Tags:QD OLEDs| Samsung Display

Xiaomi-backed Chinese display startup Viewtrix bags $46m in Sequoia-led series D round

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TechinAsia reports that Viewtrix (also known as Yunyinggu), a Chinese developer of display drivers, announced that it has secured 300 million yuan ($45.6 million) in a series D round led by …

Tags:China| Display Drivers| Investment

The Explorers: “Now shooting in 8K-16 bit”

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Advanced TV reports that France-based The Explorers is now shooting content in 16 bit 8K and claims to be the first to stream 8K/HDR10 content. The site reported that earlier this …

Tags:Samsung| Super Hi-Vision (8K)

Extra Projection Data for WBS Subscribers

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In my Display Daily today, I reported on a discussion with ViewSonic about developments in the projection market, as the company had been putting out very positive press, when we had …

Tags:Market Data| Projectors

Demon’s Souls looked ugly as sh** on my PS5 — I finally figured out why

by Bob Raikes

What They Say A journalist found that some settings on the new PlayStation 5 cause the image on the display to have much reduced contrast as the PS5 limits the dynamic range, apparently based …

Tags:HDMI| PlayStation| Visual Quality

I’ve Been Resisting it, but….

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Tom’s Hardware published a list of what it regarded as the best value monitor deals on Black Friday What We Think There have been hundreds (and I mean hundreds!) of press …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Game Playing

Many an OLED Mickle….

by Bob Raikes

What They Say IDTechEx sent out a mail about some new developments including OLED materials. It highlights developments in TADF materials and said it was impressed with the host materials developed by early-stage US …

Tags:OLED Materials| TADF

M1 MacBook Teardowns: Something Old, Something New

by Bob Raikes

What They Say iFixit tore down the new MacBooks based on the in-house M1 processor and found the design is very similar to previous models (especially the Pro), with the main change being in …

Tags:Apple| Notebooks

Microsoft hints at turning Xbox into an app for your TV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In an interview with The Verge, Xbox chief Phil Spencer has revealed we’ll likely see an Xbox app appear on smart TVs over the next year. Microsoft is currently working on …

Tags:Game Playing| OTT Video| Streaming Games

BenQ Materials sampling circular polarizers for foldable phones

by Bob Raikes

What They Say BenQ Materials has started production of OLED OLED circular polarisers for wearable applications and is sampling polarisers for smartphones according to Digitimes who spoke to the firm’s president, Ray Liu. The …

Tags:BenQ| Polarisers

Lumens to Develop Soft LED Display with Mass Production Lock and Loaded

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Korean LED supplier, Lumens, has been developing what it calls ‘Soft LED’, a small pixel pitch display which is just 3mm thick and can be bent to a 300mm radius. It …

Tags:Flexible Displays| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP

Samsung: “8K is the future”

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Advanced Television reported on the virtual 4K Summit and said that Richard Moreton, from Samsung Electronics’ R&D UK Business Development & Industrial Affairs unit confirmed Samsung’s belief in the future of …

Tags:Codecs| Samsung| Super Hi-Vision (8K)