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A look at Epic’s Unreal Engine 5

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Unreal engine 5 – click for higher resolutionDr Jon Peddie explains the capabilities of the latest version of the Unreal Engine that will be supported in the upcoming PlayStation 5 (and …

Tags:3D software| Consoles| Graphics Software| UltraHD

Ultra HD Forum Tracks over 190 UHD services

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The UltraHD Forum, on the release of its Version 2.4 Guidelines, said that it has now identified 190 channels and services worldwide that are offering UltraHD content. The latest version includes …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| UltraHD

HP Spectre x360 15 (2020) review: beauty at the expense of battery life

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Laptop magazine reviewed the HP Spectre x360 15 and found that the 15.6″ AMOLED UltraHD display was good enough to ‘take your breath away’. There are five display modes: Default, sRGB …

Tags:HP Inc| Notebooks| OLEDs

Researchers address the blue light issue of perovskite-based LEDs

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Researchers from Korea have developed a new Perovskite-based LED device that can emit blue light and that is claimed to be three times more efficient than previous devices, although at 10% …

Tags:Korea| PeLED (Perovskite LED)| R&D (Research & Development)

Comment on Today’s DD – The OLED Cost Curve looks Flat after 2022

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Although LG will eventually (when yields are better) reduce the price of its WOLED fab in Guangzhou below that in Korea, the firm will still see competition from miniLED + QD …

Tags:Large LCD Supply| OLED TVs| Pricing

TV Sales Down in China during National Day shopping

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes reported data from All View Cloud, a Chinese analyst firm, that TV sales around China’s National Day were down 8.3% to 2.684 million. Online sales also declined for the first …

Tags:Large LCD Supply| Pricing| TVs (TV Sets)

Wisconsin Denies Foxconn Tax Subsidies

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say The Verge published a detailed report on the failure of the planned Foxconn LCD fab in Wisconsin. The company’s application for subsidies has been rejected as the number of employees was …

Tags:Investment| LCD Fabs| USA

TCL Quietly Expands Android TV-powered Smart TV Shipments, Now Includes 4K Sets

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TCL has started to sell Android TVs beyond the original low value HD Android sets that first included the OS. There are 50″, 55″ and 75″ sets at at $349, $399 …

Tags:Android| Roku| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)

Google Assistant Can Run Your 2020 Samsung SmartTV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Samsung & Google announced that Google’s Assistant voice control technology will be available Samsung 2020 smart TV models, including the 2020 8K and 4K QLED models, the 2020 Crystal UHD TVs, …

Tags:Google| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Voice Input

Evoca Broadcasts 4K Insight TV Via ATSC 3.0

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Evoca, a TV service provider, has set up a 24 hour OTA UltraHD broadcast system in Boise, Idaho. “We built Evoca for the more than 50 million U.S. households in mid-sized …

Tags:ATSC| UltraHD

Konka to Release Mini LED Backlit TV, More Mini LED Products Entering the Market

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Konka has confirmed that it will release a 75″ 8K TV using a miniLED backlight according to LEDInside. The TV is said to have 20,000 LEDs in 5184 dimming zones and …

Tags:Konka| LCD Backlights| MiniLED| TVs (TV Sets)

Apple Launches IPhone 12 With Some Surprises

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DSCC’s Ross Young posted a blog article commenting on the Apple iPhone 12 launch and expressing surprise at the inclusion of 5G mmWave. The article points out that the cameras are …

Tags:Apple| Glass| iPhone