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Sony Impresses with Highest Dynamic Range to Date

by Chris Chinnock

Key Messages One of the key messages from Kazuo Hirai, Sony’s CEO, speaking at their press conference was the company’s TV focus. “We have really shifted our product focus to more high-end [products] with …

Tags:CES 2018 TV| Dolby Vision| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| sony| Vol 25 - Issue 02| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Hisense Aiming To Compete with Samsung, Sony and LG

by Chris Chinnock

Key Messages The main items Hisense stressed at CES 2018 were their Laser TV and their FIFA sponsorship. In their press conference for example, a Chinese-language address by Hisense president Lui Hong Xin started …

Tags:CES 2018 TV| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 02| Wide Colour Gamut (WCG)

Projection Round up from CES 2018

by Chris Chinnock

In this article, we are covering the main projectors, while those that are being really aimed at TV replacement are covered in this article (TV Projectors at CES). LG Electronics introduced a new projector …

Tags:Acer| CES 2018| Changhong| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Laser Phosphor Projectors| Laser TVs| LG Electronics (LGE)| Optoma| ViewSonic| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Realtek Entry Level Android TV SoC is Impressive

by Bob Raikes

Sometimes the chip companies at CES, especially those from Asia that are less sophisticated in their marketing approach are reluctant to talk to press such as us. This time, Realtek was happy to see …

Tags:CES 2018 TV| Large Display Monitor| Realtek| SOCs| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 02

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Nanosys Evolving QD Architectures

by Bob Raikes

Nanosys was ensconced in a suite in the LVH where it was talking to its customers, potential users and some analysts. The company is seeing quantum dot technology continue to roll out in the …

Tags:CES 2018 TV| Large Display Monitor| MicroLED| Mobile Display Monitor| Nanosys| Quantum Dots| Vol 25 - Issue 02

VESA Enjoying DisplayPort Success

by Bob Raikes

Vesa was in the South Hall although it listed itself as DisplayPort. The company was in a very positive mood as DisplayPort, especially in its Alt-mode, continues to gather momentum. At the show, there …

Tags:CES 2018| DisplayPort| Interfaces| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| VESA| Vol 25 - Issue 02

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Lenovo Maintains Innovation at CES

by Bob Raikes

We saw Lenovo at a couple of the evening events and also in the Aquaknox restaurant in the Venetian Hotel. At the evening events we got to see the new Lenovo Smart Displays, which …

Tags:Augmented Reality| CES 2018| Convertible PCs| External GPU (eGPU)| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Thunderbolt| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 02

ViewSonic is Aggressive with UHD Home Cinema Pricing

by Bob Raikes

ViewSonic was at the Pepcom evening event with a number of new products including a new UHD projector. The Px727-4k is a DLP home cinema projector that has a SuperColor RGBRGB colour wheel and …

Tags:CES 2018| Desktop Monitors| DLP Projectors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| ViewSonic| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Apple CEO Receives Criminal Complaint from Consumer Group

by Andrew Fenn

The latest in a long line of complaints and legal filings against Apple regarding the company’s slowing of older iPhone models, Apple CEO Tim Cook has had a criminal complaint filed against him by …

Tags:Apple| Korea| Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 03| warranty

Amazon Opens First Checkout-Free Supermarket to the Public

by Andrew Fenn

Amazon has opened its first checkout-free supermarket to the Seattle public on Monday, following a year of trial operation, where the store was accessible only to the company’s staff. (Amazon Tries No Check Out …

Tags:Amazon| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 03

Smartphone Round Up – CES 2018

by Bob Raikes

Alcatel (the brand used by TCL for its smartphones) used CES to launch three new devices, the 5, 3 and 1 series in the premium, mid-range and entry level segments, respectively, all use 18:9 …

Tags:CES 2018| Mobile Display Monitor| Rugged Displays| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Turner International Bringing FilmStruck SVoD Service to the UK

by Andrew Fenn

Turner International’s Digital Ventures & Innovation Group and Warner Bros. Digital Networks have announced a joint venture to launch a new, multi-territory movie streaming service. FilmStruck will offer film lovers a collection of movies …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 03| Warner Bros.