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IT Panel Pricing Flat in September and October

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell has put out its latest pricing data for IT LCD panels for mainstream monitors and notebooks and sees basically flat pricing from August to September (changes of $0.1 to $0.2) while it is …

Samsung SDS Touches Base with Trade Fair Partner Koelnmesse

by Andrew Fenn

Dr Won Pyo Hong, Global CEO of Samsung SDS, recently travelled to Cologne, Germany, with other top managers from Korea to see Koelnmesse’s new digital signage system. A total of 49 displays of different …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Intel Processor Supply Shortages to Run Into Second Half of 2019?

by Andrew Fenn

According to Digitimes, Compal Electronics president Martin Wong has predicted that supply issues with Intel processors won’t be mitigated until the second half of 2019, saying that the company is yet to provide manufacturers …

Tags:Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 38

Hitachi Officially Exits Japan TV Market After 60 Years

by Andrew Fenn

Hitachi has announced it is exiting the television market in Japan to focus on its Lumada Internet-of-Things (IoT) platform. The company also announced a new retail partnership with Sony — from October, it will …

Tags:Hitachi| Large Display Monitor| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Now with Netflix — Now TV Launches New App and UHD Smart Box

by Andrew Fenn

The Netflix app has launched for Now TV streaming devices, coinciding with the release of the UK-based Sky subsidiary’s new “Now TV Smart Box with 4K & Voice Search”. Available now, the Roku-powered device …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Netflix| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 37

Netflix Adds HDR Still Image Support and Plugs AV1 Codec

by Andrew Fenn

Netflix has added HDR images to its user interface in a bid to bring its content browsing experience in line with the HDR content the service has featured since 2016. In an announcement on …

Foxconn Remains Top TV OEM

by Bob Raikes

Sigmaintell reported in Augusts that shipments of TVs by global TV OEMs increased by 6.1% on an annual basis and up 8.1% on the July result. The increase in demand was largely because of …

AlGaInP LEDs in Short Supply After Explosion at Sanan Facility

by Andrew Fenn

Digitimes reports that an explosion occurred at Sanan Optoelectronics AlGaInP LED epitaxial wafer and chip plant in Tianjin, China in mid-September. Industry sources revealed to the publication that the facility will take one to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| Manufacturing| Vol 25 - Issue 17

Secondary Supplier to Begin Mass Production of Apple Watch Series 4

by Andrew Fenn

Supply chain sources in Taiwan have revealed that Compal Electronics will begin mass production of the Apple Watch Series 4 in November, as main supplier Quanta Computer is now at full capacity at its …

Tags:Apple Watch (iWatch)| Compal| Mobile Display Monitor| Quanta| Vol 25 - Issue 37

IBC Still Beats IFA for Interesting Displays

by Bob Raikes

So, the end of another IBC. It’s always an interesting show and, even for display technology, it is often more interesting than IFA which takes place just before it. This year, there was a …

UltraHD Forum is Positive on Progress

by Bob Raikes

The UltraHD Forum was at the event to talk about the developments in UltraHD and the development of the Phase B recommendations. We spoke to Ian Nock of Fairmile West, which works with the …

Tivo Looking for Metadata to Feed AI Engines

by Bob Raikes

We met up with Tivo and had a wide ranging chat about the impact of IP technologies. However, we also got an update on Tivo’s developments which continue to revolve around ‘amplifying value’ and …

Tags:Big Data/AI| IBC 2018| Large Display Monitor| Tivo| Vol 25 - Issue 36