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Online Video Viewing to Exceed an Hour a Day in 2018

Global consumers will spend an average of 67 minutes a day watching online video this year, up from 56 minutes last year, according to Zenith’s Online Video Forecasts 2018. By 2020 the average person will be spending 84 minutes a day watching videos online. In that year, China will have the keenest viewers, with the … Read more

Zenith: Online Video Viewing to Exceed an Hour a Day in 2018

Global consumers will spend an average of 67 minutes a day watching online video this year, up from 56 minutes last year, according to Zenith. By 2020, the average person will be spending 84 minutes a day watching videos online. In that year, China will have the keenest viewers, with the average person spending 105 … Read more

Hisense Launches 5376 Zone ULED TV

On July 15th, Hisense, an official sponsor of the 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup from China, has officially launched the high-end flagship TV U9D at the Global Partner Conference in Moscow on the eve of the World Cup. The TV’s dynamic backlight is partitioned into 5376 zones for the first time, and it is the … Read more

Panasonic FZ802 Wins Top Prize at HDTVTest 2018 TV Shootout

TV review website, HDTVTest, held its 2018 TV Shootout earlier this week. Panasonic’s FZ802 took home two top prizes — including “Best TV of 2018” — and two runner-up accolades, making it the event’s biggest winner. Sony’s AF8, Samsung’s Q9FN and LG’s C8 were also recognised at the Shootout, which ranks a selection of the … Read more

Save the Date: Display Summit Oct. 2-3

Insight Media will produce its annual Display Summit event at the Harman International facility in Northridge, California (LA area) on Oct. 2-3. SAVE the DATE. This year’s event will focus on audio and visual display solutions for next generation large venues. Most of the emphasis will be on cinema, but theme parks, simulation system, planetariums … Read more

Dates and Topics Announced for Display Summit 2018

Insight Media has announced its annual Display Summit event will take place at the Harman International facility in California, United States on October 2nd and 3rd. This year’s event will focus on audio and visual display solutions for large venues. Most of the emphasis will be on cinema, but theme parks, simulation system, planetariums and … Read more

It’s Bob’s 2nd Law, of Course!

Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve had a number of Display Daily articles that have looked at where we are today in terms of resolution and wondered why some are looking at further developments to 8K and VR etc. Well, it’s all down to Bob’s second law. Back in the 1980s, I first read … Read more

Analysts: UHD Blu-ray Player Sales Continue to Advance in 2018 

Despite some early challenges, shipments of Ultra HD Blu-ray players continued to climb at significant rates over the first half of 2018, according to data from two prominent consumer AV market research firms, as reported by HD Guru’s Greg Tarr. NPD Group’s Stephen Baker said that so far, UHD Blu-ray player sales increased by more … Read more

HTC Vive Out of Stock All Over US Due to Component Shortage

HTC Vive has been experiencing stock issues in the US throughout the month of July so far. A company spokesperson informed Road to VR that this is due to a shortage of a key component in the room scale hardware and that HTC expects stock levels to improve over the coming weeks. Amazon, Best Buy, … Read more

Microsoft to Host Free HoloLens Demos Across US and Canada

Microsoft has announced it will host free demonstrations of its HoloLens technology across the US and Canada, and provided a full schedule of upcoming events. The demonstrations will be run on an appointment basis at select locations, so the company advises interested parties to check if they need to book a session beforehand. Depending on … Read more

First 2018 Ultra HD Plugfest of 2018 Takes Place in UK

DTG and Deutsche TV-Plattform’s Ultra HD Plugfest enjoyed a good turnout in London last month, according to Broadband TV News. The publication reports that over 50 engineers and developers from a total of 28 companies attended to test a range of AV equipment including TVs, STBs and AV receivers over three days. The event was … Read more

Intel Announces Plans to Acquire eASIC

Intel has announced its plans to expand its programmable solutions portfolio to include structured application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) by acquiring US-based provider eASIC. The company’s team will join Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group. Intel says the acquisition will help it meet customers’ diverse needs of time-to-market, features, performance, cost, power and product life cycles. The company … Read more