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Find OLED Panels Through OLED-Info

OLED-Info is best-known for its status as a source of OLED information. However, the website is branching out, and has launched a new service called the OLED Marketplace – ‘the world’s most complete OLED panel catalogue’. The Marketplace is free to access and lists OLED panels from 12 manufacturers. Both passive and active types are … Read more

Apple ‘Confirms’ SDC as Primary OLED Supplier

SDC currently produces around 9 million OLED displays per month for the Galaxy S7 EdgeKorea’s ET News claims that Apple and Samsung Display have signed an official contract, confirming SDC as the primary flexible OLED display provider for the 2017 iPhone. The firm will supply between 50% and 80% of OLED screens that the company … Read more

Tight Curve on Samsung’s Newest Monitor

Samsung has introduced a 27″ monitor with a 1,800R curve radius, designed for both gamers and professionals. Samsung’s older curved monitors have a less pronounced 3,000R – 4,000R curve (i.e. CF591). Based on a VA panel, the C27F591FDU features a high contrast ratio (3,000:1), low response time (3ms) and uses AMD’s Freesync technology. This eliminates … Read more

Apple’s Pro Mini is All Set for Outdoor Use

It is becoming more and more difficult for companies to keep anything a secret, especially those like Apple. The iPhone SE, launched at an event on Monday the 21st, had been leaked in January (Apple Goes Back One Gen With New iPhone). We have full coverage of the new iPhone in a separate article (Apple … Read more

Low Consumer Confidence Stymies MEA Tablet Market

Tablet shipments fell in MEA last year, as vendors feel the pinch of saturation across the region, as well as the effect of low consumer confidence in oil-dependent countries. Phablets also cannibalised demand, IDC has said. Huawei launched its flagship M2 tablet in the Middle East this JanuaryShipments were down 3.1% YoY in 2015, to … Read more

Sky Gets Into VR

Sky has created a dedicated in-house VR production unit, called Sky VR Studio. Content produced – two films shot at the Formula 1 testing in Barcelona – was first released on the 18th March, and are available through the Facebook 360 Video platform. The films will also be available on the Oculus platform. Later in … Read more

Video over IP Coming to NAB

Real-time, broadcast-quality, uncompressed video over IP has been a hot topic in the content-creation and broadcast industries recently where it is seen as a replacement for dedicated video SDI interfaces. In fact, last month I wrote a feature article for Large Display Monitor and Mobile Display Monitor (subscription required) covering a half-day seminar hosted by … Read more

High-Brightness for KOE’s Module

KOE’s latest 5.7″ LCD module is a high-brightness product, which is mechanically compatible with other displays of the same size from the manufacturer. The TX14D23VM12BAB uses an LED backlight with 1,000 cd/m² of brightness and a 40,000-hour lifetime. It also features a 600:1 contrast ratio and 640 x 480 resolution. Operating and storage temperatures are … Read more

Testing Resolution with Quality.TV

Quality.TV, founded last year by Florian Friedrich (CEO of AVTop) and Joe Kane (CEO of Joe Kane Productions and journalist), introduced a universal test for UltraHD and FullHD in 2015, which was designed to expose reduced pixel counts (Pseudo UHD: Watch Out for Ultra HD TVs with Reduced Resolution!). Now, two new products have been … Read more

Holo-Gauze Creates ‘augmented reality’ Installation for Team Speedo Launch

Holo-Gauze, the renowned 3D display solution for hologram effects, has created a 20x9metre installation for an augmented reality style launch of Team Speedo, the swimwear and swim accessory manufacturer’s line-up of 200 super star swimmers from the UK, US, France and Spain. The New York launch brought together 24 Team Speedo athletes to promote Speedo’s … Read more

Christie highlights at Prolight+Sound 2016: From super-bright laser phosphor projection to the latest Pandoras Box

Visitors to the Christie® booth at the Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt, Germany April 5-8 will experience several new solutions for entertainment, integrated systems and content creation from the leader in visual display technology. 12,500 lumen laser phosphor projection Christie continues to supply long-lasting projectors with its HS Series, which tests at 12,500 centre lumens. The … Read more