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Hendy Highlights “Race to the Bottom”

The final speaker that we heard was Ian Hendy of Hendy Consulting which looks at the finances and development of the supply side of the display industry. His talk was entitled “Race to the Bottom” – he had coordinated with Gray to make sure that they were covering broadly different topics. Hendy started by saying … Read more

Innovations in Hybrid STBs Will Fuel the Global In-built Set-top Boxes Market Until 2020

According to the latest market research report by Technavio, the global in-built set-top boxes market sales will likely surpass 179 million units by 2020. In this report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global in-built set-top boxes market for 2016-2020. The market size has been calculated based on the revenue generated … Read more

Toshiba to Showcase Leading-Edge Semiconductor and Storage Solutions for Automotive, IoT and Industrial Product Areas at electronica China 2016

Toshiba Corporation’s Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced that it will showcase its leading-edge semiconductor and storage technologies and solutions at electronica China 2016. Toshiba will highlight solutions in three areas—Automotive, IoT and Industrial—under the unifying concept of creating a safe, secure and comfortable society. The trade fair for electronic components, systems and applications … Read more

Are Chinese Companies Gaining Control of Displays?

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Paul Gray of IHS then gave a display market overview which he called “Chinese Companies Gaining Control”. He said that the current “spreading unhappiness” is a logical consequence of the events of recent years. He also said that the future is not just “the past plus a few points” – new things are happening and … Read more

Samsung Announces “Galaxy Life Fest” for Fans at This Year’s South by Southwest Interactive

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced today its first-ever Galaxy Life Fest – a three-day music event created for Galaxy owners and SXSW Interactive, Gold and Platinum badge holders, premiering at this year’s South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Interactive. The event will feature some of today’s hottest acts including Public Enemy and the debut live performance from … Read more

AOC Showcases Current Product Highlights at CeBIT 2016

During this year’s CeBIT, display specialist AOC invites you to take a look at its recent product innovations designed for B2C, B2B and gaming users alike. The manufacturer will showcase its diverse product line-up, including the recently released C3583FQ curved gaming monitor or 32? widescreen 4K UHD display U3277PQU, at the booth of IT distributor … Read more

Opportunities for Added Value in Large Displays

Our own Managing Editor, Bob Raikes, opened up the afternoon session by looking at the development of the large display markets in Europe. He said that he chose the topic because there are real opportunities for added value by companies in Europe. He identified four markets for digital signage and public displays, LED displays, interactive … Read more

Displays in Cars To Include OLEDs

OS Yang is from Samsung Display where he looks after new business in automotive and PIDs. Following up the mention of video walls by Raikes, he said that Samsung Display sells 72% of all video wall panels. He also said that automotive is a very conservative industry because of the critical issue of safety. Although … Read more

DVIGear Supports High-Res Multiview

DVIGear has expanded its switching and scaling portfolio with the DVI-3580a, an UltraHD multiviewer switcher/scaler. The unit can accept up to seven video inputs: HDMI or DVI (x4), DisplayPort (x2) and VGA. Input formats up to UltraHD at 60fps are supported. An internal scaling engine means that users can scale the output to their desired … Read more

TREASORES Develops Thin, Flexible Electrodes

The TREASORES project ((Transparent Electrodes for Large Area Large Scale Production of Organic Optoelectronic Devices) is a European project, established in late 2012, aiming to develop technologies to reduce the production costs of certain organic electronics. These included solar cells and LED lighting panels. As well as seven patent applications, TREASORES has developed and scaled … Read more

IHS: FPD Revenue Will Reach 4-Year Low

Global flat-panel display (FPD) revenue will shrink by 6% YoY this year, to $120 billion, according to estimates from IHS. This represents the lowest result since 2012. “The industry has begun to question whether the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil will spur panel demand, as Brazil’s domestic situation and economy are worsening,” said IHS’s Rick … Read more

Panasonic Deepens UNESCO Partnership

Panasonic has installed a full AV solution at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, in Room 1 – the centre’s largest conference room. Room 1 seats about 1,000 people. Panasonic supplied a PT-DZ21KEJ projector; AK-HC1800G multi-purpose camera; AG-HPD24EJ memory card portable recorder; AV-HS450EJ switcher; and AW-RP50E camera controller. Panasonic has worked with UNESCO since 1995.