Empowering display industry professionals with cutting-edge insights and analysis
Sky will use AirTies’ Mesh technology (designed to increase WiFi coverage throughout the home) to ‘supercharge’ WiFi on its SkyQ devices. Mesh maps the home network as mobile devices move throughout the home, monitoring shifting demands in broadband and TV streams from multiple devices. It is able to decided ‘in near real-time’ which path to … Read more
RP Visual Solutions and Christie have created a curved array measuring 20 feet (6m) tall, 220 feet (66m) wide and comprising 1,640 2.5-millimeter Christie Velvet LED tiles (more than 65 million pixels). The installation is said to be “the world’s largest LED Video wall” and is at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino.
French company Dreamvision (11.C85) has announced a new series of projectors with higher brightness, UltraHD resolution and HDR capabilities. They will be known as the Siglos series (Siglos+1, Siglos+2 and Siglos+3). The projectors reach up to 1,900 lumens (+2 model); around 40% higher than Dreamvision’s current projectors. The +1 and +3 units reach 1,700 and … Read more
Korean Telecom(KT), the nation’s largest IPTV operator, has chosen Ericsson’s AVP 400 MPEG-4 HD system encoders to enable 20 new HD channels over the next three years. Korean Telecom chose Ericsson’s equipment because of superior picture quality and lower transmission delay in it’s delivery. Ericsson’s equipment will reduce KT’s encoding delay to 700 ms.
Activeon of South Korea has announced four new LCD TVs that will be sold under the RCA brand, which it acquired in 2010, in the USA. They will be the first RCA sets with UltraHD resolution and Google’s Android TV. In addition, the range will include the largest RCA TV to date, at 75″. All … Read more
A report from financial website The Motley Fool via PC Perspective, says that Intel is planning to release three processor families at the 10nm node. The release schedule for Intel’s 10nm line currently includes ‘Canonlake’ which is expected to be releaed in 2017, followed by ‘Icelake’ in 2018 and the third CPU family reportedly called … Read more
Online PC retailers Scan Computers and Overclockers UK have spoken to PCR about VR and the Oculus Rift price point. Both firms are optimistic about VR. Scan’s Elan Raja III notes that the technology’s maturity – although not in consumer applications – will help it. As for the Oculus, Steven Levitt of Overclockers said, “The … Read more
Planar has added a new model to its range of large-format UltraHD displays, with a 50″ unit. The EP5014K joins existing 58″ and 65″ screens, and is available with (EP5014K-T) or without touch. The display is designed for 24/7 use. It will show UltraHD at 60fps, via DisplayPort or 4x HDMI. Multiple sources can also … Read more
Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group has said that it will broadcast six channels in 1920 x 1080 at 50fps on the DVB-T2 platform. T2 programming will be launched in Germany in Q2’16, with a country-wide launch in Q1’17.
LG Electronics was named one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World by Corporate Knights for the third consecutive year and was also awarded the Gold Class distinction in RobecoSAM’s 2016 Sustainability Yearbook at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. LG ranked 44th in the most recent edition, up seven places … Read more
Andy Griffiths has left his position as Samsung UK and Ireland president to take on a new advisory role at the Korean manufacturing giant. This new role will see Andy provide advice and guidance to SH Jo, president and CEO of Samsung UK & Ireland, and to the members of the UK Samsung leadership team.
LG Electronics reported Q4 net loss of 140.4 billion won ($116.4 million), down by 32% YoY from 205.7 billion won. Turnover for the period was reported at 14.56 trillion won ($ 12.57 billion), a 4.7% declline YoY. Net profit for the full year 2015 was reported at 249.1 billion won ($215 million), a 50% YoY … Read more
Jon Peddie Research
4 St. Gabrielle Ct.
Tiburon, California 94920
415-435-9368
© 2025 Jon Peddie Research
