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Panel Prices Trend Down at Year-End

IHS has released its PriceWise panel pricing data for November. Monitors Mainstream (sub-22″) monitor panel prices dropped by $0.50 – $0.80, due to aggressive promotions by Chinese suppliers. The decline was higher in large (23″+) sizes: between $1 and $2. This was due to weak demand and the end of holiday preparations. IHS expects monitor … Read more

‘Super IGZO’ Lowers Power Draw

Android Headlines claims that Sharp is to introduce a new type of panel called ‘Super IGZO’, to compete with high-end LCD and AMOLED smartphone displays. The new panels use an improved version of Sharp’s oxide TFTs, offering high resolution while consuming between 10% and 20% less energy than regular IGZO units. Production ‘could’ begin in … Read more

Head Mounted Display Market Is Anticipated to Grow at a CAGR of 59.4% Through 2020: FMI Estimate

Future Market Insights (FMI), with sharp focus on emerging technologies, delivers key insights on Global Head Mounted Display market in its recent report titled “Head Mounted Display Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2014 – 2020”. The report indicates that the global head mounted display market is expected to expand at a significant CAGR … Read more

INCJ Considers JDI/Sharp Merger

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The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) could split Sharp’s LCD business off into a new subsidiary of Japan Display (JDI), according to Japan’s Mainichi. Both organisations have previously been linked to a takeover (INCJ Would Invest in Sharp and Japan Display Would Not Ignore Sharp Deal). Mainchi says that the INCJ would merge the … Read more

Millenials Affect Pay-TV Market, Says Gartner

Gartner’s Derek O’Donnell has shared the company’s predictions for the pay-TV market ahead of CES 2016. Gartner predicts that worldwide end-user spending on video media services will reach $316 billion next year: a 6% YoY rise. Of this revenue, pay-TV services will represent the largest proportion, generating $293.8 billion (up 5% YoY). Despite slowing pay-TV … Read more

Foxconn Chair Supports Tariff Elimination

Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn, has said that the Chinese government should drop tariffs on LCD products shipped from Taiwan, from 5% to 0%. Korean makers do not pay these tariffs, so such a move would help to maintain Taiwanese makers’ competitiveness in the UltraHD TV panel segment. Gou made the comments at a meeting … Read more

Freeview Play comes to Panasonic PVR and Blu-Ray products

Perfectly timed to make watching what you want, when you want, easier than ever this Christmas, Panasonic is pleased to announce that its customers will now be able to enjoy Freeview Play on its new PVR and Blu-ray recorders[1]. Customers can now benefit from on demand and all the Freeview channels subscription free with no … Read more

Samsung and Best Buy are the leading companies for purchases of 4K TV sets

Parks Associates research finds that by mid-2015, more Samsung 4K TV sets were sold than any other brand. Samsung accounted for 28% of 4K TV purchases made within the last 12 months to U.S. broadband households. Best Buy was the leading retailer, capturing more than 40% of 4K TV purchases. Of the remaining brands, 17% … Read more