Empowering display industry professionals with cutting-edge insights and analysis
WD and 20th Century Fox Partner to Offer 4K UHD Movies for Instant Purchase and Enjoyment. UltraHD movies will be pre-loaded to the storage device. IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — WD®, a Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) company, and world leader in storage solutions, today announced the new My Passport® Cinema 4K Ultra HD (UHD) … Read more
Epson says that Home Cinema 2040 and Home Cinema 2045 Deliver Refined Cinema at an Accessible Price Point LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Epson, the number-one projector manufacturer in the world1, today expanded its award-winning lineup of home theater projectors with the addition of the Epson®Home Cinema 2040 and Home Cinema 2045. … Read more
Epson’s three new 3LCD projectors, in the Home Cinema line, are said to deliver high-quality content at an ‘accessible’ price point. Both the Home Cinema 2040 and Home Cinema 2045 are 1920 x 1080 models. They feature detail enhancement and frame interpolation functionality, as well as 2D and 3D projection. Epson also claims that a … Read more
That’s the message that Gary Bailer, Sharp’s Director of Product Management, Information Display Products told us in a phone interview. “It is important to communicate this message to our customer base following a lot of misinformation that has spread as a result of the acquisition of the Sharp assembly plant in Mexico by Hisense. . … Read more
Home Cinema 740HD Offers High Definition, High Brightness, Flexible Setup and Portability at an Affordable Price LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Epson, the number-one projector manufacturer in the world1, today expanded its award-winning lineup of 3LCD home entertainment projectors with the addition of the Epson® Home Cinema 740HD. The versatile projector features … Read more
The worldwide Braille literacy rate is low and dropping. One reason for this is that Braille reading devices are expensive. To address this issue, startup company Dot Incorporation (Seoul, South Korea) has produced an inexpensive, Braille smartwatch. Located on the face of the watch is an array of so-called active dots. The dots are active … Read more
UMC, the European licence holder of the Sharp TV brand (Sharp ‘Leaves’ TVs in Europe) has signed an exclusive five-year contract with Foxxum. Foxxum’s smart TV solution will be built into all newly-developed Sharp TV series sold in Europe.
IHS has released its pricing data for small- and medium-sized panels in July and early August. Smartphone market demand failed to rebound quickly in July. Brands remained cautious about panel procurement. Some panel makers shipped panels above demand in June in order to raise their half-year finance results; this pushed channel inventories to high levels, … Read more
IHS has shared its pricing figures for large-area (9″+) LCD panels in July and early August. Monitor makers are shifting capacity to produce TV panels, due to weak demand and shrinking profitability. Monitor panel supply has shrunk in recent months, and is expected to continue to do so in the future. This trend may keep … Read more
Sharp recorded Q1 net losses of ¥34.0 billion ($273 million), up on losses for the same quarter last year of ¥1.8 billion ($14 million), on revenue which slipped to ¥618.3 billion ($4.98 billion) from ¥619.7 billion ($4.99 billion). The company said that this was the result of planned production adjustments, the prioritisation of sales of … Read more
Panasonic Corporation saw Q1 net profits of ¥59.5 billion ($479 million), up from ¥37.9 billion ($305 million) in the year-ago quarter, on revenue which rose to ¥1.86 trillion ($14.94 billion) from ¥1.85 trillion ($14.89 billion). The company said that it was changing its focus away from sales growth towards generating profit.
Hitachi saw Q1 net profits of ¥95.0 billion ($763 million), up 35% from ¥70.5 billion ($566 million) last time, on revenue which rose 7% to ¥2.3 trillion ($18.6 billion) from ¥2.2 trillion ($17.4 billion). The company said that this was in line with expectations.
Jon Peddie Research
4 St. Gabrielle Ct.
Tiburon, California 94920
415-435-9368
© 2025 Jon Peddie Research
