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Bhowmik Said Focus on the User Experience

Dr Achin Bhowmik of Intel made himself popular with delegates by saying how fantastic today’s displays are. Customers want to buy products just because of the great displays. However, human interfaces are still largely “archaic”. For example, the TVs are wonderful, but the remote control is awful. How do you make it intuitive, he asked? … Read more

BC Panel Session Asks “Is Good Enough, Good Enough”?

Nanosys LCD vs OLED

The first panel session addressed the question “Is Good Enough, Good Enough: Can LCD Persevere?” Jason Hartlove, CEO of Nanosys was the first to speak and he showed a slide that looked at efficiency (brightness/power) over time of LCD vs OLED. In 2006, a TV with 250 cd/m² used 185W and cost $4800, now Samsung … Read more

Hsieh Outlines TV and Mobile Panel Developments (BC2)

Next, David Hsieh of IHS asked “Is low cost the only path to success?”. He started by showing an interesting chart on the relationship between the profits for brands and for panel makers. Samsung & LG should have really good advantages in the market because of their vertical integration and the chart shows that LCD … Read more

Business Conference Kicks Off Display Week (BC1)

Amal Ghosh kicked off the Business conference for Display Week 2015 and he is the President of SID. He started by saying that attendance at the Business conference is up 40% on last year. Ian Weightman of IHS introduced his company which organised the event and which has a bigger display team after the acquisition … Read more

DisplaySearch: Unfilled Capacity Drives Down Panel Prices

IHS DisplaySearch has released its pricing data for mobile display panels at the end of May. Spot deals appeared in the notebook panel market, except on custom models. Brands pushed down mainstream panel prices by $1 or more. DisplaySearch expects weak demand to continue to drive prices downwards in June. Big notebook PC brands are … Read more

Monitor Promotions Continue, but TV Panels Remain Steady

IHS DisplaySearch has released its pricing data for large display panels at the end of May. Panel vendors promoted all sizes of LCD monitor panels with aggressive prices, in order to sustain volume on weak demand. Shipments have fallen in recent months – to a record low in April. Several brands are negotiating concessional deals … Read more