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With a renewed focus on lower-cost models, Samsung regained the top spot in the global smartphone market in Q1’15, said IDC. Shipment volumes were seasonally down QoQ – a difference exacerbated by Q4’14’s record results. 336.5 million smartphones were shipped worldwide in Q1’15: up 16.7% YoY (from 288.5 million), but down 10.9% QoQ (from 377.5 … Read more
A tiny video enhancement system has been developed by DVDO. The iScan Micro connects between an HDMI source and the display and uses VRS Clearview. It is able to scale content to UltraHD at 60fps. As well as resolution scaling, the iScan Micro features mosquito noise reduction; edge and detail enhancement; and video smoothing. An … Read more
DVDO®, Inc., an award-winning provider of high-quality, high-definition (HD) video processing, switching and connectivity solutions, today announced the iScan® Micro, a compact video enhancement system that automatically improves the picture quality of SD and HD content. The iScan Micro incorporates VRS® ClearView™ technology, which features a studio-grade 4K Ultra HD adaptive scaling engine, as well … Read more
Did you know that Sony has had TVs in the market for a year that can display content with expanded contrast and wider color gamut? Sounds like HDR right, well it is – sort of. The TVs, with two more coming in this year’s lineup, can take standard dynamic range content and expand the contrast … Read more
Comments made to us by ZTE echoed those of Kaon Media (TVs Will Not Replace STBs, Says Kaon). Both companies feel that set-top boxes will not be replaced by connected TVs any time soon, for the same reasons (upgradeability and a curated experience). ZTE added that TV vendors are always focused on their current flagship … Read more
Thomson Video Networks is a spin-off from the encoder division of Technicolor. It specialises in video encoding, decoding and compression. The company was promoting its ‘Behind Every Screen’ approach for ‘an all-encompassing video delivery infrastructure’, which combines on-premises and cloud-based resources to support broadcast and OTT streaming of SD, HD and UltraHD content. The Mediaflex … Read more
Abox42 is a German company that was established six years ago, selling STBs to operators. It began selling directly to consumers two years ago; however, the Abox42 brand is now B2B-only. The company develops and sells white-box STBs, although they are not “totally white-box”, we were told. Abox42 keeps a stock of units in warehouses; … Read more
We had an interesting discussion about the future of the TV industry with an employee of Kaon Media. He – and Kaon – realise that UltraHD and HEVC are the major trends in the market, with Android TV, open-source frameworks and advanced content delivery as lesser trends. LTE Broadcast is also important for emerging markets. … Read more
As expected, Samsung Electronics reported a 38.8% year on year drop in net profit in the first quarter of the year to KRW4.6 trillion ($4.3 billion), from KRW7.6 trillion ($7.1 billion) in Q1 of 2014. Turnover was 12.2% lower YoY at KRW47.1 trillion ($44 billion) from KRW53.7 trillion ($50.1 billion). Samsung’s display panel business achieved … Read more
Panasonic will attend High End 2015, in Munich, between 14th and 17th May. In Hall 3 (C115/C116), the company will show its newest UltraHD TVs, Blu-ray players, PVR with UltraHD upscaling and connected audio systems.
NEC Corporation has released its fourth quarter and full year results, posting a 14.3% drop in net profit to ¥34.5 billion ($289.5 million) from ¥48.8 billion ($409.5 million) in Q4 of the previous year, while turnover fell 2.7% to ¥933.5 billion ($7.8 billion) from ¥959.6 billion ($8 billion) a year earlier. For the year, NEC … Read more
LG Electronics recorded a net profit in the first quarter of the year of KRW38.4 billion ($35.7 million), which was 58% lower than last year’s Q1 net profit of KRW93 billion ($86.5 million) though significantly better than the previous quarter’s net loss of KRW206 billion ($191.6 million). Turnover in Q1 was flat year on year … Read more
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