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John Archer, writing for Forbes, has discovered that LG plans to launch an OLED HDR ‘solution’ this year. OLED has been criticised recently, mainly by LG’s competitors who do not have their own OLED models. The most common issue raised is the fact that OLED technology – while very dark – is not bright enough … Read more
SID’s Display Week will run from 31st May to the 5th June in San Jose this year. New to the 2015 show will be the addition of vehicle displays. There will also be technical symposium sessions on topics ranging from technologies (OLED, ePaper, plasma) to applications (HD and UltraHD, signage, touch). Additionally, SID has announced … Read more
MPEG LA has introduced a licence for the DisplayPort patent portfolio. The licence covers a variety of digital interface standards used to connect AV sources between products. Initial DisplayPort technology owners include Hitachi Maxell, Ltd; Koninklijke Philips; Silicon Image; and Sony. Any company with patents that it believes are essential to the DisplayPort standard is … Read more
JCDecaux SA has released its full year results, posting an EBIT of €303.1 million and turnover of €2.8 billion, which compares with an EBIT in the previous year of €219.6 million and turnover of €2.6 billion.
Global shipments of mobile phone display modules will rise just 4% YoY in 2015, says IHS, to 2 billion units. The result will be stronger competition among manufacturers of these units. Chinese makers are trying to increase their share of the global market – with BOE toppling Samsung Display in Q3 last year, to become … Read more
Sources at Innolux and AUO expect UltraHD TV panels to represent more than 30% of 50″+ LCD units shipped this year – a trend seen in December. Innolux also expects its wide colour gamut TV panels, which had a penetration of <5% in Q4’14, to reach 15% – 20% in Q1’15. The average size of … Read more
The newest in a long chain of rumours regarding Apple’s 12.9″ iPad has appeared. According to sources in Asia, the tablet will use Oxide TFTs and enter mass production in Q3’15. Samples are being sent to Apple by Sharp, LG Display and Samsung Display, although the sources said that Sharp is expected to be the … Read more
Mexico is to open a tender for the provision of 10.4 million DTT receivers. The sets must comply with the Ministry of Communications and Transport’s (SCT) specifications. They will be distributed to low-income households in preparation for ASO.
Swisscable has said that there were more than 2.6 million cable TV subscribers in Switzerland at the end of 2014; down almost 50,000 (1.8%) YoY. The cable platform remains Switzerland’s most popular TV reception method, with a 62% market share.
This week, I spent a number of days at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The event is currently the hot event for the world of mobile phone operators and makers, so much so that the exhibitors charge €750 just for the right to walk around the show floor – and I won’t bore you … Read more
This Display Daily article will provide some background on Google’s Project Ara modular phone project and report on recent developments at phone maker Yezz (Miami, FL) that are turning this project into a product. The Project Ara Android-based modular smartphone originated within Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects group. It utilizes a so-called “endo,” which is … Read more
Today, touch screens are everywhere, from smart phones and tablets, to computer monitors, to interactive digital signage and displays. Many touch screens are made of layered thin (billionths of a meter thick) films of indium-tin oxide, an inorganic material that is electrically conductive, which allows electrical signals to travel from the “touch” to the edges … Read more
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