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What They Say Along with panel pricing, DSCC has been tracking historical TV price data for the US that is compiled by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of its Consumer Price Index (CPI). DSCC pointed out that the TV index has fallen so far that a TV that cost $100 in 1982-1984 would … Read more
What They Say iFixit had a look at a couple of devices recently. The Meta Quest Pro (the take apart used 146 screws!) which looks so complex that it may be unrepairable although it liked the pancake lenses. The blog believes that the detailed design shows that Meta planned to include a ToF depth sensor … Read more
India smartphone market declined 10% year-over-year (YoY) shipping 43 million units in 3Q22 (July-September), according to the International Data Corporation ’s (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This was the lowest third-quarter shipment since 2019 despite an earlier onset of the Diwali festivities. Weakening demand and increasing device prices negatively impacted festive buying. High channel inventory continued to … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the middle of this week. Samsung QN900B 8k QLED TV Review (RTings looks at it – and they like it – although they prefer the QN95B QLED) 1920s comic predicted “pocket telephones.” hat-tip to Bloomberg … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the middle of this week. HT to FlatPanelsTV.com – here is the Tiny TV Kickstarter (the Tiny TV2 uses an IPS LCD and the Tiny TV2 mini has an OLED) San Jose Sharks unveil … Read more
What They Say The GfU published data for the World Television day – November 21st and highlighted research from ARD/ZDF in Germany that showed that daily usage time for moving images is 214 minutes (from 194 minutes in 2017 but down from 222 during the pandemic) Linear television dominates usage at 64%, while time-delayed usage … Read more
What They Say Reuters reported that in a ‘townhall meeting’ with staff, Meta said that it would stop developing smart displays (the Portal product range) and smartwatches and that half the 11,000 positions it eliminated were in technology. The firm also said it would set up a new division, Family Foundations to focus on ‘tough … Read more
NetRange MMH GmbH, the global provider of white-labelled, turnkey Smart TV and OTT ecosystems, announced that the NetRange Portal now has the upgraded Globoplay App to expand its content reach throughout Brazil on Smart TV and all connected devices. “LATAM is an incredibly important content region for NetRange. The relationship with Globoplay is a win-win … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Interested in VFX? – BorisFX held a webinar on ‘Wendell & Wild” Samsung Rounds Up Gaming Monitor Activities Qatar’s Expanded Airport Has 1.2 Kilometers Of LED Ribbon In … Read more
What They Say KT&T is a spin-off of INT Tech of Taiwan and is based in Taizhou, China and is commercialising INT Tech technology for use in OLED microdisplay according to OLED-info.com. The firm has now developed a 0.39″ XGA device under the iNEEDXR brand that can produce up to 12,000 cd/m² of output using … Read more
What They Say Mediatek has added a new SoC to its Pentonic line for premium 4K HDR 120Hz TVs with support for up to 144Hz using VRR. The device features: hardware-based decoding of HEVC, AV1, AVS4 and VVC(H.266) Dolby Vision and Atmos Integrated voice assistant Functions to allow 8 views on a 4K |TV for … Read more
What They Say Sony is teaming with Kramer to work on combining Kramer’s software with its own analytics to address the education market. The Bravia display will become the control processor for all the AV devices in the room. There is also the option to move away from a centralised control processor by using the Kramer … Read more
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