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A new scaler for digital signage LED videowalls was released by Calibre UK. The LEDView325DS is designed to be cost-effective while also providing high-quality scaling (CEO Tim Brooksbank is particularly outspoken on this topic). It is a hardware-based solution, not software, providing image resizing along each edge, independently. Per-input colour calibration is also a feature, … Read more
CTouch specialises in large touch displays, and had new models in two lines, as well as several prototypes. The entry-level units are called Laser, although this is only a brand name – the screens are LCD. 60″ and 70″ units already exist, and an 84″ UltraHD model is being added. It features two HDMI ports … Read more
The La Défense metro station in Paris was fitted with new LED tiles from Barco at the end of last year. Located in the central hall, the 46 m² display uses 134 of Barco’s V4 series (4mm-pitch) tiles. It was installed by system integrator Serelec, with a DV-100 image processor and Athena scaler.
Barco has released its full year results, saying that net profit for the year more than halved to €27.8 million from €59.4 million a year earlier, which the company attributed to an increased tax rate and restructuring charges. Barco’s turnover for the year declined to €1 billion from €1.2 billion in the previous year.
According to a new market research report, “Quantum Dots Market by Product (Display, Medical Devices, Batteries, Solar Cells, Sensors, and Others), Material, Application (Healthcare, Consumer, Defense, and Industry), and Geography- Forecast up to 2020″, published by MarketsandMarkets, the quantum dot market is estimated to reach $4,704.86 Million by 2020, at a CAGR of 63.61% from … Read more
Apple recently exceeded $710 billion in market capitalization when its share price rose almost 2% (1.9%) to $122.02 creating a company with an overall market value of $710.7 billion. That number nearly doubles the market cap of its closest household name rivals including Exxon Mobile (at $382 billion), Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway ($370 billion) and … Read more
A big report in the Chromium project issue tracker reveals that Google is developing a second-generation Chromebook Pixel (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 8). The original Pixel had a 12.8″ display and 2560 x 1700 resolution OMG Chrome was first to spot the bug report, which is associated with the unreleased Samus project (the original … Read more
Applied Materials Inc. has reported its first quarter results, posting a net profit of $348 million on turnover of $2.3 billion, which compares with a net profit of $253 million on turnover of $2.2 billion in Q1 of last year.
Following LG Display’s (LGD) recent announcement that it planned to expand production capacity at its 8G OLED plant (LG Display Aiming to Make 600,000 OLED TV panels), sources in Korea have estimated that the cost of expanding production is around $915 million.
Compared to the stands of other well-known brands, Sharp’s was somewhat smaller (“klein aber fein” as the Germans say – Man. Ed.). The company has withdrawn from TVs in Europe (Sharp ‘Leaves’ TVs in Europe, Display Monitor Vol 21 No 42) and is instead focusing on professional displays. We met with Michael Bailly, who is … Read more
Innolux’s chairman and CEO, Tuan Hsing-chien, told investors this week that the company will increase its capital expenditure significantly this year to NT$35 billion ($1.1 billion), up from NT$20.5 billion ($655.4 million) last year. Tuan said that the money will be used to expand manufacturing capacity and will also be spent on research and development. … Read more
Metro Group has reported its first quarter results, posting a net profit in Q1 of €445 million on turnover of €18.3 billion, which compares with a net profit in the first quarter of last year of €440 million on turnover of €18.7 billion. Online sales in the quarter rose 30% year on year to €0.6 … Read more
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