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Nippon Electric Glass (NEG) is to construct an LCD substrate glass manufacturing facility in China’s Xiamen Torch High-Tech Zone. The new plant will be located next to a plant operated by AU Optronics and will cost approximately $675 million.
Three new professional DLP projectors, in BenQ’s Colorific range, are dual-lamp and high-brightness models. The PX9710, PW9620 and PU9730 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 38) share features and are only differentiated by their resolution; brightness; and throw ratio. Each of the new P-Series projectors is designed for installation, and measures 510 x 540 x 230mm … Read more
Planar Systems and Brightsign have collaborated to produce the world’s tallest Planar Mosaic architectural videowall. Installed in a new hotel in Miami, Florida, the four-storey wall is located in the lobby but visible from the street. Twenty 55″ displays were used, placed at a 90 deg angle to each other and running content from Brightsign … Read more
Black Friday took place on the 28th November, but many deals run over the weekend and into the following week. Watching the discounted products is also a great way to see what retailers think will be the big sellers this Christmas. Acer deals were revealed at several retailers. Walmart had the Aspire V5-122P-0408 notebook for … Read more
The U3477PQU (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 30), from Acer, will be available in the USA from the 8th December. It will cost $900. The B326HK UltraHD monitor (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44) has also been launched in the region. In other Acer news, the XB280HK 28″ UltraHD monitor with G-Sync is now available … Read more
TV – Netflix, the company that brought video on demand to the masses sees traditional broadcast on a downward spiral. According to articles from The Hollywood Reporter and Digital Trends, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings explained during a speech in Mexico City that traditional broadcast television will become another victim of evolution. With his background, nobody would expect anything less from him. … Read more
Mobile Market – Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S5 sales are 40% down on projected sales with just 12M sold in July, that’s 4M units fewer sold in the first three months than the predecessor Galaxy S4 and the company is losing no time in reacting to the news. The Wall Street Journal Headline reports that the Korean technology giant is … Read more
TVs – Today is our Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, when we travel long distances to have overly large family dinners with people we don’t like. The traditional main dish is roast turkey, and turkey is also our slang term for a fool or failure – as in, “It’s hard to fly with the eagles … Read more
Flat Panel – Everybody in the display industry immediately thinks LCD when the name Merck comes up. Merck does much more than just LCDs, however, as the company is also involved in many aspects of display manufacturing, which gives the company a very clear feel on where the display industry may be heading. So it makes people listen … Read more
Digital Signage – Over the past few decades, New York City’s Times Square has undergone a dramatic change, from sleazy adult entertainment district to its current Disney/Las Vegas-like center of lights, sounds and family-friendly attractions. Last week, the neighborhood added what is being called the world’s largest high-definition video display – a 24-million pixel LED advertising … Read more
TV – Sandvine, the Canadian provider of an internet network policy control platform, has released data on who is using all this available broadband bandwidth and how much goes to video on demand. As discussed some time ago by Peter Putnam in his article “Broadband: It’s All About The Pipes“, broadband internet has been changing the direction … Read more
Business and Strategy – Innolux, Taiwan’s largest LCD fab, made headlines last week with the announcement of new fab investment in mobile displays as it looks to keep pace with LCD demand, particularly of LTPS LCD type that is so popular in high pixel density mobile display devices from Apple. Taiwan’s Innolux is building its first new … Read more
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