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There have been two stories lately about high-resolution panels developed by Sharp. First is a continuation of the UltraHD smartphone panel rumour that we covered last month (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 43); this claimed that Sharp was developing a 5″ – 6″ panel to be produced in 2016. According to The Japan Times, Sharp’s … Read more
Sharp Corporation returned to profit in the first six months of the year, reporting a net profit of ¥4.7 billion ($40.9 million) on turnover of ¥1.32 trillion ($11.5 billion), which compares with a net loss in the first half of last year of ¥4.3 billion ($37.5 million) on turnover of ¥1.34 trillion ($11.7 billion). For … Read more
Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC), is to provide Sharp with a loan of ¥10 billion ($87.2 million), indicating the banking sectors’ improving confidence in Sharp’s turnaround strategy. The news came as Sharp reported that it had returned to profit in the second half of this year (see 345s in this issue) and revised up … Read more
Maxlinear has now sold more than 10 million of its MxL608 DVB-T2 tuners worldwide. Demand has been strong in ‘all markets’ using the DVB-T2 platform, the company said.
Black Friday marks the traditional beginning of the end-of-year shopping season in the USA. In recent years, European retailers have also begun to offer promotions in mid-late November. Amazon began its sales earlier in the month, discounting a 28″ UltraHD ViewSonic monitor to $545, down from $830. It is also set to run flash sales … Read more
OVAB Europe has been expanding its Digital Signage Business Climate index lately, and has just released its latest for Spain and Portugal. The index rose 14.77 points, to 54.74. After more than two years of recession, the region’s economy has been rising since Q3’13. Confidence in domestic investments has risen with the improving job market. … Read more
Stephan Peters, General Manager of the DACH region at NEC Display Solutions Europe, has spoken to Invidis about the company’s plans for the coming year. Signage, in both small and large sizes, will be a key focus. Products for use in 12-, 16- and 24-hour periods are already available. Large-format UltraHD displays are expected to … Read more
OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) shows an increase in Benelux since the last poll in September. The Index has risen from 52.38 base points to 61.36, ending a shallow slump that began in the early summer. The economy in the Benelux region has stabilised, although it remains at a low growth level. … Read more
Silicon Image Inc. posted a net profit in Q3 of $10.3 million on turnover of $70.3 million, which compares with a net profit of $8.9 million on turnover of $79.3 million in the third quarter of last year. In the first nine months of the year the company’s net profit declined to $11.3 million from … Read more
Seasonal weakness was blamed for disappointing results amongst Taiwan’s chip manufacturers. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) said that a slowdown in orders for the latest iPhone device was the main reason why sales in November declined sequentially. The total of NT$72.3 billion ($2.3 billion) was 10.5% lower than October, though this was 63% higher than November … Read more
Trusted Reviews has named Sony TVs as winners in the website’s annual awards. Sony was named as 2014 TV Brand of the Year, and the KD-65X9005B as TV of the Year. Samsung came between Sony and a clean sweep, though, taking Best Value TV with the UE40H5500.
Sony’s C-Series has been expanded with three new projectors, scheduled to be launched in January. The VPL-CW276, VPL-CW256 and VPL-CX236 are 3LCD units for education and business use. Each of the new models has low fan noise and supports horizontal (+/-3 deg (CW models) or +/-4 deg (CX model)) and vertical (+/-5 deg ) lens … Read more
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