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More UltraHD TV sets were shipped in Q2’14 than throughout all of 2013, says NPD DisplaySearch: 2.1 million, compared to 1.6 million. Most brands introduced their 2014 UltraHD TVs at this time, pushing the feature as a ‘must-have’. China’s market share of UltraHD TVs has fallen from 80% last year (due to the high number … Read more
The seventh edition of PQ Media’s (PQM) annual Global Digital Out-of-Home Media Forecast shows that ‘influential’ markets stuttered last year. Both key and emerging regions were hit with debt issues, asset bubbles and political tensions. These included the USA, China and Russia. Despite the challenges, media operators’ revenue rose 9.3% YoY in 2013, to just … Read more
37.7 million m² of large (9.1″+) TFT panel were shipped in Q2, NPD DisplaySearch said recently (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33). Now, the firm has released a report showing that unit shipments reached 181 million – the second-highest result ever. A new record was achieved for LCD TV panel shipments, at 64 million units. … Read more
Compared to the first half of 2013, consumer electronics sales in Germany rose 1.9% in Q1 and Q2 of 2014. The Consumer Electronics Market Index (Cemix), published by the GFU, has shown that total revenues reached more than €12.6 billion. Cemix data is divided into three sections: Classic CE, Private-Use Telecom Products and Private-Use IT Products. … Read more
The haptic touch technology market will grow at a CAGR of 41% between 2013 and 2018, ending the forecast period with revenues of almost $51.8 billion. Smartphones and virtual interfaces will be the main revenue drivers, says report author Marketsandmarkets. The firm’s haptic touch report can be purchased at http://tinyurl.com/nayv45w. Display Daily Comments Jargon: Haptic … Read more
IDC expects worldwide PC shipments to fall 3.7% this year. While still a decline, the figure represents an improvement from the previous forecast of -6%. Emerging regions’ shipments are constrained by continued competition from alternative devices, as well as various economic and political situations. However, results in Q1 and Q2’14 were boosted through commercial demand … Read more
Innolux was the world’s largest supplier of automotive displays last year, says NPD DisplaySearch. The company beat former leader Japan Display and rose ahead of Sharp, with a 24.5% market share. Several European car makers have been “major customers” for Innolux’s automotive displays since its market entry in 2007, said president JC Wang. Media in … Read more
The worldwide market for transparent conductors (TCs) will be worth $4.6 billion in 2019. According to a Nanomarkets report (http://tinyurl.com/qxrgtdr), non-ITO TCs will generate $1.8 billion of the total, up from $640 million today. ITO revenues will have peaked by 2019, and will represent only 60% of the TC market. The report covers flat panel … Read more
LG’s UltraHD OLED TVs, first seen at CES 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 3), are now available for pre-order in South Korea. The 65″ 65EC9700 and 77″ 77EG9700 use the company’s WRGB pixel architecture, possessing 33 million sub-pixels. Both TVs can be wall mounted and are bundled with LG’s Ultra Surround sound system. They … Read more
The SceneGate 8073 is an entry-level OTT and IPTV set-top box (STB) from Albis (hall 14, stand C04 and C15). The 85 x 85 x 35mm box supports 1920 x 1080 content and functions such as HTML5 apps and DLNA streaming. It is being positioned as a second-room STB. The Icue-Playout streaming server, from Teracue … Read more
7km² of metal oxide backplanes will be produced for the OLED industry in 2024, says IDTechEx. In a new report (http://tinyurl.com/k9mb9gj), the firm writes that this will enable a $16 billion display module market. An additional 1km² – at least – will be demanded by the LCD display industry.
Germany’s Prelonic has devised a top-indicative electrochromic (EC) display, which can be printed on paper or cardboard. A bottom-indicative display appears behind the substrate – they have previously been developed on transparent materials like glass. However, to use cheaper materials, Prelonic worked on a top-indicative unit which is printed on top of the ‘substrate’. Because … Read more
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