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LG Plans Dual-Track TV Strategy

Speaking to analysts after the announcement of its third quarter results (see Finance Results in this issue), LG Electronics said that it planned to implement a dual-track TV strategy, supplementing its line-up of next generation OLED TVs with less expensive sets using quantum dot technology. The Korea Times reported last week that both LG and … Read more

LG to End PDP Production This Month

We heard earlier this year that LG Electronics was committed to ending plasma TV production this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 Nos 35 & 39). Now, the company has provided a time-frame. In a regulatory filing, the company has given the end of November as the shut-off date, as it instead focuses on LCD and … Read more

New Cinema Network Debuts at ShowEast 2014

ShowEast took place in Florida at the end of last month, with several companies showing new digital cinema developments. Barco demonstrated its CinemaBarco concept (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 12), Auro sound system and Escape immersive cinema solution (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37). Christie focused on experiential displays to complement is projection and audio … Read more

Eyevis Appoints New CEO

Eyevis has announced the appointment of Christian Massmann as its new CEO, as well as addition of Daniel Meindl to the company’s management board as head of finance and COO. Before joining Eyevis, Massmann held a number of leadership roles in the international TV and internet industry, most recently as head of worldwide sales at … Read more

Aurora Switches High-Resolution HDMI

Aurora Multimedia’s new 8×8 matrix switcher can handle UltraHD resolution (30fps) and is controllable through any device with a web browser. The ASP-88-4K is part of the Aspyre series, routing video and 7.1-channel audio from eight HDMI inputs to eight HDMI outputs. As well as HDMI, the switcher features RS232 and RJ45 ports. Protocols enable … Read more

Eizo’s Medical Monitor is “Future-Proof”

A prototype modular medical monitor from Eizo, which we saw at UKRC this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 24), is now available worldwide. The RadiForce EX270W is a 27″ LCD model, with a removable interface panel to future-proof the unit. Available panels include DVI-D (supplied as standard), TDL and M12 connections. Eizo intends to … Read more

Lenovo announces new 13-inch Windows Yoga Tablet 2, goes on sale in November for $699

At the Pepcom Event on September 29th, I had a chance to talk to Lenovo about its two new all-in-one touch screen computers that had been introduced earlier in the month at IFA. Both computers are unabashedly targeting the home market, not professional applications. These units are ‘little brothers’ compared to the Lenovo Horizon 2 … Read more

LG Entertains With TV Tuner

LG’s PA1000T (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) is a bright DLP projector, with an LED light source and DVB-T tuner. As well as TV programming, users can share content via WiDi and MHL. A media player with Office viewer is also integrated and the projector supports 3D. Portability is a focus of the PA10000T. … Read more

LG’s Monitor Shows Two Colour Spaces

We saw LG’s 31″ DCI-4k LCD monitor, the 31UM97 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 33), at IFA. The company has now announced that the product will be available in various markets – including the USA and Europe – this month. Aimed at professional users, the monitor features a factory-calibrated IPS panel that covers 99% sRGB, … Read more