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Alpha-blending is a technique which can be used when computer graphics are laid on top of each other and one or more of the objects contain a transparent, or semi-transparent, portion. It ensures that the pixels of the graphic which are underneath a transparent area are visible through it and that their colour or brightness … Read more
Meko’s latest data indicates that the Q1 2010 desktop monitor (DTM) market continued to build on its recovery after the recession. Analysis by the displays specialist shows that the market grew by 9% YoY to over 11.5 million units in EMEA during the quarter. This improved performance in DTMs builds on the YoY increase … Read more
There has been a lot going on around us. In the UK, we had an election that resulted in a ‘hung parliament’, with no single party having a clear majority. After a few days of negotiating and power-broking, we now have a formal coalition government for the first time in 65 years. In the past, … Read more
Developed by Fujitsu as an improvement to the Three Electrode Surface Discharge method of driving a PDP, which it invented in 1984, ALiS (Alternate Lighting of Surfaces) displays are not made up of enclosed pixel elements with the display electrodes fixed to both top and bottom substrates, as are conventional side discharge PDPs. Instead, the … Read more
In Super Twisted Nematic LCs, we see how multiplexed addressing allows an array of pixels to be controlled in such a way as to allow a high definition display to be built with liquid crystals. The method used to switch individual pixels in multiplexed displays, called passive matrix addressing, has many drawbacks, such as: Current … Read more
The following articles appeared in Display Monitor’s “Word of the Week” section. They define certain words or terms used in computer graphics and display technology. Some of the definitions may be a little dated now, but we leave them as we have been told that they are still useful. (Brief additions as updates were … Read more
Stereo 3DTV (S3D) is currently one of the hottest topics in the consumer electronics industry and European market research specialist Meko has released a new 3D TV forecast which predicts that around 700,000 sets will be sold in Europe this year. That will rise to 3.8 million in 2011 and 8.1 million in 2012. … Read more
We understand that your investment in the monitor market needs to vary according to your committment. We offer three distinct levels of service: Lite Service – designed if you just need a quarterly “smell” of the market, without a need for by country detail. This report is ideal for suppliers and distributors. Standard Service – … Read more
In the end, in Display Monitor this week, we went with the media flow and decided to report the Apple iPad story, although we remain unconvinced that its importance is as huge as Apple and its many fans have made it (oops! ed.) It’s basically a bigger iPod Touch, as far as we can see … Read more
I was intrigued to see the result that Americans now see the internet as more essential to their lives than TV. This doesn’t surprise me; I think it has been that way for me for a long time. But, in the words of Andy Grove, the advantage in the ‘Battle for Eyeballs’ has now switched … Read more
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