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What They Say DSCC put out a blog post earlier this week about foldable phones and we didn’t report it as we had just published an article on that topic from the firm. (DSCC Reduces Foldable Shipment Forecast). However, when I looked again, as usual there was some useful data on quarterly developments, so we … Read more
What They Say The 8K Association has broken silence on a topic that was the subject of a number of discussions at IFA, and that is the EU’s energy regulations from March 2023 onward. The regulations do not make any allowance for more power consumption at 8K and the 8KA said that no sets currently … Read more
What They Say DSCC has published a blog article that highlights the dramatic drop in US TV set pricing in recent months. The article includes the chart (below) that shows the ‘TV sub-index’ which tracks TV prices compared to the overall price index. Prices rose last year for the first time ever, but have fallen … Read more
What They Say Sixteen-Nine.net reported data from Omdia that showed that there was QoQ growth of 1.1% in public displays. The firm suggests strict COVID lockdown restrictions in China affected the demand for public display products in several sectors, including transportation, retail, and manufacturing. Quoting Omdia, the site said: IFP and touch displays saw their … Read more
What They Say Taiwan suffered magnitude 6.4 and 6.8 earthquakes yesterday and Trendforce of Taiwan reported on the impact of the events on chips and panels. Chip makers have not been significantly affected, it seems, although some machinery needed re-initialisation. In terms of panels, Innolux and AUO are said to have already had slowed down … Read more
Sep. 19, 2022 —- The global electronic paper (e-paper) industry is on the rise due to digitization trends and ESG sustainable development. Based on e-paper’s power conservation and low carbon advantages, products such as e-paper tablets, electronic shelf labels, and electronic notebooks have quickly penetrated into the consumer and commercial markets. According to TrendForce estimates, … Read more
Growing up, our dad used to tell us, “You can’t put 10 gallons of stuff in a five-gallon bucket so sometimes, you just have to leave some stuff behind.” “You break the rules and you become the hero. I do it and I become the enemy. That doesn’t seem fair.” – Wanda Maximoff, “Dr. Strange … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week – only a few as I have been busy at IFA. Android TV grows its share in European Smart TV market TCL launches upgraded 2022 6-series miniLED LCD … Read more
What They Say The Elec has more information on LGD’s OLEDonSilicon chip plans. The paper said that the devices will use a thin film encapsulant and colour filter, rather than glass. The colour filter will be just 1.5 microns thick and deposited using ALD first and then adding a silicon nitride layer, while the TFE … Read more
Over the past few months the economic conditions for the consumer electronics market have been deteriorating, but there is a start of a normalizing correction in inventories, which had been built up throughout the supply chain over the past two years. Hopefully the inventory corrections will offset the economic deterioration in North America, which is … Read more
What They Say Sony reentered the computer monitor market this year with its Inzone units. (Sony Impresses Reviewers with M9 Monitor). Rtings had a look at the M9 and decided that it liked the gaming experience with support for 4K 120Hz on the PS5 and X Box Series X. However, the IPS panel has ‘mediocre’ … Read more
What They Say Samsung has added another model to its S8 Viewfinity line with the 27″ S80TB which adds to the S80PB. The unit has an UltraHD and support for HDR10. Typical brightness is 350 cd/m² and contrast from the IPS panel is 1,000:1. Inputs include HDMI, DisplayPort and Thunderbolt (with 90W PD) as well … Read more
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