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What They Say The main hardware news from the Apple WWDC at the time of writing was that there is, as expected, a new MacBook Air, which moves away from a ‘wedge’ design to a consistent 11mm thickness which reduces volume, Apple said, by 20%. Weight is slightly down from 2.8lbs to 2.7lbs (1.27kg to … Read more
Samsung Display announced the start of mass production of the world’s first OLED displays for laptops with high refresh rate of 240Hz. The new panel will make its debut in MSI’s latest 15.6-inch gaming laptop, Raider GE67 HX, upping the ante in the fiercely competitive gaming market for high-performance displays. Samsung OLED’s exceptional advantages of … Read more
What They Say DSCC published a blog article that summarised the SID/DSCC Business Conference session on the Automotive Display Market. The blog outlines Aaron Dale of IHS Markit explained the trends in Centre Stack Displays, clusters and HUDs. Roger Lanctot of Strategy Analytics said that Qualcomm is ‘on the rise’ as a supplier in automotive … Read more
What They Say DSCC has found an interesting talk by BOE at Display Week about the development of ‘water drop shaped’ hinges. The hinge is less tight than the kind of hinge used by Samsung, but can allow a smartphone to be completely closed. A blog article describes the ‘waviness’ and reliability challenges. What We … Read more
What They Say HDMI 2.1a Amendment 1 has been announced with a new feature, HDMI Cable Power that can be used to support active cables if the source device can provide that power. HDMI said that this is to help with the development of active cables as: In the case of the Ultra High Speed … Read more
Samsung Electronics, a global leader in the gaming monitor industry, announced the global availability of the 2022 Odyssey G85NB, G75NB and G40B gaming monitor lineup, further reinforcing the Odyssey’s industry-leading position in delivering the most immersive and lifelike gaming experience available on the market. The G85NB — the world’s first 240Hz 4K gaming monitor — … Read more
According to a new research report from the analyst firm Jon Peddie Research, unit shipments in the add-in board (AIB) market increased by 1.4% in Q1’22 from last quarter and saw an impressive 32.2% gain year-to-year. Meanwhile, AMD increased its market share by 4% from a year ago. Over $8.6 billion in AIBs shipped in … Read more
New disruptions to the global component shortage caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine and a resurgence of COVID-19 in greater China disrupted the smart speaker and smart display markets, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics’ Smart Speakers and Screens service. Strategy Analytics estimates total smart speaker and smart display shipments declined 5% year-over-year … Read more
What They Say The New York State legislature has passed a “Right to Repair’ bill that means that from mid-2023 brands that sell digital electronic products in the stat will have to make parts, tools, information, and software available to consumers and independent repair shops. Formally, the decision has to be signed off by the … Read more
DisplayWeek had many papers and exhibits extolling the benefits of MicroLEDs, which all begin with the extraordinary EQE for 100 µm LEDs ranging from 75% for blue to 45% for red and 40% for green. The EQE drops as the die size shrinks, such that at 5µm, the EQE’s are 25% for blue, 15% for … 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. (I’m still catching up after Display Week!) HDR: Part 2 – Brightness Encoding (a bit out of date on display specs, but useful if you are new to … Read more
AGON by AOC – one of the world’s leading gaming monitor1 and IT accessories brands – adds the 27″ (68.58 cm) AGON PRO AG274QS, a high-speed, 300 Hz gaming monitor to its AGON PRO portfolio. Equipped with a Fast IPS panel supporting DisplayHDR 600, 1 ms GtG response time and QHD resolution, it hits home … Read more
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