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Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the middle and end of this week. Samsung Display to fully exit from LCD TV panel business in June (as expected) Netflix closes up in Russia Philips 27E1N5900E: new 4K IPS monitor with USB-C … Read more
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, experienced a slight year-on-year decline of 1.5% in the first quarter of 2022, according to the latest industry analysis conducted by International Data Corporation (IDC). The global technology research and consulting firm’s newly updated … Read more
What They Say Digitimes interviewed Andrew Beck, director of Worldwide Commercial Operations at Corning’s Display business unit and he confirmed the view, expressed at the SID Display Week Business Conference by Corning, that LCD will continue to dominate display panel sales. After covering the challenges from lockdowns and geo-political issues, Beck said that “every manufacturer … Read more
What They Say Samsung Electronics has reacted to the furore over its manipulation of HDR grey levels to optimise benchmark results by issuing new firmware (update 1211) for its S95B TV. (A Testing Scandal or Just ‘Early Days’?) What We Think Vincent Teoh of HDTVTest had a look at the performance with the new firmware … Read more
What They Say Nikkei reported that Foxconn has said that it will maintain its revenue this year, despite lockdowns in China which are disrupting supply chains. Foxconn Chairman Young Liu said: “It is indeed a great challenge. We have spent a lot of effort arranging workers’ food and accommodation and communicating with local governments. Currently, … Read more
What They Say Oppo has been showing its ‘Air Glass’ at the AWE 2022 event in North America. The device is a monocular device based around a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4100 chip and with a Spark microprojector providing 1400 cd/m², (OPPO Air Glass to be available for purchase in China from next month for 4,999 yuan … 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!) Why won’t Corsair and Dell just let Apple’s Touch Bar die already? ASUS PA27DCE: New 4K OLED display for creatives Samsung … Read more
The display Industry showcased innovations for next generation displays at the 60th anniversary of the SID Display Week conference in May (San Jose, CA). It was really exciting to attend in-person after three years. The pandemic has changed the industry’s dynamics. Display revenue surged to record levels due to strong demand from WFH and LFH … Read more
What They Say Digitimes reported that AUO has slowed down its planned capacity expansion at its LTPS LCD fab in Kunshan, China. It had been looking to boost capacity from 27-28K substrates/month to 36K and possibly up to 45K later. The lockdown has caused delays in equipment installation. The firm is still continuing with plans … Read more
Despite a weak economic climate, the global foldable smartphone market volume managed to grow 111.2% YoY to 1.5 million units in Q1 2022, according to the latest research from Counterpoint’s Global Foldable Smartphone Tracker. This shipment growth was largely driven by the sales growth of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3, which … Read more
SmallHD has announced the launch of the Action 5 Monitor, a lightweight, 5-inch video monitor with exceptional brightness and ActionOS, a streamlined, version of SmallHD’s industry-leading PageOS 4 software toolset. “The Action 5 is the perfect on-ramp into the SmallHD ecosystem of monitors; it offers a simplified user interface, daylight-viewable display, and a lightweight form … Read more
All we analysts love a teardown. It’s great to see how things are put together in real detail. It’s the modern equivalent of the ‘cut-away view’ that I loved as a youngster. At Display Week, I saw what I thought to be a ‘teardown on steroids’. I met with Eric Virey of MT2 Strategies LLC … Read more
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