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What They Say TrendForce released its forecasts based on the global issues raised by the attack by Russia on Ukraine and the subsequent inflation. It sees TV demand as ‘challenging’ and pointed out that shipping costs for TVs from Asia to other markets are still very high. As a result, it has reduced its 2022 … Read more
What They Say Vizio has a new feature in its smartTVs intended to allow a streamlined way to switch between linear and streaming content. The feature is called Jump Ads and relies on automated content recognition (ACR) technology to check when a participating programme is on the air. It can be used, for example, to … Read more
Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are (quite!) a few from the second part of this week. VR has significant impact on agoraphobia – UK NHS study. AI Creates Amazing Virtual San Francisco Using Millions of Photos – using front cameras on Waymo cars … Read more
What They Say The Elec reported (in Korean) that BOE of China has set a target of the end of 2024 to build a G8.6 (2250 x 2600mm) OLED fab at its B16 plant in Chengdu, Sichuan. The capacity would be 15K input substrates per month. The Elec reports that the fab is expected to … Read more
Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe is going to show visitors to ISE 2022 the new NEC PX2201UL projector model close to its official launch in May 2022. The ultra-bright 1DLP model with RB laser technology offers excellent colour performance while still being relatively compact. Wide-interface selection, built-in Edge Blending and geometric control technologies all support … Read more
Sony Europe has announced the retail availability of its 2022 X80K 4K HDR televisions . The entry level sets come in a wide array of screen sizes and are on sale now at select retailers. The X80K allows you to see glorious 4K pictures, rich with real world detail and texture, exclusively powered by Sony’s … Read more
What They Say Digitimes reported that AUO has decided to set up a new 8.5G fab at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) in Taichung city that will be built to feature green buildings and strict carbon emission standards. The investment level will be from $3.5-$5.3 billion to make a-Si and LTPS LCDs as well … Read more
What They Say DPReview.com, the photography blog, published a review of the Apple Studio Display which called it “an excellent monitor at a steep price”. It likes the optional nano-texture coating but doesn’t think it’s worth the extra cost ($300) unless you have a really difficult lighting arrangement. It also dislikes the price of the … Read more
What They Say Samsung said that it has done a deal with the developer of a project in Bangkok that is combining forest with residences and commercial property. The firm will put in a large (38.7 m x 3.6 m (127′ x 11.9′) LED based on its ‘The Wall’ technology for a total surface area … Read more
What They Say In digging around for another topic, I spotted an article from a couple of weeks ago on The Elec that quoted a forecast from Omdia that OLED notebooks would reach 8.9 million units in 2022, up 78% from 5 million in 2021 and representing 3.4% of the overall market. The firm said … Read more
What They Say Despite the weakening market conditions for finished sets, the equipment makers are doing well, reported DSCC in a blog post (registration needed). Q4 2021 was a record quarter for the segment, with total revenues for the 19 companies tracked reaching $22.9 billion., up 4% on a quarterly basis and 10% from 2020. … Read more
What They Say We’re a bit late with this one, but a group of researchers from Stanford University have had a paper published in Nature on 23rd March that describes how they have made soft and stretchy ‘skin-inspired’ flexible displays. The device is made entirely from flexible polymers and has a maximum brightness ‘at least … Read more
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