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As a QD expert I can’t help but think A LOT about color gamut. And frequent readers know how important this is in display technology these days. While there have been updates to the recommendations regarding quantifying color gamut (now the preferred metric is color volume), sometimes the simpler approach is useful to make a … Read more
What They Say Samsung added three news mid-range 5G Galaxy smartphones to its A Series, all with 1080 x 2400 resolution and Gorilla Glass 5. They all have UltraHD video capture A33 – 6.4″ 90Hz Super AMOLED, 48mp main camera + 8mp ultrawide, 5mp macro and 2mp depth A53 – 6.5″ 120Hz Super AMOLED, 64mp … Read more
What They Say The Elec reported that a start-up in Korea called Lordin, founded in 2020, has filed a patent for a blue OLED material that is said to have an IQE of 90%. The materials do not use phosphorescence, but ‘controls the energy transfer speed between molecules inside the material to increase efficiency’. It … Read more
What They Say LG has confirmed pricing for a new 97″ UltraHD OLED TV that is due to launch in Europe in the second half of 2022 at around €25,000. The unit was trailed at CES in January. (New Display Technology QD-OLED Dazzled CES 2022) What We Think At 97″, 8K would make more sense … Read more
What They Say Invidis said that it would be running an Digital Signage Summit alongside the ISE event in Barcelona in May. The one day event will include users, consultants and will include an LED round table with representatives of Vestel, Absen, Barco and Sony. What We Think It won’t be quite the same without … Read more
The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing open standards for the delivery of advanced interactive TV services through broadcast and broadband networks for connected TV sets and set-top boxes, has launched the HbbTV Developer Portal. The free service, available at https://developer.hbbtv.org, targets software developers looking for an introductory guide on how to programme … Read more
Sales penetration of 5G-capable smartphones reached 51% globally in January 2022, surpassing the penetration of 4G smartphones for the first time, according to Counterpoint Research’s Global Monthly Handset Model Sales Tracker. China, North America and Western Europe were the biggest drivers of this growth. China had the highest 5G penetration in the world at 84% … Read more
The global smartwatch market shipments hardly grew in 2020 due to COVID-19, but they recorded a healthy 24% YoY growth in 2021, according to Counterpoint Research’s recently published Global Smartwatch Model Tracker. The fourth quarter alone saw shipments of more than 40 million units, the highest quarterly shipments ever. Associate Director Sujeong Lim said: The … Read more
What They Say Dell has two new monitors, the G3223Q and the G3223D. Both are 32″ diagonal, but key features are: G3223Q – UltraHD (IPS from AUO) with DisplayHDR 600 and 144Hz refresh (120Hz console mode via HDMI 2.1) AMD Freesync Premium Pro. $1,100 G3223D – QHD 2560 x 1440 (IPS) DisplayHDR 400 and 165Hz … Read more
What They Say Broadcast Bridge reported on the increasing use of LED displays in the production of news and sports broadcasting. For example, the Opening Ceremonies for the 2022 Winter Olympics in China had “the world’s largest LED screen” performers choreographed their moves on top of a 10,552 m² LED floor made up of 40,000 … Read more
What They Say FierceVideo reported that Samsung Ads had released its ‘Streaming Index’ with metrics from the 45 million devices in its US SmartTV installed base. Samsung Ads used data from subscription video on demand (SVOD) and ad-supported video on demand (AVOD) services to generate their statistics. Transactional video on demand (TVOD), or pay-per-view models, … Read more
What They Say Amazon and MGM announced that a deal for the tech giant to buy the studio for $8.5 billion had closed. MGM has a library of 4,000 films and 17,000 TV show episodes. What We Think On the face of it, this deal is mainly about content for Amazon Prime, I think, to … Read more
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