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Last week, I went along to an event run by SMPTE UK and hosted by ETC that covered the interesting topic of virtual production using LEDs. I learned a lot! In a ‘small world’ moment, the first person I spoke to was Rob Fowler of Brompton – who I had interviewed for the article I … Read more
What They Say Quoting data from Omdia, The Elec said that a lot of G8 display production (LCD & OLED) lines are being converted from TV panel production to IT and that as a result G10 and G10.5 fabs will account for 31.8% of total TV panels in 2022. Overall, TV panels will take 48.7% … Read more
What They Say DSCC published a blog article that highlighted that LCD prices have now got to the point ‘toward … or even below cash costs’ and makers have started to reduce fab utilisation. However, there are capacity increases coming, so the pressure for lower prices will continue. . In Q4’21, total TFT input for … Read more
Samsung Electronics announced a new update to the Galaxy Watch4 and Galaxy Watch4 Classic, continuing its commitment to helping users reach their health and wellness goals and express their personal style. Users can expect new improvements like advanced interval training designed for any cyclist or runner, a new sleep coaching program and new body composition1 … Read more
What They Say DigitalTVResearch forecast that traditional pay TV penetration in the US will slip below 50% of TV households in 2026 – down from 91% in 2010 and down from 60% in 2021. Digital TV Research forecasts 60 million pay TV subscribers by 2027; declining from 105 million in the peak year of 2010. … Read more
What They Say The Korea Herald reports that Samsung may have a strike brewing after a break down between the firm and the four trade unions that it is negotiating with. One of the unions said that there had been 15 rounds of talks and said that Samsung had ‘unilaterally delayed the progress in negotiation … Read more
SmartKem, Inc. announced that its common stock has commenced trading on the OTCQB Venture Marketplace (“OTCQB”) in the United States under the ticker symbol “SMTK”. The OTCQB is a US trading platform that is operated by the OTC Markets Group Inc. in New York. SmartKem CEO Ian Jenks commented, “This is a huge milestone for … Read more
What They Say LG in the UK has revealed pricing for the 48″ LG Evo C2 set (this year’s model) which will cost more than last year’s C1 (at $1,575 compared to $1,465 – plus tax). The set will be available in early March. What We Think The cost increase is to support the Evo … Read more
PPDS, the AV industry’s fastest growing provider of professional TVs, digital signage and LED display solutions, is excited to announce the latest evolution of its highly innovative and market-leading hospitality TV range, with the launch of a brand-new, advanced series of premium 4K Philips MediaSuite TVs. The latest additions to the growing Philips MediaSuite with … Read more
Technology developments, material improvements, product innovations combined with capacity expansions and higher competition will help flexible OLED display to gain higher share and drive the next generation smartphone market. There has been slowdown in the smartphone market in recent years. However, the market has shifted to positive growth in 2021 in spite of component shortages … 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. G-Master Red Eagles GB3467WQSU and G4380UHSU-B1 have expanded the range of Iiyama gaming monitors TU/e leads a new research project to develop a strategy to suppress OLED exciton … Read more
What They Say The Elec has reported that Samsung Display Corp (SDC) is taking some time to consider whether to invest to develop more capacity for its new QD-OLED displays and will not make a decision until the second half of the year. The publication also said that a big obstacle to a quick decision … Read more
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