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Links Week Ending 26th November 2021

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. LG 2022 OLED TVs: 42″ C2, 83″ G2, A2 & B2 model names appear LG 24CN670N-6N: White thin client with fanless CPU Sidtek’s 0.39″ OLED XGA microdisplays are … Read more

PMA Research Distributor Channel Analysis Shows Positive Revenue Growth

PMA Research (PMA), the worldwide market information experts on large displays, have published their latest sell-through tracking report on large-format (32-inch and larger) flat panel displays being sold by leading U.S. AV, PC and IT Distributors who typically serve commercial markets. Revenue for sales of flat panel displays through the distribution channel remained strong despite … Read more

Gartner Says Global Smartphone Sales Declined 6.8% in Third Quarter of 2021

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Global smartphone sales to end-users declined 6.8% in the third quarter of 2021, compared to the same time period in 2020, according to Gartner, Inc. Component shortages disrupted production schedules, leading to lower inventory and delayed product availability, which eventually impacted sales to end-users. “Despite strong consumer demand, smartphone sales declined due to delayed product … Read more

IBC Physical Event Cancelled

What They Say Despite the organisers’ best efforts, IBC as an in-person event has been cancelled. The event will be held virtually. What We Think As we reported, the latest concerns about a surge of Covid cases in Europe was causing more and more companies to pull out of IBC, so this is not entirely … Read more

Creating color from blue miniLEDs. Investigating the inner workings of Apple’s new iPad and MacBook Pro

With miniLEDs now squarely in the passing lane as the next big display revolution, it’s important to consider how these miniLEDs are currently being implemented in LCD technology. More specifically, how they are creating color. In case you missed it, Apple has been promoting the mini-LED technology in their new ipad and Macbook Pro which … Read more

MediaTek Announces New Pentonic Smart TV Family with New Pentonic 2000 for Flagship 8K 120Hz TVs

MediaTek unveiled its new Pentonic smart TV family with the introduction of the Pentonic 2000, which will power next generation flagship 8K TVs. The MediaTek Pentonic smart TV series is built on MediaTek’s innovative technologies in display, audio, AI, broadcasting and connectivity. Today MediaTek powers more than two billion TVs in the global market. “MediaTek … Read more

Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics account for a half of global TV sales in Q3

What They Say ANI reported data from Omdia that Samsung and LG between them accounted for 47.1% of all global TV sales in Q3 of this year and for the year to date reached 49%. Samsung took 28.7% and LGE took 18.4% with unit sales of 30.84 million and 6.472 million respectively. The result means … Read more

Behind the Scenes Developing the World’s First Mass-produced Transformable OLED TV

Li Jian, CEO on Duty and General Manager of the Display Technology Division at Skyworth TV lifts the lid on the R&D challenges and innovations that brought the world’s first transformable TV screen to life. This guest article has been brought to you on World Television Day. For the last two years, the pandemic has … Read more