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What They Say Nanosys is planning to go for an IPO via a SPAC, GigInternational1 Inc according to a report by Bloomberg, unconfirmed by either company at press time. Gigainternational1 was set up in May and raised $209 million with an aim to make acquisitions in the tech sector. What We Think After 20 years, … Read more
What They Say AUO has reported its Q2 result with revenues of $3.44 billion, up 15.3% from Q1 and net profit was $691 million (operating profit of $726 million). Gross margin was 28.7% and operating margin was 21.2%. The firm said that area shipments were 6.4 million m², up just 0.2% YoY and 0.8% from … Read more
What They Say Key device makers, Samsung and Apple reported their results. Sales for Samsung were $55.55 billion in Q2, up 20%, with profits of $10.96 billion. Semiconductors, displays, mobile and CE were all good. The display business saw sales of $6 billion and operating profits of $1.11 billion. The continued move to OLEDs in … Read more
What They Say AOC has two new VA monitors the C27G3U (27″ ) and C32G2AE (31.5″) that support 165Hz refresh but just FullHD resolution. However, the curved monitors have a radius of 1000mm (1000R). What We Think Apart from the relatively tight curve, there is little exceptional about these monitors. I don’t maintain a detailed … Read more
What They Say TCL has made 8K TVs more affordable, by bringing 8K panels to its 6-Series TVs, with 65″ now available for pre-order in the US at $2,199 and 75″ at $2,999. That compares to $3,000 for the cheapest Samsung 8K 65″ model. The sets have QDs for WCG and miniLED BLUs. The set … Read more
They all laughed at Christopher Columbus When he said the world was round; They all laughed When Edison recorded sound. – Lyrics by Ira Gershwin, 1937 And I laughed, too, when rumors circulated — more than once — that Apple would build an automobile. Well, I’m not laughing now, at least not as loudly. The … Read more
Lightware Visual Engineering UK & Ireland, the leading manufacturer of DVI, HDMI, DisplayPort and USB-C matrix switchers, extenders, distribution amplifiers and AV-over-IP systems, is providing a critical component to Epic Games London Innovation Lab as it works towards specifying a standard design for extended reality (Xr) production work using its Unreal Engine real-time 3D software. … Read more
What They Say LG Display reported its Q2 result with sales of $6.02 billion, up 31% from last year and 1% up on Q1. There was an operating profit of $606 million compared to a loss last year and up 34% from Q1. For the first time in 16 quarters, the firm reached an operating … Read more
Sharp NEC Display Solutions, a global leader in the projector and display market, announced the availability of the NC1202L laser light source projector, an addition to its digital cinema projection series. Designed specifically for smaller screens at 7,000 lumens, the NC1202L is the ideal projection technology for standard sized movie theatres or projection booths that … Read more
What They Say We’ve reported a couple of times on the new Samsung Neo G9 gaming monitor (Samsung Unveils the Future of Gaming With the Odyssey Neo G9 & Samsung to Introduce New MiniLED Gaming Monitor). It will be available to pre-order on 29th July in the US, with pricing at $2,499. Later…. I spotted … Read more
What They Say Macroblock has released a white paper, written and distributed by Digital Signage Today that covers some of the advantages and challenges of using an LED ‘volume’ as a virtual filming set. It has quite a bit of detail on the challenges of filming LEDs which are digitally driven, and the need to … Read more
What They Say I didn’t watch the opening of the Tokyo Olympics so I missed a flying display! Intel created a display of a globe using 1824 gps-tracked drones took on the shape of the world. Each drone weighed 340 gms and had four LEDs to create the display. The Intel Premium drones have a … Read more
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