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Last week, Barry wrote about the developments in wide colour gamut displays and the trend to move to narrow primaries to enable the showing of as much as possible of the Rec. 2020 gamut. (Getting to BT 2020 — OLEDs vs. LCDs) That’s a good thing. Or is it? Although like everybody in the technology … Read more
What They Say LG Electronics has added to its range of OLED TVs with a new 83″ UltraHD set that it will start selling in Korea and the US this month. In Korea the set will cost Won 10.9 million ($9,600). The full series is now 48″, 55″, 65″, 77″, 83″ and 88″(8K). The Korea … 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. Nvidia Shield gets Google’s new Android TV user interface LG starts shipping the 83-inch OLED C1, for $5,999 in the US The 8k Association’s Chris Chinnock Looks at … Read more
What They Say The Elec published an extended article that included a substantial interview with UBI Research CEO Choong Hoon Yi. The article covers the technology of FMM. It also highlights that although Samsung would like to be able to buy FMMs from a Korean supplier, rather than DNP of Japan, there is a high … Read more
What They Say It looks as though Omdia is trying to raise its presence in Korea as the Elec has added to the data provided by the researcher by publishing data on the automotive display market again (China tops automotive display market in 2020) The market is forecast to reach 238 million units by 2030, … Read more
Samsung Electronics, the number one player in the gaming monitor market,1 announced the expanded 2021 Odyssey monitor lineup will be available across the global markets from June 21, 2021, providing gamers of all skill sets with superb picture quality and futuristic design. Following the curved gaming monitor launch in 2020, Samsung now offers a variety … Read more
What They Say The Elec has reported data from Omdia that forecasts that shipments of flexible OLED panels will be around 57 million units in Q2, 35% down from Q1. The reduction is a combination of seasonal effects and a further reduction in shipments for the iPhone 12. However, the number is up 54.1% on … Read more
What They Say The South China Morning Post reports that the delays at the port of Yantian (Shenzen) caused by Covid procedures and outbreaks, are causing bigger shipping delays than the recent problems with the ship blocking the Suez Canal. The paper reported that 298 container vessels skipped the port (equivalent to 3 million 20′ … Read more
What They Say A group of researchers at the University of Ottowa have developed the concept of a ‘spaceplate’ that can be used to replace the space between lenses in optical systems. The concept was published in Nature Communications and described at Optics.org and exploits the idea of exploiting the angle of a light ray … Read more
What They Say A bill has been introduced in the US Congress as the Fair Repair Act. “For too long, large corporations have hindered the progress of small business owners and everyday Americans by preventing them from the right to repair their own equipment,” said Congressman Morelle. “It’s long past time to level the playing … Read more
What They Say iFixit released a short (4 minutes) video showing the start of a tear down of the iPad Pro, highlighting the XDR display and backlight. The display is around 0.5mm thicker than the last version. The site managed to disassemble the display without destroying it, so there is some video of the backlight … Read more
What They Say We reported on the Dell XPS13 with an optional OLED a couple of months ago. Laptop Magazine looked at the unit and reported that: The 3.5K display is ‘breathtaking’ with four narrow bezels, but with the camera at the top of the display Luminance is 361 cd/m² and DCI-P3 coverage is 83.1% … Read more
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