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For some time, I have been looking for a good explanation of the LTPO technology that is increasingly being used in display backplanes. I’m grateful to Ross Young for looking at this as part of his DSCC/SID Business Conference smartphone market presentation and making some interesting slides. The LTPO acronym stands for Low Temperature Poly … Read more
What They Say Gigabyte has released more details of the FO48U OLED monitor for gamers (Gigabyte unveils a 48-inch OLED gaming monitor with HDMI 2.1). Colour support is 98% DCI-P3 / 130% sRGB Pricing and shipment dates are not yet available. What We Think This could be a very desirable monitor for keen gamers. (BR) … Read more
What They Say Huawei announced a new and unusual monitor with a 28.2″ IPS LCD with an unusual 3840 x 2560 (15:10 or 3:2) aspect ratio, the MateView. That gives 164ppi. The monitor is DisplayHDR500 certified with contrast of 1,200:1, brightness of 500 cd/m² and colour coverage of 100% sRGB and 98% of DCI P3. … Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic had caused lockdown in all markets in the Asia/Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) region throughout 2020, and it had helped to create opportunities for many consumer technologies – especially gaming-related devices (PCs and Monitors). According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Gaming Devices Tracker, Q4 2020, the gaming PC market (Desktops and Notebooks) and … Read more
What They Say Counterpoint Research said that its estimate of the BoM cost of the Apple Watch Series 6 is around $136, putting the display subsystem at around $18. The display is an LTPO-based OLED with 1,000 cd/m² of output and the subsystem includes the touch module and Ion-X strengthened glass. The firm said that … Read more
Sharp NEC Display Solutions, a global leader in the display market, announced its partnership with Avery Dennison, delivering an innovative, interactive AV solution, ActiveScene™. Combining Avery Dennison’s Vela™ Dynamic System and NEC projection technology, ActiveScene™ provides a comprehensive AV solution to transform existing windows into engaging, eye-catching displays. Utilizing Avery Dennison’s Vela™ smart window film, … Read more
What They Say Sharp NEC Displays said that it had done a deal with Avery Dennison to promote its projectors for use with Avery’s ActiveScene smart window film which can be controlled electronically to become opaque and used as a projection screen. The firms expect to see applications in retail, conference rooms and museums. There … Read more
Planar, a global leader in visualization technology, announced the release of the Planar® DirectLight® Ultra™ Series, a premium line of fine pitch LED video wall displays delivering always-on, high resolution display experiences for unmatched visual performance. The Planar DirectLight Ultra Series presents several display technology advancements that, in combination, deliver big performance, including models with … Read more
What They Say Planar launched a new DirectLight Ultra Series of small pixel pitch LEDs with pitches of 0.6, 0.7, 0.9 and 1.2mm. The company said that for three of the series, LEDs are smaller than ‘standard LEDs’ and with up to three times the brightness, while being more efficient. The smaller pitches are claimed … Read more
What They Say Huawei has rolled out its HarmonyOS V2.0 on its smartphones after it was barred by the US government from using Google’s software and a range of semiconductors. AP reports that about 100 Huawei smartphone models will use its proprietary HarmonyOS system, and that the operating system will also be available on certain … Read more
What They Say The WSJ reported that HTC Corp has started started publishing repair manuals for its consoles and selling some replacement parts through the community repair site iFixit. “If you can design to be more modular, accessible and repairable, overall, you will get a better experience for your end users….. That’s especially true when … Read more
What They Say Vizio released its 2022 range of TVs. Features of the different series are: P Series – FALD (no miniLED) with up to 270 zones and up to 1,200cd/m². Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and AMD FreeSync Premium up to 120Hz. Quantum colour up to 85% of Rec. 2020. An 85″ P Series model, … Read more
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