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What They Say The European Audiovisual Observatory has issued a free report on the development of VOD in Europe that pointed out that VOD revenues have increased 30-fold over the last ten years. What We Think If you are interested in the developments in TV in Europe, it’s worth looking at this report. We have … Read more
As remote working and e-learning continues worldwide, demand for Notebook PCs was at its highest ever in Q4 2020, driving 54% year-on-year growth for notebook shipments. The Notebook PC industry picked up pace in the last quarter as consumer demand supplemented sustained work and school-from-home demand, according to Strategy Analytics’ latest report. There is no … Read more
What They Say AUO was down 7.8% in revenues on the month of January on a sequential basis to $950 million, but a long way up on a year ago at the start of the pandemic. Area shipments dropped by the same percentage. The firm said that it expects impacts from the problems in glass … Read more
What They Say Parks Associates said that 55% of US pay-TV households see live sports coverage as an important part of their decision to keep Pay TV services. Separately, a report on viewing of the Super Bowl last weekend said that 69% of those that watched used a SmartTV. 40% watched on Samsung sets, 21% … Read more
LG OLED was honored at the 72nd Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards for its consumer OLED TV. Established by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in 1948, the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards honor development and innovation in broadcast technology and recognize innovators for their contribution to television engineering. The recognition highlights … Read more
Please excuse me if I return to a particular interest of mine – dual cell LCDs. I have been intrigued by the idea when Sharp showed an LCD with ‘a million to one contrast ratio’ at a CES show, years ago, although it did not admit that it was doing it that way. (For those … Read more
What They Say A majority interest in Kramer Electronics has been acquired by Fortissimo Capital Fund, a private equity fund based in Israel. Michael and Ben-Zion Hochstein, two of the company’s founders, will retain their interests in the company. Dr. Joseph Kramer, one of the founding fathers of the AV industry and of Kramer 40 … Read more
Fortissimo Capital Fund acquired a majority interest in Kramer Electronics, a leading player and pioneer in the Pro AV industry. Michael and Ben-Zion Hochstein, two of the company’s founders retain their interests in the company, while Dr. Joseph Kramer, an entrepreneur and the founder of Kramer Electronics is retiring from the company. Kramer Electronics develops, … Read more
What They Say I heard this week via a friend the sad news that Larry Tannas, a renowned display technologist, has recently died from the Covid virus. Larry was a pioneer (and patent holder) in the process of re-sizing LCDs. He was an important LCD pioneer who came from the aerospace industry, where he worked … Read more
What They Say A company called Expanscape has developed a notebook with 7 displays, the Aurora 7. There are four 17.3″ UltraHD displays, two 7″ 1200p displays and a third one, with touch, in the handrest. The prototype weighs 26lbs (11.8kg) and is 4.3″ (11cm) thick. What We Think Display Daily’s friend, Jon Peddie, is … Read more
Tobii, the world leader in eye tracking, confirmed that it is engaging in research collaboration with Valve and OpenBCI by incorporating Tobii’s eye tracking technology with elements of Valve’s Index hardware to produce developer units for the recently announced Galea Beta Program. “We are excited to work with Valve and OpenBCI to explore the future … Read more
What They Say DSCC published a blog article on the TV business results of the top three brands, Samsung, LGE and Sony and the overall business of TCL, the fourth business. All of the firms did relatively well both in revenues and in margins on an annual basis. Samsung and LGE cited increased panel prices … Read more
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