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What They Say TCL has shown a prototype of an unrolling OLED TV, but unlike the LG rollable TV, it unrolls horizontally rather than vertically. What We Think This kind of concept does get rid of the ‘black hole on the wall’, a topic I have covered many times. The Black Hole on the Wall. … Read more
Hospitals with Nexxis OR-over-IP now have access to high-quality 3D imaging for their interventional surgeries. Barco, global leader in visualization technology, has enhanced Nexxis to show and share 3D images in the operation room. A new 3D surgical display can be integrated into new and existing Nexxis configurations. Why 3D in the OR? Complex, minimally … Read more
Cinionic, the Barco, CGS, and ALPD cinema joint venture, announces SP2K, the Barco Series 4 projector for smaller screens. The new line-up includes four new SP2K models ranging from 6,000 to 15,000 lumens, rounding out the state-of-the-art Series 4 family. With this announcement, Cinionic makes its award-winning laser solutions accessible for every theater. “Worldwide, cinema … Read more
Strong LCD panel demand from the work-from-home and education markets, steady LCD TV demand along with declining LCD panel capacity in Korea as the result of excessive losses from government subsidized Chinese competition has led to tight supply, higher LCD prices, consolidation in China, a return to profitability for most LCD suppliers and now rising … Read more
What They Say DSCC published a blog post that showed that LCD input was up 9% in Q3 at 76.4 million m² with an expectation that Q4 will be just 1% down on that value. Fab utilisation has crept up although Korea is not enjoying that. Gen 8.5 is slowing losing share to G10.5 fabs … Read more
What They Say I saw a stream of articles that highlighted that the Apple TV app will come to X-Box in a week or so. The Verge reports that it will also be on the PS5 from launch. The Xbox Series X and Series S will support Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, which work in … Read more
Demand for flat panel displays (FPD) is set to reach 220 million m2 in 2020, more than 4% higher than 2019 according to Omdia’s latest research. In Q3 2020 alone demand has risen by over 12% QoQ. The latest data comes from Omdia’s recently updated OLED and LCD Supply Demand & Equipment Tracker. However, capacity … Read more
What They Say The earthquake in Izmir, Turkey has seen more than 100 deaths, so our thoughts go out to those affected. Survivors were still being found yesterday (3rd November). What We Think As soon as I heard this, I thought of a trip I made some years ago to Beko in Izmir. We reached … Read more
What They Say The European Audiovisual Observatory has published a report on how revenue flows in the audiovisual sector flow in the EU. The aim of the report was to develop a model for these flows. What We Think When I first saw this report, I thought it might apply to professional AV, but it … Read more
What They Say JCDecaux has lost a long term contract to provide digital signage advertising at the four New York airports of JFK, LaGuardia, Newark Liberty and New York Stewart. The contract was won by ClearChannel who trumpeted the announcement in a press release. What We Think JCDecaux also put out a press release which … Read more
Sharp Corporation and NEC Corporation completed the previously announced transaction to form a joint venture by Sharp acquiring 66% of shares for NEC Display Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of NEC. In connection with the completion of the transaction, NDS has changed its company name to Sharp NEC Display Solutions Ltd. (hereinafter ‘SNDS’) and has started … Read more
What They Say Google will require Android TV device makers to support the AV1 codec from April 1st 2021. The latest Fire TVs (from Toshiba and others) have already got support and Netflix is reported to be working on support for its app. The Roku Ultra device, recently launched (What Bob Saw on the Net … Read more
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