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Valve Streams Games Cheaply, Provides Console Release Date

by Tom Allen

Valve has finally provided a date for the release of its Steam Machine consoles. Units will begin to be released from November this year. At the same time the company showed off the Steam …

Tags:Broadcast| Consoles| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Steam Consoles| Streaming Video| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Sony Enjoys Huge Console Success

by Tom Allen

More than 20.2 million Playstation 4 consoles have been sold to date, Sony announced at the recent Game Developers’ Conference – that’s an increase of 1.7 million since January. According to a Nielsen poll, …

Tags:Back Panel| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| PlayStation| sony| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Gameface’s HMD Uses Samsung OLED

by Tom Allen

Gameface Labs, which is developing an untethered gaming VR headset, has provided an update on its progress. The Gameface EP1 uses an AMOLED display from Samsung, with 2560 x 1440 resolution, a 60Hz refresh …

Tags:Consoles| Game Playing| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 10| Wearables

Nintendo Abandons European TV Plans

by Tom Allen

Nintendo has changed its plans for the Tvii platform (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 38). Available in the USA and Japan since 2012, the service is no longer destined for a European launch, ‘Due …

Tags:Consoles| Europe| Large Display Monitor| Nintendo| Nintendo Consoles| TV Viewing| Vol 22 - Issue 08

Sony Preparing UltraHD Playstation

by Tom Allen

The Playstation 4 and Xbox One disappointed when they were launched, with no mention of UltraHD gaming. We’re still not there, but a bright spot has appeared for fans of the format. According to …

Tags:4k| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| PlayStation| sony| VOD in UltraHD & 4K| Vol 22 - Issue 06| xBox

BenQ Helps Out Small-Screen Gamers

by Tom Allen

BenQ is launching a desktop monitor specifically designed for console gamers who prefer a smaller screen. The 27″ RL2755HM has a 1ms response time, colour settings calibrated for console use (with 20 levels of …

Tags:BenQ| Consoles| Desktop Monitors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 06

NPD: Streaming Players Will Rise Consistently to 2017

by Tom Allen

40% of US internet homes – 39 million – will own a streaming media player (SMP) by Q1’17, says the NPD Group. Only 16% of these homes owned such a device in Q1’14, and …

Tags:Blu-ray Players| Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Media Players| NPD| Smart TV| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Xbox (Finally) Overtakes Playstation

by Bob Raikes

After many months at the top, Sony’s Playstation 4 has been dislodged from the top-selling console spot by Microsoft’s Xbox One. Display Daily Comment The full graphic is a little large to include here, …

Tags:Consoles| Large Display Monitor| Microsoft| sony| Vol 21 - Issue 50

Consoles are USA’s Most Popular Streaming Device

by Super User

The games console is the primary method of streaming in US homes, according to Parks Associates. 46% of broadband households in the country have a console connected to the internet, and 28% use it …

Tags:Consoles| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| Vol 21 - Issue 38| Volume 21