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Early News from IFA

by Tom Allen

We were at IFA for the press conferences and we went to press just as the show itself was due to start, but already there were some interesting snippets of news from the press …

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Philips Introduces “Safe Blue” Desktop Monitor at IFA

by Raverstead

Philips introduced a new technology that eliminates “harmful” blue light from LED backlights, while still giving a colour balance that looks complete

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QD Vision Highlights Quantum Dot Advantages

by Raverstead

Interview between Matt Mazzuchi of QD Vision and Bob Raikes of Display Daily at IFA 2014 on the TCL stand. Mazzuchi explains the advantages of QD Vision’s technology.

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TV Makers Promote “Feature Desperation”

by Super User

The annual IFA conference on TV that is run by DisplaySearch and IFA took place in the new CityCube. A representative of IFA welcomed delegates and Paul Gray of DisplaySearch introduced the agenda. The …

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Loewe Stays On-Course Through Thick and (Very) Thin

by Super User

Anyone would agree that Loewe has had a turbulent year, which we are sure the company was happy to see an end to when it was acquired by Stargate Capital GmbH in April (Display …

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Sony is Committed to ‘Kando’

by Super User

Kaz Hirai, president of Sony, kicked off the Sony press event. After the usual corporate ‘gush’, he talked about the concept of ‘kando’ – or ‘Wow experiences’. Looking back to Hirai’s keynote at CES …

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Hsieh Sees State of the Supply Chain

by Super User

David Hsieh looks after the Chinese market for DisplaySearch and is also responsible for the panel supply data. Hsieh is always an interesting speaker and he started by talking about “Smart Displays”. Hsieh defined …

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Our LCD Will Compete With Plasma, Says Panasonic

by Super User

In previous years, we have done some work for Panasonic before IFA, preparing talks and white papers on new features of their TVs. Not this year, however, so we were looking forward to the …

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Vestel Will Feed UltraHD TVs Through Own STB

by Super User

IFA, as a consumer electronics show, has always been an odd place for Vestel to exhibit, as the only products on display are OEM items, which may not even come to market. The company …

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Panel Session Debates Quality and Containers

by Super User

Following the talks by Semenza and Hsieh, there was a panel session that was introduced by Paul Gray who asked, “Why UltraHD?” Looking at TV by region: * China – there is no clear …

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Philips Tempts Then Disappoints

by Super User

Despite arriving 10 minutes late to the Philips conference (Samsung overran), we only missed some appliance talk. The conference itself was quite light on display-related discussions, although there were certainly more than we’d seen …

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The Market for Wearables

by Super User

Paul Gray talked about wearable electronics. Until the first world war, watches were kept in the pocket, and wrist watches were seen as “effeminate”. However, the need for accurate time keeping during the war …

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