IFA 2017 – Page 2 – Display Daily

Dell Boosts its IFA Presence in Displays

by Bob Raikes

Dell had a number of displays at the show and, overall, had more of a presence than it has previously had at the event with additional marketing and advertising as well as a bigger …

Blu-Ray Disk Association Bullish on UltraHD

by Bob Raikes

We met with the Blu-Ray Disk Association on the Philips booth in the well-equipped Philips press area. The Association is doing well with player sales growing well – it claims that they are up …

UHD Alliance Heads for the Next Phase

by Bob Raikes

We met with the UHD Alliance at the show – it had a meeting room that was in the Samsung area. The group now has 44 members and recently got a new Board of …

HDR/WCG TV Messaging is Going to be a Mess

by Chris Chinnock

I had a feeling that the education and selling of consumers on the idea of HDR/WCG TVs was going to be problematic. After seeing what the major TV brands are saying about their TV …

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Asus Highlights Mixed Reality & Convertibles

by Bob Raikes

Asus had its press event away from the Messe, as usual and called it ‘The Edge of Beyond’. It was introduced by corporate VP, Eric Chen. The company was an innovator in 2in1 systems, …

Showstoppers Busy with Headsets & Smartwatches

by Bob Raikes

The Showstoppers event took place on the evening before the show. There was a small number of exhibitors that were of interest to our readers, although many of the exhibitors were showing gadgets and …

IFA Opening Press Event

by Bob Raikes

The IFA organisers and the GFU trade association always holds a pre-IFA press event when they talk about the ‘big picture’ developments in the market and highlight changes in the show organisation. Hans-Joachim Kamp …

IHS Updates on UltraHD

by Bob Raikes

IHS Markit held an event on UltraHD at the IFA Summit+ location. Initially, it looked as though there were only around three display analysts, as the other streams were running late, but the session …

Acer Looks to Gaming

by Bob Raikes

Acer got in early with its IFA press event and it started several hours before the ‘official’ opening Press event. We’ve seen that Acer has not had a good time in business in the …

Changhong Shows TV Range and Projector at IFA 2017

by Chris Chinnock

Changhong showed its range of TVs for 2017 at IFA along with some concept TVs and projection solutions. Like many TV brands at IFA, Changhong mostly showcased Oled sets as its high end models. …

Toshiba Shows TV Line at IFA

by Chris Chinnock

The Toshiba brand is licensed in Europe to Vestel, which had a separate area for the brand from its main booth. We have reported separately on the Vestel part of the booth (Vestel to …

Vestel to Offer HDR TVs – Updates LFD Range

by Chris Chinnock

Vestel was at IFA showing its TV line and used the event to announce it plans to now offer TVs with HDR support. 4K TVs with HDR10 and HLG support will be launched in …