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LGD Succeeds in Doubling Flexible Capacity

by Tom Allen

Universal Display has revealed some details about LG Display’s flexible OLED capacity. During a conference call with investors, UDC said that LGD’s current monthly capacity is 14,000 substrates from its G4.5 fab – more …

10 Million French TVs Affected by MPEG-4

by Tom Allen

As many as 25% of older French TVs could be affected by the country’s switch from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4, says GfK. The firm estimates that about 10 million of the 40 million sets sold …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| MPEG 2| MPEG4 (H.264 AVC)| Vol 22 - Issue 08

SES Brings Demo Channel Across Channel

by Tom Allen

SES Astra has extended its UltraHD demo channel for continental Europe to the UK and Ireland. It is broadcast using UltraHD Phase 1 specifications and encoded in the HEVC Main 10 standard. Analyst Comment …

Calibre Gets Evangelical About Scaling

by Tom Allen

A new scaler for digital signage LED videowalls was released by Calibre UK. The LEDView325DS is designed to be cost-effective while also providing high-quality scaling (CEO Tim Brooksbank is particularly outspoken on this topic). …

Tags:Digital Signage| ISE 2015| Large Display Monitor| Scalers| Vol 22 - Issue 08

CTouch Has Fun Prototypes

by Tom Allen

CTouch specialises in large touch displays, and had new models in two lines, as well as several prototypes. The entry-level units are called Laser, although this is only a brand name – the screens …

Paris Metro Station Features LED

by Tom Allen

The La Défense metro station in Paris was fitted with new LED tiles from Barco at the end of last year. Located in the central hall, the 46 m² display uses 134 of Barco’s …

Barco Result 12/02/2015

by Helen Vince

Barco has released its full year results, saying that net profit for the year more than halved to €27.8 million from €59.4 million a year earlier, which the company attributed to an increased tax …

Tags:Barco| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Chromebook Pixel 2 Revealed in Bug Report

by Tom Allen

A big report in the Chromium project issue tracker reveals that Google is developing a second-generation Chromebook Pixel (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 8). The original Pixel had a 12.8″ display and 2560 x …

Applied Materials Result 12/02/2015

by Helen Vince

Applied Materials Inc. has reported its first quarter results, posting a net profit of $348 million on turnover of $2.3 billion, which compares with a net profit of $253 million on turnover of $2.2 …

Tags:Applied Materials| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 08

LGD’s OLED TV Production Expansion to Cost $915 million

by Helen Vince

Following LG Display’s (LGD) recent announcement that it planned to expand production capacity at its 8G OLED plant (LG Display Aiming to Make 600,000 OLED TV panels), sources in Korea have estimated that the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| OLED Fabs| Production Capacity| Vol 22 - Issue 07

Sharp Aims at Volume

by Tom Allen

Compared to the stands of other well-known brands, Sharp’s was somewhat smaller (“klein aber fein” as the Germans say – Man. Ed.). The company has withdrawn from TVs in Europe (Sharp ‘Leaves’ TVs in …

Innolux Investing in More Capacity

by Helen Vince

Innolux’s chairman and CEO, Tuan Hsing-chien, told investors this week that the company will increase its capital expenditure significantly this year to NT$35 billion ($1.1 billion), up from NT$20.5 billion ($655.4 million) last year. …