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TPK Sales Half YoY

by Raverstead

TPK said sales in October fell 50% from October 2013 to NT$11.2 billion ($372.2 million), though this was 4.9% higher than September. Sales to date increased almost 4% to NT$128.3 billion ($4.2 billion).

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VESA Seeks Input on DSC Revision

by Raverstead

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) is examining a refinement to its Display Stream Compression (DSC) standard (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 5). DSC reduces bitrates to enable higher resolution content to be played …

Tags:Display Stream (DSC)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| VESA| Vol 21 - Issue 44

ZVEI Recognises Work of GFU Chairman

by Raverstead

The ZVEI trade associated in Germany has honoured GFU chairman Hans-Joachim Kamp with the Golden Plaque of Honour, in recognition of his three decades of work in and commitment to the electrical industry.

Asbis Opens UK Office

by Raverstead

Asbis has opened a London base to focus on the Prestigio brand and will be shipping Prestigio products, including tablets, smartphones and large touch screen PCs, from its European warehouse in Prague.

Tags:Asbis (Prestigio)| Distributors| Large Display Monitor| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

High-End STB Shipments to Rise Quickly to 2020

by Raverstead

Worldwide UltraHD-capable set-top box shipments will reach 48 million by 2020, says ABI Research. HEVC STB shipments will climb even higher, to 88 million units. Only about 60,000 STBs with both features will be …

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40″ and 50″ Panel Supply Tight Till 2015

by Raverstead

Asian sources expect the supply of 40″ and 50″ TV panels to be short until the end of the year. Suppliers expect to have orders tied up until January 2015. Innolux, for example, is …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 45

CRA Hails -T2 Test A Success

by Raverstead

Ceske Radiokomunikace (CRA), in the Czech Republic, says that it is the first Central European company to successfully test DVB-T2 with HEVC. The trials began in July (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 28) and …

Tags:Czech Republic| DVB-T & T2| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Fransat Commits to MPEG-4

by Raverstead

Fransat, the free-to-air French platform, will move all of its broadcasts to MPEG-4 by 2016. Any customers still using an SD receiver by this point will need to change to an HD- (and MPEG-4) …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| MPEG4 (H.264 MVC)| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Sony Provides UltraHD For Free…ish

by Raverstead

Sony is now offering customers five high-resolution films for free. Between 31st October and 27th December, customers with a 2014 Bravia UltraHD TV can take the ‘Privilege Movies 4k’ promotion to get 10 films, …

Dynamic Focus on 42″ LCD Public Displays – Vol 21 Issue 44

by Raverstead

This week we are highlighting Public Displays in the 40″ and 42″ Full HD LCD category with 1920 x 1080 resolution. There are eight brands featured in the advertising. NEC Displays is at the …

Tags:dynamic focus| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Pricing| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Thales Readies Virtual Constructive Solutions…

by Raverstead

Thales has its fingers in a lot of areas of the training and simulation world, but is especially strong in helicopter simulators, with big new wins in Australia in co-operation with Boeing. At last …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Military & Defence| Simulation| Thales| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Barco: A New Medical Colour Standard is Needed

by Raverstead

Barco has conducted research showing that a new colour calibration standard is required for medical displays. The company will share its results at RSNA 2014, on the 1st December. Colour has seen an increasing …