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2015 Ushers in the Smart Panel

by Super User

Panel makers are adopting different strategies towards low-cost UltraHD units, depending on their location. Deborah Yang, an NPD DisplaySearch analyst, examines the market in a blog post (http://tinyurl.com/lhmgokz). Korean makers are focusing on panel …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Tcons (Timing Controllers)| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

Wearables Will be Big at IFA

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Archos will show new Android and Windows Phone mobile devices in hall 12, at stand 103. The 50B Platinum (£100 ($165)) is an Android 4.4 smartphone with a quad-core processor and IPS panel. The …

Tags:Curved Displays| Large Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 21 - Issue 34| Volume 21

‘G’ by Guess Chooses Casio Projectors

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‘G’ by Guess, a chain of stores in the USA, has installed more than 100 Casio projectors in various locations. More installations across the US are planned this year. Casio’s XJ-H1700 was one of …

Tags:Back Panel| Casio| Hybrid LED (Laser)| Large Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Panel Session Debates Quality and Containers

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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 …

Tags:IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| NPD IFA Conference 2014| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

DTG Tests D-Book 7 v4

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The UK’s DTG Testing is now trialling the functionality of the D-Book 7 v4. Updates have been released to the organisation’s MHEG test suites, under the ‘beta’ status; this means that test suite licensees …

Tags:DTG| Large Display Monitor| Testing| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21

Tablets Fall, but Emerging Regions Rise

by Super User

IDC’s tablet-plus-hybrid forecast for 2014 has been reduced to 233.1 million units. The new figure represents a 6.5% YoY growth rate: significantly below the previous prediction of 12.1% growth. “[I]t would be easy to …

Tags:IDC| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 35| Volume 21| Worldwide

Barco Lights up Nanjing YOG Opening Ceremony

by Super User

Barco was chosen as the exclusive projection and video processing provider for the opening ceremony of the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, held in Nanjing, China last month. The designer for the lighting and …

Tags:Back Panel| Barco| China| Large Display Monitor| Large Venue Projectors| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Cambrios Still on a Rising Wave

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We met with John LeMoncheck, CEO of Cambrios and, as he was at CES earlier in the year, he was very positive about the developments in the Cambrios ClearOhm silver nanowire developments. The company …

Tags:Cambrios| IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Silver Nanowire| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

IFA Roundup

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IFA 2014 was the show’s 90th anniversary. The total area of the event was up 3% from 2013, with the adoption of the CityCube Berlin; an expansion that added an extra 12,000m

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Gartner Sees More Than 500 Smart Devices per Home by 2022

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A special report from Gartner on trends in digital technologies has concluded that a typical family home, in a mature affluent market, could contain several hundred smart devices by 2022. Gartner believes that the …

Tags:Forecasts| Gartner| Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Optoma…And Cinema Speeds to Gaming Projector

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Optoma unveiled its new HD141X DLP projector at the UK gaming festival, Insomnia, last month. Being announced at a gaming event, the projector naturally features a gaming mode, which optimises response times, contrast and …

Tags:DLP Projectors| Game Playing| Large Display Monitor| Optoma| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

DivX Makes HEVC Wins

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Several new companies have been announced with products using the DivX HEVC solution. TVs from Toshiba (see Product News); LG (UltraHD models); and TCL have been named as using the format. Additionally, Wohler has …

Tags:Back Panel| Divx| HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21