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Large-Area Margins to Plunge After Five-Year High

by Tom Allen

Profit margins for large-area TFT-LCD displays reached 10% in Q1’15, says IHS – their highest level since the first half of 2010. However, prices and margins are now being pressured downwards by high factory …

Conrac Grows Indoor Displays

by Tom Allen

Data Modul, under the Conrac brand, will show a new large format display at Inter Airport Europe in Munich (6th – 9th October). The 70″ 6170 PD is an indoor, dust-proof model. Like the …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Vol 22 - Issue 37

Sharp is Too Private

by Tom Allen

Sharp’s presence this year was extremely disappointing. Although the stand was quite large, and in a central location in Hall 6, most of it was private. There was no-one around to answer questions, and …

Seiki Wants to Stir Up Existing Markets

by Tom Allen

Tongfang Global is the Chinese company that owns the Seiki and Orion TV brands – the former being the most well-known. As Seiki, the company launched what was at the time the world’s cheapest …

Vestel Looks to Automotive and Better Pixels

by Tom Allen

Vestel is one of the world’s largest display makers, but most people visiting IFA will have never heard the name. This is because the majority of TVs and public displays made by the company …

Sharp Brings BigPad to Midwich

by Tom Allen

The ‘most advanced Big Pad model to date’ has been introduced by Sharp, and will be unveiled at Midwich Technology Exposed on 16th and 17th September (we will be attending – TA). An 80″ …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 36

Sharp Slims Large Displays

by Tom Allen

Sharp has expanded its high-end digital signage range, the PN-E series, with two large-format models: the 60″ PN-E603 and 70″ PN-E703. Designed for 24/7 use, these displays feature edge-LED backlights to reduce their depth …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| sharp| Vol 22 - Issue 35

Samsung Unlocks The Walled Garden

by Tom Allen

Samsung held a big press event before the show started. We actually managed to get a seat at the Samsung press conference – a big improvement over previous IFA and CES events and a …

European PD Market Drops in Q2

by Bob Raikes

The Public Display market in EMEA dropped back by 8.5% compared to Q1, although it was up 11.9% on an annual basis, according to Meko’s DisplayCast PD service. “Samsung in Germany was the biggest …

Tags:Digital Signage Data| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Market Data| Vol 22 - Issue 34

Cima NanoTech Announces JV with Foxconn to Manufacture Touch Modules

by Tom Allen

Cima NanoTech, a developer and manufacturer of transparent conductive film solutions, announced today that it has entered into a joint venture with Foxconn, the world’s largest ICT technology provider and vertically integrated device manufacturer, …

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High Resolutions Rule Touch Taiwan

by Tom Allen

The annual Touch Taiwan show took place in Taipei this month. Focusing on touch panels and optical films, the event brings together companies from across Asia, Europe and the USA. 422 exhibitors attended, stretching …

IMDs and PIDs are More Positive than DTMs in Europe

by Bob Raikes

This week, while creating this issue of the newsletter, I was also involved with the finalising of our quarterly data for desktop monitors, public displays and interactive meeting room displays. The markets are very …