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The End of an Era (Final Chapter)

by Aldo Cugnini

Philips Research will close its Briarcliff labs and move the operation to a technology hub in Massachusetts, the company quietly announced last October. According to a letter to staff from Philips Research head Hans-Aloys …

Tags:DTV| Philips| R&D (Research & Development)| Video Encoders & Decoders| Vol 22 - Issue 12

MPEG Introduces DisplayPort Patent License

by Tom Allen

MPEG LA has introduced a licence for the DisplayPort patent portfolio. The licence covers a variety of digital interface standards used to connect AV sources between products. Initial DisplayPort technology owners include Hitachi Maxell, …

Philips Breaks Records With iF Design Wins

by Tom Allen

The iF Design Awards in Germany honour products with outstanding design, and Philips broke records by taking home 52 of them this year. Products were recognised in all five categories: Product, Communication, Packaging, Interior …

Tags:Back Panel| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Philips| Vol 22 - Issue 10

Philips Reaches Ecovision Target Ahead of Schedule

by Tom Allen

Philips’ ‘green products’ represented 52% of total product sales last year, the company has said (€11.1 billion). Lighting was the largest contributor. As well as reducing its carbon footprint by 5% YoY, Philips also …

Tags:Environment| Large Display Monitor| Lighting| Philips| Vol 22 - Issue 09

Philips to Sell Lumiblade OLED Lighting Unit

by Helen Vince

Philips is reported to have confirmed that it plans to sell its Lumiblade OLED lighting unit and is already in talks with potential buyers. A spokesman for the company said that he believes the …

Philips Brings AmbiLight to Public Displays & Adds a CMS

by Bob Raikes

Philips held a press tour on the first day of the show and we went around the booth. Chris Sluys of MMD, which markets the Philips brand LFDs and monitors in Europe, started by …

BDA Sets Out HDR Plans for Blu-ray (Corrected)

by Bob Raikes

We have corrected the story that we published last week based on some corrections received from the BDA (we removed a reference to a third HDR technology): Large Display Monitor has heard that the …

TV Brands Sign Up to Digitaleurope Logo

by Tom Allen

Five companies have signed up to use Digitaleurope’s UltraHD TV logo, unveiled at IFA 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 35). LG, Panasonic, Sony, Philips and Samsung will begin to use the logo, which …

Magna Buys Part of PLDS

by Norbert Hildebrand

Magna is to acquire the head-up display and electronic components units of Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions (PLDS), the joint venture company between Philips and Lite-On which focuses on the design, development, sales, marketing, customer …

Philips to Spin-off OLED Lighting Business

by Helen Vince

Philips is reported to be planning to spin-off its OLED lighting business so that it can focus on LED-based connected systems and services. The news came as Philips reported disappointing results for both Q4 …

Philips Explains its HDR Solutions

by Chris Chinnock

At CES 2015, we had a chance to meet with Philips to discuss its activities in developing High Dynamic Range (HDR) solutions. It turns out, the company has been working on this for some …

Other HDR Updates

by Chris Chinnock

Netflix reaffirmed an earlier announcement that it would be adding support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) to its 4K content later this year. It is apparently partnered with LG and Sony to deliver this option. …