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C|Net Tests Apple’s iPhone Colour Balance Feature

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Apple recently announced a system to use an iPhone to adjust the colour balance of a TV connected to an Apple TV box. CNet tested the system and found, basically, that …

Tags:Apple| Colour Management & Processing| Power Consumption| STBs

Hisense Finally Introduces Dual Cell TV in the US

by Bob Raikes

Well, it’s finally got to a Western market for TV applications. That is, a TV set that uses a dual panel LCD to provide very high contrast and that can compete with OLED (the …

Tags:Dual Panel LCDs| Hisense| Power Consumption| TVs (TV Sets)

New Labelling for TVs and Monitors from March in the EU

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The GfU pointed out that there are new energy labels in the EU from the 1st March for TVs, monitors and large appliances. The previous A+, A++ and A+++ ratings will …

Tags:Europe| Power Consumption| warranty

A discussion on MicroLED efficiency – microLED displays

by Bob Raikes

What They Say OLED Info published an article that highlights the high level of energy loss in the driving circuitry of microLEDs. The report suggests that the energy loss could be enough that it …

Tags:MicroLED| Power Consumption

The Truth About the Power Consumption of LED Walls – From Barco

by Artem Alekseenko

Power consumption is a decisive parameter when comparing LED displays. If you are researching into your options for an LED wall you might have wondered why the power consumption values for certain LED products …

Tags:Barco| LED| Power Consumption

Samsung’s Colour Performance Seems to Have Reduced with 8K

by Bob Raikes

I suddenly realised today that the reason I hadn’t heard from any of my Display Daily contributors about today’s column was that it was my turn. Oops! Anyway, I have learned over the years …

Tags:Energy Star| Power Consumption| Samsung| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| TVs (TV Sets)

Energy Saving Slips in Europe with New TVs

by Bob Raikes

Advanced Television spoke to Markus Kick, a GfK specialist in Consumer Electronics who explained that the move to higher quality TVs is having a negative impact on the purchase of energy-saving TVs. He said …

Tags:Europe| Large Display Monitor| Power Consumption| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 34

GEC Offers Live Demo of Mobile Phone Environmental Benefits Calculator

by Andrew Fenn

The Green Electronics Council is developing an “Environmental Benefits Calculator” that measures the environmental and cost benefits of purchasing sustainable Epeat-registered products. It will launch for the mobile phone category in September and expand …

Tags:EPEAT| Mobile Display Monitor| Power Consumption| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Sense: DVRs Cost US Consumers Approximately $1.84 Billion Annually

by Andrew Fenn

Sense’s analysis of DVRs from cable and telco providers in the US shows that they consume nearly as much energy while idle as when the TV is on and their energy saving modes are …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Power Consumption| PVRs (DVRs) Personal Digital Video Recorders| Vol 25 - Issue 32

Intel Keeps Low Power Display Close to its Chest

by Bob Raikes

We promised to come back to you over the Low Power Display Technology (LPDT) that Intel announced at Computex when we had more information (Intel Reveals Low-Power Display Technology for Laptops). At the moment, …

Carbon Dioxide Levels, Displays, and the Earth

by Kenneth Li

I read several articles in Display Daily recently with relationship to Global Warming, which almost all of us believe to be related to the CO2 levels. Without getting into the political and technological side …

Tags:Environment| Power Consumption| Vol 25 - Issue 04

STB Energy Conservation Agreement Saves Over $2 Billion

by Andrew Fenn

A new report by D+R International has revealed that the Voluntary Agreement launched in 2013 to reduce the energy consumption of set-top boxes has reduced CO2 emissions by 11.8 million metric tons, and saved …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Power Consumption| STBs| Vol 24 - Issue 29