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Everybody Knows MiniLED has Bigger Halos than OLED, Don’t They?

by Bob Raikes

LCDs backlit with miniLED LCDs are a growing segment of the premium markets for tablets, notebooks, monitors and TVs. We’ve written extensively about the engineering that is inside the Apple miniLED displays that are …

Tags:Apple| Direct Backlights| iPad| MiniLED| OLEDs| Testing| Visual Ergonomics| Visual Quality

Links Week Starting 23rd May 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. (I’m still catching up after Display Week!) …

Tags:Apple| Automotive| Forecasts| Google| LED| Litigation| MicroLED| MPEG| Outdoor Displays| Patents| Perovskite| QD OLEDs| Roku| Samsung| tablets| Testing| Transparent Displays| TV Set Market| TVs (TV Sets)| Virtual Sets

QD-OLED vs. WOLED Image Performance Comparison

by Barry Young

Samsung’s new QD-OLED TVs have been touted by reviewers as delivering a brighter picture with a wider color gamut than comparable WOLED TVs. And while the S95B (55” TV) isn’t as bright as some …

Tags:HDR - High Dynamic Range| LG Displays (LGD)| QD OLEDs| Samsung| Samsung Display| Testing| TVs (TV Sets)| WOLED (White OLED)

Pete Palomaki Tears Down Another Broken TV

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DD contributor Pete Palomaki posted a video showing a teardown of a broken TCL 5 Series TV and found that the FALD LED backlight had YAG phosphor LEDs. The set is …

Tags:LCD Backlights| LED| Phosphors| Quantum Dots| Teardowns| Testing| TVs (TV Sets)

A Testing Scandal or Just ‘Early Days’?

by Bob Raikes

What They Say TV image quality Maven, Vincent Teoh, on his HDTV Test channel has identified an issue with Samsung’s S95B QD-OLED TV. He found that images of HDR video were a little brighter …

Tags:Colour Quality| HDR - High Dynamic Range| QD OLEDs| Samsung| Testing| TVs (TV Sets)

TFT Central Looks at ViewSonic XG2432 – Blurbusters Certified

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The TFT Central website had a look at a 240Hz 23.8″ FullHD ‘Fast IPS’ monitor, the XG2432 from ViewSonic which is reported to be the World’s first ‘Blur Busters Approved 2.0’ …

Tags:Game Playing| Testing| USA| ViewSonic

TFT Central Looks at the LG 42C2 OLED as a Desktop Monitor

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Although it’s promoted as a TV, TFT Central reviewed (subscription required) the LG 42C2 as a desktop monitor. The first challenge was that the stand does not allow any tilt and …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| Testing| TVs (TV Sets)| WOLED (White OLED)

Links Mid-Week Commencing 18th April 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are (quite!) a few from the middle of this week (there seems to be a lot with …

Tags:Apple| Augmented Reality| Broadcast| CPUs| Digital Signage| Flexible Devices| Flexible Displays| GPUs| Investment| Operating Systems| Smartphones| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Testing| UK (United Kingdom)

Links Week Starting 18th April 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Meet the 8K Association at NAB Show …

Tags:Corning| Desktop Monitors| Google| Investment| iOS (Apple)| NAB 2022| Quantum Dots| R&D (Research & Development)| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| TCL| Testing| The Metaverse| Waveguide Display

Links Week Starting 11th April 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. ICDT in China to be postponed because …

Tags:Advertising| Apple| Dell| Desktop Monitors| DOOH| Game Playing| iPhone| Manufacturing| MiniLED| MMD (AOC Philips)| OLEDs| Pricing| Projectors| Qualcomm| Semiconductor Market| sony| Supply Chain| Testing| Thunderbolt| TVs (TV Sets)| USB| Virtual Sets

QD-OLED Reviews Appearing for Alienware Monitors

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The Dell/Alienware 34″ QD-OLED AW3423DW monitor has been getting out and been tested. We spotted a couple of recent reviews. Toms Hardware liked the monitor although it found it had to …

Tags:Dell| QD OLEDs| Testing

DPReview Looks Closely at the Apple Studio Display

by Bob Raikes

What They Say DPReview.com, the photography blog, published a review of the Apple Studio Display which called it “an excellent monitor at a steep price”. It likes the optional nano-texture coating but doesn’t think …

Tags:Apple| Desktop Monitors| Testing