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32″ – 42″ Panel Prices Will Rise in Q4

by Raverstead

Pricing for 32″, 40″ and 42″ TV panels will continue to rise in Q4’14, say Asian sources. The situation is not expected to soften until Q1’15, when demand seasonally falls. Panel makers have lowered …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Large Display Monitor| Pricing| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Werner Asks If We Really Need UltraHD?

by Raverstead

Ken Werner of Nutmeg Consultants has been involved with Latin Display for some years, but a last minute problem with his visa meant that he couldn’t attend, so our own Bob Raikes presented his …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Latin Display 2014| Mobile Display Monitor| Resolution| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Netflix Arrives on Panasonic’s Older TVs

by Raverstead

UltraHD Netflix streams were made available on Panasonic’s AX800 TVs earlier this month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 44). The service has now arrived on the slightly older AX802 TV.

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Netflix| OTT Video| Panasonic| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Atomos Shows 4K Shogun Video Monitor/Recorder

by Raverstead

In 2012, 3D Guru Al Caudullo (3DGuy.tv) judged the Atomos Ninja the “Best External Video Recorder” for 3D. I had a chance to visit Atomos (Victoria, Australia) at CCW 2014 and see not only …

Tags:CCW 2014 (Content & Communications World)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Viewfinders| Vol 21 - Issue 46

iPhone 6 Bolsters High-Resolution Smartphones

by Raverstead

The price of in- and on-cell smartphone modules with 1280 x 720 and 1920 x 1080 resolutions has fallen significantly this year. The lower prices began to appear in Q2, says DisplaySearch. Adoption is …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD DisplaySearch| Smartphone Market| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 46

Sharp Achieves New Pixel Density

by Raverstead

There have been two stories lately about high-resolution panels developed by Sharp. First is a continuation of the UltraHD smartphone panel rumour that we covered last month (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 43); this …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Resolution| sharp| Small & Medium Displays| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 45

UltraHD Rumoured for Samsung’s Note 5

by Raverstead

A tip sent to Phone Arena claims that Samsung’s Galaxy Note 5 phablet will have a 5.9″ OLED display with UltraHD resolution – equal to 746ppi. The display will enter productionby August 2015. Display …

Tags:AMOLED| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| phablets| Samsung| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Product Roundup Vol 21 Issue 49

by Raverstead

The BL3201PT monitor from BenQ (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37) is now available in the USA. It is known as the BL3201PH and costs $1,100. A new variant on LG’s 34″ curved widescreen …

Tags:BenQ| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| MMD (AOC Philips)| OLED TVs| Planar| Smartphone Market| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 49

UltraHD on my Lenovo

by Raverstead

I had a joyous moment this week. My Lenovo T440S was rated to support a maximum 2560 x 1600 resolution when I bought it at the end of last year. I had assumed that …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Editorial| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 44

40″ and 50″ Panel Supply Tight Till 2015

by Raverstead

Asian sources expect the supply of 40″ and 50″ TV panels to be short until the end of the year. Suppliers expect to have orders tied up until January 2015. Innolux, for example, is …

Tags:Display Supply & Demand| Innolux| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 45

DirecTV Boosts UltraHD

by Raverstead

A DirecTV satellite has been launched that will deliver UltraHD programming across the USA. DirecTV 14 will begin operation in Q2’15, using the Reverse Band Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) spectrum.

Tags:4k| DirecTV| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Apple Hides UltraHD Feature

by Raverstead

The developers of a Mac video upload app, Waltr, have found that the A8 processors in Apple’s iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus can playback UltraHD video. Apple has not even mentioned this feature; …

Tags:4k| Apple| iPhone| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 47