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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

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

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

UltraHD Will Debut on Prime

by Raverstead

Amazon is preparing to add UltraHD content to its Prime Instant Video service. Prime subscribers will be able to receive the service at no extra cost.

Tags:4k| Amazon| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 48

Acer Expands Professional Resolution

by Raverstead

Acer has added a new model to its professional monitor series, the B6 line. The B326HK is a 32″ UltraHD LCD model with Acer’s ‘ColorPlus’ technologies. ColorPlus is a suite of software to provide …

Tags:Acer| Colour Critical Monitors| Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Monitor Trends Picked Out in CRN Interviews

by Raverstead

CRN.de has conducted a series of interviews with members of the monitor industry, from key companies in Germany. They include: Sebastian in het Panhuis of Asus (http://tinyurl.com/od8ckdw); Markus Korn of Samsung (http://tinyurl.com/noa7mv5); Michael Vorgberger …

Tags:Acer| Asus| BenQ| Desktop Monitors| Germany| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| MMD (AOC Philips)| Mobile Display Monitor| NEC| Samsung| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 44

Eizo Takes ATC to New Size Class

by Raverstead

Eizo has developed a large, UltraHD screen for air traffic control (ATC), which we first saw at Electronica 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 45). The Raptor RP5824 is primarily designed for Asian markets, …

Tags:Air Traffic Control (ATC)| Eizo| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 49

Panasonic Chooses ViXS

by Raverstead

ViXS has announced that its XCode 6400 decoder is being used in Panasonic’s new AX800 UltraHD TVs.

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Panasonic| UltraHD| Video Encoders & Decoders| ViXS| Vol 21 - Issue 44