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Your AIBs Just Got More Expensive – Better Buy Them Now

by Jon Peddie

Unless you’ve been in solitary confinement, or you’ve just exited from a vow of silence, then you know the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave in Washington D.C. has unilaterally decreed a tariff of …

Tags:Duty| GPUs| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 36

ATSC 3.0 May be Coming to the US Later Than You Think

by Matthew Brennesholtz

5G isn’t the only new communications format in your future: ATSC 3.0 is coming in the US, if its advocates have their way. In my last DD, titled Boundless Enthusiasm for 5G NR, I …

Tags:5G| ATSC| Broadcast| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 36

California Legislates on IoT Security

by Bob Raikes

When there is technology development, it is often instructive to see what is happening in California, which often sets the trend for the rest of the US and the world. California looks to be …

Tags:Back Panel| Internet of Things IOT| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Security| Smart TV| Smartphones| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 36

2018 TV Shootout to be Held on September 23rd

by Andrew Fenn

Value Electronics, an independent AV retailer in New York, United States, is hosting its annual TV Shootout on September 23rd. In its 14th year, the Shootout will be streamed online to reach the largest …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Testing| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 36

NEC US Exploits S[Quadrat] Acquisition

by Bob Raikes

NEC Display Solutions in the US has released the F-Series indoor fine pitch direct view LED (dvLED) and Q-Series indoor and outdoor dvLED panels which are designed to make the most of the acquisition …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LED| NEC| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 35

US Internet-Connected TV Devices to Grow at 7% CAGR Until 2021

by Andrew Fenn

In the US, at the end of 2017, 210 million devices were installed in consumer homes, actively delivering internet connectivity to the TV screen, and by the end of 2021, there are forecast to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| NPD| OTT Video| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 35

DEG Announces Date and Itinerary for 4K Ultra HD Summit in LA

by Andrew Fenn

The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) will increase awareness and encourage ownership of Ultra HD devices and content at the 4K Ultra HD Summit on November 6th at Skirball Cultural Centre in Los Angeles, in …

Tags:Back Panel| Events| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 35

Seoul Semiconductor Sues Fry’s Over TVs

by Bob Raikes

LED maker, Seoul Semiconductor via its Seoul Viosys subsidiary, has started a lawsuit against Fry’s Electronics of the US. The company said that Fry’s has been selling LCD TVs with LED backlights that infringe …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LCD Backlights| Litigation| Patents| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 34

Kagan: Broadband-Only Homes Up Nearly 3% Year-on-Year in the US

by Andrew Fenn

The number of wireline broadband homes not subscribing to traditional multichannel reached a new record high in the second quarter of 2018, according to Kagan, a division of S&P Global Intelligence. Overall, an estimated …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 34

$100 Million Gift from Foxconn Launches Partnership with University of Wisconsin–Madison

by Andrew Fenn

Foxconn chairman and founder, Terry Gou, has announced plans to invest $100 million in engineering and innovation research at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the US, while also creating the framework for a science …

Tags:Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| R&D (Research & Development)| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 33

71% of US Consumers Have a TV Cord and Plan to Keep It

by Andrew Fenn

While cord cutting and shaving may be challenges for pay TV providers, the vast majority of US consumers still say they are not ready to give up on these sources of entertainment. New research …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Pay TV| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 33

Oculus Launches Education Pilot Programme in Three Countries

by Andrew Fenn

Oculus has launched its Oculus Education pilot programme and is now distributing its Go and Rift VR headsets to schools, libraries and museums in Japan, Seattle and Taiwan. The motivation behind the pilot is …

Tags:AR/VR| Education| Japan Display Inc (JDI)| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Taiwan| USA| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 33