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Mobiles Dramatically Raise Online Time

by Tom Allen

Data from the Pew Research Centre shows that 24% of teenagers say that they are online ‘almost constantly’, thanks to the continuous connectivity provided by smartphones and other devices. 56% say that they use …

Tags:internet| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 16

Samsung Lowers Costs for Hotel Owners

by Tom Allen

Samsung has launched the ‘Samsung Spring Hospitality TV Buy Back Programme’ in the USA, aiming to help hotels upgrade existing in-room TVs to Samsung’s newest units. On orders of 50+ TVs, placed before the …

Dash In Replaces Static Signage With Adflow

by Tom Allen

Adflow Networks’ signage will be launched in 30 of Dash In Food Stores’ locations, in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware, through to 2016. Dash In wanted to eliminate static signage in favour of digital units. …

Tags:Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| Retail| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 16

High Dynamic Range Coming to Amazon Prime Instant Video This Year

by Vanessa Browning

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that Prime members and customers in the US, UK and Germany will be able to watch titles in High Dynamic Range (HDR) this year. Amazon Originals will be the first …

Tags:Amazon| Germany| HDR - High Dynamic Range| UK (United Kingdom)| USA

Electro Sonic is Democratic With Senate Signage Selection

by Tom Allen

The newly-opened Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate (EMK Institute) relies on digital signage to entertain and educate visitors. To faithfully recreate the experience, integrator ElectroSonic used products from multiple vendors. …

Hollywood Director Gives Barco Seal of Approval

by Tom Allen

Film director Michael Bay has chosen a Barco projector for his personal home theatre in his new home in California. “When I present my large-scale films to audiences for screening, I bring in Barco …

Planar Displays Used in Local Video Wall

by Tom Allen

The Hillsboro Civic Centre in Oregon, USA has had a new 16-display video wall installed, using 46″ displays from Planar – also based in Hillsboro. Each display has 1920 x 1080 resolution. The wall, …

DT Creates Custom Kiosks for US Boating Retailer

by Tom Allen

West Marine, a boating and accessories retailer in the USA with more than 300 stores, has deployed custom-built kiosks from DT Research in locations across the country. The kiosks can be used to access …

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 15

by Tom Allen

Asus has received official Freesync certification for its MG279Q LCD monitor, which was first seen at CES this year. The 27″ display was shown with 2560 x 1440 resolution, an IPS panel and a …

Nanolumens Takes on Largest Casino Install

by Tom Allen

The Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in California has installed a custom visual solution from Nanolumens. The curved LED display, which uses Nanolumens’ NanoCurve product, is 11.5m wide and 6.4m tall.

Tags:Back Panel| Digital Signage| Large Display Monitor| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 15

NAB Says Congress Funds Insufficient for Spectrum Switch

by Tom Allen

The National Association of Broadcasters has said that there may be insufficient funds to switch US broadcasters to new frequencies. Congress allocated $1.75 billion for the change, but the NAB estimates that the move …

Tags:Broadcasters| Large Display Monitor| Spectrum Allocation| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 14

Quality Almost Rivals Content in OTT Importance

by Tom Allen

A report on OTT TV from Conviva shows that quality is more important to consumers than was thought. 75% of OTT viewers will abandon a poor-quality stream in the first four minutes, the report …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| TV Reception| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 14