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Majority of US TVs Now HD

by Tom Allen

81% of US households own at least one HD TV, according to the Leichtman Research Group, and 51% own multiple HD TVs. This is up from 46% and 17% in 2010. UltraHD TV awareness …

Tags:HDTV| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| UltraHD (4KTV)| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Texas Hospital Chooses Nanolumens Over Projector

by Tom Allen

A new $1.3 billion facility has been constructed at Parkland Hospital in Texas and was opened last year. The facility includes a large-format LED display using Nanolumens’ NanoSlim solution. The screen, installed in the …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 13

Sony’s Vue Service Now Live

by Tom Allen

Sony Computer Entertainment president, Andrew House, said recently (Playstation Vue Coming to East Coast) that Sony’s Playstation Vue TV service would be rolled out to the East Coast of the USA soon. The service …

Tags:Cable Cutting (cord cutting)| IPTV| Large Display Monitor| sony| Streaming Video| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 12

FCC Postpones Review of US TV Mergers

by Tom Allen

A review of Comcast’s acquisition of Time Warner Cable and AT&T’s of DirecTV has been postponed by the FCC, says the Wall Street Journal. The delay is dependent on a court decision related to …

Tags:AT&T| Comcast| DirecTV| FCC| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Time Warner| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 12

Sony Denies Sell-Off, Focuses on Premium

by Tom Allen

At a recent press event, Sony North America officials denied rumours that parent company Sony Electronics would spin off its audio and video businesses. Mike Fasulo, president of Sony North America, said, “We are …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| sony| TV Set Market| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 12

LDM Product Roundup – Vol 22 12

by Tom Allen

The H257HU monitor (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36), from Acer, is now available in the USA. It is a 25″ unit with 2560 x 1440 resolution, a ‘bezel-less’ design and Acer’s flicker-free and …

Tags:Acer| Blue Light| Convertible PCs| Curved Displays| Desktop Monitors| DLP Projectors| Eizo| Germany| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| Notebooks| Projectors| Stretched Displays| toshiba| USA| ViewSonic| Vol 22 - Issue 12

Christie’s CEN Arrives in US Cinema Lobbies

by Tom Allen

Christie has begun the rollout of its new Christie Experiential Networks solution, introduced last October, to 200 cinema lobbies across the USA. CEN uses two display platforms: digital one-sheets (65″ vertically-oriented displays in wall-mounted …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Christie| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Apps| Mobile Display Monitor| NFC| Portrait Orientation| Touch| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Dell Live-Streams Concert in UltraHD From SXSW

by Tom Allen

Dell, Intel, Red Digital Cinema and Sharp are working together to live-stream the ‘Fader Fort Presented by Converse’ concert from the SXSW Festival in Texas, in UltraHD. The stream will begin on 17th March …

Tags:4k| Dell| Intel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Red| sharp| Streaming Video| UltraHD & 4K| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Playstation Vue Coming to East Coast

by Vanessa Browning

Sony’s Playstation Vue service (Sony TV Service Enters Beta) will be rolled out to the USA soon, according to the Wall Street Journal. It will be launched within two weeks in New York, Philadelphia …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| PlayStation| sony| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Motive Signs Tablet TV Licenses

by Tom Allen

Motive and Tablet TV have entered into two licensing agreements for the service’s US and Canadian launch of mobile and VOD content services. They cover the technology used in the service and define the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| TV Reception| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 11

LG Display Plans OLED Alliance

by Tom Allen

The Korea Times claims that LG Display intends to establish an OLED TV alliance, in an effort to boost its OLED panel business. CEO Han Sang-beom is quoted as saying, “We are in talks …

Tags:China| Japan| Korea| Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 11

Thumbs Up! Takes a Lesson From Tier Ones

by Tom Allen

An American company, Thumbs Up!, has introduced its own VR headset – although it doesn’t have a display. In the style of Google Cardboard the Samsung’s Gear VR, the Immerse Virtual Reality Headset is …

Tags:Head Up Displays HUDs| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 11