Vol 21 – Issue 35 – Display Daily

IFA Says Consumers Willing to Buy

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IFA kicks off with a press event (although to try to get them all in, several are held before this one!). The format is much the same each year, so we’ve cut our report …

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Chinese Product Mix Shifts to High-End

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TV makers in China will produce a greater number of high-end units in the second half of 2014, as demand grows in the country. Sources in Asia said that 20% or more of TVs …

Emerging Markets Take Smartphone Slack

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Smartphone shipments are expected to rise 23.8% YoY in 2014, according to IDC, to more than 1.25 billion units, from 1.01 billion in 2013. A 12.7% CAGR will lead to 1.8 billion shipments in …

Dell Widens Gamut and Size

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A 2015 version of Dell’s Ultrasharp U2414H (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 38) has appeared on the company’s Chinese website. While similar to last year’s product, the display on the U2415H has been changed. …

Acer Kicks off IFA in Bullish Mode

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Acer was the first press conference and CEO Jason Chen started by saying that sales in Germany were double in Q2 2014 and in Austria, it was closer to 3X business. Chen said that …

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ITRI Lowers Touch Production Costs

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The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) showcased a new metal mesh production technology at Touch Taiwan last month. The technology is said to feature a ‘one-step’ roll-to-roll method, which can apparently lower production costs …

Epson Leads US Projector Sales in July

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PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in the USA in July. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’; ‘mainstream’; and ‘high end’. Aaxa manufactured three of the pico and …

Eizo ColorEdge CS240 Monitor Released

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Eizo has announced a new lower cost ColorEdge CS240 monitor with 24.1″ diagonal and 99% AdobeRGB coverage. The display uses an LED backlight and consumes just 27W. The display has 10 bit grey scaling …

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CEDIA Celebrates 25 Years

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The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) is celebrating its 25th anniversary at CEDIA 2014 this month. Formed in Chicago in 1989, the group’s meetings soon moved to Las Vegas. Today, CEDIA takes …

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TV Makers Promote “Feature Desperation”

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The annual IFA conference on TV that is run by DisplaySearch and IFA took place in the new CityCube. A representative of IFA welcomed delegates and Paul Gray of DisplaySearch introduced the agenda. The …

LTPS Will Replace a-Si

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The CEO of Taiwan Display (a subsidiary of Japan Display), Jeff Hsu, said that he expects LTPS panels to become mainstream in mobile phones in 2-3 years. According to Hsu, JDI currently has a …

Freesync Monitors Will Cost $100 Less Than G-Sync

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AMD has told PCR that its upcoming Freesync (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 4) gaming monitors will be between $80 and $100 cheaper than models with Nvidia’s G-Sync technology. Both aim to eliminate screen …