Vol 21 - Issue 39

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Apple Emphasises Quality – And Pays For it

by Super User

The cost of manufacturing the display for the Apple Watch (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 36) is ‘several times’ higher than equivalent LCD or glass-based AMOLED screens, says NPD DisplaySearch. The screen is a …

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Retail Applications Driving the Market

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The next session was about retail applications. G

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Satellite Leads European DTV

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IP-Network’s Television International Key Facts 2014 presentation shows that 87% of households in the EU were receiving digital TV last year. Finland, Greece, Italy and the UK have now achieved 100% digital penetration. Germany …

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Feature-Light, Connection-Rich: Iiyama’s Professional Display

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Iiyama’s 55″ LE5564S-B1 is designed for professional use – for instance, in meeting rooms. With picture-in- and picture-by-picture functions, it can be used for video conferencing or indoor signage. Although light on features, the …

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Epson Continues to Perform in Top-Selling August Projectors

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PMA Research has announced the top-selling projectors in North America in August. The company divides the results into three categories: ‘pico and personal’; ‘mainstream’; and ‘high end’. Aaxa took three of the top five …

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Large iPad Rumours Continue With Samsung Involvement

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Apple will receive 9.7″ and 12.9″ panels for its iPads from Samsung Display in the second half of this year, Korea’s Inews24 claims. Most of the output from one of the company’s G5 lines …

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End of Subsidies Spurs Panel Price Hike

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The end of smartphone subsidies in China will affect the wider market, says NPD DisplaySearch. Direct subsidies are to end, being replaced with consumer call charge subsidies. The inventory of name brands is expected …

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3D AIS Presents Lumieres at 5th Annual Awards

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19 companies and organisations were honoured with awards from the International 3D and Advanced Imaging Society last month. Masterimage 3D, Barco and Volfoni were both among the award winners, for ‘Advancing the Entertainment Industry …

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Sony Beats Microsoft in Price – Again

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Last month, Microsoft dropped the price of the Xbox One in the UK to

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LG Pushes Curved Displays

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There were two launches of previously-announced products for LG this week. The first is the company’s curved UltraHD OLED TV – the 65″ EC9700 (known as the EC970V in Europe, seen in Display Monitor …

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Pan-EU Project Tests ITO Replacements

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The production of flexible displays is currently dependent on ITO material, for transparent conductive and encapsulation films. Replacing ITO is proving difficult, with challenges in terms of cost, sustainability and manufacturing scale. The project …

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