Vol 21 – Issue 41 – Page 3

WDR Works With Media Broadcast on 2015 -T2 Trials

by Super User

German public broadcaster WDR will begin test broadcasts using DVB-T2, with HEVC, in the Cologne-Bonn area next August. The trial will be conducted with Media Broadcast, which is currently testing DVB-T2 with HEVC in …

3DIcon Talks 3D Visualisation With USAF

by Super User

3DIcon has met with members of the US Air Force to discuss uses of 3D visualisation technology. The talks focused on how 3D could be used to enhance and ease situational awareness and decision-making …

Innolux Doubts DisplaySearch Prediction

by Super User

Innolux has disputed DisplaySearch’s claims that it would drop to sixth place in the automotive display market (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 39). The company claims that it shipped more than seven million automotive …

AIV-BEX Hits Delays

by Super User

In 2012, AIV-BEX (then known as Stimulated Blue) began an OLED project called ‘blue-coating’ (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 31), to produce small panels. This time last year we heard that the company was …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Fabs| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Mitsubishi Stays in Play With Cubes

by Super User

Last year, we met with Mitsubishi at Gitex just after the company had announced its major display division re-structuring. This year, the company had the same size booth again highlighting its continued presence in …

Co-Op Makes No Profit on Extended Warranties

by Super User

UK retail chain Co-Operative Electrical is now selling extended warranties on its products – including TVs – at cost; this means that the retailer is making no profit on sales. The offer is currently …

Allwinner Targets Premium SoCs

by Super User

China’s Allwinner Technology has announced a new octa-core SoC for high-end set-top boxes and gaming devices. The H8 chip is based on TSMC’s 28nm process. It uses eight Cortex-A7 cores, running at up to …

IP to Blame for Broadcom OIC Exit – Apparently

by Super User

The Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) has not been around for long – it was established this year (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 28). It could be seen as a bad sign, therefore, that founding …

HTC Smartphone Production Moves Out-of-House

by Super User

HTC will outsource part of its smartphone production to contract manufacturers, CEO Peter Chou has said.

Tags:HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Ouigo Innovates with Slabs of Glass

by Super User

Ouigo is a Taiwanese company that has an unusual technology. The company has developed a glass-based tiled projection screen. It can be used in any arbitrary tiled configuration and allows a projector to be …

Tags:Gitex 2014| Large Display Monitor| Video Walls| Vol 21 - Issue 41| Volume 21

Mitsubishi Begins New Cube Rollout at Infocomm

by Super User

A new slimline DLP projector cube has been unveiled by Mitsubishi Electric at Infocomm MEA. The VS-60HS12, like the newest 70 Series cubes, uses an LED light source with an average 50,000-hour lifetime. The …

Postconsumer Plastic Demand and Price Rise

by Super User

OEMs are beginning to specifically ask for recycled plastic to use in an increasing number of new components, says the USA’s EPEAT. The organisation claims to have been a key driver in the move, …