Vol 21 - Issue 45

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FCC Delays TV Spectrum Auction until 2016

by Raverstead

The FCC has now announced a delay of its auction of UHF spectrum until 2016. Through an announcement in late October, the Commission is apparently reacting to a move by broadcasters to block or …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Opinion| Spectrum Allocation| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Stretched Displays Are for Specific Applications

by Raverstead

Two bar-type signage displays from BenQ, which were introduced at Infocomm 2014 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 20), are now available in the USA. The BH280 and BH380 are professional displays, with a 50,000-hour …

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Industry Shift is News at Electronica

by Raverstead

Electronica takes place in Munich every two years. A late invitation to speak at the SID event in Rio meant that Display Monitor’s plans had to change on short notice, so Tom attended instead …

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Taiwan’s Notebook ODMs See Monthly Sales Dip

by Raverstead

Most of Taiwan’s major notebook ODMs reported slight month on month declines in sales in October, though all of the companies performed better in October 2014 than they had a year earlier. Only Pegatron …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| ODMs & OEMs| Vol 21 - Issue 45

High-End STB Shipments to Rise Quickly to 2020

by Raverstead

Worldwide UltraHD-capable set-top box shipments will reach 48 million by 2020, says ABI Research. HEVC STB shipments will climb even higher, to 88 million units. Only about 60,000 STBs with both features will be …

Tags:HEVC (H.265)| Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Accell Extends Tablet on Desktops with DisplayPort

by Raverstead

Accell’s new interface hubs support DisplayPort’s multi-stream transport (MST) enabling independent monitor control and the support of high-resolution graphics. The UltraAV DisplayPort 1.2 to 2 DisplayPort Multi-Display MST Hub and Mini DisplayPort 1.2 Multi-Display …

Tags:Display Hubs & Splitters| DisplayPort| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Customer Engagement World Explored Latest Trends in DooH Advertising

by Raverstead

We recently visited Customer Engagement World, which took place in New York from November 5-6 2014 where we saw a demonstration of the latest 3D motion capture technology from Israeli company, Extreme Reality. Extreme …

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Hannstar Falters in October

by Raverstead

Hannstar Display achieved a 7.2% month on month increase in sales in October, though year on year sales of NT$2.1 billion ($68.6 million) represented a 12.9% decline. October’s result brought sales for the period …

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Perch Shows Projection Based Digital Signage Solution

by Helen Vince

Digital Signage – Perch is a New York based company focusing on creating a point of product display solution. While this is nothing new in general, Perch uses a combination of technologies to provide …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Mobile Display Monitor| Retail| Vol 21 - Issue 45

The Latin American Perspective on the Display World

by Helen Vince

SID Latin Display Conference – I’m currently in Brazil for the annual Latin Display conference – an SID event that is run to help to educate display users in Brazil, and give an opportunity …

Tags:business| LATAM| Latin Display 2014| Vol 21 - Issue 45

DPAA Video Everywhere Summit Says Digital Advertising is Taking-Off

by Helen Vince

DPAA – The DPAA (Digital Place Based Advertising Association) organized The Video Everywhere Summit on November 4 in New York City. The conference addresses the advertising industry, agencies, advertisers and digital signage networks (digital out of …

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Large Format Display Applications at TGM 2014

by Helen Vince

Large Display, User Interface – Touch Gesture Motion 2014 in Austin, Texas, October 28-30, 2014, offered several presentations involving large format display applications.  A key observation by several presenters and attendees at TGM 2014 was …

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