Vol 21 – Issue 45 – Page 6

Sceptre Chooses High TV Contrast

by Raverstead

Sceptre’s E505BV-FMQR 49.5″ LCD TV is a new Roku Ready model, with an MHL port. It features a particularly high contrast ratio for a TV, as well as a swivel base (+/- 15 deg …

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Wintek’s Woes Continue as October Sales Fall 20%

by Raverstead

Touch panel manufacturer Wintek suffered another blow in October as it reported a 20% year on year fall in sales for the month to NT$5.7 billion ($186.3 million). Sales for the first 10 months …

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Sharp Achieves New Pixel Density

by Raverstead

There have been two stories lately about high-resolution panels developed by Sharp. First is a continuation of the UltraHD smartphone panel rumour that we covered last month (Display Monitor Vol. 21 No 43); this …

Sensors and Situational Intelligence

by Raverstead

IHS analyst Tom Hackenberg opened the Sensor Technologies session of TGM by discussing the role of sensors in achieving situational intelligence. Tom likened the situational intelligence of an electronic device to the human intuition …

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Sony TV Service Enters Beta

by Raverstead

We have been hearing rumours about a Sony web-TV service for almost two years (since Display Monitor Vol 20 No 2), and now the company has finally followed through. Playstation Vue will be a …

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Wearable Market to Reach 100M by 2018

by Helen Vince

Market Intelligence – The wearable market is forecast to reach around 108M devices by 2018 with growth following the doubling from just under 20M devices in 2014 to over 40M next year and with …

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LG Display Pushes OLED-TV Panels Forward

by Helen Vince

OLED – LG Display will ramp up its M2 OLED-TV panel line next month, according to a report in South Korea’s ET News quoted in English on November 11 by Amy Fan and Alex …

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CVision 3D Running Kickstarter Campaign for Mobile 3D Displays

by Helen Vince

3D Displays – CVision 3D (Shenzhen, Taipei, and Los Angeles) has launched a kickstarter campaign to raise $20K to further the development of 3D displays for use in smartphones and tablets. As of November …

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Interview With Magnetic 3D CEO Tom Zerega

by Helen Vince

3D – I had the chance to visit Magnetic 3D’s offices in downtown Manhattan and speak to Magnetic’s CEO Tom Zerega. Magnetic 3D is a developer and manufacturer of autostereoscopic displays from 22″ to …

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40″ and 50″ Panel Supply Tight Till 2015

by Raverstead

Asian sources expect the supply of 40″ and 50″ TV panels to be short until the end of the year. Suppliers expect to have orders tied up until January 2015. Innolux, for example, is …

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Dynamic Focus on 22″ Wide LCD Monitors

by Raverstead

This week we are highlighting LCD monitors in the 22″ wide category covering 16:10 models with resolution of 1680 x 1050. There are 13 brands featured in the advertising with Philips, NEC Displays and …

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French Watchdog Recommends No 3D For Children

by Raverstead

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has advised that children under the age of six be denied access to 3D content. Young people under 13 should have ‘moderate’ …