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 …

Tags:BenQ| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Mobile Display Monitor| Stretched Displays| Vol 21 - Issue 45

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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Ivory Coast Bans Analogue TVs

by Raverstead

The Ivory Coast has banned analogue TV imports, sales and marketing. The move has come as the country attempts to meet the ITU’s 17th June 2015 deadline to switch from analogue to digital broadcasting.

Tags:DTV| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Terrestrial (DTT)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

Haptics in Hand at TGM 2014

by Raverstead

Haptic technology was a tangible component of TGM. Haptics presentations were offered by Tactus Technology, Novasentis, Aito, and Tangible Haptics. Tactus Technology continues its push toward a product launch with its manufacturing partner Wystron …

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TCL’s LCD TV Sales Up 11%

by Raverstead

TCL Multimedia saw LCD TV sales rise 10.7% in October from the same period last year. Sales of smart TVs increased 30.2%. In TCL’s home market of China, the company’s sales volume fell 9.8% …

Tags:China| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TCL| TV Production| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 45

JCDecaux and Estée Lauder Paint Paris Red

by Raverstead

Estée Lauder and JCDecaux worked together on a signage campaign in Paris recently. Passers-by could play a slot machine-style game on interactive screens, installed at three bus shelters in the city, to win lipsticks …

Tags:Digital Signage| France| JCDecaux| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 45