Vol 21 – Issue 47 – Page 9

TSMC Scoops Half of A9 Orders

by Raverstead

Between 40% and 50% of orders for Apple’s A9 processor will go to TSMC, say Asian sources. The figure is believed to represent all of Apple’s A9 chip orders for the next iPad tablet, …

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There have been conflicting reports over when the first Freesync monitors (AMD’s answer to Nvidia’s G-Sync) will be launched. We have heard both Q1’15 (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37) and Q4’14 (Display Monitor …

Parks Names Most Popular Christmas Gifts

by Raverstead

Parks Associates expects smartwatches and connected entertainment devices (including games consoles and streaming media players) to be among the most popular gifts given in the USA this Christmas. The trend will echo one seen …

Frankfurt Claims Largest Airport Screen

by Raverstead

A 100m² (5.5m x 18.3m) LED screen has been installed at Frankfurt Airport in Germany – making it the largest digital airport advertising space in Europe. We heard (via our friends at Invidis) that …

UltraHD Expands With Wuaki

by Raverstead

The Wuaki.tv streaming service will begin to offer UltraHD streaming on the 1st December. The service will be launched in Germany and France, although there are plans to bring it to Wuaki’s other markets …

OLED TV Spotted at TP Vision

by Raverstead

In an interview with TP Vision, Dutch website Nu.nl found hints of an OLED TV launch from the company. An OLED TV, with an LG Display panel, was seen during a tour of TP …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OLED TVs| TPV (TP Vision)| Vol 21 - Issue 47| WOLED (White OLED)

And Finally – Samsung sustainability

by Raverstead

And finally… There are sustainability reports, and then there are Samsung sustainability reports. The Korean company is known for its massive marketing budget, which has led to some awkward musical product introductions in the …

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On-Cell Shipments Pressure GFF and OGS

by Raverstead

Glass-film-film and one-glass solution touch panels are increasingly being pressured by on-cell solutions in the lower-end of the mobile market. Reports from Asia indicate that Nokia and Motorola are placing large orders for the …

Gefen Scales for Post-Production

by Raverstead

Gefen is ready to launch its new scaler/converter, the EXT-HDVGA-3G-SC. The unit converts HDMI or VGA video signals to SDI (including 3G-SDI and single-link HD-SDI) for post-production and broadcast applications. As well as conversion, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Nortek (Gefen TVOne Magenta)| Scalers| Vol 21 - Issue 47

Hastings: Broadcast TV Dead in 16 Years

by Raverstead

“Broadcast TV will probably last until 2030”, was the bold claim by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings during a recent speech in Mexico City. Hastings has been predicting the death of linear TV (and its …

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UltraHD Offering Will Reach Double-Digits by 2016

by Raverstead

Eutelsat expects that there will be 12 UltraHD channels operating worldwide by 2016, on various satellites. Hans-Pieter Schmitt of Eutelsat Germany said, “The development [of UltraHD channels] goes faster than with HD; 4k will …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 21 - Issue 47| Worldwide

TPV Technology Result 27/11/2014

by Raverstead

TPV Technology Ltd. posted a net profit of $34.9 million on turnover of $3 billion in the third quarter of the year. For the first nine months of 2014, TPV recorded a net loss …

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