Vol 21 – Issue 49 – Page 5

Mixed Results for Taiwan’s Notebook Makers

by Raverstead

There were mixed results for Taiwan’s major notebook manufacturers in November. Acer reported a 1% month on month increase in sales in November to NT$28.5 billion ($913.7 million), though this was down 7.3% year …

Sony Integrates Playstation Services in Android

by Raverstead

Sources speaking to Mobile Geeks have said that mass production of Sony’s Android TV products (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 29) will begin in January, with release dates beginning in February. As well as …

AMD’s Omega Upscales to UltraHD for FullHD Display

by Raverstead

AMD has announced a new driver for its GPUs and APUs that challenges Nvidia technologies. Replacing Catalyst 14.9, the Catalyst Omega driver is said to raise GPU performance by up to 19% on high-end …

Christie Shows Benefits of 120fps for Simulation…

by Raverstead

For several years, Christie Digital has showcased demos at I/ITSEC to demonstrate the benefits of moving to 120fps display solutions for reducing motion artifacts. Last year the company had a nice side-by-side demo showing …

Video Highlights from I/ITSEC 2014

by Raverstead

We were able to interview several companies during I/ITSEC 2014. Boeing was in the JVC booth at I/ITSEC 2014 showing its updated CRVS (constant video resolution simulator) with a new IG using COTS hardware …

Laibao Looks to Smartphones

by Raverstead

Laibao Hi-Tech, a Chinese firm, currently produces glass-based touch panels. Next year, it has said that it will extend this production to film-based units for smartphones. The company is targeting monthly shipments of 2 …

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LTPS Production Rising, AMOLED on Sale, a-Si Resolution Up

by Raverstead

Trendforce says that major panel makers will continue to add LTPS production lines between 2015 and 2016, with a focus on G5.5 and G6 sizes. By 2016, total area capacity is expected to more …

CPT’s Monthly Sales Down 9%

by Raverstead

Chunghwa Picture Tubes’ (CPT) sales in November were down 1% sequentially and 9.2% from November 2013 at NT$4.9 billion ($156.8 million), bringing sales so far in 2014 to NT$51.9 billion ($1.6 billion), 3.4% lower …

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Monitor Revenues Rise as Shipments Fall

by Raverstead

Revenue from desktop monitor sell-in was up 7% YoY in Q3’14, thanks to an ASP rise of 10%. Meanwhile, shipments were down just over 3%, to 34 million units, says DisplaySearch. Manufacturers are trying …

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Stand-off Threatens ITA Talks

by Raverstead

The Information Technology Agreement, which defines tariffs on many technology products at 0%, has been threatened by a stand-off between China and South Korea. The ITA has not been updated since 1996, but there …

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ASO Set for January in Namibia

by Raverstead

Namibian public broadcaster NBC will turn off analogue broadcasts on 31st January next year. The date represents a slight delay to the original date (15th December) after an appeal to ensure that enough decoders …

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42 Christie Offers New “Twist” Option for Simulation Market

by Raverstead

Christie Digital is offering end users in the simulation and training market a new option to add the company’s warping and edge-blending software to its projectors. Twist Pro is now an optional fee-based add-on …

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