Vol 22 – Issue 30 – Page 5

Kyocera BLU Life Reaches 100K Hours

by Bob Raikes

UK distributor, Ginsbury, has said that Kyocera is extending the backlight lifetime specification on 26 of its LCD modules to 100,000 hours. Sizes are from 4.3″ to 12.1″. Ginsbury said that the enabler for …

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EMEA PC Market Hit in Q2

by Helen Vince

The EMEA PC market continued to suffer in Q2 from unfavourable exchange rates which led to higher price points and weaker demand, according to the latest data from IDC. Shipments were down 21.6% year …

Brazil’s Globo Offers 4K Content on Sony TVs

by Helen Vince

Brazilian TV company Globo is now offering 4K content on Sony’s 4k-enabled TVs. In addition to its own 4K material, Globosat Play TV includes programming from GNT, SporTV, Viva, +Globosat, Telecine and ‘Off’.

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SES Starts UHD MSO Trial

by Helen Vince

SES says it has started what it claims is the first-ever live and linear Ultra HD trial with US cable multiple system operator (MSO) Armstrong. Armstrong is testing SES’s camera-to-screen Ultra HD ecosystem, which …

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Sharp 80″ TV Starts Shipping

by Bob Raikes

Sharp US has now started shipping the 80″ LC-80LE661U Smart TV that was announced at the beginning of June (Sharp Introduces New Line Of Commercial AQUOS™ LED Smart TVs). The product uses an edge-lit …

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New Samsung Tab S2 is Very Thin

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has announced the Galaxy Tab S2 which is available in two sizes (8″ and 9.7″ diagonal). As with the Tab S, the display has an OLED display, but with lower resolution at 2048 …

Eiki Now Shipping 8,000 Lumen DLP Projector

by Bob Raikes

Eiki has a new high brightness (8,000 ANSI lumen) single chip DLP projector, the EIP-UHS100 which is due to start shipping immediately. Resolution is 1920 x 1200 and the contrast ratio is quoted as …

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Open Cell TV Panel Pricing Falls to $84

by Helen Vince

According to data released by DisplaySearch, the price of 32″ open cell TV panels fell to $84 in June, while prices for 50″ UltraHD (4KTV) panels also declined, with 55″ units falling 8% sequentially. …

New Slingbox M2 announced for $200

by Bob Raikes

Slingbox has announced the M2 box, an upgrade on the M1, launched last year. Pricing has risen from $150 to $200 for the box, which allows re-transmission of TV content from an STB to …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 22 - Issue 30

Amscreen Chosen for Carrefour Jordan Roll-Out

by Helen Vince

In Jordan, 14 Carrefour stores are now equipped with digital signage screens from Amscreen. The screens were chosen by Screen Media Solutions, which supplies DOOH solutions to around 84 retail and pharmacy locations in …

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Samsung to Exhibit at Digital Signage Summit

by Helen Vince

Samsung will be the largest supplier to exhibit at the OVAB Digital Signage Summit Europe 2015 taking place in Munich on 10th and 11th September. Samsung will be showing a range of its digital …

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Huawei’s 6 Month Turnover up 30%

by Helen Vince

Huawei Technologies has released results for the first half of the year, recording turnover of CNY175.9 billion ($28.3 billion), an increase of 30% year on year. The company’s operating margin was 18%. The company …

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