Vol 23 – Issue 03 – Page 5

Prices Will Push VR to the Mainstream

by Isaac Oburu

Online PC retailers Scan Computers and Overclockers UK have spoken to PCR about VR and the Oculus Rift price point. Both firms are optimistic about VR. Scan’s Elan Raja III notes that the technology’s …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Retailers| UK (United Kingdom)| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Planar Adds 50″

by Tom Allen

Planar has added a new model to its range of large-format UltraHD displays, with a 50″ unit. The EP5014K joins existing 58″ and 65″ screens, and is available with (EP5014K-T) or without touch. The …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Planar| UltraHD| Vol 23 - Issue 03

ProSieben Commits to DVB-T2

by Tom Allen

Germany’s ProSiebenSat.1 Group has said that it will broadcast six channels in 1920 x 1080 at 50fps on the DVB-T2 platform. T2 programming will be launched in Germany in Q2’16, with a country-wide launch …

Tags:DVB-T & T2| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 03

LG Wins Better “Green” Ranking

by Isaac Oburu

LG Electronics was named one of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World by Corporate Knights for the third consecutive year and was also awarded the Gold Class distinction in RobecoSAM’s 2016 …

Griffiths Moves to Advisory Role

by Isaac Oburu

Andy Griffiths has left his position as Samsung UK and Ireland president to take on a new advisory role at the Korean manufacturing giant. This new role will see Andy provide advice and guidance …

LG Electronics Result 26/01/2016

by Dhruv Dayal Gupta

LG Electronics reported Q4 net loss of 140.4 billion won ($116.4 million), down by 32% YoY from 205.7 billion won. Turnover for the period was reported at 14.56 trillion won ($ 12.57 billion), a …

Korea Invests in Public Displays

by Isaac Oburu

The Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technologies (KEIT) will invest as much as $6.67 million in public information displays, according to Korea-based ET News. Most of the displays will be sized 40- to 50-inch, …

Tags:Digital Signage| Investment| Korea| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 03

HTC announces key promotions

by Isaac Oburu

HTC has announced the promotions of Jason Mackenzie to global executive VP and Andre Lonne, his successor as president of HTC Americas. In Mackenzie’s new role, he will report to CEO, Cher Wang, and …

Eye-Worn Devices and the Next Wave of Wearable Displays

by Steve Sechrist

We saw how much of the buzz at CES was around virtual and augmented Reality (VR and AR), and the smartphones or near to eye micro-displays that power them. Out on the display horizon …

Aiptek Modularises a Projector

by Tom Allen

China’s Aiptek is a company focused on mobile projection. It was showing a modular projector concept called the iBeam Block, which will be released in March for £550 ($785). This consists of three modules: …

Tags:BETT 2016| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Portable Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 03

VRT Performs IP Remote Broadcast

by Tom Allen

Belgian public broadcaster VRT accomplished the trial remote production of a live musical concert, using IP and open standards, on the 15th January. The remote production set-up was an extension of a full IP …

Tags:EBU| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Video over IP (VIP)| Vol 23 - Issue 03

Vestel Bows Out of BETT

by Tom Allen

Vestel told us that it has made the decision not to return to BETT next year. The show is aimed more at end users, while Vestel targets the trade. As an example of the …