Vol 23 – Issue 19 – Display Daily

DNP Focuses on Short Throw Screens

by Chris Chinnock

One of the clear outcomes of the Display Summit China event was the wide support for short throw laser TV products in China. These need special screens that can accept the light at a …

Compound Photonics Debuts at Display Summit China

by Chris Chinnock

Compound Photonics is a company that has been quietly developing laser projection technology for 10 years. At Display Summit China, it made its first public appearance and described a little of what it is …

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Laser Light Source Update

by Chris Chinnock

Speakers from Nanjing CQ Lasers, Necsel and the University College of Southeast Norway gave presentations at Display Summit China on the status of laser devices for projection applications. As expected, some parts of the …

MicroLEDs on the Agenda for SID, AWE and Infocomm

by Bob Raikes

Our front page story from Sony was not difficult to choose this week. We have a special “microsite” with news from SID’s Display Week, which starts in a couple of days. In my introductory …

RGB vs. LP Debate for Cinemas Rages at Display Summit China

by Chris Chinnock

The cinema industry is currently actively debating how laser phosphor and RGB laser light sources will be adopted in cinemas. In one corner is Christie, which has said that laser phosphor light source are …

JM-Laser Describes their RGB Laser Source

by Chris Chinnock

JM-Laser Technology (JM-LT) gave an impressive talk describing their RGB laser sources that have been integrated into 53 cinema screens in China so far, cooperating with Oristar. That’s a lot at this stage of …

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Inovel Describes Projection Products

by Chris Chinnock

Jiangsu Inovel Display Technology Co. used its presentation time at Display Summit China to provide an overview of solid state projection technologies, then dive into its projection products, as shown in the diagram below. …

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Hisense Says 4K Laser TV Coming Soon

by Chris Chinnock

In the presentation given by Hisense at Display Summit China, it became clear that the company is very serious about the potential for the laser TV category and they are investing heavily to develop …

Tsingtoo Visit at Display Summit China

by Chris Chinnock

The third company visited as part of the Display Summit China event was Tsingtoo Display Technology Co., Ltd. All three companies are within walking distance in the Yixing Economic Development and Technological Zone. The …

EMEA Monitor Market Up in Q1

by Bob Raikes

Given the poor conditions in the PC market, it’s surprising to be reporting that the market for desktop monitors in EMEA was up on last year in Q1 2016 according to Meko’s DisplayCast DTM …

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Smart Sets Break 100 Million Mark

by Tom Allen

48.5% of all TV sets shipped in Q4’15 – 34.2 million units – were smart models, says IHS, leading to smart TV shipments breaking the 100 million mark for the first time last year. …

NEC Showcase Rises to New Height

by Bob Raikes

The NEC Showcase took place this year at the Millbank Tower. The nearest underground station was Westminster, beside the Houses of Parliament in London. I was surprised to see a band and lots of …