Vol 23 - Issue 37

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LG’s RGBW Panels Criticised

by Milos Pavlovic

An article on the Techhive.com blog has drawn attention to some of the resolution issues on LG TVs using the LG Display M+ RGBW technology. A reporter from the blog visited retailers with test …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| LG Electronics (LGE)| Mobile Display Monitor| RGBW| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Solvay Leaves OLED – Sells to Nissan Chemical

by Milos Pavlovic

Nissan Chemical Industries has bought IP relating to soluble HTL and HIL materials from Solvay s.a. of Belgium. Solvay said that the move to soluble OLED production was taking too long.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLED Materials| Vol 23 - Issue 37

AG Neovo Video Wall Monitor is for 16/7 Use

by Milos Pavlovic

AG Neovo has released the PM-65P which uses a narrow (13.9mm, left/right/top and 14.9mm) bezel design with an MVA panel to produce 350 cd/m² in 1920 x 1080 resolution. The monitor has VGA, DisplayPort, …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Video Walls| Vol 23 - Issue 37

New Orion Smart TV Series in Germany

by Milos Pavlovic

THTF has announced a new range of Smart TVs in the German market, to be sold under the Orion brand. The sets will have tuners for DVB-T2, as well as DVB-C and S/S2 and …

Tags:Germany| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 23 - Issue 37

iPhone 7 Costs More Than the 6 – and Closer to Samsung

by Milos Pavlovic

IHS Markit has performed a ‘teardown’ on the new iPhone 7 and has found that the bill of materials (BOM) is $219.8, which is higher than previous iPhones ($36.89 more than the iPhone 6) …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Teardowns| Vol 23 - Issue 37

GIS To Invest in Touch for OLEDs

by Milos Pavlovic

General Interface Solution (GIS), which is a member of the Foxconn group, plans to invest $750 million in a new factory in Chengdu, China, apparently with a plan to become a supplier to Apple …

Tags:Apple| China| Foxconn (Honhai)| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Touch Displays| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Witsview Says Record Prices for Low End Phone Panels

by Milos Pavlovic

Witsview said that prices of LCD panels for smartphones have hit new highs because of high demand for lower end smartphones and the analysts said that prices are up to record levels, with 4″ …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Smartphones| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Kodak 360 Camera Supports UltraHD

by Milos Pavlovic

JK Imaging, which licenses the Kodak brand, has announced a new 360º camera that can produce UltraHD ‘VR-ready’ from its 20 megapixel sensors. The front sensor can also be used for non-360º applications. The …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| 3D| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Five Companies To Capture 50% of OTT Revenue

by Milos Pavlovic

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has produced a report called “The Impact of OTT on Video Production Around the World” which shows that five global companies (including Google, Facebook and Netflix) capture 50% of …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Barco Residential Shows HDR Demo

by Chris Chinnock

Barco Residential highlighted HDR projection using its high-end Thor projector, which is RGB laser-based. The company also announced a partnership with Meridian, covered separately. (Meridian Audio Teams with Barco to Add Video Solutions) As …

Tags:Barco| Cedia 2016| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Laser Projectors| Vol 23 - Issue 37

Astro Design Intros New HDMI Protocol Analyzers

by Chris Chinnock

If you want to diagnose HDMI transmission issues, especially HDR related issues, you may need an HDMI 2.0a protocol analyzer. At CEDIA, Astro Design introduced two new models. The VA-1844A is a handheld version …

Tags:Cedia 2016| HDMI| Large Display Monitor| Test Equipment| Testing| Vol 23 - Issue 37

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Samsung Returns to CEDIA

by Chris Chinnock

For the first time in five years, Samsung was back at CEDIA where it showed off its latest UHD 4K TVs and ATMOS sound bar. It also produced five workshops to help dealers, integrators, …

Tags:Cedia 2016| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Large Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 37