Vol 23 – Issue 40 – Page 4

Display Technology Distributing NLT TFTs

by Isaac Oburu

Display Technology will distribute the full range of Tianma NLT’s TFT display solutions in the UK and Ireland following a distribution deal with Tianma NLT.

Tags:Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tianma| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Samsung Gives Up on Note 7

by Bob Raikes

Samsung Note 7 being cooled at IFA. Image:MekoSamsung has stopped the supply of Galaxy Note 7 phablets as the battery fire issue that it has seen has recurred with some users that had received …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 40| warranty

Samsung Introduces Tizen-Powered LFDs

by Bob Raikes

Samsung has formally announced the global P-Series standalone Smart signage which run the Tizen operating system. There is a PHF sub-range (700 cd/m²) and a PMF range (500 cd/m² except 32″ which is 400 …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LFD - Large Format Display| Samsung| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Flat Panel Display Capital Equipment Spending Surging, IHS Markit Says

by Bob Raikes

FPD equipment sales are expected to attain their highest sustained three-year level in the history of the industry. FPD equipment spending will rise 89%, hitting $12.9 billion in 2016. Increased spending levels will continue, …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Production Equipment| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Copaco Now Selling ProDVX

by Isaac Oburu

Copaco is now offering ProDVX digital signage, room booking interactive kiosk and home automation products in the Netherlands.

Tags:Digital Signage| Distribution| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 40

LeEco TV has Dolby Vision

by Bob Raikes

LeEco, which now owns the Vizio brand of TV, is to launch four new TVs, but accidently leaked the details on its website. There are four models of UltraHD Android TVs, the Super4 X43 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LeEco (formerly LeTV)| TVs (TV Sets)| USA| Vol 23 - Issue 40

VR Gambling Set to Grow Ninefold by 2021

by Bob Raikes

New data from Juniper Research has found that gross wagers from VR (Virtual Reality) gambling will grow from just over $58.5 million this year, to just under $520 million by 2021, representing an increase …

Tags:Casinos| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Exertis Supplying Philips Solutions

by Isaac Oburu

Exertis has signed a distribution deal to distribute Philips’s Q, E, V, U, X, T and D line series of screens as well as their videowall displays and Ultra HD solutions in the UK.

Tags:Exertis| Large Display Monitor| Philips| Vol 23 - Issue 40

Coretronic Posts Good Projection Figures

by Yvette Raikes

Coretronic recorded September turnover of NT$5.03 billion ($159.2 million), down 24% YoY. This brought Q3 sales to NT$14.78 billion ($467.6 million), a fall of 19% YoY, and year to date revenue to NT$42.25 billion …

Tags:Coretronic| Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 40

NEC Display Adopts Raspberry Pi for Digital Signage

by Bob Raikes

NEC Display Solutions in Europe has announced that it will introduce a new range of large format displays (LFDs) that will extend its history of supporting modular solutions by allowing the displays to be …

Tags:NEC Showcase 2016| OPS| Smart Digital Signage| Vol 23 - Issue 40

First “True 8K” 120fps Dome Demo

by Chris Chinnock

That was the headline that enticed me to fly to Toronto and the annual Giant Screen Cinema Association International Conference and Trade Show (GSCA). This event is all about the latest planetarium, IMax and …

Apple vs Samsung Reaches Supreme Court

by Bob Raikes

The dispute between Apple and Samsung over patents got to the US Supreme Court this week, with Samsung seeking to win a reduction in the $548 million damages that Apple was awarded last year …