Vol 23 – Issue 46 – Page 4

Desktop Monitor Market Up on 2015 in Q3

by Bob Raikes

According to Meko’s DisplayCast market research service, sales of desktop monitors in Europe, Middle East and Africa were 4.4% up on a volume basis in Q3 compared to Q3 last year and 5.7% up …

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ABox42 & Zattoo Win EWE

by Bob Raikes

German telecommunication specialist EWE has rolled out a TV service, based on the internet TV platform from Zattoo and on STBs from ABox42 of Germany. This extends the EWE offering from just mobile devices …

Initiative for Auto LED Lighting

by Bob Raikes

We don’t cover lighting, but we noted a report on a new initiative, the IseLED Alliance, that is working to support full colour lighting in automotive applications. The Alliance consists of Inova Semiconductors, Dominant …

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Are Monitor Buyers Spending Less?

by Bob Raikes

Display Daily’s publisher, Meko, started researching the market for desktop monitors in Europe in 2000. We were interested in the volume of the market, but also the value. I had been running a company …

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US Connected TV Viewing Growing Rapidly

by Bob Raikes

US connected TV penetration will reach 71.2% of US internet users by 2020, according to eMarketer, representing 60.4% of the population. The analyst reports that growth in the use of connected TVs will increase …

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DirecTV Now Details Leaked

by Bob Raikes

AT&T is expected to announce details of its new OTT DirecTV Now service next week. Reports suggest that the service will offer around 100 channels at a starting price of $35 per month. The …

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FPD Revenues to Increase in 2017 – IHS Markit

by Bob Raikes

IHS Markit said that the flat panel industry will grow by 9.3% in 2017 to $110 billion, after two years of decline. Firmer pricing will be the key factor as supply has become tighter …

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Samsung To Upgrade J3 Phone

by Bob Raikes

Samsung is widely reported to be about to release a new Galaxy J3 (2017) model with the number SM-J327P. Usually reliable sources report that the budget phone will have a 5″ HD/Full option AMOLED …

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LG Plans Firmware Patch for OLED Latency

by Bob Raikes

Last week, we reported that LG was being criticised over the input lag on its TVs, a complaint expressed by gamers. (LG In Trouble with Gamers for OLED Input Lag) Forbes.com quoted LG’s response …

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Samsung to Take Over QD Vision

by Bob Raikes

We reported rumours of a takeover by Samsung of QD Vision last week, (Samsung to Buy QDVision?) and now the ET Times in Korea has confirmed the news and the price of $70 million …

Is Skyworth Buying TV OLEDs from BOE?

by Bob Raikes

Korean sources are suggesting that Skyworth, the Chinese TV company, may be buying some OLED TV panels from BOE and showed the sets at the Shenzen High Tech Fair. Skyworth plans to use the …

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Netflix’s 4K OK on Kaby Lake PCs with Edge

by Bob Raikes

Netflix has now made its content streamable on a PC, providing that PC has the 7th generation (Kaby Lake) processor and is running the Edge browser from Microsoft on Windows 10 (which is mandatory …