Vol 24 - Issue 03

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Panel Area Grows, but Units Drop in TV Panel Supply

by Bob Raikes

Witsview has reported that panel area shipped in 2016 grew by 6.5%, while units shipped dropped by 3.5% as average set sizes rose by 2.2″ to 43.6″, a bigger increase than in previous years.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| Market Data| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Is Nvidia Looking to Boost Card Sales?

by Bob Raikes

Sources in Asia say that Nvidia is looking to boost sales of its own graphics cards, sold as ‘Founder Edition’ and based on Nvidia’s reference design. This will put Nvidia increasingly in competition with …

Tags:GPUs| Large Display Monitor| Nvidia| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Hisense Adopts Seraphic for YouTube TV

by Bob Raikes

We reported that Hisense would use the Seraphic HTML 5 browser last summer and now the firm has said that it will use the technology to ship a YouTube-certified smart TV, globally. Xiaofeng Lin, …

Tags:Hisense| Large Display Monitor| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Smart TV| Vol 24 - Issue 03| YouTube

HLG vs PQ Systems for HDR Television

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I have written multiple articles for Display Daily about high dynamic range (HDR) cinema and TV, as have other Display Daily authors. Most of these articles have been from the Dolby Vision/HDR 10 point …

Tags:BBC| Dolby| HDR - High Dynamic Range| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Screen Use OK for Teens Says Journal

by Bob Raikes

A study of 120,000 English 15 year old students has found that a small amount of use of devices with screens seems to boost boost wellbeing. Published in the journal, Psychological Science, the study …

Tags:Back Panel| Ergonomics| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 03

The Connected Car at CES 2017

by Ken Werner

Although autonomous vehicles are grabbing most of the attention in the general press, the industry is just as obsessed with the connected car. Connectivity is required for the safest and most efficient full-automation systems, …

Tags:Automotive| CES 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 03

The Return of the Aftermarket

by Ken Werner

In the final presentation at the Consumer Telematics Conferance, held at the out-of-the-way Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on January 4 (the day before the CES exhibits opened), Roger Lanctot of Strategy …

Tags:Automotive| CES 2017| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 03

360° YouTube Videos Now on PlayStation VR

by Bob Raikes

Support has been added to the PlayStation VR system to allow the consumption of 360º video from YouTube. Previously, video could be streamed, but not 360º content. Sony had lots of visitors using the …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| PlayStation| Virtual Reality| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Top TV Brands Increase Orders from Captive Panel Suppliers

by Bob Raikes

As TV panel shortages continue into 2017, top TV brands are currently reviewing plans to source yet more panels from their captive panel suppliers this year, according to IHS Markit The world’s top TV …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Large LCD Supply| TV Production| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Samsung Results 24/01/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

Samsung Electronics announced FY16 Q4 sales of KRW 53.3 trillion ($45.7 bn) with operating profit of KRW 9.2 trillion ($7.9 bn), resulting in an operating margin of 17.3%. The quarterly sales increased 0.01% on …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Samsung| Vol 24 - Issue 03

Screens Can Come Alive!

by Bob Raikes

You might enjoy a movie trailer for the movie ‘Rings’ which shows a real person replacing a video and coming out of the screen!

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 24 - Issue 03

LG Display Result 23/01/2017

by Jasmine Kang Sodha

LG Display reported FY16 Q4 revenues of KRW 7,936 bn ($6.83 bn) with operating profit of KRW 904 bn ($778 mn), resulting in a healthy operating margin of 11.4%. The EBITDA margin for the …

Tags:Financial Data| Large Display Monitor| LG Displays (LGD)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 03