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Eizo Touch Displays Us PCap

by Bob Raikes

Eizo Japan has released two new DuraVision FDF2382WT and FDS1782T which are 23″ and 17″ touch panel monitors with 1920 x 1080 (full HD) and 1280 x 1024 resolution respectively. The monitors have PCap …

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Report Suggests 100% Oversupply for OLEDs in 2020

by Bob Raikes

An article on the investor website, Seeking Alpha, has suggested that the industry capacity for OLEDs for smartphones may have a 100% oversupply by 2020. The report suggests that excess capacity may be absorbed …

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AB SA Signs New Distribution Deal

by Andrew Fenn

AB SA, which claims to be one of the largest distributors of IT and consumer electronics in Central and Eastern Europe, has inked a new distribution agreement with Polish AV and IT mount manufacturer …

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Public Displays Will See Revenue Growth Thanks To Larger Screens

by Yvette Raikes

Public display turnover will see a CAGR of 18.2% from 2016 to 2021, according to IHS Markit. This translates to an increase from $6 billion (3.1 billion units) in 2016 to $13.7 billion by …

MSI 17″ Notebook is for Gaming

by Bob Raikes

The GT75VR 7RF Titan Pro is a new gaming notebook from MSI that has a 17″ FullHD display with a response time of 3ms and refresh rate of 120Hz that is being driven by …

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Digital TV in Germany Reaches Record High

by Andrew Fenn

According to a new report by, Die Medienanstalten, an aggregate of Germany’s media authorities, over 90% of the country’s households have done away with analogue TV altogether. The number of households viewing analogue television …

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Laser Displays and Lighting

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I recently got details of a display meeting that should be of interest to readers, but is not often covered in the press. The Optical Society of Japan (OSJ) hosted the 6th Laser Display …

Pay-TV Sees Rise in Portugal

by Yvette Raikes

There was a 27,000 rise in the number of Portuguese pay-TV subscribers in Q2, up 0.7% QoQ, resulting in a total of 3.72 million (up 3.5% YoY), according to regulator Anacom, which attributed the …

Microsoft Appoints Second UK Distributor for Surface Hub

by Andrew Fenn

Westcon-Comstor has become the second UK distributor of Microsoft’s Surface Hub. The company joins Maverick Tech Data, which was the first to begin distributing the product through its specialist AV partners in the UK …

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Another Potential Digital Signage Hack in the UK

by Andrew Fenn

Following hot on the heels of a similar incident on Cardiff’s Queen Street last month, where a prominent public display was hacked to show deeply offensive, right-wing imagery to the city’s shoppers, another digital …

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Sunic To Develop G6 OLEDs after IPO

by Bob Raikes

Sunic Systems of Korea is going through an IPO on the Kosdaq stock exchange on 21st September and will use the funds generated (estimated at $61 million to $73 million) to fund development of …

Ultra HD Forum at IBC 2017 to Discuss the Future of UHD

by Andrew Fenn

The Ultra HD Forum will be giving a masterclass in all things UHD and discussing “Phase B”, the next generation of Ultra HD, at this year’s IBC in Amsterdam. The session will take place …

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