Vol 24 – Issue 44 – Page 3

DisplayMate Measures A Couple of TVs

by Bob Raikes

Ray Soneira of DisplayMate, no doubt with some support from LG Displays, has published a detailed review of an LG IPS TV (LG 65SJ9500 Nano Cell 65 inch TV) and a Samsung set (Samsung …

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GFU: Positive Development in Consumer Electronics Sales in Q3 2017

by Andrew Fenn

The home electronics market index HEMIX shows a Consumer Electronics sales increase of 2.6% year-on-year to over €18.6 billion ($22.03 billion), according to data from GFU. Televisions generated sales of just under €2.9 billion …

Glasgow Care Home Chooses AV System from SSUK and LG

by Andrew Fenn

Riverside, a £17 million ($22.6 million) care home, has opened in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, featuring an AV system from SSUK and LG. Each of the facility’s 120 bedrooms includes a 43″ LG SM5KB display, allowing …

DSC Promotes WILL for Digital Ink

by Bob Raikes

The Digital Stationery Consortium, Inc. (DSC) announced a new white paper, “New Business Opportunities Fueled by the Emerging Digital Stationery Market” that looks at the development of ‘digital ink’ and the the development of …

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Crossbar Switch for USB Type-C is Up for Award

by Bob Raikes

Diodes Inc has been shortlisted for an award for the PI3USB31532 USB 3.1 Gen 2/DisplayPort 1.4 Crossbar Switch for USB Type-C. The company, which is in the running for an Ace award, claims to …

Visteon and PT Astra Otoparts Open New Vietnam Facility

by Andrew Fenn

Automotive electronics technology supplier Visteon and component manufacturer PT Astra Otoparts are expanding the production and supply of instrument clusters and multi-function displays to major vehicle and motorcycle manufacturers in Vietnam. The Astra Visteon …

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Barco Silex Wins Imagenics 4K HDMI adaptor

by Bob Raikes

Barco Silex said that Imagenics of Japan is using its VC-2 HQ codec (standardized as SMPTE ST-2042) in its new 4K IMG.Link Rev2 HDMI receiver and transmitter modules for long range video transmission. They …

US Department of Justice Blocks AT&T/Time Warner Deal

by Andrew Fenn

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has blocked AT&T’s acquisition of Time Warner. Not only that, but it has also filed a lawsuit to prevent it from ever happening, claiming that the $85 billion …

DVB Completes UHD-1 Specification

by Bob Raikes

The DVB steering board has finalised the DVB UHD-1 specification, which is now considered complete and supports HDR, UltraHD resolution, wide colour gamut and HFR. There are also amendments to the ETSI TS 103 …

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Correction

by Bob Raikes

Apologies, in our report on the NEC New York showcase, we referred to the NEC dual laser technology as “Laser Plus”. That was incorrect and the correct term is “RB Laser” and NEC has …

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Rockwell Collins to Deliver New E-2D Tactics Trainer to US Navy

by Andrew Fenn

Rockwell Collins has been selected by the US Navy to provide a new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Tactics Trainer in support of the E-2D Hawkeye Integrated Training Systems (HITS) III program. The initial contract is …

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NEC Displays Chosen for New London Digital Advertising Network

by Andrew Fenn

Hello London, a media partnership between Transport for London (TfL) and Exterion Media, has announced the launch of DX3, a new £80 million ($106 million) digital advertising channel for London, with display technology provided …