Vol 25 – Issue 02 – Page 11

Absen Unveils “World’s Biggest” Curved NPP LED Wall

by Andrew Fenn

Absen has revealed what it claims to be the world’s biggest and clearest curved narrow pixel pitch (NPP) LED wall. The 166.9m², 100-megapixel display is installed at the Smart Longgang Command Center in Shenzhen, …

Tags:Control Rooms| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Small Pixel Pitch LED SPP| Vol 25 - Issue 02

IHS: Year 2018 Will See First Uses of 8K Resolution Displays

by Andrew Fenn

As the demand for super-large TV displays grow, the need for higher resolution is set to increase, and 2018 will see the first uses of 8K display, according to IHS Markit. While Ultra HD …

Tags:IHS Markit| Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Super Hi-Vision (8K)| Vol 25 - Issue 02

PC Market Achieves Positive Holiday Quarter Shipment Growth

by Andrew Fenn

Worldwide shipments of traditional PCs (desktop, notebook, and workstation) totalled 70.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2017, recording slightly positive (0.7%) year-on-year growth, according to IDC. The results outperformed the forecast of …

December Slower for Taiwanese Companies

by Yvette Raikes

Foxconn Technology Corporation posted December sales of NT$18.9 billion ($639 million), down 6.3% MoM but up 250.4% YoY. For the year, turnover reached NT$148.4 billion ($5.0 billion), an 84% increase. Parent company Foxconn Electronics …

Asus and MSI Achieve Half of All Worldwide Shipments in 2017

by Andrew Fenn

According to unconfirmed reports coming out of Taiwan, Asus and MSI shipped around 2.5 million gaming notebooks in 2017, accounting for approximately half of all worldwide shipments. Mid and high-range gaming notebooks were among …

LG UHD TVs in Korea Now Include ATSC 3.0 Tuners

by Andrew Fenn

LG, co-developer of the ATSC 3.0 next-generation television broadcast standard, has confirmed that all LG Ultra HD TVs now on the market in South Korea already incorporate ATSC 3.0 tuning circuitry. At CES 2018, …

December Small Shipments Up Except for CPT

by Yvette Raikes

Small and medium panel shipments for the four main Taiwanese LCD companies we track were 111.272 million in December, up 10.8% MoM and 1.3% YoY. AU Optronics reported December revenue of NT$25.84 billion ($873.8 …

Flex Develops AR Headset Using ‘Sketch to Scale’ Concept

by Bob Raikes

Flex has been trying to promote the range of design and manufacturing facilities that it is able to provide to brands, with its ‘Sketch to Scale’ tag line. The company saw that there are …

Dell Slims Monitors to a New Level

by Bob Raikes

Dell was next door to Lenovo in one of the Venetian restaurants and we had a look around, although it was very noisy and crowded! The most interesting story on the display said was …

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Apple AirPlay 2 Coming to Bang & Olufsen Eclipse TV and Speakers

by Andrew Fenn

Bang & Olufsen has announced that it’s bringing Apple AirPlay 2 to a selection of products. AirPlay 2 will enable wireless audio multiroom playback directly from Apple Music or other music apps, and will …

Tags:Bang & Olufsen (B&O)| Large Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 02

Projection Mapping Honours Passchendaele Centenary

by Andrew Fenn

On the the 100th anniversary of the Third Flanders Battle in the Belgian Passchendaele, a projection mapping installation took place in the open air. 58 Panasonic projectors played content designed by Creative Technology. 49 …

Taiwanese Companies See Slower December

by Yvette Raikes

Acer announced December revenue of NT$21 billion ($711 million), down 10.9% MoM but up 11.6% YoY. This brought sales for the year to NT$232.7 billion ($7.9 billion), up 2%. The company commented that the …