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Redbox Adds Ultra HD Blu-ray Discs in Six US Cities

by Andrew Fenn

US entertainment rental company Redbox has added Ultra HD Blu-ray discs to 2,500 of its rental kiosks across six test environments — Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, Detroit, Miami and New York City. New titles …

Tags:4k| Blu-ray| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Taiwan Smartphone Sales Decline for Fifth Consecutive Month

by Andrew Fenn

Sales of smartphones in Taiwan have declined for the fifth consecutive month, Digitimes Research said, citing data from local retail channels. Smartphone sales apparently fell to 490,000 units in April 2018. In terms of …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Madison Square Garden Company Building LED Sphere Venue in Las Vegas

by Andrew Fenn

The Madison Square Garden Company is developing MSG Sphere Las Vegas, an 18,000-seat venue to be built on the Las Vegas Strip, inside a 15,800m² LED sphere, complete with audio, sensory and haptic feedback …

Tags:AR/VR| Mobile Display Monitor| Virtual Reality| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Is the Crystal Cycle Broken?

by Bob Raikes

A few days of my year end up as ‘high bandwidth’ when information flows in as fast as I can absorb it – or faster! At the SID Business Conference in Los Angeles, I …

Tags:Market Data| SID Display Week 2018| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Oregan Launches Latest Version of Its STB Middleware

by Andrew Fenn

Oregan Networks, a supplier of digital TV software and services, has unveiled SparQ, the latest version of its set-top box middleware solution. The company says SparQ enables the delivery of DVB and ISDB-T broadcast …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| Vol 25 - Issue 20

LDM Vol 25 #20 Product Roundup

by Bob Raikes

MMD has launched two monitors under the Philips brand, the 221B8LJEB and 243S5LJMB which are both FullHD monitors. The brightness is 250 cd/m² and TN panels are used with contrast of 1,000:1 and response …

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Taiwan LCD Monitor Shipments Down in 2018 Q1

by Andrew Fenn

Shipments of LCD monitors by Taiwanese makers declined by 6.3% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2018, according to Digitimes Research, dropping below 20 million units. Despite the sequential decline, the figures represented a …

Tags:Desktop Monitors| Large Display Monitor| Taiwan| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Sky Announces Plans to Build New “Innovation Centre” in London

by Andrew Fenn

Sky has announced its plans to build a 6,500m² “innovation centre” at one of its campuses in London, UK. To be built on the company’s Osterley campus, the centre will be a space for …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Sky| UK (United Kingdom)| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Home Entertainment Device Ownership

Over Half of US Broadband Households Own a Smart TV

by Andrew Fenn

A new report from Parks Associates has revealed that more than 50% of US broadband households own a smart TV and more than 40% own a streaming media player. The firm will host a …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Market Data| Smart TV| TV Viewing| USA| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Continental Takes Larger Stake in DigiLens

by Norbert Hildebrand

Continental has increased its stake in DigiLens, the California-based development firm for optical waveguide solutions. After investing in the Series C financing round, Continental holds now a stake of 18% in DigiLens and will …

Tags:Automotive| Head Up Displays HUDs| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 20| Waveguide Display

OnePlus Releases Its New Flagship Smartphone

by Andrew Fenn

The new OnePlus 6 smartphone began shipping this week and most of the rumoured specs we reported on early last month have turned out to be true. (OnePlus 6 Uses the Same Processor as …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 20

Zara Installs Mirror Displays with RFID Capabilities

by Andrew Fenn

Zara and its parent company Inditex have unveiled a new Zara store concept at Westfield in London, UK. The 4,500m² store features a dedicated area for the purchase and collection of online orders, which …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mirror Displays| Retail| Vol 25 - Issue 20