Vol 25 – Issue 21 – Page 6

BC14 TPK Breaks Cover and Explains Business

by Bob Raikes

Ryosuke Kuwada is from TPK in Taiwan and is a veteran of several large companies. He pointed out that talks from TPK are unusual (this was the first one that we could remember!). The …

BC13 Flexible OLED to Stay in Surplus

by Bob Raikes

Tamura-san is from DSCC and is a very experienced display industry analyst and he talked about the smartphone market. The Apple iPhone X was a lot more expensive than he expected and as a …

BC12 Panel Session Covers TV Quality

by Bob Raikes

The final session in the morning was a Q&A that included O’Brien, Baker, Stump and Tim Alessi, an executive from LG Electronics. Alessi agreed with Baker that getting the mix right in going to …

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BC11 Cinematographers Have Some TV Requests

by Bob Raikes

The next speaker was a ‘local’ from the TV content business in Los Angeles. David Stump is chairman of the camera committee and display committee of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). He gave …

BC10 O’Brien Looks at Potential Tariff Issues

by Bob Raikes

Bob O’Brien of DSCC then talked about the global TV market. He started by saying that in the developed world there is little chance to increase TV set sales volume, but there are opportunities …

BC09 NPD’s Baker Stays Realistic

by Bob Raikes

We have reported on talks by Stephen Baker of NPD several times of the years and he always has a very realistic view on the TV market, especially in the US, where NPD collects …

Another Glamorous Friday Evening

by Bob Raikes

I’ve been in the US week, working on our SID report, which we hope to get out early next week and attending the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in Santa Clara. My schedule meant that …

TADF Players on the Show Floor Ranged from C to K

by Ken Werner

TADF (thermally activated delayed fluorescence) is a clever quantum-mechanical trick that permits us to make use of the the three quarters of quantum states in fluorescent OLED emitters that are usually unavailable, thus increasing …

PMA Research Reveals Top-Selling Projectors for April

by Andrew Fenn

PMA Research has posted its most recent Projector Tracking Service results to its website. The company collects monthly sell-through data from US projector dealers, retailers, web resellers and distributors. PMA’s top five projector lists …

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Galaxy Note 9 To be Delayed?

by Bob Raikes

Samsung is reported to have decided to reduce the thickness of the cover glass on the expected Galaxy Note 9 by 0.5mm after a senior executive compared the phone to others based on OLEDs …

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Philips Releases Hue Sync Smart Lighting App for PC and Mac

by Andrew Fenn

Philips has released its free Hue Sync app for PC and Mac, which synchronises in-home ambient smart lighting with on-screen goings on, including games, movies and music. Similar to the company’s range of Ambilight …

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IDC: Notebooks and Detachables Show Positive Signs Ahead

by Andrew Fenn

According to IDC, global shipments of traditional PCs and tablets are expected to decline 3.5% year-on-year in 2018, which is an even steeper decline from the 2.7% in 2017. Looking forward, the category is …