Vol 25 – Issue 27 – Display Daily

HbbTV Association Releases Dash DRM Reference Application

by Andrew Fenn

The HbbTV Association, a global initiative dedicated to providing an open standard for the delivery of broadcast and broadband services through connected TVs and set-top boxes, has announced the release of its free-to-use Dash …

Tags:DRM & Content Protection| HbbTV| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Vol 25 - Issue 27

ISE Taking a Risk

by Bob Raikes

This is our last issue for two weeks – the next issue will be on 27th July as we have our ‘summer break’. We will still be publishing online during the break, but will …

Tags:Editorial| ISE 2018| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Apple Updates MacBook Pro Models for 2018

by Bob Raikes

Apple has upgraded its MacBook Pro models for 2018 with new processors that make them much faster (claimed to be 70% faster) and with improved keyboards – as these have been the subject of …

Tags:Apple| Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 25 - Issue 27

ZTE to Pay Nine-Figure Escrow Deposit to Resume Business with US

by Andrew Fenn

It was recently revealed that ZTE is in the process of making a deal with the US administration to enable the company to resume business with US component manufacturers. In a statement posted to …

Tags:Litigation| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphones| Vol 25 - Issue 27| ZTE

ISE Exhibition to Relocate from Amsterdam to Spain In 2021

by Andrew Fenn

Integrated Systems Events, producers of the annual ISE AV and systems integration exhibition, has announced that its 2021 edition will be held at Gran Via, part of the Fira de Barcelona exhibition complex in …

Tags:Events| ISE 2018| Large Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 27

LG Releases Firmware Update That Fixes Dolby Vision Issue

by Andrew Fenn

LG has announced that the latest firmware update for its 2016 OLED TVs, currently rolling out across the US and Europe, includes a fix for the ongoing problem of “raised blacks” during the playback …

HTC Vive Apps to Be Sold Through Amazon.com

by Andrew Fenn

HTC has agreed a new partnership that will allow VR applications for its Vive hardware to be sold on Amazon.com. App developers will have the option to make their software available for sale on …

Tags:Amazon| AR/VR| HTC| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 25 - Issue 27

Leyard and Planar to Serve As Display Provider for SEAT 2018

by Andrew Fenn

Leyard and Planar have announced that together, they will serve as display provider for SEAT 2018, the Sports and Entertainment Alliance in Technology event, taking place from July 21st – 24th in Texas, United …

Testlab Certifies Samsung QLED TVs as “Burn-In Free”

by Andrew Fenn

TV specialists from German tech magazine “Video” put Samsung QLED TVs through a 72-hour stress test, certifying them as “burn-in free”. Conducted in conjunction with Connect Testlab, the experiment found that 2018 Samsung QLED …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Samsung| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 25 - Issue 27

JOLED Raises $400 Million from Four New Investors

by Andrew Fenn

Four Japanese companies have invested in Joled, according to NHK. Between automotive component manufacturer Denso; Toyota Tsusho, the trading arm of the Toyota Group; Sumitomo Chemical; and chip manufacturing equipment maker, Screen Holdings, Joled …

Dolby Vision Streaming Support Coming to Xbox One X and S

by Andrew Fenn

Microsoft has announced that Dolby Vision support for video streaming is on the way to its Xbox One S and X gaming consoles, supporting Netflix on launch. Support for Amazon Video and Vudu will …

LDM Product Roundup Vol 25 #27

by Bob Raikes

Apple has upgraded the MacBook Pro models for 2018 with new processors that make them much faster (claimed to be 70% faster) and with improved keyboards – as these have been the subject of …