Volume 21

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Philips Tempts Then Disappoints

by Super User

Despite arriving 10 minutes late to the Philips conference (Samsung overran), we only missed some appliance talk. The conference itself was quite light on display-related discussions, although there were certainly more than we’d seen …

Tags:IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Philips| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

JVC’s Cracked Neck Causes Tipping

by Super User

About 27,000 JVC 42″ TVs have been affected by a warranty issue in the USA. It has been found that the neck of the stand on the EM42FTR (serial number beginning with ‘T’) can …

Tags:JVC| Large Display Monitor| Recalls & Problems| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Christie Names New Home Entertainment Director

by Super User

Christie has announced that George Walter has joined the company in the role of director, home entertainment, reporting to Tony Barton, senior director, Americas Sales. Walter most recently served as VP of home cinema …

Tags:Christie| Large Display Monitor| People| USA| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

Vestel Will Feed UltraHD TVs Through Own STB

by Super User

IFA, as a consumer electronics show, has always been an odd place for Vestel to exhibit, as the only products on display are OEM items, which may not even come to market. The company …

Tags:IFA 2014| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| TVs (TV Sets)| Vestel| Vol 21 - Issue 36| Volume 21

EU Approves BSkyB Deal

by Super User

The European Union’s antitrust authority has approved BSkyB’s acquisition of Sky Italia and 57% of Sky Deutschland, saying that the transaction would not hinder competition in the European pay-TV arena. The new entity would …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Monopolies (Anti Trust)| Sky| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

DisplayPort 1.3 Adds 5k(!) Support

by Super User

DisplayPort v1.3 has just been released by the Video Electronic Standards Association (VESA), supporting up to 32.4Gbps. The speed of v1.3 (each of the four lanes runs at 8.1Gbps) represents a 50% increase from …

Tags:DisplayPort| Large Display Monitor| VESA| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

DACH Signage On The Rise

by Super User

The OVAB Europe Digital Signage Business Climate Index in the DACH region rose slightly, to 54.55 points, in September and October, compared to the last Index in July and August (50.4 points). Additionally, Germany, …

Tags:Digital Signage| Digital Signage Federation Europe (was OVAB)| Germany| Large Display Monitor| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

LG’s WOLED Pushes Yields Past 80%

by Super User

In a meeting with CNet, LG’s global communication Director, Ken Hong, has said that OLED TV yields now exceed 80% – thanks to the WOLED technology it purchased from Kodak (Display Monitor Vol 16 …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21| WOLED (White OLED)

ZTE Takes Phablet to the Mid-Range

by Super User

The ZMax phablet, from ZTE, is a mid-range device with a 5.7″ display (1280 x 720) and 3,400mAh battery – lasting for two days on average, the company claims. Android 4.4 runs on a …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| tablets| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Sony Bundles Nanoflix for 300 Hours of UltraHD

by Super User

Nanotech Entertainment has signed an agreement with Sony, which will put Nanotech’s ‘Ultraflix’ UltraHD video library app on all of Sony’s 2014 UltraHD TVs. A total of 9 TVs, ranging from 49″ to 85″, …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| sony| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Sharp Shares MEMS-IGZO Mass-Production Target

by Super User

Since committing to an investment in Sharp at the end of 2012 (Display Monitor Vol 19 No 49), Qualcomm has been working with the Japanese company to develop a display using both Pixtronix’s MEMS …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| MEMS| Qualcomm| sharp| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21

Partners Drive Down LG’s OLED Price

by Super User

Finally appearing on LG’s product pages, the 65EC9700 (known as the EC970V in Europe, seen in Display Monitor Vol 21 No 27) is to go on sale in the USA this month. The TV …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| LG Electronics (LGE)| TVs (TV Sets)| Vol 21 - Issue 37| Volume 21| WOLED (White OLED)