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Microsoft and Apple wage war on gadget right-to-repair laws

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Bloomberg published an article on the topic of the right to repair. According to the site, quoting consumer groups watching the space, twenty-seven US states considered such bills in 2021. More …

Tags:Amazon| Apple| Google| Microsoft| Right to Repair| warranty

ViewSonic UK Extends Warranty on Some Monitors

by Bob Raikes

What They Say ViewSonic said that it would extend the warranty on its VG (corporate) and VP monitors (for creatives) to five years in the UK. The previous warranty was three years. What We …

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Links Week Ending 23rd April 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the second part of this week. Previewing Q1’21 Display Supplier Earnings – What …

Tags:Awards| Dolby Atmos| Financial Data| Foxconn (Honhai)| LG Displays (LGD)| LG Electronics (LGE)| Litigation| Lumens (Korea)| OLEDs| Panasonic| Quanta| R&D (Research & Development)| Remote Controls| Samsung| Security| Smart TV| Supply Chain| TVs (TV Sets)| VOD| warranty

Links for w/c 19th April 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Analyst: W Europe to reach 234m SVoD …

Tags:Europe| LG Electronics (LGE)| MiniLED| OLED TVs| Rollable Displays| SVOD| TCL| TVs (TV Sets)| Video over IP (VIP)| warranty

Links for w/c 26th April 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Cerebras’ New Monster AI Chip Adds 1.4 …

Tags:Europe| OTT Video| Semiconductors| Streaming Video| warranty

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Pollen in a Display

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Klaus Wammes, the CEO of Wammes and Partner, GmbH, posted a picture of pollen found in a flat panel display. He pointed out that exposed to any moisture, there is a …

Tags:LCD displays| warranty

Half of US States Now Considering Right of Repair Legislation

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Vice.com forecast that the right-to-repair movement is ‘poised to explode‘ in 2021 in the US, with 25 states in the country considering legislation on the topic. What We Think Considering legislation …

Tags:Legislation| Right to Repair| warranty

LG To Fix Luminance Overshoot Issue For OLED X Series TVs

by Milos Pavlovic

What They Say Forbes reported that LG has said that it is working on a solution to a problem identified by owners of X Series LG OLED TVs as ‘Luminance Overshoot’. Parts of dark …

Tags:LG Electronics (LGE)| OLED TVs| warranty

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New Labelling for TVs and Monitors from March in the EU

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The GfU pointed out that there are new energy labels in the EU from the 1st March for TVs, monitors and large appliances. The previous A+, A++ and A+++ ratings will …

Tags:Europe| Power Consumption| warranty

Lenovo Can’t Dodge 2-in-1 Hinge Case

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Law360 reported that Lenovo can’t dodge a putative class action claiming it sold defective two-in-one computer devices, a Maryland federal judge has ruled, saying the company’s assertions that the devices are …

Tags:Lenovo| Litigation| Notebooks| warranty

Links Round-up Week Starting 1st Feb 2021

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. BenQ introduces new meeting room displays Panasonic …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Automotive| BenQ| Interactive Displays| LFD - Large Format Display| OLEDs| Panasonic| Smartphones| warranty| Xiaomi