LG Displays have been making flexible ‘rollable’ OLED displays – as prototypes – for a couple of years. Indeed, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK used four 42” roll-up displays, stitched together, to create a massive 8K screen back in 2016 at broadcasting technology show IBC. LG demonstrated a shelf-mounted 65” rollable 4K screen at CES this past […]
LG makes the best panels for OLED manufacturers, and there is no doubt that their ‘best of breed’ quality is appealing for their own branded displays as well as those of its retail rivals. But according to analysis by Bob Raikes of Display Daily the South Korean electronics giant is some way off from making […]
OLED-based TV displays are generally acknowledged to enjoy a ‘best of breed’ reputation amongst viewers and the industry. However, a recent suite of tests show an alarming set of results and distinct anxieties. The tests were run by product review and ratings specialists Rtings.com (which coyly describes ‘burn in’ as “image retention”). Rtings started a […]
After declining unit-shipment volumes in 2017, global TV shipments are forecast to grow 3.6 per cent year over year in 2018, with additional 1.4 per cent growth in 2019, according to a new report from business information provider IHS Markit. Of the 226 million TVs expected
According to Fateha Begum, associate director, connected devices, IHS Markit, adults under the age of 35, and particularly males, are most interested in UHD content when choosing a video service. “More than a third of video subscribers across the five markets surveyed – the US, UK, Germany, Japan and Brazil – indicated that UHD content […]
Nearly 50 per cent of all TVs shipped worldwide will, by year-end, be 4K, according to a market tracking report from Futuresource Consulting. The report, which includes TVs, broadcast coverage, STB installed base, Blu-ray players, Blu-ray software, digital transactional video and digital subscriptions, focuses on the latest key developments and future consumer trends in 4K. […]
Amazon has unveiled the Fire TV Stick 4K, claiming it to be “the most powerful streaming stick available”. The device, paired with an all-new Alexa Voice Remote, will ship in the UK from November 14th at a price of £49.99 (€56.20). “We’ve listened to our customers and pushed to deliver the complete 4K solution they […]
UPC is adding the new UPC TV to its Happy Home portfolio. “We want to delight our customers. And so we took a step back from static television. UPC TV is not just television, it is an experience, because every customer can watch television how they want. Whether that is on the sofa in the […]
Telefónica’s Movistar Plus has launched its 4K offer with a new UHD-equipped STB. The pay-TV platform will initially air football matches in 4K on two channels called beIN LaLiga 4K and Movistar Partidazo 4K, with VoD content (documentaries, TV series and movies), and more channels to be added shortly. Fibre optic customers will be able […]
South Korea’s electronics giant LG is facing a dilemma over its organic light emitting diode (OLED) TV business, according to news magazine Business Korea. The report recognises that LG has managed to secure an advantageous position in the global race to lead the next-generation TV market as an increasing number of TV producers have joined […]