LG leads UHD sales
South Korean electronics giant LG supplied 1.86 million Ultra-HD panels in Q4/2014, and took 27.9 per cent of the global market by volume according to data from DisplaySearch. LG narrowly beat
February 27, 2015By Chris Forrester
Equipment
UK CE market down 2%
The UK’s consumer electronics market decreased by 2 per cent year-on-year in January 2015, according to GfK . TV sales rose by
February 24, 2015
Forget Ultra-HD: Get ready for Holo-TV
Researchers at Brigham Young University (BYU) say they have developed technology which could lead to true, and highly affordable, Holographic television. The facts emerged in trade magazine Large Display Monitor (LDM) which quoted the snappily entitled original story: “Frequency division color characterization apparatus for anisotropic leaky mode light modulators”. Daniel Smalley, assistant professor of electrical […]
February 23, 2015By Chris Forrester
SES explains 4K expectations
Last week’s post-results analyst’s teleconference revealed a few important points about satellite operator SES and what it expects to happen in terms of 4K broadcasting this year and next. SES CEO Karin Michel Sabbagh told analysts that they were in ongoing conversations as regards their client’s expectations regarding 4K/UHD transmissions, and not least in terms […]
February 23, 2015By Chris Forrester
New ‘ultra-thin’ TVs later in 2015
Glass manufacturing specialist Corning says it has developed new ‘ultra-thin’ glass suitable for LCD television screens. A report in trade magazine Display Daily by Chris Chinnock says that Corning’s ‘Iris’ glass sheets will enable next—generation TV sets to be routinely less than 10 mm thick. The report says that thin glass usually means a compensating […]
February 19, 2015By Chris Forrester
UK Ultra-HD could hit 1m units
The forecasts for 4K/Ultra HD take-up this year have exceeded all expectations. 2014 saw around 200,000 UHD units sold in Britain (3 per cent of the market), and this year’s forecasts could see as many as 995,000 large-format 4K sets sold. The data comes from market analyst GfK, and were presented at the SES-sponsored 4K/Ultra […]
February 12, 2015By Chris Forrester
France: 800,000 UHD TV sales in 2015
Ultra-HD TV sets were in 210,000 French households last year, and sales of 800,000 4K units are forecast for the country in 2015. According to GfK figures,
February 5, 2015From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris
UHD panel market $30bn by 2020
According to a report from Transparency Market Research, the market for ultra-high definition (UHD) panels globally is estimated to reach $30.4 billion by 2020. In terms of volume sale, the market for UHD
January 30, 2015
Tata Sky claims 4K first
Indian direct-to-home satellite operator Tata Sky has launched the country’s first 4K set-top box. The STB will be available for existing and new subscribers to enjoy upcoming One-day International and World Cup cricket matches in Ultra HD 4k picture clarity. Prospective subscribers can now reserve their Tata Sky 4K STB at just Rs 6,400 (€87) […]
January 12, 2015
CEA: Viewers want 4K UHD, Smart TVs
While the television remains viewers’ primary means of accessing video content, the number of consumers watching video content via streaming (63 per cent) is gaining on those who watch through a traditional service provider (68 per cent), according to a pair of new studies from the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). CEA’s
January 8, 2015