Ultra-HD TV household ownership will grow from less than 10 per cent of homes in the US for the next four years to 33 per cent of homes by 2020 according to a Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices (CHD) service report. David Watkins, Service Director, Connected Home Devices commented: “Demand for Ultra-HD TVs is exceeding […]
Sony has confirmed it would take a $145 million write-down on its Blu-ray disc business. The fresh profit warning came just 3 months after the previous guidance. Sony’s results (for 2013-14) are issued on May 14th. Sony was a pioneer for Blu-ray technology but now says it has further revised downward its anticipated profitability reflecting […]
Industry trade bodies the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group have joined forces to release an educational video created to help US consumer electronics retailers explain the benefits of Ultra High-Definition Television (Ultra HDTV) to consumers and ultimately drive sales of the emerging technology. The one-minute video is
LG Electronics has announced a 319 per cent increase in first-quarter net profit compared with the same period last year. First-quarter 2014 net profit rose to KRW 92.60 billion ($86.62 million) while operating profit of KRW 504 billion marked a significant improvement from the previous quarter due to improved profitability from the LG Home Entertainment […]
A special team at BSkyB’s West London headquarters is working on a new set-top box concept, ‘Project Ethan’ which will make it easier for viewers to access programmes on any device, according to Britain’s Sunday Telegraph newspaper. The newspaper says that Sky will give subscribers capacity in a ‘Sky Cloud’ service which will allow viewers […]
Humax, a UK provider of digital set-top boxes, has launched what it claims is the world’s slimmest soundbar. The STA-1200 BSW brings powerful audio performance to home cinema and TV entertainment for only £199 and is available to buy from Euronics dealers, select independent retailers, John Lewis and Humax Direct, from 1st May 2014. The […]
UK-based technology consultancy Futuresource is forecasting a speedier than anticipated take-up of 4K Ultra-HD TVs. Futuresource say that TV set vendors can expect that 4K sets will account for 5 per cent of global sales of flat-panel displays, and rising to 42 per cent by 2018. “Besides attractive pricing, the industry is hoping that the […]
DirecTV, Entropic, CyberTan and other set-top box suppliers have been named in a patent action by Canadian semiconductor company ViXS Systems and its US subsidiary, ViXS USA. ViXS is alleging that the technology companies are importing set-top boxes and other components that infringe four of its patents. The action seems to be a ‘tit for […]
Increasing demand for mobile displays, and greater demand for higher resolution and lower power consumption has led to a shift in the FPD display market, according to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Worldwide FPD Shipment and Forecast Report. The research firm notes that since 2006, LCD TV has accounted for the largest share of flat […]
Sony anticipates Ultra HD TV sales will increase four-fold in 2014 and also aims to hold a 10 per cent global share in LCD TV shipments. The company has said it aims to ship roughly 20 million LCD TVs and estimates that its overall Ultra HD TV shipments will increase four-fold in 2014, with Ultra […]