Report: Sharp To Split Off Display Business, Pursue MicroLED
Sharp is planning to split-off its display business on October 1 into a wholly owned subsidiary called Sharp Display Technology (SDT), according to a recent report on Japanese web site SankeiBiz. According to the report relayed by Korean business news site, The Elec Wednesday, Sharp…
Report: Samsung To Source LCD Panels From Sharp For TVs
Global TV market share leader Samsung is reportedly calling upon an old resource for LCD panels as it shuts down internal panel production through it Samsung Display manufacturing unit that is shifting focus to hybrid quantum dot OLED (QD-OLED), MicroLED panels and other technologies for…
Konka Makes $214M Investment In MicroLED
The Konka Group, which recently announced its plans for a U.S. television brand re-launch at CES 2020 next month, announced Thursday its intention to be an industry leader in developing and building the Micro LED market by making a $214 million R&D investment in the…
Samsung Begins Selling `The Wall Luxury’ For The Home
Ready for a giant 4K MicroLED television or custom-shaped MicroLED display and can’t wait for the technology to get here? Good news, if you have the big bucks laying around Samsung is already selling them through a custom home theater installer near you. As we…
Samsung Bows `The Wall Luxury’ MicroLED TV System
Samsung Electronics used this week’s InfoComm 2019 show in Orlando, Fla. to present the global launch of a new larger version of its MicroLED-based flat-panel display technology, called “The Wall Luxury,” targeted at well-heeled consumers desiring customizable flat-panel displays with very high quality pictures. One…
Samsung 2019 Products Built On 5G, IoT, AI
Samsung used its CES 2019-eve press conference Monday to reveal a core strategy positioned on three key pillars that will range across product lines and categories, bringing AI-voice control of various brands and flavors to more devices, including televisions. The company also revealed plans for…
DirectLED Displays Mark CEDIA’s Biggest Display Advances
Last week’s CEDIA Expo became the latest showcase for the rapidly emerging category of home-theater-targeted direct LED displays (sometimes referred to as MicroLED displays), which may soon offer bigger and brighter alternatives to projectors for high-end homes. Samsung and Sony have been proudly showing their…
Calibration Expert: `Is 10,000 Nits Of Brightness Enough?’
Although some experts have warned against going too far with peak luminance in next-generation televisions designs, Tyler Pruitt, technical evangelist with display calibration specialist Portrait Displays/SpectraCal and a SMPTE member, said existing standards aren’t nearly high enough. Speaking at the Insight Media/Samsung-sponsored QLED and other…
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