LG’s CES 2020 Booth Gateway Features 200 OLEDs In A Giant Wave January 8, 2020 by Dave Haynes I’ve not come across as much buzz as was generated in the last couple of years for LG’s booth gateway at CES, but the use of OLEDs remains as impressive as the first time the Korean electronics company did this. The 2020 version of of its OLED signature piece – which it tends to replicate …
LG’s CES2020 News Adds 48-Inch OLED TV; Talks More About 8K January 6, 2020 by Dave Haynes LG has had its press conference at CES this morning, and while there was lots of cool consumer stuff, it was more about appliances and gaming than about displays – though there was lots of talk about OLED, as you might expect. No real signage-ish stuff to report, however. There is now a 48-inch OLED, …
LG’s Garry Wicka On The Merits And Prospects For OLED In Digital Signage September 18, 2019 by Dave Haynes LG has gone very big on OLED displays in recent years – making the super-thin, flexible and generally gorgeous displays the centerpiece of the company’s marketing efforts at trade shows. You are currently viewing a placeholder content from Default. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share …
Inkjet Printing Tech Expected To Lower Costs, Up Capacity For Big OLED Screens July 4, 2019 by Dave Haynes The research firm IHS Markit says OLED display costs are expected to drop as technology that effectively prints the displays matures and production capacity expands. Inkjet-printed (IJP) organic light emitting diode (OLED) display technology is set to enter mass production next year, with capacity expected to rise as much as 12X from 2020 through 2024, …
InfoComm Day 2: No Great Leaps Forward, But Many Subtle Advances June 14, 2019 by Dave Haynes Tons of great conversations and product demos on Thursday at InfoComm 2019. While it is very, very accurate to say there was/is not a whole pile that is strikingly new at this trade show, as you might expect, when you dig in, there’s lots going on and lots of subtle but meaningful improvements or innovations. …
LG Formally Launches Transparent OLED For US Market June 11, 2019 by Dave Haynes It appears LG’s next big thing to be showcased at InfoComm this week will be quite familiar to much of that show’s pro AV crowd. Transparent OLED has been around for several years, and definitely demo’d at trade show booths, but LG Business Solutions says it is officially launching its commercial, 55-inch digital signage display …
Planar Revives Line Transparent OLED Line; Showing At InfoComm June 4, 2019 by Dave Haynes Planar has resumed marketing a transparent OLED, about five years after first launching a product and then pulling it because of supply issues from the original manufacturer/supplier. The new LookThru Transparent OLED Display, says Planar in a press release, builds on the frameless glass design of the original version, enabling customers to overlay digital content and imagery …
Vancouver Office Tower Uses OLED Video Wall To Replace Directory, Renew Lobby May 2, 2019 by Dave Haynes This is a tiled LG 2 by 6 OLED video wall built into the lobby wall of an office tower in downtown Vancouver, BC. The displays are set into a bamboo wood wall set against a granite wall. They replaced a physical building directory. The project at Park Place, at 666 Burrard Street, was put …
Missed ISE?: This Futuresource Report Gives A Solid Tech Rundown, And It’s Free February 14, 2019 by Dave Haynes If you were unable to get to Integrated Systems Europe, but very badly want and need to know what all was shown and demo’d there, you are in luck. The market research/consultancy firm Futuresource had several people fanned out in the many halls of the Amsterdam RAI, and has produced a comprehensive 63-page report on …
Leyard’s R&D Head Sam Phenix Dishes On LED, OLED, VR And Everything Display February 13, 2019 by Dave Haynes I managed to squeeze in a few podcast interviews in and around ISE last week, and this is the first – a long-planned and finally realized talk with Sam Phenix, who is the VP of research and development for Planar and Leyard. That puts her in the middle of everything happening in the display market …