Samsung Developing Super Pixel Density OLED Displays October 27, 2020 by Dave Haynes This is not coming to a digital signage job anytime soon, but Samsung is deep into R&D on a new kind of OLED display that has as many as 10,000 light pixels per inch. That’s JUST a bit tighter in pixel density than a typical OLED commercial display or TV, which will typically have a …
Survey: Few End-Users Have A Solid Grasp Of DV LED Display Tech October 8, 2020 by Dave Haynes I’ve already had a diverse bunch of companies contribute to the survey I am doing to shape an updated report on direct view LED, but would certainly welcome more. Among the questions asked and answered is the level of awareness and understanding among partners and end-users. “Every end-user is a little different, but as a …
Research: Interactive Touch Business Doing Just Fine, Defying Doomsday Predictions October 5, 2020 by Dave Haynes When COVID-19 really hit outside of China and it was clear this was going to get bad globally, and the first wave of health safety messaging seemed to be more about touching things than breathing contagions in, it was reasonable to think AV solutions that used touch were going to take a big hit. Turns …
Survey Says!: Your Insights Welcomed For 16:9 LED Special Report Update October 5, 2020 by Dave Haynes About three years ago I traveled to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Shenzhen in China to see first-hand the ecosystem and process behind direct view LED, a technology that back then was just starting to gain serious traction in North America and elsewhere.The output was a special report that examined that explained the technology in layman’s …
EMEA Pro Av Market Expected To Be Off In 2020 By 9%: AVIXA September 3, 2020 by Dave Haynes The pro AV trade association AVIXA suggests business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) will fall off by roughly $9 billion by the time this nutty year closes. AVIXA’s new 2020 AV Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA) EMEA Summary says that following a rise to $71 billion in 2019, the EMEA pro AV …
SignageOS Launches Survey On State Of Device Management In Digital Signage August 19, 2020 by Dave Haynes Remote hardware management – the software tools that monitor and manage digital signage networks and ideally maximize their uptime – are pretty much critical components for experienced operators. Without good device management tools, whoever operates a network is flying somewhat blind – not knowing what’s up with the state of their network, and relying on …
New AVIXA Research Suggests Pro AV Business Starting To Come Back, Despite COVID-19 August 14, 2020 by Dave Haynes The pro AV-focused trade association AVIXA’s research team has pushed out new business indicators that, for the first time in months, show things on an upswing. Says the new AVIXA business index: We have a long road ahead, but pro AV sales are growing once again. This month, the AV sales index (AVI-S) reached 53.7, …
Pro AV Survey Suggests EMEA Industry People Comfy With Trade Shows Again By Q1 ’21 August 7, 2020 by Dave Haynes The UK-based publication Inavate, which covers the pro AV market in the EMEA regions, has issued the results of a reader survey that suggests few buyers would attend physical industry events for the balkance of this year, but see Q1 of 2021 as the start of a return to normal. The questionnaire, that canvassed for …
Pro AV Revenues Forecast To Drop $7B In Americas In 2020; But Bounce Back In 2021-22 August 6, 2020 by Dave Haynes AVIXA, aka the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, is forecasting a $7 billion hit to pro AV revenues in the Americas in 2020, dropping 8% from 2019. The trade association’s new 2020 AV Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA) Americas Summary expects revenues to drop from $93B to $86B this year, but rebound in 2021 …
Pandemic Erases Some $20B In 2020 Pro AV Revenues – AVIXA Research July 15, 2020 by Dave Haynes The global pandemic will suck at least $20 billion out of global pro AV industry revenue expectations this year, according to AVIXA’s 2020 AV Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA). Revenues reached a peak of $259 billion in 2019, but will dip by $20 billion to $239 billion in 2020. The analysis suggests the industry …
