Foxconn and Sharp set-up TV factory in China
Japan a bit too pricey
Foxconn and Sharp are to set up a $6.95 billion10.5G or 11G LCD TV panel factory in China. Needless to say Foxconn is stumping up most of the cash and Sharp is to providing the manufacturing technology.
LeEco US launch on October 19 is significant
As the company acquired Vizio too
LeEco is a company that used to be known as LeTV and now, since they have phones, TVs, smart bikes and many other products they decided to change the name to LeEco. The company plans to launch a few TV devices and a few phones in less than a week, and it is a great step from the Chinese based manufacturer.
4K Ultra HD telly sales grow
Doing better than HD TV's did
Despite having limited content, 4K Ultra HD televisions are expected to double sales to 15 million units in the US in 2016.
Nvidia could be updating its Shield
FCC filing appears
Nvidia might be getting ready to launch a new Shield Android TV console later this year.
How Apple killed its own TV product
The Ramsey Bolton approach does not work any more
Fruity cargo cult Apple killed its own TV product because it honestly believed that Big Content would do what it told them and played the roll of Game of Thrones's Ramsay Bolton even after its castle wall had been breached.
Samsung makes 95 per cent of OLED market
While the rest of the world is talking about OLED displays, it seems that 95 per cent of the displays made by Samsung.
Samsung will remain ahead in the telly market
Been the leader since 2011
Samsung is pretty sure it can keep its title of the world’s top flat-screen television manufacturer for a sixth consecutive year.
Sony to release 4K streaming
Ultra good to go
Sony is launching its 4K movie streaming service which will mean consumers of its tellies can buy movies from the service, and stream to supported Sony 4K TV sets.
TV companies about to shoot themselves in the foot
Plan to hold back programmes from web distribution for years
In a move which is almost certain to kill off television for good, the top TV companies are planning to declare war on web-distribution companies buy delaying the release of television programmes to them.
New Year’s resolution for monitors
Different sizes too
AU Optronics ,LG and Samung are planning to bring out more panels with different resolutions and specifications this year.