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Shipping Analysis Shows Absen, Unilumin Tops In DV LED Manufacturing Exports

Market data on the DV LED industry can be a little hard to find at times, unless you are a manufacturer that has the budget for research reports that tend to have price tags that include a few zeroes. So I was happy to see the CEO for the Brazil wing of the Chinese LED manufacturer Unilumin post LED shipment numbers on Linkedin that suggest his parent company moves the most DV LED on the planet. […]

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Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 9:55 AM

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16:9: Omdia Research: Public Information Display Shipments Were Down Almost 10% In 2020

COVID-19 was bad for just about every industry, so it is no surprise that the digital signage display business had a rough 2020. New numbers from the research firm Omdia suggests overall 2020 public information display shipments were down 9.8% year-on-year. But, a little surprisingly, Latin America, Japan, and the China region actually saw some growth opportunities. […]

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Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 8:15 AM

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Unpacking The ‘Smart Building’ Opportunity For Pro AV (Commercial Integrator)

As organizations across every industry become more digital as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, smart buildings are becoming an even larger opportunity for the pro AV industry than ever before. That is according to Sean Wargo, senior director of market intelligence at AVIXA, who presented some illuminating market research at this week’s RISE Spotlight event on smart buildings. […]

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Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 5:02 PM

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16:9: DV LED Demand Recovering, But Almost 70% Of Trade In Chinese Market: Research

The market research firm OMDIA says the Direct View LED video display market is coming back as the COVID-19 pandemic slows, but the recovery is somewhat limited to China. Recovery began in the third quarter and accelerated further in the 4th quarter, says OMDIA in a brief. “In Q4 2020, 336,257 square meters were shipped, with a 23.5% quarter-on-quarter growth. […]

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Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 6:17 PM

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16:9: Projection Whacked, LED And LCD Sales Less Hard-Hit In 2020: Futuresource

The research firm Futuresource Consulting has confirmed what we all pretty much knew – the past year wasn’t great for much of anything, including the professional displays industry. Futuresource’s tracking services show that in terms of volume, projection was the hardest hit across 2020, down by almost a third in total. […]

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Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 7:28 PM

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16:9: Matthew Rubin of Futuresource Looks At Megatrends In Digital Signage And Pro AV

The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT Matthew Rubin and the other analysts at the UK-based research firm Futuresource Consulting spend much of their time looking at the electronics industry – both the consumer and commercial sides. Rubin is a senior analyst with the firm and puts a lot of his working focus on the pro AV and digital signage market. […]

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Tue, Mar 2, 2021 at 6:11 PM

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Schools Are Armed With COVID Relief Funding, And They Need Tech Help

AV Integrators that already count K-12 and higher education institutions among their top customers may want to start having more in-depth conversations about that they can do to help them reopen safely and effectively and meet the educational needs of students. […]

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Mon, Mar 1, 2021 at 10:39 AM

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Future DSE Survey: Early Results And Call For A Few More Responses

I just need a few more responses to that survey pushed out earlier in the week, asking about whether the industry needs a standalone replacement for the DSE trade show, or if the big pro AV trade shows suffice. I have 133 responses as I type this, and an online calculator I used suggested based on an industry of 12,000 people (semi-educated guess), I’d need 142 to have a valid sample. […]

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Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 12:35 PM

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16:9: Survey (So Far): Industry Split Pretty Evenly On Merits And Needs Of Full DSE Reboot

The response has been solid and intriguing to the survey I pushed out yesterday asking about whether the industry needs a replacement for Digital Signage Expo, or if shows like ISE and InfoComm address the needs. As of this morning, 78 industry people have put in their views. I’d like to get to 100 or so, because that seems like a decent sample. […]

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Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 11:22 PM

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16:9: LCD Panel Prices Up 27% In Last Quarter 2020; Expected To Go Up Another 12% In Q1 2021

It may seem odd in the face of stalled economies and stalled AV projects, but the costs of LCD display products are on the rise, according to a report from Digital Supply Chain Consulting, or DSCC. Demand for LCD products remains strong , says DSCC, at the same time as shortages are deepening for glass substrates and driver integrated circuits. […]

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Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 11:50 PM

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Using Digital Displays For Financial Information Is Becoming More Popular

Interest in investing and the stock market is reaching an all-time high, giving integrators another opportunity to bring dynamic solutions including stock tickers and digital screens displaying financial market information to customers in various industries. […]

commercialintegrator.com
Tue, Feb 16, 2021 at 12:49 PM

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2021 State of the AV / Digital Signage Industry

2020 was an unexpectedly challenging year for the commercial integration industry – and everyone else. As we look to the year ahead, the industry sees some continued struggles but also foresees a period of unprecedented innovation fueled by the pandemic. […]

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Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 5:22 PM

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Learn About How LG Helped Transform The Learning Experience At This Georgia Museum

Have you ever walked into a museum, theater, corporate lobby or other building and been in awe of a massive video wall displaying immersive, captivating content? Especially as these spaces begin to reopen and strive to attract visitors, LED video walls and digital display technologies will become critically important. […]

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Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 1:08 PM

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Crestron, Microsoft Release Teams Room Scheduling Panels

Crestron, in collaboration with Microsoft, has released a new series of scheduling panels integrated with Microsoft Teams designed to help organizations reimagine the workplace and manage meeting spaces more efficiently. […]

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Tue, Dec 8, 2020 at 2:18 PM

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LG Teams Up With Automatic Door Company On Transparent OLED Signage

Working with an automatic door manufacturer, LG is developing automatic doors that double as a transparent OLED display, giving customers the ability to kill two birds with one stone. In a press release, LG said the display-doors will be unveiled this week. […]

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Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 2:25 PM

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