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BY THE NUMBERS
Displays & Projection Systems
G4 & C4
LG Electronics USA recently
began shipping its 2024 OLED
evo TV G4 and C4 lines of
displays. The evo G4 Series
off ers fi ve screen sizes: 97-, 83-,
77-, 65-, and 55-inches; the
evo C4 series,
six screen
sizes: 83-,
77-, 65-, 55-,
48-, and
42-inches.
The TVs
are equipped
with the new α (Alpha) 11 AI
processor, which the global
electronics company asserts
eff ectively enhances picture
and audio quality with improved
graphic performance and
processing speed.
8K
Samsung's 2024
8K Neo QLED
TVs, introduced at
CES, include the QN800D (sizes
ranging from 65 to 85 inches)
and QN900D (sizes ranging
from 65 to 85 inches). These
product series are powered by
the most advanced processor
the company says it has ever
developed: the NQ8 AI Gen3.
The processor is designed
with an on-device AI engine
(NPU) that's twice as fast as its
predecessor, and TV features
include 8K AI Upscaling Pro, AI
Motion Enhancer Pro, and the
new Infi nity Air Stand.
2 AT
Screen Innovations states that its new Maestro 2 AT
LG
(acoustically transparent) screen material provides
integrators with a screen solution that is audibly
invisible and completely compatible with today's
laser-based projection products. Maestro 2 AT can
handle high-resolution, 4K, and 8K content produced
by projectors, and the screen features an ultra-smooth
surface and it achieves complete silence while in use
with audio systems, Screen Innovations adds.
$2.3B
80M
Roku boasts that it has more than 80 million
active accounts and counting, and it is a major
marker of the company's growth and scale as
consumers continue to move to TV streaming.
According to the company, viewer engagement
on Roku is at a record high - for the fi rst time,
more than 100 billion hours were streamed
on the platform in 2023, averaging a record
of 4.1 hours per day per account in Q4. It has
expanded the Roku TV licensing program to
include more than 30 partners.
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Retail giant Walmart recently
announced its acquisition of
smart TV maker VIZIO, reaching
an agreement for $2.3 billion. In a statement, Walmart said it
believes the acquisition of VIZIO will serve as phenomenal way
for " advertisers connect with customers " while also stating it
will help Walmart " connect with and serve its
customers in new ways. " Since 2018, VIZIO
has grown 400%, and developed its own
advertising business to continue to grow the
brand with corporate partners.
LS650
Epson says its latest
EpiqVision Ultra LS650
UST projector provides 4K
UHD images on screens
as large as 120 inches.
According to the company,
the Ultra-Short-Throw
projector incorporates its
4K PRO-UHD technologies
to produce a 4K-compliant
resolution, and it produces
as much as 3,600 lumens of
white and color brightness
levels. It's designed to fi t into
a variety of home interiors to
provide owners a big-screen
solution that doesn't take up
a lot of space.
SAMSUNG
SCREEN INNOVATIONS
WALMART
ROKU
EPSON

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