MSI has just launched new gaming monitors. The three new gaming monitors are a part of its Esports Series, with two of them featuring Quantum Dot technology to offer an improved gaming experience.

The Chinese gaming hardware maker announced the new gaming monitors earlier today (7th October 2021), which includes the Optix MPG341QR, Optix MPG321UR-QD, and Optix MPG321QRF-QD. The QD in the model numbers of the two monitors stands for Quantum Dot technology that the company claims would offer improved color performance during gaming. Furthermore, the three models feature an IPS panel on either a 32 inch or 34 inch display.

The screen’s feature high resolution, high refresh rate, next gen console compatibility, gaming intelligence, and other gamer oriented features. Talking about the Optix MPG341QR first, it sports a 34 inch display with UWQUHD (3440×1440) resolution with a 21:9 aspect ratio. In other words, it is a widescreen monitor, which also offers MSI exclusive monitor features like Gaming Intelligence. On the other hand, the Optix MPG321UR-QD and Optix MPG321QRF-QD are 32 inch monitors that offer Quantum Dot technology.

The former sports a UHD (3840×2160) resolution along with 144Hz refresh rate and HDMI 2.1. Meanwhile, the Optix MPG321QRF-QD also features an IPS panel with WQHD (2560×1440) resolution and a 175hz refresh rate. This monitor is aimed at those that prefer an even lower response time whilst still retaining great color. Unfortunately, the company has yet to announce the pricing for these new gaming monitors or their availability as of right now.

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It’s a no-brainer that Samsung Display has made a lot of in-roads in the field of Display Tech. Recently, the company advanced the QNED tech a step closer to the production stage. Today, another report by TheElec says that the company will begin trials for QD-OLED display panels.

According to the report, Samsung Display will run trials for the production line of the QD-OLED displays next month(December). And the production line for QD-OLED panels is reportedly called Q1 at it’s Asan Factory, South Korea. This plant and its ex-Guami plant had already been focusing on OLED displays. The Q1 is an 8.5th generation line measuring(2,200×2,500mm). It will likely produce 15,000 substrates per month initially before swinging to the full 30,000 capacity.

For the unware, A Quantum dot(QD) display uses quantum dots( semiconductor nanocrystals) to produce pure monochromatic red, green, and blue light. When a light wave strikes them, they emit color. Thus, a QD-OLED(Quantum Dot-Organic Light Emitting Diode) is a hybrid tech that aims to bring the best of both worlds(OLED, QD). As a result, you can get the perfect blacks, contrast like OLED, and brightness levels with colors like a typical QLED(Quantum LED).

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To quickly brush you on the difference between QLED vs OLED, QLED has an LED backlight, a layer of Quantum Dot film, an LCD matrix, and a color filter. However, OLED doesn’t have an LCD Matrix and uses an OLED light source(individual pixels light up/shut down) and a color filter to produce the images. Thus, by combining the goodies of QD from a QLED and combining it with OLED, it will result in the above-mentioned perks.

Coming back, Samsung has reportedly set up all the equipment back in July and with the latest development, it’s just hitting one more checklist. Further, if the report is true, it will take about three months to set up the flow and six months to get the proper yield rates. And if it fails, it might move over to the QNED tech to attract buyers like Samsung Electronics, Sony. If we recall, the company invested about $11 billion in the QD display tech which was a run-up to the QNED and QD-OLED tech.

Although the company is a pioneer in  QLED tech, it just lacks the momentum when it comes to large OLED panels. Especially, when you have a rival like the LG Display, which is way more experienced, you start to feel the heat. Hence, it’s planning to ship a whopping 2 million mini-LED TVs in 2021 to compete with LG.

And if it reaps benefits, the report says it might just switch over to QNED rather than risking it with QD-OLED. Either way, let’s play the waiting game to see if Samsung hits this one out of the ballpark.

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Samsung is one of the largest display manufacturers in the world making a wide range of panels. But now, the company has announced to stop producing LCD panels by the end of the year. This move is motivated by the firm’s plan to expand production of quantum dot displays.

The South Korean conglomerate has a number of businesses and one of them is a display manufacturing unit called Samsung Display. The company makes all types of panels like LCDs, OLEDs, and quantum dots. But now, it has decided to end the production of LCD panels so that it could focus more on the other two modern panels.

The company will be halting the production only at the end of the year but has already reduced its capacity. However, it will still continue to supply LCD panels for the orders that have been placed earlier by its clients. It is worth noting that most of the panels made by the company are used in its own TV lineup.

The employees working in the LCD department will be shifted to OLED and QD Display businesses. Additionally, the company is also reported to have placed orders for equipment used in manufacturing quantum dot displays to ramp up its production.

The decision to shun the production of LCD displays was expected as Samsung had already announced its plans to shift focus to Quantum Dot display technology with $11 billion investment in October 2019.

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Samsung is facing a new lawsuit pertaining to the use of its Quantum dot display tech. The lawsuit, filed by the British nanotechnology company, Nanoco, alleges that Samsung and its affiliates have infringed on its patents relating to Quantum Dots, the technology behind the company’s popular QLED TVs. Reuters reports that Nanoco is looking to obtain a permanent injunction against Samsung as it has “willfully infringed the company’s patents and seeks a permanent injunction from further acts of infringement and significant monetary damages.”

“Historically the group worked collaboratively with Samsung on developing enhanced quantum dots based on our unique and patented CFQD Quantum Dot technology and associated IP,” said Nanoco’s Chairman Christopher Richards. “We were therefore naturally disappointed when Samsung ended the collaboration and launched its QD [Quantum Dot] based televisions without entering into either a licensing or supply agreement with Nanoco.”

QLEDs form a very important part of Samsung’s TV market. Samsung reportedly sold over 5.9 million QLED TVs in 2019 alone. So, the lawsuit could turn out to be very expensive for the company, potentially costing millions, if not billions in lost revenue.

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A new report has suggested that both Samsung and LG are planning on selling a major part of their respective production line that make LCD panels. The LCD business has an overall value of $106 billion which makes this recent news quite significant. Smaller stakeholders in the industry would seek to gain a higher standing by buying out the leading roles that are owned by Samsung and LG.

The news of selling major portions of the LCD business arrives after both South Korean tech giants move towards Quantum Dot and OLED displays. Notably, it has been speculated that this transition would seek to drive up prices for LCD panels in the first half of this year; since a shortage of supply is expected to arrive within the industry.

In the large $106 billion LCD industry, Samsung and LG represent a stake worth about $33 billion. This large sum represents a major share and both known electronics brands are reportedly planning on selling their respective stakes in the market. The OEMs are said to focus more on the booming OLED display and will also boost production large size displays for products like television using this technology.

According to reports, Samsung Display has sold its LCD manufacturing equipment at its Gen-8 LCD production line to a display manufacturer from China, named Efonlong. The equipment will be shipped to China next month and Samsung will use the capacity freed up to produce quantum dot displays. The Gen-8 line will now produce 65 inch or larger displays using the new and emerging display technology.

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On the other hand, LG is looking to close a deal with another Chinese LCD display manufacturer. The South Korean brand also wishes to sell its LCD manufacturing equipment which is from its P8 manufacturing line. Unlike Samsung, LG will use the opened production capacity to boost OLED production in its manufacturing plants.

This marks a major shift in the market as previous key players are leaving the LCD industry for a popular technology which is seeing considerable growth recently. Even in smartphone markets, OLED displays have become a flagship standard while TV’s with the same technology is also witnessing increasing sales. Fortunately, the price hike that will accompany this notable transition will only last in the first half of 2020 and should recover later in the second half of this year.

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In the past six years, Xiaomi has established itself as a powerful TV manufacturer and it’s no surprise that it ranks number one in the smart TV category in China. After announcing the Mi TV Pro lineup a few months ago, Xiaomi is all set to release the new Mi TV 5 series on November 5. Today, the company has confirmed the new Mi TV 5 models will come with the premium Quantum Dot display panels from Samsung.

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The Mi TV 5 series will use a 4K QLED panel covering NTSC 108% wide color gamut. The Quantum Dot panel is likely to be supplied by Samsung who dominates this industry. The current generation Mi TV 4 series comes with either LCD or LED panels, so with the Mi TV 5 series, Xiaomi is looking to enter the premium segment.

Xiaomi’s shift to Quantum Dot LEDs isn’t surprising. The recently launched OnePlus TV also features Samsung’s premium QLED panels. So, the Mi TV maker is trying to jump into the premium segment with its new generation models. In fact, a recent survey from one of the Xiaomi executives had already given us a glimpse of Xiaomi’s intentions. Unfortunately, we don’t have any more information on the upcoming TVs.

Xiaomi has launched a few premium TV models in the past such as the Mi TV curved 65″ and the Mi Wallpaper TV.

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Chinese display manufacturer, BOE Technology Group Co. Ltd has announced that it has successfully developed a new 5-inch AMQLED display. AMQLED is short for Active Quantum-dot Light Emitting Diode.

The new display technology differs from LCD in that while the latter uses liquid crystals to rotate polarized light (for LED-backlit displays, LEDs illuminate the pixels on the screen), AMQLED uses quantum dots to light up the screen thereby resulting in a display with a wider color gamut of up to 100%.

Quantum dots are actually small semi-conductor crystals that emits varying colors based on their size. The quantum dots absorb energy when excited and emit different colors depending on the size you adjust them to. This allows them to be used as a backlight technology or as an active quantum-dot light emitting diode.

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Apart from having a wider color range than AMOLED displays, another advantage AMQLED has over AMOLED is that it is cheaper to produce and has a longer lifespan. Quantum dot is still in its infancy and new breakthroughs are expected to see it applied to other fields like solar cells and biological sciences.

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