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WIDE VARIETY OF COMPETITION OR DEPENDENCY OF
MONOSTRUCTURES & DIRECT IMPORTS FROM Dear Business Partner: In these days the annual reports 2009 are going
to be released. As expected most of the electronic component distributors and
–specialists lost money. In 2010 the price levels seem to stay too low
to consider a fair financial return on investment and necessary investments
in future products. Low margins caused by global purchasing markets in
combination with incalculable currency fluctuations and risks in aging stock
via the high speed of innovation is in summary a high risk. Of course a lot of mistakes and miss-management
have been done in this component branch: Overspends in salaries based on the
internet hypes of the late 1990s and early 2000s, too many direct competitors
even in niche markets and finally bad orders with too low margins were
accepted which were only based on "hope". You should please ask yourself: could your
short-run success in price-optimization, close or maybe even below the
“pain-barrier” of your suppliers, become a boomerang? Financially
groggy suppliers lost there strength to negotiate sufficient margins. But
isn’t for all of us a wide variety of competition the basis for the
American industrial future? What are the alternatives if the Guaranteeing the future for your business via
a best-price-strategy will not be possible. Somewhere in the global world
there will always be someone with a better price. Only innovation protects
our jobs and competitiveness. This would not be possible without strong local
partners. Please think about that when placing your next order. Also, our annual report for 2009 is almost
finished. Despite further high investments on the level of the previous years
and deductions/allowances based on prudence principal we closed an acceptable
2009. The first quarter 2010 proves the positive tendency. So the outlook on
2010 is positive. You are the center
of our daily acting. For you we try everyday to become a little bit better! Yours, Bernhard Staller Managing Partner & Founder of Data Display
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lead times and price increases for TFT-displays and touchscreens. 1 ·
New: CMO (Chimei-Innolux) TFTs in
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New: G121I - 12,1“
widescreen panel with LED-backlight2 ·
15“
LED-displays with 950 resp. 850 cd/m² brightness. 2 ·
Intelligent Power-On-Sequencing
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Transparent Picture in Picture
(PiP) at Prisma III and PrismaMEDIA II3 ·
EU-directive 2005/32/EG for
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Comparison of DVI vs. DisplayPort
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During the last
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resistive-analog touch-screens have increased
dramatically. The fast increase of order entry, fabs
with reduced manpower & capacities and shortages in supply of basic
material are causing this situation. Please calculate
at least 12-14 weeks for new orders or release orders. An improvement of this
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samples from May/June on and production from July/August on we are going to
introduce these two new versions to our markets. Demo-samples are already in
our labs for tests and kit adjustments. The M185B3-L01 is a brand new 18.5" TFT-display with LED-backlighting. Based on its HD-resolution (1366x768), a brightness of typ. 250 cd/m², the high contrast
ratio of typ. 1000:1 and the fast response time of 5msec this TFT is a perfect
choice for challenging monitor applications. With
its very compact outline dimensions of 430.87
x 255.1 x 8.35 mm (max.) applications with a slim mechanical design can
be realized. For further information please click here.
The M215H3-L01 is a 21.5" TFT-display with LED-backlighting.
Based on its Full-HD resolution (1920x1080), a brightness of typ. 250 cd/m², a fast response
time of 5 msec, a wide viewing angle and a high
contrast ratio of typ. 1000:1 this display can be used in many applications
in the area of industrial- and multimedia-markets. The compact outline
dimensions are 469.1 x 292.7 x 10.5 mm
(max.). You will find more info here. Both
versions are optimized for low power consumption. In combination with our new
Prisma III
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has
a resolution of 1280x800
(16:10 aspect ratio) and a brightness value of 350 cd/m². Just like any CMO LED-panel the G121I also shows very compact outline dimensions of 276.8 x 180.0 x 5.8
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displays, which are produced in our The G150X1-L02-V444G is a transflective
15" TFT-display with an LED-backlight and AR front-polarizer. With its very
high brightness value of 950 cd/m² it is a perfect platform for
e.g. applications in the multimedia and advertising sector. Due to the wide
working temperature range Top
-30...70°C it can be used in outdoor applications without the need of
a special, expensive temperature management. The additional transflective upgrade additionally improves the
readability in direct sunshine. The optimized viewing direction for this
display is 6:00. For more
information concerning this panel please click here. The G150X1-L03-V508B is a transmissive 15" TFT-Display with a
LED-backlight unit and a special AR-front for optimized sunshine readability. For this version the brightness is specified at 850
cd/m² and the operating temperature is -30..80°C. The optimized viewing direction is 12:00. For more information
concerning this panel please click here. Both
panels have an XGA resolution (1024 x
768 pixels) and a good viewing angle of 160° (horizontally and
vertically). Unlike CCFL backlight units, LED backlight
units can be driven without the typical high voltage and high frequency. This
makes the approval of EMI tests a lot easier. For the LED backlight/rails we
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correct control of this LED-converter needs the corresponding
Power-On-Sequencing of the supply voltage. It is defined technology, that the power supply of the LED-converter has to be switched on not until
the TFT supply voltage Vcc and the data signals are already active.
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damages in the circuitry of your TFT and to meet future requests too, our engineers designed-in these
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and our multimedia-board PrismaMEDIA II are supporting a new function
called "transparent Picutre in Picture" (PiP)
besides many new other functionalities.
Via two defined inputs the feeding of the main-screen as well as the
overlay-screen is possible. The transparency
of the overlay can be defined between 0% and 100% and the main-screen can be
seen through the overlay depending on the level of transparency (see pictures
below). Besides that the size of the PiP (up to
7/8) as well as the position within the display can be defined. Any
adjustment can be made via the comprehensive OSD-menu. In addition to PiP there is the PaP function (Picture by Picture). Please contact us when having questions on your project.
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Our new Prisma–Boards are already today completely fulfilling the EU-directive „2005/32/EG for
energy-using products“, which is valid since January 1st,
2010 (max. 1-2W power dissipation in power-off mode since January 1st,
2010 and below 1W from January 1st, 2014 on). Power dissipation of
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To support you and
your "application of tomorrow" with the most sophisticated
interface-technologies on our controller-platforms, we implemented a DisplayPort-input
on our new PrismaMEDIA II. DisplayPort is a VESA
standardized universal and licence-free interconnection-standard for
high-speed audio- and video-transfer. In direct comparison with DVI, DisplayPort as the next generation interface shows
different advantages like e.g. a smaller connector. Another important
advantage is the possibility of a much
longer data supply cable: approx.
15m with DisplayPort vs. approx. 4m with DVI. For more
information concerning the PrismaMEDIA II please
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Today we present
you an application of one of our British customers. A coffee chain
started investing into coffee machines with the design of a self service
counter a couple of years ago. Those coffee machines were designed for use in
high
footfall environments like shopping malls. For a new model a
simple and user-friendly operation via touch-screen had to be realized. Via
the intelligent user interface located in the middle of the coffee bar the
user can select the coffee he wants to drink as well as the way of payment
(cash or credit card). For this 24/7 application all components had
to be high-quality industrial standard
and stable long term availability was
also a must. The Optrex-TFT T-51863D150J-FW-A-AE with a resolution
of (1024x768) was selected because of min. 5 years availability. Also the
superior optical performance regarding brightness (450cd/m²), viewing
angle and colour saturation was an important argument for the decision. Long term
availability and a high-quality industrial standard of the TFT need an
equivalent on the controller side. Therefore our VGA/DVI-converter PrismaECO II with a perfect price/performance ratio and low
power consumption was selected. The selected
touch-screen is the 15“ Projected-Capacitive
version from Zytronic. This touch
technology is the perfect solution for public applications. The touch sensor
is on the rear side of the glass (unlike with other capacitive technologies)
and thus protected against direct contact. Hence it is perfectly protected
against dirt, vandalism, detergents or dissolver - or even coffee, cappuccino
or espresso! Can we help you
with your new project? Please never hesitate to contact us!
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Distec GmbH Augsburger Str. 2b D-82110 Germering Tel.: +49
(0)89 / 89 43 63 - 0 Fax: +49
(0)89 / 89 43 63 - 131 E-Mail: sales@distec.de Internet:
www.distec.de HRB 111484 München ID-Nr. DE811983335 |
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