SES Proprietary and Confidential | SES Proprietary and Confidential
PRESENTED BY Thomas Wrede
PRESENTED ON 8 February 2017
CES 2017 Innovation, Facts & Findings VPRT-TIF Meeting 1-2017
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1 Executive Summary
2 Flat screen developments
3 Industry trends and innovation
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CES 2017 Executive Summary
This year has been the 50th CES anniversary and the organizers reported over 175,000 professional attendees. According to CTA official visitor figures will be announced in spring time.
As in 2016 the big topics were IoT (Internet of Things) devices represented by home automation and fitness products and automotive developments such as autonomous driving and in-car audiovisual technology. Many IoT start-up companies were exhibiting
All major flat screen manufacturers showed their Ultra HD flat screens with HDR (high dynamic range) capability – the technology fight is ongoing between LED (Samsung calls it now QLED as in Quantum Dot with with blue OLED backlight) and OLED (Organic LED)
LG positioned new Nano Cell display technology superior to Quantum Dot in the LCD category and furthermore positions its OLED technology as superior to all
Sony introduced a new range of OLED flat screens where the panel apparently is supplied by LG
The new HDMI 2.1 specification was announced supporting video resolutions up to 10k @ 120fps and dynamic HDR signalling
Several manufacturers showcased 65” 8K flat screens (apparently for the Japanese market). Chinese manufacturer HAIER announced a range of flat screens with a Google Chromecast client integrated and Westinghouse announced an Amazon Fire TV UHD flat screen
Hobby and professional drones were exhibited by over 40 manufacturers indicating the anticipated growth in that segment. There were considerably fewer exhibitors of 3D printers and smart watches present compared to previous years
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CES 2017 Ultra HD Flat Screens – impressive quality improvements
Further impressive picture quality improvements
The big marketing battle: OLED versus back-lit LCD technology Or LG versus Samsung = OLED versus QLED (quantum dot LED)
Positioning at LG (see “Evolution of Display” picture):
OLED is the premium technology = perfect color on perfect black LCD is inferior but the new Nano Cell displays are much better than the
Quantum Dot displays (as manufactured by Samsung)
LG showed four HDR technologies on their stand: 1. Dolby Vision 2. HDR 10 3. Hybrid Log Gamma (= DirecTV and ATSC 3.0) 4. Technicolor/Philips
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CES 2017 Ultra HD Flat Screens – technology and market developments
After Panasonic also Sony joined the OLED camp 4K Laser Projector by Hisense Samsung: QLED positioning as “director’s intend”
Just amazing: Sony’s new A1E OLED series has an Acoustic Surface Technology which vibrates the display itself and allows "sound to be output directly from the TV screen“
Impressive: Hisense’s 4K laser projector – but will it be bright enough?
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CES 2017 Ultra HD Flat Screens – content integration
The big manufacturers continue to integrate content platforms into their products Third party platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime But also their own platforms such as Samsung’s TV Plus (see below)
Chinese manufacturer HAIER integrated Google’s Chromecast client (top left picture)
Launched in October 2015 in Korea, TV Plus is Samsung’s “virtual channel” video service that is slowly making its way around the world. It now expanded to Thailand and Vietnam before eventually being supported in the U.S. The company has been gradually adding new content providers to the video-on-demand offering. The latest one is Fandango, which will offer to subscribers more than 40,000 movies and shows to rent or own. In Korea it is featuring 33 channels and a wide range of content, including dramas, music and education. One-fifth of Samsung Smart TV users have watched TV PLUS, and their rate of revisiting the service exceeds 80 percent
Westinghouse showcased a UHD flat screen TV with Amazon Fire TV integrated
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CES 2017 8K flat screens are just around the corner
Virtually every flat screen manufacturers showed an 8K prototype
No price announcements yet
Stunning picture resolution but mainly static pictures were demonstrated
Still some years required for technology to mature (in terms of 8K picture processing, motion compensation etc.)
The 8K flat screens of the Chinese manufacturers were the ones most visible on the stands
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CES 2017 Chinese manufacturers getting stronger
Large and impressive stands Excellent technology show cases including Smart Home and 8K But: still far away from the mechanical finish and quality of Sony, Samsung, LG, Panasonic
Chinese manufacturers drive 4K TV prices down: TCL’s S-series Ultra HD screens in the US will start at USD 369 for a 43” model All new TCL screens use the new Roku 7.5 OS (streaming client) TCL also integrated HDR 10 and Dolby Vision
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CES 2017 Internet of Things: impressive number of startups in the “Eureka Park”
IoT is the innovation driver (venture capital, etc.)
Mainly US and Asian companies but also large number of French startups – only few UK and German companies
Crowded hall of inspiring younger professionals
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CES 2017 Over 40 manufacturers of drones
Hobby drone market entirely dominated by Chinese manufacturers, led by DJI and YUNEEC
All high end models feature Ultra HD cameras at 30 fps or even 60 fps with 2017 models
Amazing capabilities applying latest sensor technology, GPS and GLONASS positioning and highly performant CPUs
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CES 2017 All major car manufacturers were present
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CES 2017 Various impressions
Carnival: first at CES presenting their OCEAN Medallion beacon – IoT at its finest on their cruise ships
From Japan with Ethernet connection...
Many Amazon Alexa (Echo) compatible products
Several crowded VR360 demos – but will Virtual Reality really take off?
802.11ad and successors: the next WiFi revolution – to be watched!
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CES 2018 January 9 – 12 in Las Vegas
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