The global lighting contactor market is projected to reach USD 1,111.0 million by 2023, at a CAGR of 8.53%, during the forecast period.

According to the new market research report Lighting Contactor Market by End-User (Smart Residential Complexes, Commercial, Industrial, and Municipal), Type (Electrically Held and Mechanically Held), Application (Indoor and Outdoor), and Region Global Forecast to 2023, The lighting contactor market is expected to grow USD 1,111.0 million by 2023, at a CAGR of 8.53% during forecast period. This growth can be attributed to the increasing adoption of energy-efficient lighting, growing demand for smart controls in lighting systems, and increasing adoption of IoT in the lighting industry.

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Commercial segment is expected to hold the largest share of the lighting contactor market, by end-user, during the forecast period.

Lighting contactors are used widely in commercial setups such as corporate offices, healthcare and retail complexes, hotels, restaurants, and educational institutes. Increasing need for energy efficiency is the major objective for governments, organizations, building owners, and other stakeholders. The governments in different countries are adopting LEDs to increase energy efficiency as it can directly reduce the maintenance and utilization cost. Lighting control systems reduce the energy consumption by optimizing ambient light levels to suit the users needs, thereby reducing the overall demand for lighting energy. Lighting control systems require lighting contactors for controlling lights, which require frequent on and off operation. Thus, the increase in the adoption of energy-efficient lighting is likely to boost the lighting contactor market.

Electrically held segment is expected to grow at the fastest rate in the lighting contactor market, by type, during the forecast period.

The electrically held segment is expected to grow at the fastest rate in the lighting contactor market during the forecast period. These contactors require an uninterrupted flow of power for continuous operation. If the power is lost, the contactors isolate the light from the circuit. A constant current flow is required to keep the contactor energized. These contactors are noiseless and consume less amount of control power than other contactors. They are mainly used in smart residential complexes and commercial and industrial segments. Thus, the adoption of electrically held contactors is more than mechanically held contactors.

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Europe: the leading market for lighting contactors

In this report, the lighting contactor market has been analyzed on the basis of 5 regions, namely, Asia Pacific, Europe, North America, South America, and Middle East & Africa. The market in Europe is expected to lead the global lighting contactor market in 2018 and is projected to have the largest market share by 2023. The growing demand for lighting control systems in Europe makes it a potentially growing market for lighting contactor providers. The drive for green city projects has brought into the focus on energy efficiency in most of the EU countries. This has created a market opportunity for the manufacturers of LED and energy-efficient lighting control systems and solutions. Moreover, historical buildings, architectural sites, and hospitality businesses contribute to the increased demand for innovative lighting solutions. Thus, the demand for lighting control systems in commercial, residential, and industrial sectors is increasing which is likely to drive the lighting contactor market.

To enable an in-depth understanding of the competitive landscape, the report includes the profiles of some of the top players in the lighting contactor market. The key players in the market include ABB (Switzerland), Siemens (Germany), Schneider Electric (France), Rockwell Automation (US), and Eaton (Republic of Ireland). The leading players are trying to expand in developing economies and are adopting various strategies to increase their market shares.

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MANITOWOC, Wis., June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OESX) (Orion Lighting), a provider of energy-efficient LED lighting, controls and IoT systems, including turnkey project implementation, program management and system maintenance, today reported results for its fiscal 2021 fourth quarter (Q421) and year ended March 31, 2021 (FY 2021). Orion will hold an investor call today at 4:30 p.m. ET details below.

Financial Highlights

CEO CommentaryMike Altschaefl, Orions CEO and Board Chair, commented, The Orion team achieved solid FY 2021 financial results despite very challenging first half business conditions due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our full year performance benefitted from a significant rebound in our business in the second half as many customers returned to pre-COVID-19 levels of activity. We achieved profitability and positive cash flow from operations in Q421 and FY 2021 while also building our pipeline of project opportunities for FY 2022 and beyond. I extend our Board and management team's sincere appreciation and thanks to our team and our business partners for their dedication and perseverance through a very challenging period.

In FY 2021, we continued to expand the breadth and diversity of our customer base across several sectors, including retail, warehousing and logistics, automotive OEMs, healthcare and the public sector. We also further enhanced our product line with continued investment in product development, enabling the introduction of our new Starline high-bay LED fixtures, a new line of exterior lighting products, and next generation linear LED fixtures. These new products provide efficient, cost-effective design and enhanced energy efficiency to support our customers' environmental and business goals, and they have been well received in the market.

We also recently launched our new ISON PureMotionproduct line, expanding our business into airflow solutions to create healthier indoor spaces. The line includes ISON PureMotion Air; ISON PureMotion Light; and ISON PureMotion UVC, which uses UVC light rays in a sealed chamber to kill bacteria, fungi, mold and viruses to create a safer and healthier work environment.

Our FY 2022 is poised to benefit from a growing and more diverse group of large national account customers and projects. These customers recognize the value of Orions innovative, energy efficient products and our unique, customized, turnkey LED lighting design-build-install capabilities and strong customer service. We have a proven track record executing large national retrofit installation programs with efficient, high-quality and customized products and excellent, on-schedule service.

Reflecting the national scope of our service capabilities, during FY 2021 Orion launched a lighting, electrical and other maintenance services business that we believe can grow into an important longer-term recurring service revenue opportunity.

Given the compelling benefits our solutions provide, ranging from improved illumination, enhanced work environments, greater safety, and environmental and cost benefits, we are very optimistic regarding Orions outlook for FY 2022 and beyond.

Underscoring our optimism is the enormous untapped market for LED lighting and controls upgrades at facilities that have yet to be updated. Based on a U.S. Department of Energy study, the domestic LED retrofit opportunity in Orions key markets is estimated to be in excess of $20B today and growing to over $80B by 2035. To pursue this substantial market potential, Orions Board and management team have updated the Companys strategic plan to help guide our organic and inorganic growth initiatives, with a long-term target of building Orion to a company generating up to $500M in annual revenue in approximately five years. To achieve this long-term target, our plan envisions organic growth of at least 10% per year, augmented by external growth initiatives including the active pursuit of strategic acquisitions and business partnerships. We set these financial goals to provide our stakeholders with a vision of what we believe Orion can become."

Business OutlookOrion currently expects to achieve FY 2022 revenue of $150M to $155M, representing growth of at least 28% over FY 2021, excluding any recurrence of COVID-19 business impacts. This outlook is based on further progress in diversifying Orion's customer base and revenue sources and is supported by the following opportunities:

Orion cautions investors that its financial outlook is subject to a range of factors that are difficult to predict, including but not limited to the COVID-19 pandemic and possible business and other economic impacts.

Tax ProvisionAs a result of the valuation allowance release at the close of FY 2021, Orion expects its financial results to reflect a GAAP tax provision in future periods that is more in line with statutory tax rates. However, based upon current tax laws and the Companys federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $69M at 3/31/21, Orion does not expect to pay meaningful cash taxes for several years.

Financial ResultsOrions Q421 revenue rose 37.0% or $9.6M to $35.5M from $25.9M in Q420, due to strong national account retrofit activity as business rebounded from COVID-19 related disruptions earlier in FY 2021. Q421 benefitted from several large national retrofit projects, including for a large national retail customer and a specialty retailer. FY 2021 revenue was $116.8M compared to $150.8M in FY 2020, principally due to pandemic related work stoppages and project delays during the first half of the year.

Gross profit rose 59.7% or $3.4M to $9.2M in Q421 from $5.8M in Q420. FY 2021 full year gross profit was $30.1M compared to $37.1M in FY 2020, primarily due to lower revenue, partially offset by an increase in gross profit percentage. The gross profit percentage increased 120 bps to 25.8% in FY 2021 from 24.6% in FY 2020, mainly due to improved product margins and managing supply chain and input costs, more than offsetting increases in raw material and component prices.

Total operating expenses were $23.3M in FY 2021 vs. $24.0M in FY 2020 but increased as a percentage of sales to 19.9% from 15.9%, year-over-year, primarily due to the impact of lower business volume. Q421 operating expenses improved to 18.8% of sales from 23.7% in Q420, principally reflecting the benefit of fixed cost absorption from higher business volume in Q421.

Orion generated EBITDA of $2.9M in Q421 versus $0.0M in Q420. FY 2021 EBITDA was $8.4M versus $14.7M in FY 2020, reflecting the pandemics impact on FY 2021 revenue.

Q421 and FY 2021 results included a non-cash tax benefit of $20.9M, or $0.67 and $0.66 per diluted share, respectively, resulting from the release of the valuation allowance previously recorded against Orions deferred tax assets. As a result, Orions reported net income and earnings per share are not representative of its operating results and comparisons to prior and future periods will not be meaningful without adjusting for such tax benefit.

Q421 net income excluding the tax benefit improved to $1.2M, or $0.04 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($0.5M), or ($0.02) per basic share, in Q420, reflecting higher revenue and gross profit. FY 2021 net income excluding the tax benefit was $5.2M, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to net income of $12.5M, or $0.40 per diluted share, in FY 2020, principally reflecting higher revenue in FY 2020.

Cash Flow & Balance SheetOrion generated $7.4M of cash from operating activities in Q421 as compared to $6.1M in Q420. The increase was due to higher net income and favorable working capital changes. Orion generated $1.7M of cash from operating activities in FY 2021, versus $20.3M in FY 2020, with the difference attributable to lower net income plus working capital investments.

As of March 31, 2021, Orions net working capital balance was $26.2M, compared to $27.8M at March 31, 2020. Working capital at March 31, 2020 included $10.0M drawn from the Companys revolving line of credit in response to pandemic uncertainties. In December 2020, Orion secured a new five-year$25.0M revolving credit facility. The facility provides a 25% increase in financing capacity and liquidity to support the Companys strategic growth plans. As of March 31, 2021, Orion had no balance outstanding on its revolving credit facility, $19.4M of cash and cash equivalents and $25M of availability on its credit facility.

About Orion Energy SystemsOrion provides innovative LED lighting systems and turnkey project implementation including installation and commissioning of fixtures, controls and IoT systems, as well as ongoing system maintenance and program management. We help our customers achieve energy savings with healthy, safe and sustainable solutions, enabling them to reduce their carbon footprint and digitize their business.

Non-GAAP MeasuresIn addition to the GAAP results included in this presentation, Orion has also included the non-GAAP measures, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization), net income excluding the tax benefit and diluted earnings per share excluding the tax benefit. The Company has provided these non-GAAP measures to help investors better understand its core operating performance, enhance comparisons of core operating performance from period to period and allow better comparisons of operating performance to its competitors. Among other things, management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate performance of the business and believes this measurement enables it to make better period-to-period evaluations of the financial performance of core business operations. The non-GAAP measurements are intended only as a supplement to the comparable GAAP measurements and Orion compensates for the limitations inherent in the use of non-GAAP measurements by using GAAP measures in conjunction with the non-GAAP measurement. As a result, investors should consider these non-GAAP measurements in addition to, and not in substitution for or as superior to, measurements of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Consistent with Regulation G under the U.S. federal securities laws, the non-GAAP measures in this press release have been reconciled to the nearest GAAP measures, and this reconciliation is located under the heading Unaudited EBITDA Reconciliation and Unaudited Earnings Per Share Reconciliation following the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows included in this press release.

COVID-19 ImpactsThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted business, trade, commerce, financial and credit markets, in the U.S. and globally. Orions business has been materially adversely impacted by measures taken by government entities and others to control the spread of the virus. As part of the Companys recent response to the impacts of the COVID-19, management has taken a number of cost reduction and cash conservation measures. While restrictions have begun to lessen in certain jurisdictions, stay-at-home, face mask, and lockdown orders remain in effect in others, with employees asked to work remotely if possible. Many customers and projects require Orion employees to travel to customers and project locations. Some customers and projects are in areas where travel restrictions have been imposed, certain customers have either closed or reduced on-site activities, and timelines for the completion of multiple projects have been delayed, suspended, or extended. As of the date of this release, it is not possible to predict the overall impact the COVID-19 pandemic will have on the Company's business, liquidity, capital resources or financial results.

Safe Harbor Statement Certain matters discussed in this press release, including under the headings Financial Highlights, CEO Commentary, and "Business Outlook" are "forward-looking statements" intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements may generally be identified as such because the context of such statements will include words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" or words of similar import. Similarly, statements that describe our future plans, objectives or goals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially from those expected, including, but not limited to, the following: (i) our ability to manage general economic, business and geopolitical conditions, including the impacts of natural disasters, pandemics and outbreaks of contagious diseases and other adverse public health developments, such as the COVID-19 pandemic; (ii) the deterioration of market conditions, including our dependence on customers' capital budgets for sales of products and services, and adverse impacts on costs and the demand for our products as a result of factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the implementation of tariffs; (iii) our ability to successfully launch, manage and maintain our refocused business strategy to successfully bring to market new and innovative product and service offerings; (iv) our recent and continued reliance on significant revenue to be generated in fiscal 2022 from the lighting and controls retrofit projects for two major global logistics companies; (v) our dependence on a limited number of key customers, and the potential consequences of the loss of one or more key customers or suppliers, including key contacts at such customers; (vi) our ability to identify and successfully complete transactions with suitable acquisition candidates in the future as part of our growth strategy; (vii) the availability of additional debt financing and/or equity capital to pursue our evolving strategy and sustain our growth initiatives; (viii) our risk of potential loss related to single or focused exposure within the current customer base and product offerings; (ix) our ability to sustain our profitability and positive cash flows; (x) our ability to differentiate our products in a highly competitive and converging market, expand our customer base and gain market share; (xi) our ability to manage and mitigate downward pressure on the average selling prices of our products as a result of competitive pressures in the light emitting diode ("LED") market; (xii) our ability to manage our inventory and avoid inventory obsolescence in a rapidly evolving LED market; (xiii) our increasing reliance on third parties for the manufacture and development of products, product components, as well as the provision of certain services; (xix) our increasing emphasis on selling more of our products through third party distributors and sales agents, including our ability to attract and retain effective third party distributors and sales agents to execute our sales model; (xx) our ability to develop and participate in new product and technology offerings or applications in a cost effective and timely manner; (xxi) our ability to maintain safe and secure information technology systems; (xxii) our failure to comply with the covenants in our credit agreement; (xxiii) our ability to recruit, hire and retain talented individuals in all disciplines of our company; (xxiv)our ability to balance customer demand and production capacity; (xxv) our ability to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting; (xxvi) price fluctuations (including as a result of tariffs), shortages or interruptions of component supplies and raw materials used to manufacture our products; (xxvii) our ability to defend our patent portfolio and license technology from third parties; (xxviii) a reduction in the price of electricity; (xxix) the reduction or elimination of investments in, or incentives to adopt, LED lighting or the elimination of, or changes in, policies, incentives or rebates in certain states or countries that encourage the use of LEDs over some traditional lighting technologies; (xxx) the cost to comply with, and the effects of, any current and future industry and government regulations, laws and policies; (xxxi) potential warranty claims in excess of our reserve estimates, and (xxxii) the other risks described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made herein are made only as of the date of this press release and we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. More detailed information about factors that may affect our performance may be found in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at http://www.sec.gov or at http://investor.oriones.com/ in the Investor Relations section of our Website.

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Product prices across the overall lighting LED market are expected to increase by about 0.3%-2.3% QoQ in 2Q21, according toTrendForces latest investigations. This price hike can primarily be attributed to the fact that overall demand in the LED lighting market has been rebounding since 1Q21 and remaining in an uptrend since 2Q21. Furthermore, the industry-wide shortage of LED components in the upstream supply chain, caused by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, has yet to be addressed, thereby compelling lighting product manufacturers to ramp up their procurement activities this year in order to avoid a component shortage, which they suffered last year. TrendForce hence expects this bullish trend in the LED supply chain to result in a US$6.709 billion yearly revenue for the lighting LED market in 2021, a 3.43% growth YoY.

TrendForce further indicates that major suppliers of lighting LED packages, including Samsung LED, ams/OSRAM, CREE LED, Lumileds, Seoul Semiconductor, MLS, and Lightning Optoelectronic, have since 1Q21 seen soaring revenues, which are expected to persist through 2Q21, thanks to a swift rise in demand for HCL (human centric lighting), smart lighting, horticultural lighting, and niche lighting (such as lighting for nuclear power stations, pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, and metal fabrication plants).

With regards to the specific LED packages that will experience a continued price hike, these products include mid- and low-power, indoor lighting LED products with under (not including) 1 watt in power consumption, such as 2835 LED, 3030 LED, and 5630 LED. Prices of these products are expected to increase by 0.3%-2.3% QoQ in 2Q21. On the other hand, a 1.3%-1.8% QoQ increase in prices for the same period can be expected for outdoor, industrial high-power lighting LED products with at least 1 watt in power consumption, such as LED with ceramic substrates and 7070 LED.

Companies are releasing products aimed at post-pandemic applications to secure their market shares in anticipation of high upcoming demand in the LED lighting market.

With regard to the movement of lighting LED product prices from the perspective of the LED supply chain, the pandemic caused a price hike across various materials, such as metals and LED chips required for lighting LED manufacturing last year. Faced with the upward pressure of prices in their upstream supply chains, certain suppliers of lighting LED products were subsequently forced to maintain their bottom lines by raising prices accordingly on lighting LED products, which had been sold at excessively low retail prices. On the whole, however, despite the price hike across various upstream components, suppliers of lighting LED products are still actively improving their products performances, including luminous efficacy and color saturation, and releasing products that fulfill the demand of post-pandemic applications in order to secure their market shares and competitiveness. Some examples include outdoor atmospheric lighting LED products from OSRAM and Lumileds, as well as horticultural LED products from CREE LED for indoor horticulture and plant factories.

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Four years ago, the vertical farming startup Bowery opened what it called the first post-organic farm, growing pesticide-free leafy greens inside a warehouse in New Jersey. Now its products are in 850 stores, and the company just announced a new $300 million round of funding. Has indoor farming reached a tipping point?

The business model is feasible now, says venture capitalist Hans Tung, a managing partner at GGV Capital, one of the investors in the new round and an early investor in the startup. Lighting is one of the biggest expenses for indoor farming, but the cost of ultra-efficient LED lights has fallen steeply over the past decade. Automation has advanced enough that its cost-effective to do much of the work inside an indoor farm with robots. Software to manage complicated growing systems has also advanced. A combination of software, hardware, and the price of key inputs [can] make it affordable, he says. Otherwise, its too expensive.

[Photo: courtesy Bowery Farming]Growing food in a warehouse has some advantages over traditional agriculture. With crops in stacked trays or planted on vertical walls, many more plants can fit in the same footprint. LED lights tuned to shades of pink or purple help plants grow faster and can be tweaked to change the nutrition or taste. Because the plants are in a controlled environment, no pesticides are needed, and with no limitations from the seasons or weather, crops can grow year-round. Instead of growing greens in drought-prone states like California and Arizona and then shipping them to the East Coast, its possible to use a hydroponic system with 95% less water and deliver produce the same day its picked. (The system also has some disadvantages, including the energy needed for lights instead of sunshine, though its possible for indoor farms to use renewable electricity.)

[Photo: courtesy Bowery Farming]Other companies in the space are also growing. Gotham Greens, for example, which has a different farming model with greenhouses that use natural light, recently raised an additional $87 million to continue its expansion. Bowery isnt the only company in the space to get a huge infusion of cashSoftbank led a $200 million investment in Plenty, a Bay Area-based startup, in 2017. Both Plenty and Bowery use complex, expensive robotics and AI to run their farms; neither will share financial details about how challenging it is to profitably sell spinach with such a capital-intensive approach. But Tung says it can work. Based on their productivity and efficiency, we definitely see a path of being profitable, he says. (Right now, Bowery charges a price it says is comparable to organic greens grown in the field, though it aims to eventually compete with conventionally grown produce.)

[Photo: Chelsea Kyle/courtesy Bowery Farming]Vertically farmed greens are becoming widely available in some markets. If you pull up Instacart to order groceries from Safeway in the Bay Area and search for kale, Plenty shows up. In some East Coast cities, Bowery is in stores from Whole Foods to Walmart; the company says that it has seen 750% retail growth since January 2020. Bowery also sells in Tom Colicchios Craft restaurants (Colicchio is an investor) and plans to expand that part of its business. While vertical farming companies focus on selling greens now, theyre also preparing to sell other types of food. At Bowerys R&D farm, for example, researchers are testing strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, and multiple other crops.

[Photo: courtesy Bowery Farming]It will never be a full replacement for traditional farming, says Bowery CEO Irving Fain. Some crops, such as corn and wheat, dont make economic sense to grow indoors. But he thinks that this type of agriculture will be an increasingly important part of the system. Agriculture is the largest consumer of resources globally, he says. Seventy percent of the worlds water every year goes to agriculture. We put about a billion pounds of pesticides down just in the U.S. every year, 6 billion globally. And because of the way we farm and just the chemical intensive nature, weve lost 30% of all of our arable farmland. You juxtapose that against a growing population: Were going to have somewhere between 9 and 10 million people on the planet in the next 30 years. And you need more food to feed a growing population.

At the same time, he says, its getting harder to grow food outside as climate change makes it more likely that farms face droughts, heat waves, flooding, and other disasters. Corn and wheat and other crops that likely dont make sense to grow inside will have to find other solutionssuch as new varieties that can better resist drought, for examplebut for some foods, vertical farming could help fill a gap. How do you build a resilient and durable supply chain in the face of an increasingly dire climate crisis and a growing population? Fain says. Change is needed. There has to be a better system. That recognition is happening from consumers, that recognition is happening from retailers and other partners. And thats filtered down now, in a great way, to investors who are interested in agriculture technology in general.

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They are made from semiconductor materials that are crystals made of two or three elements combined, for instance, gallium indium nitride (GaInN) or gallium phosphide (GaP). These unique combinations of elements have distinctive crystalline structures that can accommodate both holes (positively charged electron vacancies) and electrons (negatively charged), that are separated by a band-gap since they exist at different energy levels.

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Another formerly public Canadian company is seeking a return to the capital markets in a deal tied to efforts by Power Corp. of Canada to divest its non-financial services businesses.

LED lighting maker LMPG Inc., previously known as Lumenpulse Inc., has filed to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange with a goal of raising $300-million. The offering, if successful, would see $125-million go to the Longueuil, Que., company and $175-million to investors Power Energy Corp. a unit of Power Corp. and Nicolas Blanger.

LMPG is targeting an offering price of between $15 and $17.50 a share, and expects to price the deal next week.

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The offering follows information technology services company Softchoice Corp.s return to the TSX last month, eight years after Birch Hill Equity Partners took it private. Its also the latest in a slew of Canadian companies to pursue public listings in one of the busiest periods for IPOs in years.

In addition, LMPG and Power Energy have entered into a private placement deal with the Quebec governments Investissement Qubec (IQ), B.C. Investment Management Corp. and the labour-sponsored investment fund, Fonds de solidarit FTQ.

Under the deal, the B.C. and two Quebec institutions will buy $225-million of stock from Power Energy, while the FTQ will buy $25-million of stock from LMPG. The deal comes with a pledge by LMPG to IQ not to move its head office outside Quebec until seven years from the transaction or if the provinces stake in LMPG falls to below 44 per cent of the stock it is buying.

The complex transaction would see Power Energy, LMPGs largest shareholder, divest more than 80 per cent of its stake, which it picked up in 2017 when it helped chief executive and founder Franois-Xavier Souvay lead a buyout of the enterprise, for $600-million.

Power Corp., under the leadership of CEO Jeffrey Orr, is in the midst of efforts to divest non-financial services assets including LMPG; electric-vehicle maker Lion Electric Co.; the parent company of Bauer and Easton sporting goods, Peak Achievement Athletics Inc.; and GP Strategies Corp., a workplace technical training company.

Following the IPO and private placement, Mr. Souvay will have 62.8-per-cent voting control of LMPG through his sole ownership of multiple voting shares. RBC Dominion Securities, Scotia Capital, National Bank Financial, Canaccord Genuity, BMO Nesbitt Burns, Desjardins Securities and TD Securities are underwriting the transactions.

LMPG sells indoor and outdoor high-performance and energy-efficient LED lighting equipment used on some of Montreals biggest landmarks including Olympic Stadium, Notre-Dame Basilica, the Jacques-Cartier and Samuel de Champlain bridges, as well as Vancouvers BC Place, the Pantheon in Rome and city halls in Boston and Cincinnati, Ohio. Most of its business is in the United States.

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The company has been hit by the pandemic, as revenues, which increased to $314-million in 2019 from $237-million the year before, fell 14.6 per cent last year as construction activity was stalled.

But thanks to cost-cutting measures dating to 2019, free cash flow more than tripled to $38.2-million last year compared with 2018 levels, while adjusted operating earnings rose to $52.5-million from $35.2-million.

The company booked a net loss of $11-million in 2019 and $6-million last year.

Revenue in the quarter ended March 31 was $55.8-million, down 11.4 per cent from the same period a year earlier, while LMPGs net loss improved to $2.4-million from $8.4-million. LMPG has invested heavily in research and development, and has 235 patents and more than 800 products.

LMPG is positioning itself as a beneficiary of expected increases in infrastructure spending, the expanding adoption of smart city and smart building technologies that reduce energy consumption, and an anticipated rise in energy efficiency regulations it believes will mandate LED usage. The company is on the hunt for acquisitions that can expand its product offerings, and paid $65-million in 2018 for Sternberg Lanterns, Inc., a Chicago-area supplier to U.S. municipalities.

Smart-LED lighting is one of the most actionable technologies that can be used in smart cities and smart buildings to accelerate our transition to a lower carbon future, while improving the quality of life and work for all constituents Mr. Souvay states in the prospectus. In a post-pandemic world, this is even more important as we look to bring life and work back to our cities.

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LMPGs previous foray as a public company was underwhelming. Lumenpulse, founded by Mr. Souvay in 2006, raised $115-million at $16 a share in April, 2014. But it often missed earnings estimates due to lumpy profits. The stock was trading below $11.50 in April, 2017, when the buyers offered investors $21.25 per share, an 86-per-cent premium, to privatize Lumenpulse.

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At home isnt just a place, its a feeling. Over the past year,our homes have taken centre stage in our lives. From a conference room to a kids playground, our homes have has catered to all our needs. As the monsoon arrives, we want to have some fun experiences within our homes until its safe to step out! If there is one place in our home which plays an important role in building new experiences, it is the dining space.

It is the natural gathering place for a family it's where you talk, eat, and do your gupshup!After a long day of work, we like to regroup at the dining table and share how our day went by, even if we work from a different room in the same house. So, creating a cosy and a comfortable dining experience adds the much-needed stress buster. To ensure you and your loved ones have a cosy and intimate dining experience,try these effortless, practical and cool tips from Erik Jan Middlehoven, Home Furnishing & Retail Design Manager, IKEA India.

Dining furniture is the real hard worker in your home and when its about living in a small space, we must invest in furniture that is stackable, foldable, and movable. With a few flexible pieces, such as an extendable table, or stackable stools, you will always find theres room for more. Choose foldable chairs, so you can stack them behind a cabinet and only use them while dining. Other times, this space can be used for recreational activities. Another hack would be to use a footstool which you can pile up and place in the corner and take it out during special get-togethers at home.

You can consider using a round or oval tables for a small space living environment as it accommodates more people than a square table. The round table can be used to dine and if you need more space you can invest in moving trolleys. The moveable trolley can be used to store the cutlery, glasses, or just simple garnishing for food, making more space for everybody.

Lighting can impact mood like no other. It should be balanced between mood lighting and functional lighting. Its advisable to keep the size of the table in mind before selecting the lights. Since a rectangular table can easily accommodate either two or three people on each side, you can place three lamps on the top, which shouldnt be far apart from each other, or one straight lamp with multiple bulbs integrated into it for the light to fall on the entire surface.

If you want to get it right, we advise you against cross lighting, as that will cast a shadow on the table, which will create a very dull ambience. For a round table, you will need one light point, right in the middle, it can be a chandelier, a dome or it can be multiple beams from one source of light. One can never really go wrong with the lighting around round tables cause once the light is placed in the centre.

Lets talk about creating a cosy yet cooler experience for the larger part of the dining room. If you have a side wall or a space in your dining area, you can either set up a bar with a glass cabinet with integrated lighting, the tone of which can be warmer or brighter as per your mood. A bar table just aside from your dining table adds a lot of meaning to your dining space. It can create a welcoming and interactive atmosphere. So, whether its the weekend or a lockdown birthday/anniversary, the dining space becomes even more personal with a bar table just on your side. The right amount of dim light complimenting your collection of spirits and varied kinds of cocktail glasses just adds to it.

In case you do not have space for a bar table or a bar cabinet, the moving trolley can be used to store alcohol, and that can be your mobile bar for your day-to-day celebrations. Another option is a side table with a small lamp to add an extra light spot in your dining corner.

Another quirky way to brighten up your dining space, especially during summer, is by painting one wall of the area with an ice-cream colour, while the rest of the space is neutral in colour to maintain a balance. And if painting a wall sounds too ambitious for you, you could use this time at home to be creative with your family members and create a canvas painting full of bright colours and frame it and add it to the one corner. This will not only make it a more personal and intimate experience for your family members but will also stand out as a statement piece that you can change every season.

By now you might be building your checklist for dining area, but dont forget there needs to be ample space for each of the members sitting at the dining table. You need spacious and breathable chairs, especially during summer. Try opting for smart LED bulbs which wont just save cost and energy but also create less heat in the dining area.

After everything is done, do not forget to accessorise your dining table rectangular or oval with large trays, antique vases with flowers, fruit bowls, candle holders, and your dining space with a large indoor plant in the corner to add a little bit of nature. With these hacks, you can turn everyday dining or any celebration in your dining room into an activity you look forward to.

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The band's earnest eclecticism is a little more Hamilton than Kendrick Lamar. Courtesy Safe & Sound Seattle + Danny Ngan for Dan's Tunes

Over the next hour and change, the normally six-piece band configured with eight members played through most of its debut album, 12th and Pine, which distills the Seattle protests that were raging a year ago today. The band says the album is under consideration for a Pulitzer Prize for Music. The awards will be given out on June 11.

Consideration for such an accolade cements the meteoric rise of the local funk-hop outfit. They found themselves in the right place at the right time when they resolved to provide an impromptu jam session soundtrack from a makeshift stage on 11th Ave across the street from Vermillion and Annex Theatre. That corner was one of the protests de facto HQs and aid stations, with teargas and flashbangs blasting just a block away. After the Seattle Police Department abandoned the East Precinct, they played CHOP itself and surfed the post-protest wave from the S.S. Jellybean, a trailer float they bought from the Fremont Arts Council. The Jellybean has provided the stage for mobile concerts across the city for the last year and this summer is posting up for regular Thursday night gigs at The Collective in South Lake Union and a Friday night residency at LTD Bar and Grill in Fremont.

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Marshall Law Bands Pulitzer consideration for 12th and Pine sits in an obvious shadow: Kendrick Lamars DAMN. The first recording that was neither classical nor jazz to win a Pulitzer, DAMN. was a watershed moment for popular music. And while 12th and Pine performs the admirable task of resuscitating some of the hopeful idealism in the Seattle protests early days that fizzled out during a summer of destructive discontent, it can come across as overly earnest.

As Marshall Law Band shuttled from the folksy Americana twang backing One Reel to the blues rock-inflected Mercy to interludes where Richins shredded like he was in Van Halen to a Jawaiian reggae interlude with heavenly guest singer J. Moe da Bird, I couldnt decide if the band had an identity crisis or just an impressive range. My podmate finally put his finger on it: The Marshall Law Band comes from the Hamilton generation, and Hughs lyricism channels the Lin-Manuel Miranda school of telling a story through music across genres.

That theatricality made for a sharp contrast with the sparse punk riffs from opener Tres Leches. In their first post-pandemic live performance, core members Alaia D'Alessandro and Ulises Mariscal showed no signs of rustiness as they shared a stage with James Bonaci and Meg Hall from Bellinghams Beautiful Freaks. Tres Leches debuted a new song written during lockdown, Bad Kids, and cycled through other favorites like the charming earworm Nieve and the lowball fee call-out Everybodys Gonna Get $250.

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Pioneers take risks, however, and not all of them pan out. While Safe & Sound launched with The Black Tones in late March, they fizzled for their second show and scuttled BEARAXE frontwoman Shaina Shepherd in the wake of poor ticket sales. (In a DIY triumph, Shepherd admirably cobbled together a last-minute show at Jimi Hendrix Park, yet more evidence that the park has found its footing.)

Even Saturday nights show had a few empty seats at an already reduced capacity event. So much for a frenzied, cathartic return to the precious in-person gatherings we abstained from for 15 months. We are a far cry from New Zealand, where local live music has been thriving for the last year, according to a new episode from KEXPs Sound & Vision podcast.

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Take off your headphones, turn off Spotify, get out of the house, and go. It will be worth it.

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OLED TVs still have the best picture quality I've ever tested, but Samsung's QN90A comes closer than ever. This QLED TV packs a punch brighter than any OLED television, while managing to maintain contrast and black level to a degree I've never seen on any non-OLED before. If you crave that brightness, or you watch in a bright room where ambient light is a big issue, you should definitely consider this TV over a comparable OLED.

New for 2021, the best Samsung QLED models like the QN90A are called Neo QLEDand feature a new mini-LED based, full-array local dimming backlight array. Samsung made its LEDs 40 times smaller than conventional LED units, allowing more to be packed into the TV, and added a "quantum matrix" to help direct the LED light more accurately. The result is improved HDR highlights with minimal blooming (stray illumination that bleeds from bright into dark areas), as well as better shadow detail.

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All of those improvements were visible in my side-by-side tests. I pitted the QN90A against the best OLED TV I've ever reviewed, the LG G1, and the brightest TV I've ever measured, the Vizio PQX-H1. Overall I liked the LG a bit better than the Samsung -- it's plenty-bright itself, and its perfect black levels, superior mixed-scene contrast and better off-angle viewing won by a nose -- but the QN90A looked better in some scenes, particularly bright HDR. Meanwhile its precise light control and resulting contrast soundly beat the Vizio. In sum, this is the best LCD-based TV I've ever tested and an excellent high-end alternative to OLED.

One TV looks much like another, but Samsung still succeeds in giving the QN90A a luxurious air. The most obvious design upgrade is the stand: centered, with a small footprint, it looks cleaner and sleeker than the dual legs found on most TVs. My favorite aspect is how it suspends the big panel above my credenza, seeming to float without touching. As expected the edge around the picture is super-thin, albeit not quite as minimalist as the "Infinity Screen" found on the flagship, 8K resolution Q900A.

From the side you can appreciate its swoopy, one-piece shape, as well as the fact that it cants the whole screen back by a couple of degrees. The backside has a cable management system that lets you channel power and HDMI from their ports, along the back and through the stand, making for a cleaner look.

On the back, the remote has a solar panel.

And yes, the remote has a solar panel on the back. I didn't test Samsung's claim that leaving it under indoor lighting is sufficient to recharge, but I appreciated that it doesn't need batteries. If I owned this TV I'd probably use the USB charging port instead when it ran out of juice.

Samsung's remote is one of my favorites to use, with minimal buttons and just the right feel in-hand. Channel and volume keys click up and down, Ambient mode gets its own button as does the mic for voice and even the Netflix and Amazon app shortcut keys are nicer than on other remotes: They lack garish colors and instead just match the rest of the wand.

Ambient mode is designed to show stuff on the screen when you're not watching TV. It's a cool feature if you don't like the big black rectangle of an inert TV and can display your photos, designer art, the weather, headlines and even adjust backgrounds to match your wall.

The voice assistant can be summoned from the remote or hands-free by saying "Alexa" or (if you prefer, for some reason) "Hi, Bixby."

Voice command is built-in and you can choose between Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Samsung's homebrew Bixby. Whichever one you choose will be available when you press the mic button on the clicker. With Amazon and Bixby (but not Google) you also have the option of simply saying "Alexa" or "Hi, Bixby" wake words, allowing you to issue commands hands-free and unlike last year the mic is located in the TV itself, not the remote. And like most TVs, you can also pair the QN90A with separate Alexa or Google speakers.

Samsung's health app debuted on its TVs in 2020and this year it's expanding to offer guided personal training. Plug in an optional webcam (Samsung has a list of recommended cameras, all by Logitech) and the app will track your exercises and give you coaching complete with celebrity personal trainers like Jillian Michaels.

You can also use that webcam for video chat with the Google Duo app, which allows up to 12 others to join the chat. And if you don't have a camera plugged in you can screen mirror Duo on your phone to the TV and use its camera. It's not Google's more popular Meet software, but at least it's web chat on the big screen.

I didn't test the webcam features for this review, but I did test drive the personal trainer earlier this year -- and worked up a sweat, as seen in the video below.

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Beyond voice and the webcam, Samsung's on-screen smart TV system is excellent, with quick responses and plenty of apps -- I'd take it over LG or Vizio's systems. I still like Roku and Android/Google TV (found on Sony TVs) better overall, however, because they have even more apps. Just like most TVs now (including Roku), Samsung has the Apple TV app and works with Apple's AirPlay system.

Samsung's home page pops up from the bottom so it doesn't obscure what you're watching.

Samsung sells a few higher-end TVs, including 8K resolution models as well as super-expensive Micro-LED TVs, but the Q90A is still bursting with image quality extras. The most important is that Neo QLED, mini-LED powered backlight with full-array local dimming. Local dimming improves LCD image quality by making certain areas of the picture dimmer or brighter in reaction to what's on the screen, which significantly boosts contrast. Judging from Samsung's obscure "quantum HDR" spec the QN90A has more dimming zones and brighter images than the step-down Q85A, and fewer zones than the 8K models, but Samsung doesn't say exactly how many zones (or how bright).

Like all of Samsung QLED TVs, as well as most higher-end TVs from Vizio and TCL, the QN90A's LCD panel is augmented by a layer of quantum dots -- microscopic nanocrystals that glow a specific wavelength (i.e. color) when given energy. The effect is better brightness and color compared to non-QD-equipped TVs. The QN90A uses a true 120Hz panel, which improves the TVs' motion performance.

The set supports high dynamic range content in the HDR10 and the HDR10 Plus formats. It lacks the Dolby Vision HDR support found on most competitors' HDR TVs. I've seen no evidence that one HDR format is inherently "better" than the other, so I definitely don't consider the lack of Dolby Vision a deal-breaker on this TV -- it performs like a champ without that format.

Gaming features are one of the QN90A's strong points. All four of its HDMI inputs are compatible with variable refresh rate, including AMD's FreeSync and standard VRR formats, as well as ALLM (aka Auto Game Mode), which lets it automatically switch to game mode to reduce input lag when it detects you're playing a game. Only Input 3 handles eARC.

Input 4, which is conveniently marked with a little game controller icon, also accepts 4K/120Hz with and without HDR. None of the other inputs handle 4K/120, which should only be a problem if you have multiple devices that output it -- like a PlayStation 5 and an Xbox Series X (you know who you are...), or one of those consoles and a high-end graphics card. It's worth noting that every input on LG's recent OLED TVs supports 4K/120.

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The top input, Input 4, has the best specs for gaming.

The list is mostly solid, unless you happen to own a legacy device that requires analog video (component or composite) or audio. Like many new high-end TVs the QN90A lacks analog inputs entirely, audio or video. On the flipside, it is one of the few TVs with a built-in ATSC 3.0 tuner for Next-Gen TV signals.

The Samsung QN90A has the best picture of any non-OLED TV I've tested and the best bright-room picture full stop. It's exceedingly bright, yet able to deliver deep, inky black levels with minimal blooming even with the most challenging HDR material. It can't beat the contrast and theatricality of competing high-end OLED models like the LG G1 overall, however, and also falls a bit short in uniformity and off-angle performance. If I had to choose one TV to watch every day it would still be an OLED, but it's very close.

Dim lighting: Watching the basic, SDR 1080p version of The Desolation of Smaug Blu-ray in a dark room, the Samsung QN90A came as close to the LG OLED as I've ever seen from an LCD-based TV. Its black levels were essentially perfect -- or close enough that I couldn't visually distinguish them from the OLED -- in most scenes, even in the letterbox bars and shadows. When Gandalf meets Thorin during the prologue at the Prancing Pony, for example, it was really difficult to tell the two apart, while the black levels on the Vizio, in comparison, were lighter and created a flatter, less three-dimensional look. In rare cases, for example the titles against a black screen, the Samsung's black levels did look lighter (worse) than the LG's.

Details in shadows were excellent on all three TVs, although again the Vizio looked a bit less realistic because of its slightly lighter overall black levels. Watching SDR I didn't see any evidence of blooming or stray illumination on either the Samsung or the Vizio with normal video. The exceptions were graphical elements, for example the play/pause icons my Blu-ray player put in the upper left created a faint halo against the letterbox bar on the Samsung.

Bright lighting: The QN90A is exceedingly bright, especially compared to OLED models. The Vizio PX measured a bit brighter overall and also maintained peak brightness in its brightest setting better.

As usual the Samsung's brightest setting, Dynamic, was woefully inaccurate. For the Accurate measurements in SDR I used the Natural picture mode in combination with the Warm color temperature setting (the default temperature for Natural is quite blue). If you want an even more-accurate bright-room image you can choose Movie or Filmmaker mode and turn the Brightness control up to 50 (the max), which measured 620 nits. In any case I prefer Vizio's approach of a dedicated, accurate bright-room picture mode.

The QN90A maintained steady HDR light output over time in Movie and Filmmaker modes, but in Dynamic mode with both HDR and SDR it fluctuated significantly, starting out at around 2500 nits but falling almost immediately to around 500 -- a massive, five-fold decrease. I've seen that behaviour on past Samsung TVs as well and it seems designed to achieve prominence in charts like the one you see above. It's worth noting that the Vizio PX, among other non-Samsung TV's I've tested, maintained their brightest images much more steadily over time, without drastic fluctuations. This issue in Dynamic mode isn't a huge deal for me, however, because I don't recommend using that mode anyway.

Samsung's light-rejecting screen is the best in the business, maintaining contrast and punch in bright lighting, and reducing reflections, better than the Vizio and the LG. The screen, combined with the QN90A's prodigious light output, make it the best TV I've ever tested for bright rooms.

The Samsung's screen was excellent at rejecting reflections.

Color accuracy: All three high-end TVs measured exceedingly well for color both before and especially after calibration, and watching The Hobbit Blu-ray I couldn't really pick a winner. Colors from Galadriel's delicate skin tone to the green and brown of Mirkwood to the gray of Gandalf's cloak looked true. The LG did show a slight advantage in near-black grayscale, where the Samsung tended slightly blue, but the difference was subtle.

Video processing: As usual the Samsung aced my tests in this category, delivering true 1080p/24 film cadence with film-based sources and plenty of motion resolution (1,000 lines) with video-based sources. The TV achieved both results with a Picture Clarity setting of Custom with Blur Reduction at 10 and Judder Reduction at 0, so if I had this TV I'd "set it and forget it" right there. Note that Filmmaker Mode's default setting is to turn Picture Clarity off, which results in less motion resolution, but you can adjust it to taste.

You can also add more smoothing or soap opera effect by increasing Judder Reduction or choosing Auto instead of Custom. Meanwhile the LED Clear Motion option makes motion even sharper with the help of black frame insertion, at the expense of flicker and a dimmer image.

Uniformity: The QN90A's screen was worse than the Vizio and LG at maintaining an even light spread everywhere, with some slight variations visible in full-screen test patterns, particularly along the edges and in the upper middle. In moving test patterns the QN90A showed a slightly more noticeable dirty screen effect as a result, but it was still quite mild.

From off-angle the Samsung was slightly better at preserving contrast and color than the Vizio, even when the latter's "enhanced viewing angle" mode was engaged, but the differences were minor and both, as usual, significantly trailed the off-angle fidelity of the OLED.

The Game Bar pop-up provides instant access to gaming info.

Gaming: The QN90A is a gaming powerhouse. When I first plugged in my Xbox Series X the TV automatically detected it, switched to its input and implemented Game Mode, complete with a pop-up at the bottom that Samsung calls the Game Bar -- long-pressing play/pause on the remote calls it up at any time. The Bar's left side consists of a status display listing Input Lag, FPS (frames per second), HDR, VRR and sound output, while controls on the right provides a shortcut to game settings as well as aspect ratio and screen position (the latter only active with PC sources, which I didn't test).

Samsung continues its tradition of excellent input lag in game mode with a score of just over 10 milliseconds with both 1080p and 4K HDR sources -- the best I've measured. You can choose to engage smoothing, aka Auto Motion Plus, in game mode but doing so raises input lag as high as 26ms, depending on what level you choose. I'd leave it turned off.

Comparing Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, the Samsung looked excellent, brighter than the LG (as expected) and the Vizio, which looked duller and more washed out. I still preferred the LG's look overall with this theatrical game, however, because it preserved more contrast especially at night and underground while still allowing me to see into the shadows well enough. Samsung does offer a special shadow detail control called "Dynamic Black Equalizer" that lets you expose/wash out shadows even more, but it doesn't have specialized gaming picture modes like LG. Whether you miss them depends on how much you want to tweak the picture -- I personally like having the option.

HDR and 4K video: Like all high-end LCDs the QN90A can get brighter than even the brightest OLED TV, but it does a better job of delivering deep black levels and minimal blooming than any non-OLED TV I've tested.

I started my HDR comparison with the montage from the Spears and Munsil HDR Benchmark and the Samsung QN90A's brightness advantage over the LG G1 was immediately apparent. The Q90A measures twice as bright as the G1 and in my side-by-side comparison it looked even brighter, especially in areas like the snow-capped mountains, skies and clouds. That's because OLED's brightness falls rapidly as more of the screen is occupied by bright objects, while LCD's brightness varies less by image area. The Samsung also looked brighter and more impactful in highlights such as the middle of a ferris wheel at night, of course, but in larger areas it was more apparent.

Meanwhile the LCD-based Vizio, despite its superior measurements, looked dimmer than the Samsung, albeit still a bit brighter than the OLED. Spot measurements confirmed those impressions. The sunset at 2:08, for example, measured 427, 522 and 887 nits on the LG, Vizio and Samsung, respectively. For their part colors were superb on the Samsung, saturated yet accurate in areas like the flowers and insects at 3:27, and the extra brightness lent additional pop.

As usual the OLED maintained perfect black levels while the Samsung and Vizio looked very slightly lighter, but in many scenes -- the objects against black backgrounds, for example -- the Samsung was so good that picking out the OLED was difficult.

I did see a bit more blooming than with SDR, as expected, but again it was very well-controlled on the Samsung. In the dipper at 2:49, for example, the black background around the honey betrayed a slight glow, as did the pause icon on my Blu-ray player (again) -- but both were less-noticeable than on the Vizio and just a bit worse than the blooming-free OLED. Mixed scenes, for example the nighttime cityscape at 4:26, did show more of an advantage for OLED, which was able to keep the dark areas darker for more pop, but the Samsung still looked excellent.

I didn't notice any banding or similar artifacts in the LG or the Samsung, both of which looked very clean, but there was some on the Vizio. It popped up in the sky during the initial fade up from black, for example, where bands of varying brightness appeared where there should be a smooth transition. The Samsung did show minor brightness variations caused by the backlight structure (particularly near the edges), like the blue sky above the satellite dish at 5:29, but they were quite subtle.

I also checked out the montage at 4,000 nits and the Samsung lagged behind the LG. There was less detail in bright areas like the snowy pasture and the cliffside, which made the QN90A appear somewhat flatter despite its superior brightness. It's not a huge disadvantage however since 4,000 nit content is relatively rare.

When I switched from Spears and Munsil to The Desolation of Smaug, the tables turned and the LG looked better overall than the Samsung. During the challenging evening Bree scene in the prologue, for example, the LG's shadows appeared just a bit deeper and its highlights, like the lamps and torches, looked slightly brighter, for an overall high-contrast look that the Samsung -- while excellent -- couldn't quite match. Both outclassed the Vizio, however, whose black levels were lighter leading to a more washed-out look. Moving to a brighter scene, inside Beorn's house (9:16), the G1 again looked a tick more realistic and rich compared to the QN90A.

As with Spears and Munsil, large-area brightness scenes favored the Samsung. As the orcs pursue the dwarves across a bright field at 7:50, for example, both LCDs (and especially the Samsung) appeared more brilliant and impressive. But as in most theatrical films, scenes in The Hobbit tended toward more mixed and even darker scenes, where the OLED held a slight contrast advantage over the Samsung.

CNET is no longer publishing advanced picture settings for any TVs we review. Instead, we'll give more general recommendations to get the best picture without listing the detailed white balance or color management system (CMS) settings we may have used to calibrate the TV. As always, the settings provided are a guidepost and if you want the most accurate picture you should get a professional calibration.

Before my calibration for this review, Samsung's Movie and Filmmaker presets were the most accurate, excellent in terms of grayscale and gamma with just a slight reddish cast (but still within my error target of delta 3). Note that Filmmaker Mode because it disables all of the Picture Clarity settings, including motion enhancement (see the review for details) -- although it does engage ambient light sensing by default, which I turned off.

For calibration I tweaked the two-point grayscale to remove the red cast, reduced light output to my target of 137 nits and changed gamma to target 2.2, but otherwise I left well enough alone. The grayscale and color were already so accurate on my Samsung-provided review sample that I didn't need to touch the multipoint system or the color management system.

Picture Mode: Movie Mode

Picture Size settings: 16:9 Standard (Fit to Screen: On)

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HDR Notes: As with SDR, Samsung's Movie and Filmmaker Modes were the most-accurate for HDR sources. Both were significantly more-accurate than Dynamic, the brightest mode, and still quite bright at more than 1500 nits. The QN90A followed the EOTF closely in both modes but was a bit better in Filmmaker, so that's what I'd choose for the most accurate HDR. Its advanced color measurements were superb, with Color Checker and the more stringent ColorMatch HDR both well under a delta error of 3. The LG G1 OLED was worse on both counts. In terms of gamut coverage the QLED lagged the OLED by a couple percentage points, but it was still above my 95% threshold -- and much better than the Q80 from 2020.

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Our homes have taken on new significance over the last year and as such, its been necessary to find ways to brighten up and refresh the space. Enter, plants an easy, low cost and aesthetically pleasing way to bring some natural lightness into your home.

The benefits of plants go far beyond their looks, with indoor greenery known to boost our mood, reduce anxiety and increase productivity. This in turn means theyre great for bedrooms helping you to relax before your head hits the pillow.

Green is a colour our brain finds naturally soothing, so bringing a few plants into the bedroom can immediately make it a nicer place to relax and wind down, Richard Hull from Patch Plants tells The Independent.

Even better? Plants also boast air purifying properties that help remove toxic agents from the air. The unlikely research group behind these findings was the space agency NASA, who teamed up with the US government in the 1980s to determine the most effective indoor plants for cleaning the air.

The toxins that NASA found were effectively removed by plants included benzene, ammonia, formaldehyde and xylene with the agency recommending placing at least one plant per 100 square feet of your home.

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Try putting small, low-maintenance plants on your bedside table, so you wake up to a calming view, Hull recommends. And certain plants are better than others. Most houseplants will release oxygen during the day whereas snake plants, peace lilies, spider plants and aloe veras are great for the bedroom as they oxygenate the room at night, says Hull.

Here, weve rounded up some of the best plants that are beneficial to have in your bedroom, from the calming and low maintenance to the air purifying and pretty.

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These are the best bedroom plants for 2021:

Best: Overall

One of the small number of plants found to oxygenate at night by NASA were peace lilies. Known also to increase room humidity by up to five percent great for our breathing while asleep the plant also helps to purify the air from toxins, including formaldehyde, toluene and carbon monoxide. Good for newbie plant owners, too, peace lilies only need indirect light and will droop and let you know when they require watering, with their leaves perking up again within hours. An attractive option, their glossy leaves produce white, long-stemmed flowers that make for a pretty focal point in your bedroom.

Best: For shelves and bookcases

Also known as golden pothos and devils ivy, this plant can grow up to eight feet long and is a great way to revamp tired looking surfaces or shelves. The greenery is also considered one of the most effective indoor air purifiers, helping to eliminate common toxins including carbon monoxide, benzene and more. Preferring a warm environment, a quick mist will keep it in good condition and it doesnt require too much sunlight. A note that devils ivy is potentially toxic to some animals, so keep out of reach from pets.

Best: Striking plant

Large, shiny and thickly textured leaves award the ficus elastica its more colloquial rubber plant name. Beyond the foliages unique look, the plant produces plenty of oxygen helping to eliminate air toxins while removing mold spores and bacteria by up to 60 per cent, meaning its a great option for purifying the air in your bedroom. Great for those wanting something low maintenance, the rubber plant can tolerate lower light conditions and requires watering once a week.

Best: Beginner-friendly plant

Requiring little maintenance and adapting well to most environments, yuccas are a great beginner-friendly option that look the part, too, with their tree-like appearance and speared leaves livening up any surface top or corner of the bedroom. A bonus? Theyre also one of the most powerful air cleaners found by NASA, helping to filter out nasty chemicals including benzene, formaldehyde and trichloroethylene, so you can breathe easy in your bedroom.

Best: For uniqueness

Originating from Australia, if you hadnt guessed, the otherwise known castano grows out of chestnuts, contributing to its unique look. In its natural habitat, it can grow as tall as 100 ft and thrives best in bright light. Known to help remove nasty toxins from your room, its a great option for your bedroom windowsill or bedside table, as long as its got plenty of sunlight. The Australian chestnut requires regular pruning and watering once a week and look out in the summer for small, orange clusters of blooming flowers.

Best: For a tropical feel

Awarding your bedroom the feel of warmer climates and holidays, the areca palm brings a touch of the tropical into your home. Often likened to a mini palm tree, the plant is native to the Madagascan tropics and is a natural cooler that helps remove xylene and toluene from the atmosphere. Not just filtering the air, the areca palm transpires water into it, too helping create a fresh and clean environment.

Best: For small spaces

The Chinese monkey plant boasts a distinctive look with their round, flat and leathery leaves lending it the other nicknames of a UFO plant and a pancake plant. Small in size, theyre perfect for a bedside table and require little maintenance. Only water when the soil is dry and keep it in a bright spot. Making a great gift for someone, the Chinese monkey plant comes already planted in a ceramic blue pot and in Bloom & Wilds lovely packaging.

Best: Low-maintenance plant

Perfect for the accidentally neglectful plant parent, aloe veras are one of the most low-maintenance plants you can own and like their soil very, very dry. Used for its healing and medicinal capabilities since 16th century BC, aloe vera juice boasts anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties that are used to treat wounds and skin conditions. A popular house plant for good reason, its striking, stemmed look is perfect for lightening up a side table or cabinet.

Best: Fast growing plant

The philodendron xanadu and its large, deep leaves were also found by NASA to effectively remove indoor air pollution in particular, the toxin formaldehyde. A good looking plant with its shiny green and leathery leaves, the philodendron grows wider rather than taller. Low maintenance, the plant requires moderate to bright light and when watering you should allow the top half of the soil to dry out before re-watering. Make sure to keep away from children and pets as the plant can be toxic.

Best: Focal point

Effective at removing toxins including formaldehyde, benzene and trichloroethylene, the weeping fig isnt just practical but also a lovely aesthetic addition to your bedroom. The mass of hanging, pointed and glossy green leaves make for a nice focal point and after watering and regular misting, we noticed it growing after just one week. The fig has good tolerance for low lighting and requires regular misting to prevent the leaves turning yellow.

Best: Air purifier

Another plant that oxygenates at night, you can rest easy with a snake plant in your bedroom. Low-maintenance and known for surviving droughts, they thrive when left alone requiring infrequent watering, a sunny spot and the occasional wipe down to remove dust. Bloom & Wilds snake plant comes pre-planted in a lovely ceramic pot and would make the perfect gift for a newbie plant parent. Theyre also great at purifying the air filtering out toxins including benzene, formaldehyde, xylene and toluene.

Creating a focal point in your room with its elegant glossy green leaves and contrasting white spathe flowers, the peace lily from Patch Plants also boasts air purifying properties and oxygenates at night making it a great option for your bedroom.

If allergies to flowering plants are a concern, Bloom & Wilds snake plant doesnt just look striking but is almost unkillable and also helps to purify the air where you sleep. We also love the weeping fig from The Stem for its cascading appearance and low-maintenance upkeep that makes it perfect for a shady corner of your bedroom.

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