Contrary to what AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) is planning to do with 32″ LCD TV prices, LG.Philips LCD (LPL) will lower prices on its 32″, 37″ and 42″ panels. This is great news! Not only will you be able to get cheaper prices on LCD TVs that have LPL’s 32″, 37″ [...]

So that’s the official name: CM1. Not very creative, but is simple and to the point. It’s for children. The display is a 7.5″ with 1200 x 900 resolution–a bit of an odd size and resolution, which added to the cost of manufacturing. It is just my guess, but sticking to a standard size and [...]

Just a quick note on the displays that NEC is using on its N902iX flip-phone: 1″ external LCD with 120 x 90 resolution that can display 65K colors. The main display is a 2.5″ 345 x 240 (a bit weird, but NEC calls it QVGA+, the “+” adds 5 additional rows) and is able to [...]

Dell and Qantas has come to an agreement: If Qantas passengers are boarding with a Dell notebook, security must remove the notebook battery (regardless of whether the battery was affected in the millions that Dell recalled) and tape the contact points. Only if you are a business class or first class flyer will you be [...]

It always bothers me when company executives start to sell millions of dollars worth of stocks. They must know something that we don’t. Or maybe it is just a coincidence they all want to get that new $5,000,000 house and a new Porsche… at the same time. CNNMoney is reporting that insiders at Corning sold [...]

There are two basic driving schemes for plasma display panels (PDPs): single scan and dual scan addressing. All the cells on the screen are addressed before the display phase is entered in single scan addressing and requires only one set of address drivers that saves costs. In dual scan, the screen is divided into two: [...]

Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) is used to put a transparent conductive coating for LCDs. And there are only a few companies that make ITO. In the oligopoly-like market for ITO, the limited number of suppliers set the price and usually very high. Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) ordered ITO from Samsung Corning. Samsung Corning has sent [...]

The European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) is the largest editorial multimedia organization in Europe with 37 member magazines from 19 European countries. The EISA judges pronounced Philips’ 42PF7621D 42″ LCD TV “European Green TV of the Year”. EISA judges were impressed by the low power consumption, which was 15% less than #2. And at [...]

The GV42 42″ LCD TV has a 1366 x 768 resolution, 1600:1 contrast ratio (probably “active” not discreet), 8ms response time and a $1600 price tag. You’ll need a CostCo card to get it. If you don’t have a CostCo card but a Sam’s Club card instead, you can get a very similar L42. Vizio’s [...]

There are three sizes that make the lineup for the WLT68 series: 32″, 37″ and 42″. These have scanning rates of 120Hz, double that of the conventional 60Hz, thanks to its Active Vision M100 LCD. The 32″ model will go on sale September 18 and the other two will follow on October 9.

The cool thing [...]