Archive for October, 2007

Samsung 942BW: 19″ Wide LCD Monitor

Samsung 942BW
Size: 19″
Pixel Format: 1440 x 900 (16:10)
Response Time: 5ms Gray-to-Gray (GTG, MagicSpeed)
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 500:1
Input: DVI with HDCP
Special Feature: Narrow bezel, MagicBright3 (automatic brightness, contrast, gamma optimization)
Price: MSRP US$249.99

The design is quite simple and boring. It is your typical 19″ wide LCD monitor with the regular 1440 x 900 pixel format. The 5ms [...]

LG M228WD: 22″ LCD Monitor with Digital TV Tuner

LG Electronics M228WD
Size: 22″
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050
Contrast Ratio: 3000:1 (Digital Fine Contrast)
Response Time: 5ms
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Viewing Angle: 170/170
Input: HDMI, VGA, Component, S-Video
Special Features: Digital TV Tuner
Availability: Late November, 2007.
Pricing: TBD

The new M228WD is similar to LG’s M228WA in overall design except for the silver belly vs. the black belly in the M228WD (this might [...]

Samsung 19″ LCD Monitor Panel using Soda-Lime Glass Substrate

Instead of using the typical TFT LCD glass substrate, Samsung Electronics displayed a 19″ LCD monitor panel using a soda-lime glass substrate at the FPD International 2007 conference in Yokohama, Japan. The LCD monitor features a pixel format of 1280 x 1024. Normal TFT LCD glass substrates are sodium- and alkali-free. Soda-lime glass is not [...]

Hanns.G HG281D: 28″ LCD Monitor

Hanns.G HG281D
Size: 28″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Response Time: 3ms (X-Celerate Technology)
Contrast Ratio: 800:1
Brightness: 500 cd/m2
Color Gamut: 72% NTSC
Input: VGA, HDMI with HDCP, Component

Hanns.G is a subsidiary of Hannspree, the name behind some very intriguing consumer electronics designs. Hanns.G’s HG281D is a fairly large 28″ LCD monitor that has the same pixel format (1920 x 1200) [...]

Samsung 40″ LCD TV Panel: Just 10mm Thick

Samsung 40″ 1080p LCD Panel
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Thickness: 10mm (0.3937″)
Bezel:  14.6mm (0.57″)
Backlight: LED
Color Gamut: 92% NTSC
Power Consumption: <=90 Watts

Samsung will introduce a 40″ Full HD LCD TV panel that is just 10.0mm (0.3937″) thick. The bezel was reduced too: from 30mm (1.18″) to a slender 14.6mm (0.57″). The panel is incorporates a LED backlight [...]

Epson: Touch Integrated LCD

Touch Integrated LCDs
Size: 3.1″, 7.0″ Wide
Pixel Format: 480 x 800 (3.1″), 800 x 480 (7.0″)
LCD Technology: Low Temperature Poly-Silicon (LTPS, 3.1″), Amorphous Silicon (a-Si, 7.0″)
Display Mode: Transmissive, Photo Fine Vistarich (both)
Viewing Angle: 160/160 (CR>=100)
Touch: Capacitive or Resistive

On October 22, Epson Imaging Devices announced the development of an all-in-one touch-integrated LCD that has a built-in [...]

Hitachi WOOO UT42-HHV700, UT37-HV700, UT32-HV700

Hitachi WOOO Series LCD TVs
Size:

32″: UT32-HV700, 720p
37″: UT37-HV700, 1080p
42″: UT42-HHV700, 1080p

Frequency: 120Hz
Input: HDMI
The most special feature of these three models is the thickness: a mere 35mm thick. For those who are more versed in inches, that is less than 1″ thick (0.9887″ to be exact). The UT42 and UT37 uses the company’s Twice Velocity Panel [...]

BenQ G2400W: 24″ LCD Monitor with HDMI

BenQ G2400W
Size: 24″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Brightness: 250 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Input: DVI-D with HDCP, HDMI
Price: €360

I personally think the trend toward any external display that will ultimately be used by a consumer should have HDMI. You never know when you would want to connect your Apple TV, Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 or other devices [...]

Toshiba Matsushita Display Circular LCD

Toshiba Matsushita Display (TMDisplay) has developed a circular LCD. The LCD has an outer diameter of 75mm and a screen size of 62mm (2.44″) in diameter and is geared for vehicle instrument panels. The company is stating that the shape is not limited to just circles but can be formed into any shape. The LCD [...]

Samsung 16:9 Notebook PC LCD and Active LED Backlight LCD

16:9 LCDs
Size: 18.4″, 16.0″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080 (18.4″), 1366 x 768 (16.0″)
Colors: 262,144 for both (6-bit)
Brightness: 300 cd/m2 (18.4″), 220 cd/m2 (16.0″)
Color Gamut: 90% NTSC (18.4″), 60% NTSC (16.0″)
Contrast Ratio: 800:1 for both
Response Time: 8ms for both
Viewing Angle: 140/135 for both
Availability: 1H’08
Active White LED Backlight LCD
Size: 15.4″
Pixel Format: 1440 x 900 (same as one [...]