From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Asus E-TV: 42″ LCD TV with Built-in Linux PC

January 31, 2008

Not much is known about the E-TV other than that it will sport a 42″ LCD screen with an integrated Linux-based PC. The E-TV is due in September 2008. The E-TV is an extension of Asustek Computer’s fairly successful Eee PC. The Eee PC is a fairly affordable 7″ notebook PC that allows for simple [...]

Lenovo X300: 13.3″ LED Backlight Notebook PC

January 30, 2008

Lenovo X300
LCD Size: 13.3″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1440 x 900
Backlight: LED
CPU: Intel Merom Santa Rosa Dual Core Hybrid LV CPU at 2.0GHz
HDD: 64GB
SSDRAM: Up to 4GB DDR2 PC2-5300
Ports: USB 2.0 (3), Firewire, DisplayPort, ExpressCard, Ethernet (Gigabit), etc.
Wireless: WiMax or HSDPA
Battery Life: 4 hours
Weight: 2.5lbs
Other: GPS
Updated 2008.06.23 6:24AM PST
Lenovo has cut the price of its ThinkPad [...]

Samsung LN70F91BD: 70″ LCD TV with LED Backlight

January 30, 2008

Samsung LN70F91BD
Size: 70″ (178cm)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Brightness: 500 cd/m2
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Response Time: 5ms
Color Gamut: 105% NTSC
Contrast Ratio: 500,000:1 (dynamic, local dimming)
Backlight: LED
Input: HDMI (3)

This is Samsung’s largest LCD TV at 70″ that I could find on Samsung Korea’s website that is available for sale right now. It has all the features that [...]

We Feel Fine

January 30, 2008

I’m not even sure if I can explain this adequately. Jonathan Harris and Sepandar Kamvar has been “harvesting human feelings” from weblogs since August 2005. The”We Feel Fine” system searches through the world’s blog posts for the phrases “I feel” and “I am feeling” and then records the rest of the sentence and then [...]

Vizio GV47LF: 47″ 1080p LCD TV

January 28, 2008

Vizio GV47LF
Size: 47″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 1600:1
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Brightness: 500 cd/m2
Response Time: 8ms
Input: HDMI (2), S-Vido, Component, Composite (2), RGB
Price: $999 (refurbished)

Nothing extra special about this LCD TV, but it being a Vizio, you can expect the price to be spectacularly low. And the GV47LF doesn’t disappoint. At TigerDirect, you can [...]

18.5″ LCD Monitor Panels

January 27, 2008

Do you we need more sizes in the LCD monitor market? Well, yes, according to AU Optronics (AUO) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), two Taiwan-based LCD manufacturers. This is in light of consumers just getting used to 17″ wide LCD monitors. We saw 19″ wide LCD monitors grab quite a bit of attention in 2007. CPT [...]

Sony mylo COM-2

January 25, 2008

Sony mylo COM-2
Display Size: 3.5″
Pixel Format: 800 x 480
Wireless: 802.11b/g
Camera: 1.3MP
Video Support: MPEG4 SP/ASP, AVC Baseline (up to QVGA 30fps, 384/768 kbps)
Keyboard: Backlit
Availability: Now, ship date 2008.01.28
Price: $299

Sony has updated its mylo Personal Communicator to COM-2. The device has many merits. It looks better, the keyboard is backlit (now you can use it in the [...]

Sharp AQUOS X Series LCD TV

January 24, 2008

Sharp AQUOS X Series LCD TV
Size: 37″, 42″, 46″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080, Full HD, 1080p
Contrast Ratio: 15,000:1 (dynamic), 2000:1, 900:1 (living room contrast)
Brightness: 450 cd/m2
Viewing Angle: 176/176
Frame Rate: 120Hz
Color Processing: 12-bit
Other: CCFL-based backlight unit (BLU)
Input: HDMI (3), DVI-I, D5 (3), S2, RCA (3)
Availability: March 1, 2008

Sharp Corporation announced its new AQUOS X [...]

HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC

January 23, 2008

HP Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC
Size: 20.1″
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050 or 1920 x 1200
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Output: HDMI, VGA
Price: $1999 and up

HP has introduced a gigantic notebook PC, the Pavilion HDX Entertainment Notebook PC. You can find out the entire specification here, but I will focus on the LCD on this post. Unlike Dell’s monster 20″, [...]

Sceptre x24wg-Naga: 24″ LCD Monitor just $299.99

January 23, 2008

Sceptre x24wg-Naga
Size: 24″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Contrast Ratio: 4000:1
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Response Time: 2ms
Viewing Angle: 160/160
Input: DVI, VGA

I was going through my email this morning and in came an email flyer from Tiger Direct. I glanced at some of the smaller sized LCD monitors and came up to the Scepter 24″. The price is quite [...]


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