From the monthly archives:

March 2008

Samsung 2263DX: Dual Display 22″ and 7″ LCD Monitor

March 17, 2008

Samsung 2263DX
Size: 22″ and 7″
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1080 for 22″, 800 x 480 for 7″
Brightness: 300 cd/m2 for 22″, 200 cd/m2 for 7″
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 for 22″, 400:1 for 7″
Response Time: 5ms for 22″, 30ms for 7″
Viewing Angle: 170/160 for 22″, 140/140 for 7″
Input: Analog RGB, DVI, HDMI. USB (UbiSync) for 7″
Other: 3.0MP webcam

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BenQ V2400W: Slim 24″ LCD Monitor

March 17, 2008

BenQ V2400W
Size: 24″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Brightness: 250 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 4000:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 2ms
Viewing Angle: 160/160
Input: HDMI, DVI, VGA
Price: TBD
Availability: March in Asia, April in North America and Europe

BenQ claims its V2400W is the world’s slimmest 24″ LCD monitor and says that it is 21% thinner at just 2.44″ than any other. It [...]

Samsung LN-T4081F: 40″ LCD TV with LED Backlight

March 17, 2008

Samsung LN-T4081F
Size: 40″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080, Full HD, 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Contrast Ratio: 500,000:1 (dynamic via LED Motion Plus)
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Response Time: 8ms
Backlight: LED
Input: HDMI, Composite, S-Video, Component
Price: $2499.99 (MSRP)

Samsung’s LN-T4081F uses a LED backlight instead of the typical CCFL backlight. Now simply using LED instead of CCFL doesn’t do much in terms of performance. [...]

ING Direct Cafe Concept

March 17, 2008

For a bank, ING Direct is “thinking different”. The largest direct bank in the US has developed a Cafe concept. The Cafe concept allows customers to conduct banking transactions, meet friends and drink a cup of coffee surrounded by LCDs and plasma displays. ING Direct is working with Rise Vision to install digital signage solutions [...]

A Bumpy Road to Solar Energy: China’s Polysilicon Manufacturer Dumping Toxic Material

March 16, 2008

Luoyang Zhonggui High-Technology manufactures polysilicon for use in solar cells. There are high hopes all over the world for solar energy to heat water and generate electricity. China has high hopes too. Eager to supply the growing demand of polysilicon, 20 Chinese companies are poised to manufacture 80,000 to 100,000 tons of polysilicon, which is [...]

Dell UltraSharp 2009W: 20″ Wide LCD Monitor

March 14, 2008

Dell UltraSharp 2009W
Size: 20″
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Color Gamut: 102% NTSC
Contrast Ratio: 2000:1 (dynamic)
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Response Time: 5ms
Input: USB 2.0 (4), DVI with HDCP, VGA
Price: $289
Availability: Now

A LCD monitor with dynamic contrast ratio! 2000:1 is pretty good. It’s just a guess but I’m thinking the CCFL-based backlight has either a local dimming or [...]

Eastman Kodak Licenses AMOLED IPs to LG Display

March 14, 2008

On March 14, Eastman Kodak Company announced an intellectual property cross-licensing agreement with LG Display (LGD). The royalty bearing license enables LGD to use Kodak technology that improves yields for active matrix OLEDs (AMOLEDs). The agreement also enables LGD to purchase Kodak’s OLED materials for use in manufacturing displays.

According to Andrew Sculley, General Manager and [...]

LG Display Debut 12″ and 14.3″ Flexible Displays

March 14, 2008

During the FPD China 2008 flat panel display show, LG Display debuted its 12″ black-and-white and 14.3″ color flexible display products. LGD is expected to volume manufacture these flexible displays later in 2008. The flexible displays make use of an ultra-thin steel foil on a plastic substrate that allows them to be flexible.


According to the [...]

Philips Sells 24M Shares of LG Display

March 12, 2008

On March 12, Royal Philips Electronics NV announced that it had sold 6.7% or 24M shares of LG Display for net proceeds of around E680M. The company now holds just 13.2% stake at LGD, formerly known as LG.Philips LCD (LPL).

It is fitting that LG.Philips LCD changed its name to LG Display. Philips is no longer [...]

AU Optronics 24″ 1080p LCD Monitor Panel

March 11, 2008

AUO 24″ 16:9 1080p LCD Panel

Size: 24″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Thickness: 14mm (vs. 35mm typical)
Application: Monitor
Power Consumption: 50% less than traditional
Availability: Q2′08

AU Optronics (AUO) announced on March 11 the world’s first 24″ LCD panel with an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a pixel format of 1920 x 1080 geared [...]


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