PhotographyBlog via Engadget: RGB LED backlighting is the future, now. LaCie introduced its 700 Series professional LCD monitors in three sizes: 20″ (Model 720, 4:3), 24″ (Model 724, 16:10) and 30″ (Model 730, 16:10). I’ll be talking about the Lacie 724 with a 24″ S-PVA LCD. S-PVA, an enhanced version of PVA, which stands for Patterned Vertical Alignment, is manufactured by Samsung’s LCD division and is considered one of the best types of LCD panels for wide viewing angles and is just a notch under Super IPS (S-IPS) technology, which is an enhanced version of In Plane Switching (IPS). A recent entrent into the RGB LED backlit LCD monitor space is HP’s DreamColor LP2480zx that uses a S-IPS RGB LED backlit LCD panel.
The 724 has a pixel format of 1920 x 1200 and sports a RGB LED backlight. The special backlight generates a color gamut of 123% Adobe RGB and should be thoroughly welcomed by professionals that require extreme color fidelity on their monitors. The 724 along with the rest is a fairly thick monitor, but that’s the trade off since a RGB LED backlight requires some space for the LED light sources to be spread across the expansive 24″ LCD. It seems the 700 Series is only available in the UK at the moment. I am sure availability for the US will be in short order.
Sony Ericsson XPERIA Specifications:
- Display: 3″ Touch TFT LCD
- Pixel Format: 800×480 (landscape)
- Number of Colors: 65,536
- Video: 640 x 480 at 30fps recording and playback
- Camera: 3.2MP
- Other: Handwriting recognition, touch, QWERTY, optical joystick, 4-way key
- Availability: September 30, 2008 launch date for UK, Germany, Sweden. Q4’08 for Europe, Asia, Latin America.
Sony Ericsson: I haven’t paid much attention to Sony Ericsson‘s XPERIA. The reason? I’ve been busy playing with my iPhone 3G. The iPhone 3G has a 3.5″ multitouch TFT LCD with a pixel format of 480 x 320 (landscape) or 320 x 480 (portrait) and it really is quite nice. The only thing I wish it had more of are pixels. And that’s where the XPERIA X1 comes in. The display is 0.5″ smaller at 3.0″ but it sports quite a bit more pixels at 800 x 480 (landscape). That’s Nokia N800 territory. I am amazed: cramming all those pixels, all 384,000 of them, into a display that’s just 3.0″ diagonally! (more…)
Samsung SyncMaster 305T+ Specifications
Display: 30″ TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 2560 x 1600
Brightness: 400 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Response Time: 6ms
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Connectivity: DVI-D (2, Dual Link)
Power Consumption: 130W (operational), <2W (standby), Energy Star
Stand: Height adjustable, swivel, tilt
Dimensions: 27.1 x 19.8 x 11″ (w/stand)
Weight: 26.5lbs (w/stand)
Samsung‘s SyncMaster 305T+ is the company’s latest and largest LCD monitor at 30″. It is the evolved version of the 305T, but I’m not sure what the ‘+’ is about. Anybody know? The overall specifications are on the high side with a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a response time of 6ms. Of course with all 30″ LCD monitors you get a pixel format of 2560 x 1600. But is it worth the extra EXTRA price? (more…)
Sharp AQUOS LC-52D65U Specifications
Display: 52″ Advanced Super View (ASV) Black TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: (Spectral Contrast Engine Ultra Dark)
Response Time: 6ms
Frequency: 60Hz
Viewing Angle: 176/176
Power Consumption: Energy Star, Power Saving Mode
Connectivity: HDMI 1.3 (5), HD Component (2), Composite (2), S-Video, VGA, RS-232C, AQUOS Link
Availability: October 2008
Pricing: MSRP US$2399.99 ($1439.24 at Amazon.com)
You want a 52″ LCD TV and help conserve energy? Sounds oxymoronic but Sharp has a solution just for you with its D65U series LCD TVs. The 52″ AQUOS LC-52D65U sports the usual features such as a pixel format of 1920 x 1080, Advanced Super View (ASV) TFT LCD panel, 176-degree viewing angles, etc. A special Power Saving Mode enables “active contrast and active backlight” that Sharp claims will reduce power consumption. The LC-52D65U is Energy Star compliant too. Another interesting feature is the Spectral Contrast Engine Ultra Dark (UD) engine but I’m not sure how that actually works since as far as I can tell the D65U series do not incorporate a LED backlight. But combine the contrast engine with Sharp’s Advanced Super View Black TFT Panel looks to generate some impressive contrast ratios, though no numbers have been revealed in its press release. One last point: this 52″ LCD TV has five HDMI 1.3 inputs meaning you can hook up nearly all of your toys to it.
Update 2008.12.17 9:57AM: Amazon.com is selling the LC-52D65U for just $1439.24, which I think is an amazing price for Sharp’s 52″ LCD TV!
Source: engadget
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Sony KDL-52XBR7 Specifications
Display: 52″ TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Frequency: 240Hz Motionflow
Contrast Ratio: 80,000:1 (dynamic)
Video Processing: BRAVIA Engine 2
Connectivity: DLNA, HDMI (4), Component (2), VGA, Ethernet
Availability: December 2008
Update 2008.12.10 11:53AM PST: Crave just posted up a review of Sony’s KDL-52XBR7, which is the first LCD TV with 240Hz stating that it “scored higher on motion resolution test patterns” and gave it a 4 out of 5 stars “Excellent” rating. The price will be daunting for some as the MSRP is US$4100. The lesser sibling, the KDL-52XBR6 with 120Hz is about $1000 less. Black levels were very deep for a non-LED backlit LCD TV with accurate colors.
Original Post: Sony introduced a 240Hz LCD TV to the world during CEDIA 2008 that was held this week in Colorado. The KDL-52XBR7 is the world’s first and the only 240Hz LCD TV. Other features include a pixel format of 1920 x 1080 that can accept 1080p video without scaling. If the video is less than 1080p the BRAVIA Engine 2 will take care of that and make sure it perfectly fits the 1920 x 1080 pixel format of the KDL-52XBR7. (more…)