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December 2008

Samsung Plans to Increase LCD Monitor Panel Prices in January 2009

December 31, 2008

Samsung is planning to increase prices for its LCD monitor panel prices in January 2009. Demand has been on the decline for several months for LCD monitors and the LCD panel prices reflect that: prices have tumbled to historic lows. The first half of each calendar year is also quite horrible for LCD monitor sales. [...]

Toshiba Plans 43% Increase in LCD TV Sales in FY2009

December 30, 2008

Toshiba has plans to increase its LCD TV sales in FY2009 by 43% Y/Y to 10 million units. The company’s FY2009 ends in March 2010. For FY2008, Toshiba is expecting to have shipped 7 million LCD TVs with about a 6% market share. The company with 10 million units in FY2009 will capture roughly 10% [...]

Innolux LCD Monitor Shipments Expected to Increase 20% in January 2009

December 30, 2008

Innolux Display expects LCD monitor shipments to increase 20% in January 2009. In November, global inventory for LCD monitors were about 4.5 million units. In December that number is expected to drop to about 2.5 million units and to a tight 100,000 to 200,000 units in January 2009. This is interesting news because the first [...]

ViewSonic VX2233wm: 21.5″ 1080p LCD Monitor

December 30, 2008

ViewSonic VX2233wm Specifications
Display: 21.5″ TN (Twisted Nematic) TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 (static), 18000:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 5ms
Frequency: 60Hz
Color Gamut: 72% NTSC
Viewing Angles: 170/160
Connectivity: DVI-D, VGA
Adjustability:
Power Consumption: 45W (typical), 51W (max), 18W (Eco-mode, typical), 15W (Eco-mode, conserve), 1W (save mode), Energy Star
Mount: VESA 100 x 100mm
20.14 x 15.3 x [...]

Hitachi UltraVision UT32V502: 1.5″ Thin 32″ LCD TV

December 30, 2008

Hitachi UltraVision UT32V502 Specifications
Display: 31.51″ IPS (In-Plane Switching) TFT LCD with EEFL Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Frequency: 120Hz
Viewing Angles: 178/178
Connectivity: HDMI v1.3 with CEC ,VGA, RS-232C, Composite
Tuner: ATSC, NTSC, QAM
Mount: VESA 400 x 200mm
Other: 1:1 Pixel Mapping, Game Mode
Dimensions: 32-1/6 x 21-3/16 x 1-1/2″
Weight: 29.1lbs
Price: MSRP US$1199.95 ($775.59 at Amazon.com)

Hitachi might not be [...]

ASUS S121: 12.1″ Netbook

December 30, 2008

ASUS S121 Specifications
Display: 12.1″ Wide TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1280 x 800

The ASUS S121 is simply a larger version of its S101 netbook. There is next to nothing in terms of additional information regarding the specs. But. The S101 has a smaller 10.2″ LCD with a 1024 x 600 pixel format and uses an [...]

CES 2009: OQO Model 02+ with OLED

December 30, 2008

OQO Model 02+ Specifications
Display: Touch OLED
CPU: 1.86GHz Intel Atom
RAM: 2GB
Connectivity: 3G

The OQO Model 02 had a 5″ TFT LCD with a 800 x 480 pixel format (pictured above). There is talk that the new and improved Model 02+ will have an OLED display and will be unveiled at CES 2009! Now, I’m guessing that the [...]

Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter: Distortion Problems

December 30, 2008

Apple’s Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter is $99. It is VERY expensive. For that kind of price it should do a lot more than just connect your box to a 30″ LCD monitor. Well, maybe that’s expecting a bit too much. This expensive cable is not even doing what it is suppose to. Users [...]

MSI U115 Hybrid: 10.2″ Netbook with Hybrid SSD and HDD

December 30, 2008

MSI U115 Specifications
Display: 10.2″ Wide TFT LCD with LED Backlight
Pixel Format: 1024 x 600
Webcam: 1.3MP or 2.0MP
CPU: 1.60GHz Intel Atom Z530
RAM: 1GB (up to 2GB) DDR2 533MHz
Storage: 120GB/160GB 2.5″ SATA HDD, 8GB/16GB SSD
Connectivity: VGA, USB 2.0 (3), Mic-In, Headphone-Out, Ethernet, WiFi (BGN, BG), Bluetooth 2.0
Battery: 3-cell or 6-cell Lithium Ion
Dimensions: 260 x 180 x 19-31.5mm
Weight: [...]

Sony VAIO P: Keyboard

December 29, 2008

Sony Japan has updated the VAIO P’s teaser site with flashes of the keyboard and tracking nub. The keyboard looks to be the kind that you see on the MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. There is some space on the top and bottom (all around?) of the keys that seems to suggest that they [...]


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