LG 47LH70 Specifications:
Gadget Review, Engadget, Akihabara News: LG announced its LH70 Series LCD TV. The LH70 series come in two sizes: 42″ (42LH70) and 47″ (47LH70). I’ll focus on the larger 47LH70 here that feature a 47″ IPS (In-Plane Switching) TFT LCD with a 1920 x 1080 pixel format. The dynamic contrast ratio of 100,000:1 is good but falls short of others. In this case since I am not sure the 47LH70 sports a LED backlight the dynamic contrast ratio figure is moot. Only pay attention to this figure when you see both LED backlight and local dimming together. The 120Hz frequency should reduce motion blur quite a bit for those of you who like to watch sports. Bluetooth and a video after the jump.
The interesting feature about the LH70 Series is that it sports Bluetooth. Why Bluetooth on a TV? Maybe you’d like to use your stereo Bluetooth headset so you don’t wake up the Mrs. Or maybe you’d like to display your 8MP pictures from your OMNIAHD and beam them via Bluetooth. Or maybe you’d like to connect your Bluetooth keyboard and mouse (and PC) to use the 47LH70 as a massive monitor. I’m sure folks will find creative ways to make use of the Bluetooth connectivity.
And here’s a video press release by LG:
Samsung OMNIAHD Specifications
Display: 3.7″ Touch AMOLED
Pixel Format: 800 x 480 640 x 360 (landscape)
Video: 720p at 24fps capture
Video Playback: DivX, XviD, H.263, WMV, MPEG4, RV
Camera: 8MP, Autofocus
Connectivity: WiFi, GPS, HSDPA, Bluetooth
Sensors: Proximity, Ambient Light, Compass, Accelerometer
Storage: micro SDHC (up to 32GB)
OS: Symbian S60 v5
Battery: 1500mAh
Dimensions: 12.9mm thick
Samsung’s OMNIAHD seems to be an awesome smartphone with the best-in-class technical capabilities. First off is the brilliant 3.7″ AMOLED (Active Matrix OLED) display. Since the original OMNIA featured a 3.3″ TFT LCD with a 480 x 800 pixel format, I’m guessing the enhanced OMNIAHD will feature at least 480 x 800 pixels on the larger 3.7″ AMOLED display. Update: I was wrong. The 3.7″ AMOLED has a much lower 640 x 360 (landscape) pixel format. Oh well. The touch, a TouchWiz implementation, is capacitive and from an Engadget video the system seems to be responding quite well. (more…)
Samsung WB100 / TL320 Specifications
Different regions of the world. Different model names for the same model. This has been going on for many many years but it still confuses me. Samsung’s WB100 in Europe is Samsung’s TL320 elsewhere and in the US. The TL320 is up for grabs on Amazon.com for $379.99 and is already #568 in sales rank in the “Camera & Photo” category. It’s the black one.
Samsung has updated and extended the capabilities of its P3 portable multimedia player (PMP). The P3 has now the “ability to play native resolution 800 x 600 video” according to an Engadget post. I wonder what that’s all about since the P3 has a 3″ LCD with a pixel format of 480 x 272. Who encodes video in 800 x 600? I can understand 800 x 480 or for viewing on netbooks a pixel format of 1024 x 600. But 800 x 600? Weird. Not weird is the added memo program that lets you … draw your notes. Pretty nifty I would say. Performance has been improved by 30% according to Samsung. The P3 is a very thin and sexy PMP and with the added improvements should be able to compete with the best of them.
Samsung WB100 Specifications
Sensor: 1/2.33″ CCD, 12.2M Effective Pixels, 12.4M Total Pixels
Image Size: 4000 x 3000 (Max)
Movie: 1280 x 720 at 30fps (Max)
File Formats: RAW (Image), MP4/H.264 (Movie)
Lens: 24-120mm 35mm Equiv., 5x Optical Zoom, f/4.3-21.5mm
Image Stabilization: OIS and DIS
ISO: 3200 (Max)
Display: 3.0″ AMOLED (Active Matrix OLED) with 640 x 480 Pixel Format
Samsung Digital Imaging announced its WB100 compact digital camera on February 23, 2009. The 12MP shooter features a 5x optical zoom and an ultrawide 24mm lens. Samsung claims a world’s first for the integrated 3.0″ AMOLED display sporting a 640 x 480 pixel format. The 3.0″ AMOLED display should look very nice but I wonder how it will perform outside when it is bright and the sun is shining directly on the display. Samsung states that the AMOLED “out performs conventional TFT LCD screens with better contrast and a brighter screen that really helps when shooting in both bright sunlight and dark conditions.” Even the best displays suffer in bright sunlight so we will need to wait for actual reviews to decide whether or not the AMOLED performs well when the sun is out in force. (more…)
Honeywell Altura LE MT-HWGWT8218AM 82″ LCD TV Specifications
Display: 82″ TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 120,000:1 (dynamic)
Brightness: 600 cd/m2
Viewing Angles: 178/178
Connectivity: HDMI (3), VGA, Component (2), Composite, S-Video
Tuners: NTSC, ATSC
Dimensions: 79.6 x 52.9 x 17.9″
Weight: 303lbs
Honeywell. No. That would be Soyo. Yes, Soyo is the company that builds motherboards and some low-end LCD monitors. And Soyo will be building the Honeywell-badged Altura LE line of LCD TVs. The largest of the Altura LE line is the MT-HWGWT8218AM. What a mouthfull. Who makes these ridiculous model numbers?
The largest Altura LE is 82″. Pretty large. But instead of the ultra-high definition 4K2K or Quad Full HD pixel formats you might expect from such a huge LCD, you get a paltry 1920 x 1080. 1920 x 1080 isn’t bad; it is standard if you want to watch 1080p content from your Blu-ray disk. If you don’t want to see the actual pixels, you’ll need to sit back quite a ways. The 120,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio isn’t shabby but Honeywell (or Soyo) seems to be aiming high with the Altura line. For a high-end unit the dynamic contrast ratio is quite low and to some extent moot since the 82″ doesn’t have a LED backlight. With a regular CCFL backlight the modulating will be on a ‘global’ basis meaning that all the CCFL tubes will be brightened or dimmed together depending on the video content. Soyo: next time think LED backlight if going high-end.
Philips‘ Cinema 21:9 is a unique LCD TV with its ultra-wide aspect ratio of 21:9, hence the name. Until just a couple of days ago, we didn’t know how much of a premium that sweet wideness would cost. Now we do: €4,000. That’s about US$5000 for a 56″ ultra-wide ultra-unique LCD TV. You still have a bit of time to gather up that amount since the earliest it will ship is June 2009 and that’s limited to just Europe. You’ll need to save some additional sum to get a roundtrip ticket there as well. There are a lot of other cool pictures of the Cinema 21:9 Press Page (link below).
Source: Philips Cinema 21:9 Press Page, Trusted Reviews
BenQ nScreen i91 Specifications
Display: 18.5″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Webcam: 1.3MP
CPU: 1.5GHz AMD Sempron 210U
RAM: 1GB
HDD: 160GB
Connectivity: 4-in-1 Memory Card Reader, WiFi
Power Consumption: 30W (average)
Availability: Taiwan
Price: NT$17,900 (US$517)
BenQ’s nScreen i91 is an all-in-one computer sporting a 18.5″ LCD with a pixel format of 1366 x 768 (my best guess based on other 18.5″ LCDs). The external looks of the nScreen i91 isn’t all that bad and I like the power knob that also acts as a volume controller on the bottom right corner. The price is right at just about $500 but AMD’s Sempron 210U running at 1.5GHz might be a bit lacking.
Source: DigiTimes via Tech Ticker via Engadget
Stantum’s tag-line is “The pioneer of Multi-touch technologies since 2002″. The company is based in Bordeaux, France and has another office in Meudon. Stantum’s PMatrix Multi-touch Technology was recently showcased via a video on Engadget and the author of the blog, Paul Miller, declared it “mind-blowing”. So, I thought I should investigate a bit and find out myself. Stantum’s PMatrix multi-touch technology is based on resistive technology that is much cheaper to manufacture than capacitive technology.
This is a follow-up post to LG Display (LPL) 23″ e-IPS 1080p LCD Monitor Panel.
IPS is synonymous with excellence in LCDs. And it’s going to get much better. LG Display has developed what it calls e-IPS. e-IPS is a version of the company’s trademark IPS technology that brings the cost down. Way down. LG Display target market is toward the larger LCD monitor market that is currently dominated by TN (Twisted Nematic) technology. That would be 22″, 23″ and 24″ LCD monitors. LG Display has stated that its e-IPS LCD panels will be price competitive with TN LCD panels. I am very excited and look forward to 23″ e-IPS LCD based LCD monitors. So how did LG Display do it? The answer after the break. (more…)
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