Sony VIAO TT VGN-TT190UB Specifications
Display: 11″ Wide TFT LCD with LED Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Color Gamut: 100% NTSC
GPU: Mobile Intel GMA 4500HD (1.3GB max)
Connectivity: HDMI, WWAN (Sprint EV-DO Rev. A), VGA, Bluetooth, Ethernet, WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n), FireWire, USB 2.0 (2), Mic-In, Headphone-Out
CPU: 1.40GHz Intel Core 2 Duo SU9400, 800MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache
Chipset: [...]

LG Display 17.1″ Notebook PC LCD Panel with RGB LED Backlight Specifications
Display: 17.1″ Wide TFT LCD with RGB LED Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Color Gamut: 105% NTSC

On September 16, 2008, LG Display announced that it has begun mass production of its 17.1″ TFT LCD panel with a RGB LED backlight. The RGB LED [...]

Lenovo ThinkVision L2440x Specifications
Display: 24″ TFT LCD with LED Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Other: Energy Star 4.0, EPEAT GOLD
Price: MSRP US$749.99

Most likely Lenovo’s ThinkVision L2440x sports a S-PVA TFT LCD panel, similar to its brethren the ThinkVision L220x, but it’s just a guess. What is quite different from the L220x (aside from the [...]

LaCie 724 Specifications
Display: 24″ Super PVA (S-PVA) TFT LCD with RGB LED Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Response Time: 6ms, 16ms (black-white-black)
Brightness: 250 cd/m2
Color Gamut: 125% NTSC, 123% Adobe RGB (CIE 1976)
Other: 14-bit Gamma Correction
Connectivity: USB Hub (1-up, 4-down), DVI-I, DVI-D
Power Consumption: 55.6W (operational), 0.88W (standby)
Dimensions: 22.16 x 18.18 x 9.84″, 563 [...]

Sony KDL-55XR1 Specifications
Display: 55″ TFT LCD with RGB LED Backlight (TRILUMINOS)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 3000:1 (static), 1,000,000:1 (dynamic)
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Video Processing: BRAVIA Engine 2 Pro
Frequency: 120Hz Motion Flow Pro
Connectivity: HDMI (4), S-Video, Component, LAN, USB
Availability: October 10, 2008
Price: €4675

Sony is confusing me. The company has the KDL-55X4500, the KDL-55XBR8, and now [...]

Lenovo ThinkPad X301 Specifications
Display: 13.3″ TFT LCD with LED Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1440 x 900
CPU: 1.2GHz (U9300) and U9400 (1.4GHz) Intel Core 2 Duo ULV, 6MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB
HDD: 64GB or 128GB
SSDRAM: 512MB to 2GB DDR3
Connectivity: USB 2.0 (3), Firewire, DisplayPort, ExpressCard, Ethernet (Gigabit), WWAN, GPS, Bluetooth, WiMAX (later in 2008)
Battery Life: 4 [...]

Dell E4200 Specifications
Display: 12.1″ TFT LCD with LED Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1280 x 800
GPU: Intel GMA 4500MHD
Chipset: Mobile Intel GS45 Express
CPU: Intel Core 2 ULV
RAM: 1GB on board, 1 Memory Slot (up to 4GB) for total of 5GB 800MHz DDR3
HDD: 64GB UltraPerformance SSD, 128GB SSD
Connectivity: Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/g/n, EV-DO or HDDPA, GPS, ExpressCard/34, SD/MMC, [...]

Sony X4500 Specifications
Display: 55″ 10-bit TFT LCD with RGB LED Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 100,000:1 (dynamic)
Color Gamut: x.v.Color
Video Support: 1080/24p
Frequency: 100Hz (European market) Motionflow PRO
Connectivity: DLNA (Ethernet), HDMI (4), Component (2), Composite, S-Video, USB 2.0, PCMCIA, SCART, VGA (15pin D-Sub)
Video Processing: BRAVIA Engine 2 Pro
Tuner: Analog Terrestrial Tuner, Digital Terrestrial Tuner, [...]

The natural evolution of Apple’s Cinema Displays would be toward incorporating LED backlights. High-end LCD TVs, ultra-portable notebook PCs and high-end notebook PCs are all moving toward LED backlights. Apple was the first to incorporate a 15.4″ LCD with a LED backlight into a notebook PC and was the first to do it again with [...]

I had the pleasure of attending Samsung’s Holiday in August SF Event. It was held at Terra Studios in SF and even had a Christmas tree with lights and decorations. Quite interesting, but but more interesting were some of the technology and products that were showcased there. I met up with Scott Birnbaum, VP, LCD [...]