Acme Portable GTS370 Specifications
LCD: 17″ 1280 x 1024 Anti-glare Glass Protected LCD Monitor (3)
Motherboard: Standard ATX
Slot: 7 Expansion Slots
HDD: 3.5″ Hot Swappable SATA (3)
Optical: Slim DVD-ROM
Dimension: 14.3 x 15.5 x 11.5″

Acme Portable’s GTS370 is a unique portable PC. It’s not a notebook PC since you’ll need to lug around a tower case. But it’s not [...]

NEC MultiSync LCD195VX+BK
Size: 19″
Aspect Ratio: 5:4
Pixel Format: 1280 x 1024
Brightness: 270 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 550:1
Response Time: 8ms
Viewing Angle: 155/150
Input: DVI-D, VGA
Power Consumption: 37W (operational), 2W (standby)
Weight: 12.1lbs

NEC’s MultiSync LCD195VX+BK 19″ LCD monitor isn’t anything special in terms of on-screen performance. The LCD195VX+BK has a 5:4 aspect ratio (not wide) with a pixel format of 1280 x [...]

In the second half of May, all LCD monitor panels and notebook PC LCD panels that are both tracked by DisplaySearch and Witsview remained unchanged. I think the prices are on the brink of starting to move down as LCD manufacturers start shifting IT panel production onto large G7 and larger fabs. On the other [...]

In the first half of May, all LCD monitor panels and notebook PC LCD panels that are both tracked by DisplaySearch and Witsview have experienced M/M increases. On the other hand, LCD TV panel prices all fell.
For the first half of May 2008, here are the top three values by application in terms of $/MP:

LCD [...]

For those who purchase LCD panels, this set of information might be interesting. I took publicly available pricing information for LCD panels from Witsview and DisplaySearch, took the average, and then did some analysis on maximum value.
For the purpose of this blog post, maximum value is defined as dollar per megapixel ($/MP, lower is better). [...]

Instead of using the typical TFT LCD glass substrate, Samsung Electronics displayed a 19″ LCD monitor panel using a soda-lime glass substrate at the FPD International 2007 conference in Yokohama, Japan. The LCD monitor features a pixel format of 1280 x 1024. Normal TFT LCD glass substrates are sodium- and alkali-free. Soda-lime glass is not [...]