On December 22, 2008, LG Display (LPL), one of the largest manufacturers of LCDs, announced the development of a 14.1″ LCD panel for notebook PC applications that is illuminated by sunlight instead of a backlight when used outdoors. The sunlight illuminated and energy efficient 14.1″ LCD will be showcased during next year’s Consumer Electronics Show [...]

Samsung is showcasing two OLED TVs at GITEX: 14.1″ and 31″. The OLED TVs sport a contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1, a 107% NTSC color gamut and a brightness of 550 cd/m2. Samsung has stated that commercial production of OLED TVs will commence around 2010. In recent years there have been significant progress in OLED development. [...]

On October 9, 2008, LG Display (LPL) announced a 14.1″ TFT LCD panel geared for notebook PCs. With a single touch the viewing angles, normally 175 degrees, can be reduced to just 60. The technology is called Viewing-angle Image Control Display (VIC) technology. This becomes increasingly important as more and more take their notebook PCs [...]

Dell E6400 ATG Specifications
Display: 14.1″ Touch TFT LCD Outdoor Viewable
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1280 x 800 or 1440 x 900
Brightness: 750 cd/m2 (target)
GPU: Intel with UMA
HDD: Removable Shock-mounted HD
Connectivity: VGA, DisplayPort, RJ45/RJ11, USB (2), eSATA, FireWire, Audio (2)
External Storage: 5-in-1 Card Reader, ExpressCard/54
Other: MIL-810F Compliant (Dust, Vibration, Humidity, Altitude), IP5x Certified for Dust, Spill-resistant Keyboard [...]

Toshiba Satellite M300 Romantic Red Specifications
Display: 14.1″ Wide TFT LCD
Webcam: Face Recognition
GPU: ATI Radeon X1250 or Intel GMA X3100
CPU: AMD Turion Dual Core or Intel Core 2 Duo
RAM: 2GB DDR2 667MHz SDRAM
HDD: 250GB
Optical: DVD SuperMulti DL with Labelflash
External Storage: 9-in-1 Multicard Reader
Connectivity: WiFi, USB (Sleep-and-Charge)
Battery: 3700mAh or 4000mAh
Price: KRW1,100,000

Toshiba’s Satellite M300 Romantic Red edition is [...]

ASUS F8Va Specifications
Display: 14.1″ Wide TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1440 x 900
Webcam: 1.3MP (Swivel)
GPU: 1GB ATI Radeon HD3650
CPU: 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 1066MHz FSB
Chipset: Intel PM45
RAM: Up to 4GB DDR2 800MHz
HDD: 320GB SATA
Connectivity: HDMI, E-SATA, VGA, WiFi, USB 2.0 (5), FireWire
Optical: Blu-ray
OS: Microsoft Vista
Availability: July 2008 in Korea
Price: MSRP US$1299

From the looks [...]

HP EliteBook 6930p Specifications
Display: 14.1″ Wide TFT LCD with optional LED Backlight
GPU: Intel GMA X3100 or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 with 128MB or 256MB
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 8000 or 9000
Chipset: Intel Mobile 45
RAM: 4GB DDR2
Storage: 5400RPM 250GB SATA HD (optional second HD for RAID 0/1)
Optical: DVD Burner
Connectivity: WiFi (802.11b/g/n), Bluetooth 2.0, EV-DO (optional), [...]

Lenovo ThinkPad SL Series Specifications
Display Size: 13.3″, 14.1″, 15.4″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1280 x 800 (standard for all three sizes), 1680 x 1050 (option for SL500)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo
GPU: Integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD or Discrete NVIDIA GeForce 9300
Connectivity: ExpressCard, FireWire, USB 2.0 (3), WWAN, WiMAX, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS
Optical: Blu-ray (option)
Lenovo’s ThinkPad SL series come [...]

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 [...]

Dell Inspiron 1435, 1535, 1536, 1735
Size: 14.1″, 15.4″, 17.0″
CPU: Up to 2.16GHz Core 2 Duo T5850
Wireless: 3G (optional)
Availability: May (1535), June 9 (1735), October (1435)
Updated 2008.06.26 9:23AM PST
Here are the complete specifications for Dell’s new Studio 15 and Studio 17 notebook PCs.
Dell Studio 15 & 17
Display: All are glossy.
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15.4″ 1280 x 800 CCFL BLU
15.4″ 1440 [...]