Alienware Area-51 m17x

Alienware Area-51 m17x
Display Size: 17″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
GPU:

Dual GPUs (SLI)
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 256MB

NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT 512MB

NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX 512MB

Video Output: HDMI 1.2 (1), S-Video (1)
Price: Starts at $2949

For hardcore gamers looking for a 17″ notebook PC, a pixel format of 1920 x 1200 is a must. It is not an [...]

LCD Panel Values: 2H of April 2008

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). [...]

Panasonic BT-LH1760

Panasonic BT-LH1760
Size: 17″
Aspect Ratio: 15:9
Pixel Format: 1280 x 768
Frequency: 120Hz
Panel Technology: In-Plane Switching (IPS)
Viewing Angle: 176/176
Image Processing: 10-bit, 3D LUT
Input: DVI-D, HD-SDI/SDI, Component (Y/Pb/Pr), RGB, PC RGB
Availability: April 2008
Pricing: MSRP $4500

During the NAB 2008 conference, Panasonic introduced the BT-LH1760 production LCD monitor. Although the size is diminutive compared to regular LCD monitors that have been [...]

Gateway P171XL FX Edition: 17″ Gaming Notebook PC

Gateway P171XL FX Edition

LCD Size: 17″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
CPU: Intel Core2 Extreme Processor X7900 at 2.80GHz
FSB: 800MHz
Cache: 4MB L2 cache
HDD: 400GB 7200rpm Serial ATA hard drive w/ 16MB Cache (2-200GB)
GPU: nVidia GeForce Go 8800GTS with 512MB of GDDR3
Price: ~US$3000

The first question that was on my mind: is the 1920 x 1200 pixel [...]

NEC and TPV to Collaborate in India

NEC Displays Solutions (NECDS), a wholly owned company of NEC Corp (Japan), will collaborate with Hong Kong-based TPV Technology to sell NECDS’ LCD monitors in India through TPV’s sales and service network. NECDS’ 15″, 17″ and 19″ LCD monitors will be sold and the company expects to sell 500K monitors in the next three years [...]

18.5″ LCD Monitor Panels

Do you we need more sizes in the LCD monitor market? Well, yes, according to AU Optronics (AUO) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT), two Taiwan-based LCD manufacturers. This is in light of consumers just getting used to 17″ wide LCD monitors. We saw 19″ wide LCD monitors grab quite a bit of attention in 2007. CPT [...]

17″ MacBook Pro: 1920 x 1200

Apple 17″ MacBook Pro
Display Size: 17″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050, 1920 x 1200
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT 512MB DDR3 Dual-Link DVI
CPU: 2.5 to 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
HDD: 250GB SATA 5400RPM, 200GB SATA 7200RPM, 300GB SATA 4200RPM
RAM: 2 to 4GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
Input: FireWire 400 (1), FireWire 800 (1), USB 2.0 (3), ExpressCard/34

I [...]

Toshiba Qosimio G40: 17″ Notebook PC

Toshiba’s Qosimio G40 is a 17″ notebook PC sporting a pixel format of 1920 x 1200. Introduced in May 2007, the G40 is geared toward the user who requires high performance. The huge 17″ TFT LCD is driven by NVIDIA’s GeForce 8600 GT GPU. The MSRP is US$2999. Performance is definitely not cheap.
Source: engadget
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Asus LCD Monitor Vista Ready

Asustek announced Vista certification for its 22″ MW221U and 20″ MW201U LCD monitors. The Vista certification means that features such as Windows Sidebar are supported and compatible. Both displays support a native resolution of 1680 x 1050, good for the 20″ MW201U, but a tad bit on the low side for the 22″ MW221U since [...]

Corning: Fourth Quarter 2006

Corning beat fourth quarter targets largely because of growth in LCD TVs. LCD TV growth is a bit different from previous growths in the LCD industry that was lead firstly by notebook PCs and then by LCD monitors. What makes LCD TV growth different? Well, let’s put it in the context of glass. LCD TVs [...]