Casio developed a 2″ LCD with a pixel format of 960 x 540 resulting in a pixels per inch resolution of 546ppi. The 960 x 540 pixel format is being called Quarter High Definition or QHD. It would be more accurate to call it Quarter Full High Definition or QFHD. The reason being that the [...]

AOC 2218ph Specifications
Display: 22″ Wide TFT LCD
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050
LCD: 6-bit + FRC (Dithered 16.2 million colors)
Contrast Ratio: 12,000:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 2ms
Connectivity: HDMI with HDCP
Price: MSRP US$429.99

On July 10, 2008, AOC announced its 2218ph 22″ LCD monitor touting it as the monitor that “brings PC users the element of style Mac users have enjoyed [...]

LG Chocolate 3 Specifications
Display: 1.76″ TFT LCD (external), 2.2″ TFT LCD (main, internal)
Pixel Format: 220 x 176 (external), 240 x 320 (main, internal)
Storage: 1GB Internal, microSDHC up to 8GB
Connectivity: 3.5mm headset jack, Bluetooth 2.1, FM Transmitter
Availability: July 14, 2008 (US, Verizon Wireless)
Price:
US$129 after $50 rebate with 2-year Subscription
US$199 after $50 rebate with 1-year Subscription
US$299 Full [...]

Nokia Supernova Specifications
Display: 2.2″ TFT LCD
Pixel Format: 240 x 320
Camera: 3.2MP (still images), 640 x 480 (video), LED Flash, 8x Digital Zoom
Storage: 30MB built-in, microSD
Audio: FM Radio with RDS, MP3, MP4, AAC, ACC+, eAAC
Video: MPEG4, 3GP
Connectivity: A-GPS, GPRS, EDGE, GSM, Bluetooth 2.0
Battery: 860mAh Lithium Ion (5.4 hours talk, 300 hours standby)
Dimension: 3.9 x 1.9 x [...]

Hyundai W220S Specifications
Display: 22″ 3D TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Response Time: 5ms
Viewing Angle: 160/150
Connectivity: HDMI (3), DVI-D, VGA
Weight: 7.3kg
Availability: June 12, 2008 in Japan
Price: JPY98,000 (about US$915)

Hyundai’s W220S TriDef 3D is a 22″ LCD monitor that can show you contents in 2D as well as 3D. You’ll have [...]

Samsung T220HD
Size: 22″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 1,000:1 (static), 10,000 (dynamic)
Response Time: 5ms
Viewing Angle: 170/160 (CR >10)
Input: HDMI (2), DVI-D, VGA, Composite, Component
Power Consumption: 58W (operational), <2W (standby)
Dimension:
w/stand: 20.47 x 17.38 x 8.46″
w/o stand: 23.66 x 21.34 x 6.14
Weight: 13.6lbs

Samsung’s T220HD is the result of some hybrid work that the industry has been conducting. [...]

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). [...]

Samsung T190, T220, T240, T260
Sizes: 19″, 22″, 24″, 26″
Pixel Format:

19″: 1440 x 900

22″: 1680 x 1080

24″: 1920 x 1200

26″: 1920 x 1200

Contrast Ratio: 20,000:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 2ms GTG (T190, T220), 5ms (T240, T260)
Input: HDMI (T240, T260)
Power Consumption: 0.3 watts at standby
Availability: Now (T190, T220), End of July 2008 (T240, T260)
Pricing: $259 (T190), $359 (T220), $499 [...]