Vizio VOJ370 Specifications
Display: 37″ TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 6500:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 6.5ms
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Brightness: 500 cd/m2
Connectivity: HDMI (3), Component, VGA, Composite, S-Video
Tuner: NTSC, ATSC, Clear QAM
Price: US$849

Vizio announced that it is shipping its VOJ370F 37″ 1080p LCD TV on October 21, 2008. The price is a respectable US$849, but you’ll [...]

Sharp LC-37XL8E Specifications
Display: 37″ Wide TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
LCD: 8-bit Advanced Super View (ASV)
Response Time: 6ms
Brightness: 450 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 2000:1
Viewing Angles: 176/176
Frequency: 100Hz
Connectivity: HDMI (3), Component, S-Video, Composite, RS-232C
Tuner: DVB-T, Freeview
Power Consumption: 171W (operational), 0.4W (standby)
Dimensions: 898 x 581 x 94.6mm (without stand), 898 x 638 x 276mm (with stand)
Weight: 21kg
Price: [...]

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 [...]

Sharp B20 Series LCD TVs
Size: 32″ (LC32B20E), 37″ (LC37B20E), 42″ (LC42B20E)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
LCD Type: Advanced Super View (ASV)
Contrast Ratio: 2,000:1, 10,000:1 (Dynamic)
Response Time: 6ms, 4ms (LC42B20E)
Brightness: 450 cd/m2
Viewing Angle: 176/176
Tuner: DVB-T
Input: HDMI (3), SCART (2), Composite, Component, VGA
LCD Panel Life: 60,000 hours
Dimension (w/o Stand) and Weight:
32″ (LC-32B20E): 776 x 517 x [...]

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 [...]

Hitachi 1.5 UltraThin LCD TV
Director’s Series Models

32″ UT32X802: 60Hz, 1366 x 768, $1999, March 2008
32″ UT32X812: 120Hz, 1366 x 768, $2299, August 2008
37″ UT37X902: 120Hz, 1920 x 1080, $2999, April 2008
42″ UT42X902: 120Hz, 1920 x 1080, $3699, May 2008
47″ UT47X902: 120Hz, 1920 x 1080, $4699, September 2008

UltraVision V Series Models

32″ UT32A302/W: 60Hz, 1366 x 768, [...]

Vizio VX32L
Display Size: 32″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Response Time: 8ms
Input: S-Video, Component, Composite, HDMI with HDCP, VGA
Tuner: ATSC and NTSC
Price: $449.99 (refurbished at TigerDirect)

There isn’t anything ground-breaking about Vizio’s VX32L in terms of technical specifications. The box doesn’t even look that great; it doesn’t look that bad either. But this morning, I received [...]

On April 30, 2008, AMIMON announced that Sharp is partnering with AMIMON to incorporate a wireless HD link into Sharp’s X-Series LCD TVs. AMIMON’s wireless HD link is called Wireless High Definition Interface (WHDI). According to AMIMON its WHDI wireless connection provides uncompressed 1080p data rates of up to 3Gbps in a 40MHz channel in [...]

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). [...]

Pioneer’s KURO plasma display panel (PDP) TVs have extreme performance and has set the standard for black levels. Pioneer has stated that it will introduce KURO front projectors and LCD TVs.
The second generation KURO PDP TVs feature a near absolute black by reducing the idle luminance. Compared to the 2007 KURO models, the second generation [...]