Dell Adamo: DisplayPort, Blu-ray

Dell’s Adamo will sport a DisplayPort connection. This is not that big of a deal since Dell has been pushing DisplayPort for a long while. I don’t know why we need to move to yet another “standard” for connecting displays, but Apple and Dell are on the DisplayPort bandwagon while the rest of the IT [...]

Eizo FlexScan S2432W-H: 24″ LCD Monitor with DisplayPort

Eizo FlexScan S2432W-H Specifications
Display: 24″ TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Brightness: 360 cd/m2
Response Time: 16ms (Black-White-Black), 6ms (GTG)
Color Gamut: 96% NTSC
Viewing Angle: 178/178 (CR >10:1) 
Other: Ambient Light Sensor
Connectivity: DisplayPort, DVI-D, VGA, USB (2)
Adjustability: Height Adjustment, Rotate, Tilt, Pivot
Availability: December 2008 in Japan
Price: About US$938

Eizo’s FlexSan S2432W-H is a 24″ LCD monitor [...]

Steve Jobs: “HDMI is limited in resolution.”

That’s what Steve Jobs said in today’s Apple notebook event. Phil Schiller added that “DisplayPort is the connector of the future.” So what did Steve exactly mean when he said that “HDMI is limited in resolution”? Bear in mind that most all LCD TVs out there, except for the crazy Quad Full HD ones, we’re [...]

Apple 24″ LED Cinema Display

Apple 24″ LED Cinema Display Specifications
Display: 24″ TFT LCD with white LED Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Response Time: 14ms
Connectivity: USB, DisplayPort, MagSafe (to power your MacBook/Pro)
Availability: November 2008
Price: US$899

Update 2008.10.16 9:17PM PST As far as I can see from the specifications of this LCD monitor, Apple is [...]

Dell UltraSharp 2709W: 27″ LCD Monitor

Dell UltraSharp 2709W Specifications
Display: 27″ TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Contrast Ratio: 3000:1 (dynamic)
Brightness: 450 cd/m2
Response Time: 6ms
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Color Gamut: 110% NTSC
Connectivity: USB (2), DVI with HDCP (2), HDMI, DisplayPort, Component, 5.1 Audio Out, VGA, 9-in-2 Media Card Reader
Power Consumption: 57-110W (operational), <2W (standby), Energy Star 4.0, EPEAT Silver
Dimensions: 63.21 x 45.19 [...]

Dell 2709WFP: 27″ LCD Monitor

Dell 2709WFP
Size: 27″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Contrast Ratio: 3000:1
Brightness: 450 cd/m2
Response Time: 4ms
Input: DVI (2), DisplayPort, HDMI, Audio In (3x 3.5mm HDMI Passthrough), Component, Composite, VGA
External Storage: CF, xD, SD, MS, MMc, USB (4)
Other: Tilt and height adjustment (3007WFP rack and pinion design)
Availability: June 20, 2008 (Dell Australia’s website)
Price: US$1150 US$999
Dell’s new 2709WFP [...]

Dell 3008WFP: 30″ LCD Monitor

Dell 3008WFP

Size: 30″
Pixel Format: 2560 x 1600
Brightness: 370 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 3000:1 (dynamic)
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Response Time: 8ms
Color Gamut: 117% NTSC
Panel Type: S-IPS
Input: DVI, DisplayPort, VGA, S-Video, Composite, Component, HDMI

Dell’s 3008WFP 30″ LCD monitor sports a LG Display supplied S-IPS panel. The S-IPS panel that is inside Apple’s 30″ was specially developed by using a unique copper-bus [...]

Dell 2408WFP: 24″ LCD Monitor with DisplayPort

Dell 2408WFP

Size: 24″ Wide
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Contrast Ratio: 1300:1
Brightness: 400 cd/m2
Response Time: 6ms (Gray-to-Gray, GTG)
Color Gamut: 102% NTSC
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Inputs: DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI (2), VGA, Composite, S-Video, Component, USB-up, USB-down (4)
Price: $748 ($599 as of 2008.04.13)

The Dell 2408WFP replaces the very excellent (but slightly high-priced, for Dell) 2407WFP-HC. Almost everything is the same except [...]

Samsung 30″ LCD: First DisplayPort LCD

Samsung 30″ LCD with DisplayPort
Size: 30″
Pixel Format: 2560 x 1600
LCD Technology: Super Patterned Vertical Alignment (S-PVA)
Viewing Angle: 180/180
Brightness: 300 cd/m2

Samsung announced the world’s first LCD using the DisplayPort video interface on July 25, 2007. DisplayPort is a next-generation interconnect that might replace VGA, DVI, LVDS and even HDMI. With DisplayPort, the 30″ LCD with a [...]