CES 2009: Samsung 8000 Series F - 240Hz LCD TV with LED Backlight

Samsung 8000 Series F Specifications
Display: PVA (Patterned Vertical Alignment) TFT LCD with LED Backlight
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Frequency: 240Hz
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Other: Yahoo! Internet@TV Online Content Service

Samsung’s 8000 Series LCD TVs look stunning, just from the picture above. The 8000 Series sport a 240Hz frequency that should make motion blur a problem no more. [...]

NEC EA241WM: 24″ LCD Monitor

NEC EA241WM Specifications
Display: 24″ PVA TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Brightness: 400 cd/m2
Connectivity: DVI, VGA, USB Hub (4 ports)
Adjustability: Pivot, Tilt, Height
Availability: October 2008
Price: US$549

NEC has some wonderful LCD monitors in its lineup. The company has added to that with the EA241WM, a 24″ LCD monitor with a pixel format of [...]

Samsung 46″ Digital Signage LCD Brightest in the World

Samsung 46″ Digital Signage LCD
Size: 46″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Brightness: 1500 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 3000:1
Viewing Angle: 178/178
DigiTimes is reporting that Samsung is currently volume manufacturing a 46″ digital signage LCD panel that the company claims is the brightest in the world. At 1500 cd/m2 it is certainly bright. Is it the brightest 46″ digital [...]

Sony to Procure LCD TV Panels from Sharp

Sony is in final stages of negotiations to procure LCD TV panels from Sharp as early as April 2008, based on a news report by Reuters. S-LCD, a joint venture between Samsung and Sony, currently supplies most of the high-end LCD TV panels that Sony needs. The lower-end and smaller panels are procured from Taiwan-based [...]

Sony KDL-46V3000 and KDL-40V3000: 40″ and 46″ 1080p LCD TVs

Sony announced many consumer electronics goodies on February 27 including seven new LCD TVs. But only two were capable of Full HD 1080p, so I will focus on the V-series 46″ KDL-46V3000 and 40″ KDL-40V3000. These two BRAVIA sets accept 1080p at 60fps or 24fps over HDMI. With the BRAVIA name comes the BRAVIA EX [...]

Sony’s “Live Color Creation” in V-Series BRAVIA

Sony, more accurately S-LCD (the JV between Samsung and Sony), is using Wide Color Gamut CCFLs (WCG-CCFL) to enhance red and green colors in its V-Series BRAVIA (this is actually an acronym for Best Resolution Audio Video Integrated Architecture, interesting) models (32″, 40″ and 46″). According to Sony (PDF), the WCG-CCFL improves the color gamut [...]