Can you go past a 26-inch LCD with a 1920 x 1200 resolution, 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 5ms response time and a DTV tuner option? With the attractive look of the Samsung T260, this is one display I will keep my eyes on (literary).
The screen will also have a couple of smaller brothers (or sisters), which are a 24-incher and 19-incher. All the screen will come with DVI, HDMI and D-sub. No price as yet, but that should be available further down this month.
For more info, click over to Engadget.
The 22-inch design concept has already shown off at trade shows and what not, but no release date was ever set for it. Not any longer with it being ready to ship in the next couple of days.
The 22-inch Dell Crystal LCD display features a resolution of 1680×1050 (WSXGA+), four speakers (apparently a first for Dell), 2ms response time, webcam, 98 percent colour gamut, 2000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, DVI and HDCP-compliant HDMI connectivity (in one cable). It looks sexy and it can do everything you will ever need, always nice to know.
Where is the catch? It’s the $US1199 price tag. What did you expect for a floating 4mm thick tempered glass screen overlay and polished metal stand? I think I will stick to my $US300 Viewsonic for a little bit longer.
For more info, click over to the Gizmodo Blog.
As I recall Sony also quit plasma development a few years ago and then brought it back because they weren’t as outdated as first thought (check out Pioneer plasma’s vs all other TV’s). Starting February Sony is stopping production at its three RPTV (rear projection televisions) plants, which will then focus on OLED and LCD displays.
Don’t bet on this being the end of rear projection. If someone can create a technology to make them a little thinner, lighter and cheaper to produce while keeping there monstrous size and you can bet your life they will bring them back faster then a Ubuntu install (it installs really damn fast ok). Till then you can sure to put up run out prices on their current range.
For more info, click over to the Engadget Blog.
Matsushita (AKA Panasonic) have this great idea of recycling the plastics out of old CRT televisions for use with their brand spanking new Viera LCD series. The problem with the old CRT TVs is they often contain specific bromine fire retardants and are coated in materials regulated by the RoHS directive, which when simplified means it is difficult to reuse the plastic.
Matsushita are using “Plasector,” a self-developed identification device for plastic and have also introduced a hazardous chemical identification system in every process of plastic recycling to comply with the RoHS directive. They have also improved on the plastic with the help of a plastics manufacturer, and have been able to make it the same or stronger than those of the plastics used for existing flat-screen TVs.
Plastic takes a long time to break up, so it is always nice to hear about a company making plans to recycle it. The first lot of TV’s are expected to hit sometime in 2008, with Sony doing a similar thing with their Bravia range.
For more info, click over to the TechON Website.
Looking for a 24″ LCD but don’t want to spend too much, and wouldn’t mind a HDMI port? Seems Benq has got your back covered with their upcoming G2400W 24-inch WUXGA LCD. It does 250cd/m2, contrast ratio of 1000:1, DVI-D with HDCP and a single HDMI port. The best part of this product is the $EU360 (around $US515) price tag, which means it will come in a tad cheaper then your Dell screen.
For more info, click over to the Akihabara Website.
Viewsonic have the name of being one of the cheapest ‘name’ brands on the market for LCD’s. They aren’t usually very bad either, with me writing you this from the comfort of my 22-inch Viewsonic, and I must say it was a great buy. The guys and girls over at I4U have done a great review on the new Viewsonic N4261W LCD, which if you didn’t know is a 42-incher featuring TrueHD (1080P). Without spoiling the read they did say “If you are looking for a larger screen 1080p HDTV, the N4261W is a good choice with great image quality at a good price”, which sounds very Viewsonic from my experience.
For more info, click over to the I4U Website.
JVC Australia announced on the 24Th of this month (September for people who don’t get out much) 2 brand spanking new True HD LCD’s. The 2 flavours are LT-46FZD7 which is a 46-inch and the smaller LT-42FZD7 being a 42-inch.
Both screen include a DVB-T Tuner, with the best part being their resolutions of 1920 x1080. Other features include a response of 10ms, viewing angle of 178/178 (degrees), brightness of 500cd/m2, Picture-In-Picture (PIP), 2 x 10w inbuilt speakers and 2 HDMI inputs. One thing I question, that hopefully one of my faithful readers (sorry I should have said my 1 faithful reader) can answer is why only a contrast ratio of 1:1500? Doesn’t the new ViewSonic’s have a 1:2000?
They are set for an October release and priced at $AU4399 for the LT-46FZD7 and $AU3599 for the LT-42FZD7. If the nice people at JVC get this and feel like sending me a free one (either is good), I will accept willingly.
For more info, click over to the JVC Australia Website.
ViewSonic have announced 4 new LCD monitors to add to there already extensive range of screens. With the prices of each of them aimed below the $US300 mark they offer quite a bit of value (which you usually see with ViewSonic screens anyway). The 4 screens consist of two 19-inchers (VA1926w and VA926), a 20-inch (VA2026w) and a larger 22-inch (VA2226w) screen.
The screens all feature 2000:1 contrast ratio, Dynamic Contrast, 300 nits of brightness and ClearMotiv(R) 5 ms response time. Unfortunately no HDMI this time, but you can expect a DVI and VGA connector. Resolutions are VA926 is 1280×1024 (4:3 ratio), VA1926w is 1440×900, VA2026w is 1680×1050 and finally the VA2226w is 1680×1050.
Some of these screen should be able to be bought now. The ones that aren’t, you can expect very soon.
For more info, dash over to the ViewSonic Website.
Hitachi, at CEATEC Japan 2007, will launch a 32-inch LCD that is a Linsay Lohan (the new one) thin at 19mm (0.74-inch). That is about all I know right now, but you can expect an update when it is officially released.
For more info, tap dance over to the Engadget Blog.