Posts filed under 'Displays'
Ranging in size from 26-inch to 52-inch, the Sharp Aquos DX LCD TVs all feature a built-in slot loading Blu-ray player. At the top end, the LC-52DX1 features a 52-inch LCD with 1920×1080 resolution, 450 cd/m2 brightness, a 2000:1 contrast ratio, a handful of HD inputs and 30 watt speakers. On the low end, the LC-26DX1 features 1366×768 resolution, 450 cd/m2 brightness, 20 watt speakers and a 1500:1 contrast ratio. Also available are a 32-inch, 37-inch, 42-inch, and 46-inch with similar specs.
Sharp’s DX line is due out sometime in November, albeit in Japan, and will range in price from $2,000 - $5,000. No word yet on when they’re expected to hit the US, or any where outside of Japan for that matter.
One more pic after the ‘leap’
Official release here
October 15th, 2008
The Nintendo DS has long had the bragging right of dual screens, so it’s only suitable that someone would enter the market with an external stand alone 4.3-inch 800×480 LED backlit LCD screen, right? The Century made LCD is compatible with OS X and XP/Vista, and requires no external power source since it connects via USB. It sure as hell would make for a suitable IM window while gaming, or you could just invest in one of these.
Oh ya, it costs $200, as much as a 19-inch LCD.
It’s available here
[OhGizmo]
October 14th, 2008
There’s a million - ok, probably more like thousands of LCD TVs out there on the market today. Manufactures will do just about anything to set theirs apart from the others. LG’s latest Scarlet TV (LG60 and LG70 are the predecessors), the LG80, boasts not only a full HD rez sceen, but two hidden speakers that pop out of the side of the set when in operation. They’re of course designed to work in concert with the dedicated center and subs speakers that are built-in to the TV as well. Other noteworthy specs include 2 HDMI inputs, USB input, 30,000:1 contrast ratio, 50 watts of ampage and an undisclosed screen size.
Surprisingly, this news originally hit at the end of August, here.
[Pocket-lint]
October 13th, 2008
If you recall, a few weeks back there was a rumor circulating that Amazon was set to launch a new Kindle, a college friendly Kindle at that. Although there’s nothing in these ’spy’ shots to confirm that particular rumor, it does solidify the notion that Amazon is refreshing its Kindle, but perhaps for worse. How so you ask? They’ve done away with the SD card slot, tossed in an iPhone battery job (not user accessible) and no more leather casing. It still rock EVDO, a good chunk of memory and they’ve added USB charging and rounded corners. Rounded corners! I knew Amazon has something in their war chest.
[BBGadgets]
October 3rd, 2008
What is it: A limited edition - they’ll only produce 500 - 22-inch LCD Acer monitor with Ferrari branding
Features: 1680×1050 resolution, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 2ms response time, HDMI, DVI and D-Sub inputs.
Availability: Here (not the exact same model number)
Price: $310
[Akihabaranews]
October 2nd, 2008
Hitachi, not known for their TVs, unleashed a 37-inch LCD at CEATEC 2008 that’s just 15mm thin. Other specs include a 1920×1080 resolution, 6ms response time, 150% wider color gamut and weighs just 22lbs. The new LCD is part of the Wooo UT series.
No word on release date or price, but expect them sometime next year.
[Slashgear]
September 30th, 2008
Standard issue 22-inch LCDs are 1680×1050. Straying from the norm, Dell added an inch of real estate to the S2309W LCD and pumped in a 1920×1080p resolution. Other specs include 300 cd/m2 brightness, 1000:1 contrast ratio, DVI and VGA inputs and a 5ms response time. For the Blu-ray computer user this will be warm welcome, although at 23-inches I’m not sure if the extra pixels do much more than make the text all the more teeny-tiny.
Ships in 1-2 weeks with no price mentioned.
Official product page here (CA)
September 27th, 2008
By: Albert S
Casio is developing a high resolution 960-by-540 pixel 2″ screen capable of displaying 16.7 million colors. Now that’s a lot of pixels squeezed into such a small package–most phones these days have less than 480 pixels.
[Gadget Lab]
September 25th, 2008
The UCSD StarCAVE is a 3-D virtual reality environment that attempts to simulate virtual worlds. Basically, it’s a pentagon-shaped room with 15 rear projected walls, 2 floor screens, and stereo sound, capable of recreating an ultra-sharp, totally immersive environment.
It’s for scientific purposes but my first thought was, “the holy grail of MMORPGs!”
[digg]
September 19th, 2008
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