Tag: LCD
LaCie announces 700 Series of LCD monitors for creative pros
LaCie has announced its new line of LCD monitors, the 700 Series, aimed at creative professionals who need accurate on-screen colour reproduction to be confident about what will be printed.
Available in 20, 24, and 30-inch models, the monitors feature RGB LED backlighting, offering purer red, green and blue colour for a larger range of colours — up to 123% of the Adobe RGB spectrum, in fact…
Sony intros BRAVIA X4500 and W4500 LCD HDTVs
Sony has announced another two sets of high definition tellies, the BRAVIA X4500 Series and the BRAVIA W4500 Series.
While both happily handle full 1080p high definition, the X4500 series uses a LED backlight on the 46 and 55 inch screens, while the W4500 uses standard LCD technology…
HANNSpree launches HT11 19-inch HD ready digital TV
HANNSpree has announced its HT11 19-inch HD ready digital TV, promoting it as an ideal second telly for the bedroom, kitchen, or study.
The 19-inch screen size coupled with 170 degree viewing angle offers a decent solution when it can be hard to place a TV in a smaller room.
It’s HD ready, and while its 1,280 x 1,024 resolution isn’t going to display full 1080p if connected to a Blu-ray player, at this size that doesn’t really matter…
Acer G24 widescreen monitor boasting first with 50,000:1 contrast ratio
Acer has announced its G24 widescreen LCD monitor, which it says is the first to offer a whopping 50,000:1 (yes, fifty thousand to one) contrast ratio.
Aimed at gamers and those wanting a decent high definition experience from their PC monitor, this 24-inch monitor has CrystalBrite technology, 1,920 x 1,200 resolution (16:10 ratio), HDMI input with full HDCP support, 176-degree viewing angle, and 400cd/m2 brightness…
Philips intros 9600 Ambilight LCD HDTV with faster panels and better contrast
Philips has announced its latest range of Ambilight high definition LCD TVs, claiming they offer the fastest LCD panels currently available, and with an improved version of their Perfect Pixel HD system which improves black levels and overall contrast ratio.
The new Perfect Pixel HD system can process some 500 million pixels per second, a doubling in processing power compared to the previous system. This should translate to a sharper, more natural looking picture…
Apple handhelds go solar powered – longer lasting iPods & iPhones
Psst, I ‘eard something, right but you’ve got to keep it just between you, me and every other iAddict and Apple-nut out there. According to MacRumors, one of their lads and lasses has caught a gander at the latest Apple patents being registered and on that list was a solar panel-backed LCD screen…
Sharp launching B20 and X8 Series AQUOS LCD TVs
Sharp has announced three new high definition LCD TVs in its AQUOS range.
The B20 AQUOS Series comes in two screen sizes — 37 and 42 inches — and features black frame, thin design (94.6mm at thinnest part), 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 6ms response time, SRS TruSound and XT Sound, three HDMI inputs, and an integrated Freeview tuner…
ViewSonic announces new line of professional LCD monitors
ViewSonic has announced three additions to their Professional Series of LCD monitors.
The VP950b 4:3 aspect ratio 19-inch model offers 1,280×1,024 native resolution, 2ms response time, 280 nits brightness, and 2,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio.
The VP2250wb 22-inch widescreen model (pictured) ups the resolution to 1,680×1,050, keeps the decent 2ms response time, and offers 3,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio.
Finally, the top-of-line VP2650wb 26-inch widescreen model offers a 1,920×1,200 native resolution, 3ms response time, and 3,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, with the ability to display full 1080p high definition content…
Sony introduces Bravia W4000-Series LCD TV
Sony’s latest full HD TV is the Bravia W4000-Series LCD, which also throws in a ‘special Picture Frame Mode’ that displays HD photo images when the TV is not in use – pre-installed or your own via USB….
Tech Digest Live: Testing reflective laptop screens on the beach
Seems like a good idea to test laptops on the beach, until you get to the beach. Where it’s cold. And windy. And raining. And suddenly you’re more worried about your camera and laptop breaking than seeing which screen is best for using outdoors.
Still, I soldered on – and you should’ve seen how happy the shopkeeper was when I bought that Cornetto! Definitely the first Cornetto he’s sold in 2008. Made his week.
So there you go. A stunning victory for the Portege R500, with its modern…
