Samsung intros eco-friendly LCD displays

Posted in Samsung by Conner Flynn on April 6th, 2009

Samsung intros eco-friendly LCD displaysSamsung is showing their love for the environment with the release of two more eco-friendly LCD displays in Korea. They’re in the SyncMaster 70 series with 20″ and 23″ sizes. The LCD displays will come with ToC (Touch of Color) Design and boast that they will suck up to 33% less energy compared to average LCDs.

If that turns out to be true, that’s pretty good. We like to see less waste. Aside from this power-saving feature, there aren’t any other details on this pair. Just a contrast ratio of 50,000 to 1 and a 2ms response time.

ViewSonic VT2230 LCD TV announced

Posted in Viewsonic by Conner Flynn on April 1st, 2009

ViewSonic VT2230 LCD TV announcedViewSonic just announced another LCD model for your consideration. The VT2230 LCD TV is a 22-incher, for those who need a smaller screen that offers a high quality image. It features a 16:9 aspect ratio with 1080p resolution, 5ms response time, 8,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and 300cd/m2 brightness.

Decent specs for an LCD that will be tucked away in that small area in your home. This one comes with several integrated tuners including NTSC, ATSC and QAM. The connections include HDMI, VGA, composite and S-Video inputs. You can get the ViewSonic VT2230 LCD TV now for a reasonable $349.

Samsung now producing LED edge-lit LCD panels

Posted in Samsung by Shane McGlaun on March 27th, 2009

samsung-logo-sbAt CES this year the big focus wasn’t on huge screens as it had been in the past years, but on how thin LCD and other types of TVs could be. There were some very thin TVs being shown at the show that looked pretty sexy. I still say that the only reason someone would care how thin their TV was is if they are wall mounting the set.

Samsung has announced that it is now in production with its energy efficient edge-lit LED backlit LCD panels. The panels are being produced in 40-inch, 46-inch, and 55-inch sizes for ultra thin big screen TVs. The screens are only 10.8mm thick according to Samsung.

Elivision puts 17-inch LCD display on a door

Posted in LCD by Conner Flynn on March 19th, 2009

Elivision puts 17-inch LCD display on a doorElivision believes that when god closes a window, he opens a door…with a 17-inch LCD display on it. Or something like that. Anyway, a door like this may be attached to your home in the near future. Developed using a Linux-based DID board, the display is accompanied by a speaker.

We don’t have any word on the pricing or specs, but hear that the display supports a range of media files fed through a USB port. Check out a video after the jump.

Bang & Olufsen announce 40-inch BeoVision 8 LCD HDTV

Posted in Bang & Olufsen by Conner Flynn on March 17th, 2009

Bang & Olufsen announce 40-inch BeoVision 8 LCD HDTVThe BeoVision 8 is entering big screen territory. Bang & Olufsen’s latest is known as the BV8-40, and stretches the LCD TV to a full 40-inches diagonally and features a nice 1,920 x 1,080 native resolution.

Some other specs include 500 cd/m2 brightness, a 3,000:1 contrast ratio, six-millisecond response time, a digital TV tuner (In DVB regions) and some nice internal speakers that have been tuned for the “reproduction of human speech”. All we know about pricing is that the MSRP is touted as affordable.

Asus EzLink LCD Monitor

Posted in ASUS by Conner Flynn on March 9th, 2009

Asus EzLink LCD MonitorAt the recently concluded CeBIT expo in Germany Asus introduced a new line of energy-efficient LCD monitors as well as their EzLink series – the first wireless monitor from the company. Users will need to hook up their displays using a Wireless Host Controller Interface (WHCI) or Wireless USB Host Wire Adapter (HWA).

Word is that there isn’t any noticeable degradation of quality compared to conventional wired displays, which is welcome news. Both the VH192C and VH196 are energy-efficient models that look out for the environment and are manufactured using low levels of mercury and just a few lamps. The end result is a power savings of over 20%.

Stitch takes a bite out of an LCD Display

Posted in LCD by Conner Flynn on March 8th, 2009

Stitch takes a bite out of an LCD DisplayNothing too cutting edge here, but if you have an unhealthy love of Disney characters and already own the Stitch humidifier, you might consider this Stitch LCD Display.

It’s a 20-incher that features 1680 x 1050 pixels, HDMI, D4, and even a B-CAS card reader. While stitch may be taking a huge bite, he hasn’t taken a bite out of the price, which is around €800. The mouth even opens up and it features stitch’s body clinging to the rear.

Guy turns HDTV into awesome digital pinball machine

Posted in HDTV by Conner Flynn on March 2nd, 2009


You may have noticed that it’s difficult to find arcades these days, no matter how many hours you drive around blasting some Loverboy or Huey Lewis and the News. It ain’t the 80s. What’s a Pinball enthusiast to do? You make some killer pinball games yourself, that’s what!

Take one BadBoyBill, who happens to be the admin of the HyperSpin forums. He used an HDTV, an LCD monitor and a 3D pinball program to build his own 1080p pinball machine. Oh yeah. Now you’re drooling and thinking back to those days at the arcade. The cabinet he created recreates the whole pinball experience and he can play any game he wants on the same machine. That is genius. Absolute genius.

Dell whips out green 24-inch LCD

Posted in Dell by Shane McGlaun on February 26th, 2009

Dell G2410 LCDOne of the biggest places that you can save on your power usage in your home or business is by cutting off devices like TVs and PC LCDs that draw power even when they aren’t being used. Dell has announced a new 14-inch LCD that has features for green power savings.

The display is called the G2410 24-inch Wide Green Flat Panel monitor. Typically, 24-inch LCDs have a resolution of 1920 x 1200, but dell cuts the G2410 back to 1920 x 1080, plenty for full 1080p movies and content. However, the gamer out there will be disappointed by the lack of full resolution.

LG 22-inch W2261VG LCD with 50k:1 contrast

Posted in LG by Conner Flynn on February 25th, 2009

LG 22-inch W2261VG LCD with 50k:1 contrastThis new monitor from LG is apparently only available in Japan at the moment. The W2261VG boasts a Full HD resolution TN panel LCD with 1000:1 contrast, 300 cd/m2 brightness and 160/170 viewing angles rating. Flip the switch and the 2ms rated panel can extend its 1000:1 contrast rating of up to 50k:1; revealing more details in darkly lit scenes.

As far as connectivity, it features HDMI, VGA and a HDCP compliant DVI-D digital port. Looks like its more suited for gaming and multimedia. It’s available now in Japan for $227.

Philips 21:9 52-inch LCD gets priced and dated in UK

Posted in Philips by Conner Flynn on February 22nd, 2009

Philips 21:9 52-inch LCD gets priced and dated in UKWe’ve been following this one for you for awhile now. And why wouldn’t we? Philip’s 52 inch LCD has us drooling. Now we have some price info to drop on ya, along with a June release in the UK.

The 52-inch ultra wide Cinema display will cost you £3535/$5044. It’s slightly expensive in cost per viewing inch, but it does offer a true anamorphic widescreen aspect. Now all we have to do on this side of the pond is wait.

82-Inch 1080p LCD coming from Honeywell

Posted in LCD by Conner Flynn on February 18th, 2009

82-Inch 1080p LCD coming from HoneywellHow does that headline grab you? Start saving your money now. According to HD Guru, Honeywell will sell an 82″ 1080p LCD in the US THIS year. Honeywell isn’t exactly a name we associated we the next huge-ass LCD.

They are actually just licensing their name to Taiwan-based Soyo, who will be making this 300-pound behemoth. Some features include 120Hz motion-blur reduction, 178-degree viewing angle, 3 HDMI inputs, and a dynamic contrast ratio of 120,000:1. The model number is MT-HWGWT8218AM.

LG LH30FD HDTV reduces power consumption by 70%

Posted in HDTV by Conner Flynn on February 11th, 2009

LG LH30FD HDTV reduces power consumption by 70%LG just announced the launch of it’s new LG LH30FD LCD HDTV series. The LCDs will come in three sizes, 47 inch, 42 inch and 32 inches and will feature rich finishes to compliment home interiors.

The interesting thing is that they are being promoted as energy saving devices with up to 70% reduction of power consumption when using the LCD’s unique power saving modes. No other specs yet or the pricing, but they will likely hit the Korean markets first.

MSI AP1900 is the slimmest All-In-One LCD PC

Posted in PCs by Conner Flynn on February 8th, 2009

MSI AP1900 is the slimmest All-In-One LCD PCMSI intros the slimmest all-in-one LCD PC in the world with the AP1900. It measures just 35mm in depth. Obviously this all-in-one will give you more desk space. You also won’t have to worry about those black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.

Some features include : 160 degree viewing angle, Intel Atom processor, Energy-saving and noise-reduction functions, Adjustable 5° to 15° back-and-forth, Integrated webcam, Dual track quality microphone, Stereo 3W speakers, and Multi DVD burner.

Buffalo 7 inch USB LCD display

Posted in Buffalo by Conner Flynn on January 28th, 2009

Buffalo 7 inch USB LCD displayBuffalo has launched a 7 inch USB LCD display dubbed the Buffalo FTD-W7, for use as a secondary screen for you notebook or PC.
This tiny LCD display will give you a resolution of 800 x 400 and a contrast ratio of 500:1, and it connects to your PC via your USB port.

The cool part is that the screen swivels, making it even more useful. I might look into getting one of these as I’m planning on buying several hundred displays in my bid to take over the world. I’m gonna need screens for email, world maps, radar, etc.