USB-Powered Monitor from AOC Incoming

Displays don't usually come in an USB-connected package, but AOC created one of these things anyway, giving it the name of e1649fwu and HDCP compatibility, among other things.

The Universal Serial Bus is thus called because, with some effort, any piece of computer hardware, and devices of other sorts, can be designed with it.

Still, there were some areas where the interface couldn't exactly accomplish much, not until recently anyhow.

The area of large-size displays is one of said fields, though AOC more than circumvented whatever barriers there were.

The main issue behind the power draw of monitors is the backlighting technology, and CCFL (cold cathode fluorescent lights) definitely don't win any stars there.

Fortunately, there is the LED alternative, which has the same, or higher, prowess for a much lower power draw.

It is this LED technology that made the AOC e1649fwu possible, though the company did have to make liberal use of all the other energy efficiency lore it possessed.

Nevertheless, in the end, its efforts paid off, as the 16-inch USB-connected liquid crystal display (LCD) panel turned out to be a high-definition, high-contrast item with a brightness in no way inferior to that of common DVI, HDMI, D-Sub or DisplayPort-equipped monitors or TVs.

For those who want the exact specification, the 16-inch portable panel has a native resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels.

The dynamic contrast ratio will probably stand out, since 50,000,000:1 is no small number, and neither is the response time (5ms) anything to scoff at.

That said, AOC threw in a foldable stand, to let one easily place the panel in landscape or portrait positions wherever they may take it along.

Unfortunately, prospective buyers will have to keep waiting for a while before the item is set up for order, even if they do possess the $139 (the rough equivalent of 101 Euro) needed for it. October (2011) is when shipments will commence, according to reports.