http://news.softpedia.com Softpedia News - Displays Softpedia News en-us 2001 - 2012 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Tue, 29 May 2012 01:03:14 GMT Tue, 29 May 2012 01:03:14 GMT News http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 10 http://news.softpedia.com/base_img/softpedia_logo.gif http://news.softpedia.com http://news.softpedia.com/news/NEC-Launches-10-Bit-Professional-P-IPS-24-quot-Monitor-272101.shtml Japanese giant company NEC is a well-known traditional manufacturer of high-quality monitors targeted at imaging professionals. The company has just announced the NEC SpectraView 241 professional 24” monitor, on its official website.

The NEC SpectraView 241 comes with a 10-Bit P- IPS panel.

P-IPS is short for... (read more)]]> Mon, 28 May 2012 13:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/NEC-Launches-10-Bit-Professional-P-IPS-24-quot-Monitor-272101.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/NEC-Launches-10-Bit-Professional-P-IPS-24-quot-Monitor-272101.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/55-Inch-LG-OLED-TV-Gets-Named-and-Priced-271490.shtml It has been known for months that LG would start selling an OLED TV this year, but only now has the name of the panel, as well as the price, made its way to the Internet.

OLED (organic light-emitting diodes) is a display technology usually employed in phones and other small gadgets.

Its power draw is low enough to make life ea... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 19:01:01 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/55-Inch-LG-OLED-TV-Gets-Named-and-Priced-271490.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/55-Inch-LG-OLED-TV-Gets-Named-and-Priced-271490.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-and-Sony-Impose-Minimum-Cheap-TV-Prices-271453.shtml Very soon you won't be able to find Sony and Samsung-branded TVs for the same low prices you might have seen a few weeks or months before today.

The two companies are taking an unfortunate page out of Apple's book: minimum price enforcement for consumer electronics products.

More precisely, Sony and Samsung have decided ... (read more)]]> Thu, 24 May 2012 09:27:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-and-Sony-Impose-Minimum-Cheap-TV-Prices-271453.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-and-Sony-Impose-Minimum-Cheap-TV-Prices-271453.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Plastic-Logic-Demos-Flexible-E-Reader-Screen-269617.shtml Between Amazon and Barnes & Noble, there isn't much attention left in people to divert towards e-reader makers that don't have a presence worldwide, but that doesn't mean there aren't other successful products than the Kindle and the Nook.

As it happens, while Amazon's Kindle and B&N's Nook are quite popular in the US and Europe, a thir... (read more)]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 11:35:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Plastic-Logic-Demos-Flexible-E-Reader-Screen-269617.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Plastic-Logic-Demos-Flexible-E-Reader-Screen-269617.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bubble-Display-Is-Not-What-You-Might-Think-269255.shtml There are a whole bunch of different display technologies powering today's displays, but the ones that haven't gone into use are often the most interesting.

Matt Bell's water-based display screen, if it can be called such, is probably one of the most unusual methods of creating pixels yet.

In his own words, “the idea is... (read more)]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 07:26:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bubble-Display-Is-Not-What-You-Might-Think-269255.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Bubble-Display-Is-Not-What-You-Might-Think-269255.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Motorola-Patents-Anti-Smudge-Display-Technology-269014.shtml There already are so-called anti-smudge display panels, but no one said it was impossible to come up with different or better ones, so Motorola has done just that.

Having a patent, for one, means that you can use an idea without worrying that it will be stolen before you get a product benefiting from it out the door.

It ... (read more)]]> Fri, 11 May 2012 11:54:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Motorola-Patents-Anti-Smudge-Display-Technology-269014.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Motorola-Patents-Anti-Smudge-Display-Technology-269014.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-Intros-TVs-With-Phone-and-Tablet-Support-268764.shtml Using your phone or tablet as a sort of remote control is possible on certain TVs, but not many, so Samsung figured it might as well launch a few more.

The MHL (mobile high-definition link) standard is quite young, but has several supporters already : Nokia, Samsung, Silicon Image, Sony and Toshiba.

Samsung has just rev... (read more)]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 20:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-Intros-TVs-With-Phone-and-Tablet-Support-268764.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-Intros-TVs-With-Phone-and-Tablet-Support-268764.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/TOSHIBA-Presents-QuadHD-55-LED-TV-268730.shtml Japanese technology giant Toshiba has recently presented their normal 55” LED QuadHD TV set. This new model is called the Regza 55XS5 and it keeps the 3840 x 2160 LCD panel like its older 3D headache-enabled brother, but it switches to edge LED lighting instead of local dimming and gets rid of the annoying 3D function.

Unfortunately, the new ... (read more)]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 09:41:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/TOSHIBA-Presents-QuadHD-55-LED-TV-268730.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/TOSHIBA-Presents-QuadHD-55-LED-TV-268730.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Philips-USB-Monitor-Now-in-Europe-268683.shtml Monitors come in many shapes, sizes and connectivity capabilities, some more common than others, and Philips has just extended the availability of one of the rarer ones.

The product that has now made its way to European stores is a certain liquid crystal display monitor called 221S3UCB.

The words “liquid crystal display monitor&... (read more)]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 07:56:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Philips-USB-Monitor-Now-in-Europe-268683.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Philips-USB-Monitor-Now-in-Europe-268683.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Green-House-20-Inch-Widescreen-Monitor-Debuts-268223.shtml People checking out retail stores in Japan may run across a certain monitor, or pair of monitors, that a company from the Country of Sunrise completed not too long ago.

Hermitage Akihabara is again conveying news about products that have only just been launched in Japan.

The company now getting attention is Green House, h... (read more)]]> Tue, 8 May 2012 23:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Green-House-20-Inch-Widescreen-Monitor-Debuts-268223.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Green-House-20-Inch-Widescreen-Monitor-Debuts-268223.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/TVs-Are-Going-to-Rise-in-Price-This-Month-268055.shtml They may not be going through the same type of supply strain as hard disk drives did early in the year, but large-size TVs aren't exactly in abundance right now.

That isn't to say that there aren't enough of them to sell, because the world isn't in that kind of bind just yet, and hopefully never will be.

The so-called shortage... (read more)]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 17:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/TVs-Are-Going-to-Rise-in-Price-This-Month-268055.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/TVs-Are-Going-to-Rise-in-Price-This-Month-268055.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/LG-Brings-Quad-Core-ARM-Powered-TVs-with-Google-Android-OS-268015.shtml Google is reportedly taking over our TV sets with its Android operating system. LG will start shipping these Google TVs beginning with 17th of May this year.

The TV sets are powered by a custom quad core ARM processor most likely based on the Cortex A9 design. The operating system is not exactly Google’s well-known An... (read more)]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 10:21:01 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/LG-Brings-Quad-Core-ARM-Powered-TVs-with-Google-Android-OS-268015.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/LG-Brings-Quad-Core-ARM-Powered-TVs-with-Google-Android-OS-268015.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/LG-Make-PCs-Unnecessary-With-P-Series-Monitors-267975.shtml LG Electronics may have just offered businesses the type of solution they sought in their quest to reduce infrastructure costs without butchering their productivity.

There are many work positions nowadays that require employees to have their own computer, but LG may have removed this need.

Its P Series, new VMware-based Z... (read more)]]> Mon, 7 May 2012 07:59:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/LG-Make-PCs-Unnecessary-With-P-Series-Monitors-267975.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/LG-Make-PCs-Unnecessary-With-P-Series-Monitors-267975.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-Intros-the-ProArt-PA248Q-Professional-LCD-267468.shtml ASUS has reportedly introduced today the PA248Q ProArt Series LCD IPS display with excellent color fidelity and nice features such as four USB 3.0 ports. This monitor is targeted for photography and design professionals.

This is one of the few 16:10 aspect ratio monitors we’ve seen lately. It has a  1920 x 1200 IPS LED-backl... (read more)]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 16:41:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-Intros-the-ProArt-PA248Q-Professional-LCD-267468.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/ASUS-Intros-the-ProArt-PA248Q-Professional-LCD-267468.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/ViewSonic-Launches-New-Full-HD-LED-Monitor-267407.shtml ViewSonic probably has a point when it calls a certain new monitor “super-slim,” but after staring at the thing, or its photo anyway, we can't help but feel that there isn't much point to that “slimness.”

In its press release, ViewSonic describes the 24-inch VX2460h-LED as “offering the thinnest profile avail... (read more)]]> Wed, 2 May 2012 13:07:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/ViewSonic-Launches-New-Full-HD-LED-Monitor-267407.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/ViewSonic-Launches-New-Full-HD-LED-Monitor-267407.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Panasonic-Intros-145-Inch-8K-Resolution-Plasma-Display-266780.shtml Panasonic built and introduced many displays over the years, but none of them comes close to matching the sheer awe and interest that the one we are going to cover here instills.

We should probably say upfront that the panel we are going to talk about is one that people will have to admire from a distance.

After ... (read more)]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 12:04:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Panasonic-Intros-145-Inch-8K-Resolution-Plasma-Display-266780.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Panasonic-Intros-145-Inch-8K-Resolution-Plasma-Display-266780.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Here-Is-a-Monitor-That-People-Can-Actually-Afford-Courtesy-of-LG-266736.shtml After seeing the arrival of so many monitors and HDTVs with this or that special feature, we finally get to see one that caters to the needs of the common man.

We should probably start by saying that the type of display we are going to talk about is not usually the sort that mainstream and entry-level customers can g... (read more)]]> Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Here-Is-a-Monitor-That-People-Can-Actually-Afford-Courtesy-of-LG-266736.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Here-Is-a-Monitor-That-People-Can-Actually-Afford-Courtesy-of-LG-266736.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Price-of-OLED-Screens-Will-Fall-in-2013-266404.shtml Japanese company Matsushita Corporation, owner of the Panasonic brand, has reportedly announced that it is investing up to $370 million to build the sixth generation pilot and the 8.5 generation of OLED R&D manufacturing lines.

OLED seems to be taking ages to become mainstream technology, but despite the fact we’re still not there yet, w... (read more)]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:05:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Price-of-OLED-Screens-Will-Fall-in-2013-266404.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Price-of-OLED-Screens-Will-Fall-in-2013-266404.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Two-Mitsubishi-23-Inch-Monitors-Unveiled-266137.shtml Mitsubishi has made one of those product announcements that provides all relevant information without actually being accompanied by market availability.

There are, or perhaps it would be more accurate to say that there will be, two new DiamondCrysta monitors in Mitsubishi's collection.

Both of them have a diagonal of 23 inches ... (read more)]]> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Two-Mitsubishi-23-Inch-Monitors-Unveiled-266137.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Two-Mitsubishi-23-Inch-Monitors-Unveiled-266137.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Company-Invents-Flexible-Partially-Transparent-Solar-Panels-265940.shtml Solar energy is one of the, if not the most, convenient natural resources, being essentially inextinguishable, so we'll definitely take notice of any breakthrough in this field.

It so happens that an upstart German company has set the foundations for what may be the future or energy harnessing.

Under the apt ... (read more)]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Company-Invents-Flexible-Partially-Transparent-Solar-Panels-265940.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Company-Invents-Flexible-Partially-Transparent-Solar-Panels-265940.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pixel-Qi-Reveals-iPad-3-Display-Rival-With-Massive-Power-Savings-265819.shtml Pixel Qi's idea for a screen that can absorb ambient light is not a bad one, but there aren't perfect implementations of it yet, hence why the technology is relatively unknown still.

Some time ago, Pixel Qi promised that higher-resolution and even more power-efficient displays were on the way.

The compa... (read more)]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pixel-Qi-Reveals-iPad-3-Display-Rival-With-Massive-Power-Savings-265819.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Pixel-Qi-Reveals-iPad-3-Display-Rival-With-Massive-Power-Savings-265819.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/IKEA-Announces-Uppleva-Furniture-Integrating-a-TV-and-a-Blu-ray-Player-264835.shtml IKEA has just announced the Uppleva, a furniture piece integrating a TV and a Blu-ray player complete with a 2.1 audio system and a wireless subwoofer, on its official website.

It took us some time, around twenty years or so, but the Star Trek: TNG furniture packed with technology is finally here in mass product... (read more)]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:44:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/IKEA-Announces-Uppleva-Furniture-Integrating-a-TV-and-a-Blu-ray-Player-264835.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/IKEA-Announces-Uppleva-Furniture-Integrating-a-TV-and-a-Blu-ray-Player-264835.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Intel-Desires-Displays-with-More-Than-FullHD-Resolution-264670.shtml Intel has shared its vision of Ultra High Definition displays at the Intel Developer Forum event in Beijing, China. Ultra High Definition (UHD) displays are screens that have a pixel density of more than 220 pixels per inch (PPI).

In a second move that makes the company appear like it’s a driving force for quality enrichme... (read more)]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:36:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Intel-Desires-Displays-with-More-Than-FullHD-Resolution-264670.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Intel-Desires-Displays-with-More-Than-FullHD-Resolution-264670.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Constantin Murariu) http://news.softpedia.com/news/1-366-x-768-Resolution-Becomes-More-Popular-Than-1-024-x-768-264255.shtml The resolution commonly associated with HD video-capable TVs has apparently become more widespread among displays, around the world, than 1,024 x 768 pixels.

It was only a matter of time before the HD resolution, 1,366 x 768 pixels, became the most commonly used in the world.

Until not too long ago, that pos... (read more)]]> Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/1-366-x-768-Resolution-Becomes-More-Popular-Than-1-024-x-768-264255.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/1-366-x-768-Resolution-Becomes-More-Popular-Than-1-024-x-768-264255.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Based-Graphics-Card-Gives-High-End-Graphics-to-Multiple-Displays-262414.shtml People may pay the most attention to AMD's ventures on the consumer graphics market, but the company is active in other fields as well, such as embedded computing.

Speaking of embedded computing, the Sunnyvale, California-based company now powers a fairly mighty embedded video card.

This isn't primar... (read more)]]> Tue, 3 Apr 2012 06:43:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Based-Graphics-Card-Gives-High-End-Graphics-to-Multiple-Displays-262414.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/AMD-Based-Graphics-Card-Gives-High-End-Graphics-to-Multiple-Displays-262414.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-Display-Co-Ltd-Now-Up-and-Running-262192.shtml It looks like Samsung was able to complete its LCD business spin-off plans in record time, or close enough for that choice of words to apply anyway.

Samsung Electronics reached the conclusion, back in February, that it was in its best interest to separate its liquid crystal display business from the fold.

Instead of selling it... (read more)]]> Mon, 2 Apr 2012 07:52:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-Display-Co-Ltd-Now-Up-and-Running-262192.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-Display-Co-Ltd-Now-Up-and-Running-262192.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Panasonic-and-Sony-Using-LG-3D-Technology-in-TVs-262161.shtml Panasonic and Sony both make displays of all types, more or less, but they are currently paying special attention to the market of TVs, especially large ones.

Already the Full HD image quality is basically standard on TVs, just like on monitors, and brightness, contrast and energy efficiency are none too shabby either.

... (read more)]]> Mon, 2 Apr 2012 06:26:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Panasonic-and-Sony-Using-LG-3D-Technology-in-TVs-262161.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Panasonic-and-Sony-Using-LG-3D-Technology-in-TVs-262161.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/LG-Announces-6-Inch-Flexible-E-Reader-Plastic-Display-261676.shtml LG has made the announcement of a product that may very well change the face of the e-book and e-reader industry into one that customers have been wanting to see for a long time.

What the company did was formally introduce the first plastic electronic paper display, or EPD for short, that can bend at an angle of up to 40 degree... (read more)]]> Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:23:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/LG-Announces-6-Inch-Flexible-E-Reader-Plastic-Display-261676.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/LG-Announces-6-Inch-Flexible-E-Reader-Plastic-Display-261676.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Princeton-Reveals-24-Inch-and-19-Inch-Monitors-260917.shtml Princeton may have already unveiled two monitors this month, but that doesn't mean it can't or won't bring out some more.

The two displays that Princeton has unveiled in the country of sunrise are called PTFBYF-24W and PTFBYF-19W.

Their names already make it more or less clear what their sizes are, although the latter may... (read more)]]> Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:09:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Princeton-Reveals-24-Inch-and-19-Inch-Monitors-260917.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/Princeton-Reveals-24-Inch-and-19-Inch-Monitors-260917.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop) http://news.softpedia.com/news/LCD-Screen-Prices-Didn-t-Change-This-Month-Mostly-March-2012-260073.shtml After reading about so many price drops or hikes, caused by one factor or another, we at least get to see one IT market segment where companies aren't tossing tags around like a pachinko ball.

The market for liquid crystal display panels is experiencing a sort of tranquil period now, as the world prepares for a new wave ... (read more)]]> Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:55:00 GMT Softpedia News - Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/LCD-Screen-Prices-Didn-t-Change-This-Month-Mostly-March-2012-260073.shtml Displays http://news.softpedia.com/news/LCD-Screen-Prices-Didn-t-Change-This-Month-Mostly-March-2012-260073.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Sebastian Pop)