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23-Inch High-End Professional Monitor Launched by NEC

NEC could probably make a lot of money if it really tried its hand on the consumer display market, but it is content with creating and selling monitors to customers from the professional/enterprise segment. The MultiSync EA EA234WMi is the newest monitor launched for that particular sector, but not a particularly e...

17 May 2013
02:55 GMT

NEC MultiSync MD211C2 and MD211C3 Medical-Grade Monitors Released

NEC's MultiSync collection of monitors continues to grow. The 22-Inch MultiSync E223W came out the other day, and now the MD211C2 and MD211C3 have joined their siblings as well. The E223W is a more or less normal, office display, so it didn't bother trying to integrate too many perks. Even its resolution ...

10 May 2013
03:49 GMT

NEC Releases 22-Inch MultiSync E223W Monitor

NEC's MultiSync collection of monitors seems to grow a bit every month, either by one or more models. What we have here is this month's latest addition to the line: MultiSync E223W. If anything, NEC is aiming for people who work in cubicles or in other positions that do not need too much work space. Then...

9 May 2013
05:41 GMT

Axiomtek PCAP Panel Computer, an 18.4-Inch All-in-One Monitor

Among the unusual sights in the IT industry, Axiomtek's latest invention may just stand out even more than the rest, having a modulized design, of all things, which allows easy deployment and maintenance. We'd call this an all-in-one computer, since that's essentially what the item is, but the look a...

7 May 2013
08:07 GMT

Acer Launches EPEAT Gold-Rated B6 and V6 Monitors

While preparing new tablets and laptops, Acer is also launching new monitors, even models with particularly mobile stands. The latest series that have made their way to the market are called Acer B6 and Acer V6. The former comes in 22 to 27 inches, while the latter are available in 19 to 24 inches. All of them hav...

29 April 2013
10:37 GMT

New 23-Inch IPS Monitor Released by iiyama

Some of the displays released nowadays are packed full of borderline unnecessary features and have such high specs that few will afford to buy them. Then, there are the moderate ones, which everyone will consider getting because of being well-rounded. The iiyama ProLite XB2380HS-2 is one of the latter types, measur...

26 April 2013
08:04 GMT

New 24-Inch NEC Professional Desktop Monitors Debut

When we read “entry-level,” we usually assume that the device we are looking at has the minimum set of features for its kind, in order to reach a low price, but NEC has broken the mold with its two newest MultiSync monitors. Measuring 24 inches in diagonal, they are described as “entry-level profe...

23 April 2013
03:08 GMT

Monitoring Software Zabbix 2.0.6 Final Is Available for Download

Zabbix, an enterprise-class open-source distributed monitoring solution, released under the GPL (free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial use), is now at version 2.0.6. Highlights of Zabbix 2.0.6: • The performance of low-level discovery has been improved; • The performance of "System status"...

22 April 2013
16:31 GMT

Monitoring Software Zabbix 2.0.6 RC1 Is Available for Testing

Zabbix, an enterprise-class open-source distributed monitoring solution, released under the GPL (free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial use), is now at version 2.0.6 RC1.Highlights of Zabbix 2.0.6 RC1:• The performance of low-level discovery has been improved for discovered devices;• The perf...

15 April 2013
12:03 GMT

AH-IPS 24-Inch Monitor Released by ASUS

ASUS seems to be on a roll today, having revealed or leaked information on the Taichi 31 13.3-Inch ultrabook, the Cube Google TV box, an 18.4-inch Android desktop-tablet hybrid and, now, a 24-inch LCD monitor. In some ways, the new display is quite ordinary, but in others, it is not, although one might argue that i...

15 April 2013
07:45 GMT

4K UHD OLED Monitors of 30 and 56 Inches Revealed by Sony

The Ultra High-Definition resolution has been cropping up on the TV market a lot lately, but Sony doesn't want the monitor segment to fall behind, which is why it has put together two OLED 4K monitors. They measure 30 inches and 56 inches, respectively, and already have a following thanks to their appearance a...

8 April 2013
03:31 GMT

21.5-Inch Touchscreen Monitor Released by I-O Data

Since most monitors and TVs released lately use IPS panels, I-O Data figured it wouldn't hurt to offer a model that employed one of those good old-fashioned TN screens instead. IPS panels (in-plane switching) have the advantage of wider viewing angles and, in some ways, better image quality, but they sacrifice...

3 April 2013
05:56 GMT

EIZO Releases 17-Inch LCD Network Monitors

Normally, displays link to desktops or even laptops and all-in-one PCs via HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, or VGA, but there are exceptions, and Eizo has one such exception in the making. The two monitors that Eizo has revealed are unusual because of two things: they don't connect to PCs through those ports, and they ...

2 April 2013
05:43 GMT

NEC Creates 29-Inch LED-Backlit IPS Monitor with Ultra Wide Screen

Though NEC Display Solutions of America releases new monitors often enough, they don't really stand out too much, most of the time, but the latest addition to the MultiSync EA Series proves that there can always be exceptions. The clear difference between the new 29-inch MultiSync EA Series EA294WMi and most o...

2 April 2013
02:57 GMT

Download the Driver for Wacom’s Latest Cintiq Device – the 13HD Pen Display

Wacom has released its most recent pen display device that goes under the name of Cintiq 13HD, and we provide you with its driver. There are two packages: one EXE file compatible with all of Microsoft’s operating systems, and one DMG file suitable for MAC platforms. Up to a point, these files bring the same im...

21 March 2013
08:26 GMT

Iiyama Intros 27-Inch Ultra-Wide Screen Display

The widescreen aspect ratio is as popular as ever, even though it didn't start out as such. Even Iiyama's latest monitor uses it, and has a native resolution well beyond the so-called Full HD spec. Iiyama, being a Japanese company, has released its newest display only in its home country, as it tends to d...

21 March 2013
06:32 GMT

EIZO ColorEdge CG276 Monitor Gets New Firmware

EIZO, a Japanese manufacturer, has recently launched firmware version 1.0002 for their ColorEdge CG276 monitor. The new release improves the problem with the PC freezing at boot-up when connecting USB. Besides that, the color mode specification has changed from the original CAL(DVI)/ CAL(DP)/ CAL(HDMI) to the new CA...

20 March 2013
08:48 GMT

27-Inch Full HD LED Monitor Almost Finished by BenQ

There are products that show up on the market as though they had suddenly fallen from the sky, and then there are items that stay in limbo for so long that people forget they were ever supposed to arrive. BenQ's GW2760HS would have probably ended up as one of the latter, and some may even say it was one for a ...

20 March 2013
06:48 GMT

Monitorix 3.1.0 Gets Statistical FTP Graph

Monitorix, a free, open source, lightweight system monitoring tool designed to monitor as many services and system resources as possible, is now at version 3.1.0.Monitorix was created to be used under production UNIX/Linux servers, but due to its simplicity and small size, it can be used on embedded devices as well.H...

16 March 2013
09:12 GMT

Acer B6 and V6, the First Monitors Made of Recycled Plastic

A few days ago, we reported on Acer's decision to start contributing more to the preservation of the environment. The company was going to start recycling plastic and use it in the making of new products. Now we have the first monitors built according to this plan: the B6 and V6 series. Both lines are made fo...

16 March 2013
08:04 GMT

TV and LCD Monitor Panels Drop in Price in February

We've just finished reporting just how much lower January 2013 shipments of large-size displays have been, compared to December 2012 and January 2012. Now we get one of our suspicions confirmed, namely that this hasn't done good things to pricing schemes. Then again, consumers will disagree. Lower prices ...

21 February 2013
09:23 GMT

January Brings 10.4% Drop in Large Display Sales

When asked, most people would say that even one million is a huge number, so learning that January was a time when 65.16 million large-size displays shipped would sound amazing to most. It turns out the figure really isn't all it's cracked up to be. Not only is it 10.4% lower on month (meaning compared to...

21 February 2013
08:47 GMT

Download Drivers for Acer’s Most Recent H Series Monitors

Acer has released two new Full HD monitors, namely H226HQL and H236HL, and the drivers available for these devices are compatible with Microsoft’s latest operating system, both bit versions. The packages install the information file to define the Monitor INF (Information file for the 1920 x 1080 maximum resolu...

19 February 2013
10:09 GMT

Two New LED-Backlit Displays Released by Acer

The market for displays continues to flow, and while there hasn't been a noticeable upsurge in demand in years, there hasn't been too great a decline either, so new monitors come out all the time, like now. Acer is the company behind the existence of the H6 Series H226HQL and H236HL personal computer moni...

19 February 2013
05:46 GMT

Download the Latest Driver for Asus’ PB278Q LED Monitor

Asus has released a new driver for its PB278Q Professional LED Monitor and not only is it compatible with Microsoft’s most recent operating system, either 32-bit or 64-bit, but it’s also Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WHQL) Certified.The driver contains the Monitor Information (INF) File for the maximum r...

13 February 2013
08:37 GMT

Dell Also Releases Dual Monitor Stand and Single Monitor Arm

The new business and video design monitors that Dell released are all well and good, but the company has some complementary products to brag about as well. Namely, there are two accessories that will make monitor use and installation easier and more convenient, especially for multitaskers. One of them is the Dell S...

12 February 2013
10:00 GMT

Three New LCD Monitors Launched by Dell

The UltraSharp series of monitors from Dell has just received three additions, though none of them are selling yet, and Dell isn't saying exactly when they'll get here. Called U3014, U2713H and U2913WM, they measure 30 inches, 27 inches and 29 inches, respectively. The U3014 has a native resolution of 256...

12 February 2013
09:38 GMT

Monitoring Software Zabbix 2.0.5 RC1 Is Available for Testing

Zabbix, an enterprise-class open-source distributed monitoring solution, released under the GPL (free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial use), is now at version 2.0.5 RC1. Highlights of Zabbix 2.0.5 RC1: • Now it is possible to have up-to 2GB of memory for configuration cache. It is needed for la...

7 February 2013
10:33 GMT

10% of All Monitors Will Have Touchscreens by the End of 2013

We've already seen laptops and monitors integrating touch panels more often than in previous years, and now we can make an idea of the so-called penetration rate. Many of the LCD displays revealed in the news over the past few months have been touchscreens. This might have painted a false picture of the market,...

30 January 2013
11:40 GMT

32-Inch UHD 4K IGZO PC Monitor Released by Sharp

IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) LCD panels (liquid crystal displays) are one of the display technologies most adept at reaching high pixel densities. That is why Sharp has decided to use it in the making of a 32-inch Ultra High-Definition PC monitor. While 4K UHD TVs are already significant in number, even thoug...

28 January 2013
07:14 GMT

Samsung Launches Three New Monitor Collections

Samsung could have launched a single monitor, or several of them one by one, but instead, it decided to refresh its whole business lineup in one swoop. No less than three new sets of displays have been launched. Instead of consumers, Samsung is catering to the needs of businesspersons, and everyone else that works...

23 January 2013
04:10 GMT

CES 2013: Zalman Demos LED-Backlit LCDs

CES 2013 has ended, but there are still a few products that we didn't get around to mentioning, like the Zalman TM215, the TM230, TM270 and TM270VA LED-backlit LCD monitors. In that order, the displays measure 21.5 inches, 23 inches, 27 inches and, again, 27 inches. The only difference between the TM270VA and ...

12 January 2013
06:21 GMT

Monitoring Software Zabbix 1.8.16 RC2 Is Available for Testing

Zabbix, an enterprise-class open source distributed monitoring solution, released under the GPL (free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial use), is now at version 1.8.16 RC2. Highlights of Zabbix 1.8.16 RC2: • IPMI remote commands and scripts have been fixed; • The handling of PerfCounter erro...

11 January 2013
08:44 GMT

Very Fast Gaming Monitor Released by BenQ

The RL2455HM is the newest monitor to leave BenQ's development labs, and it is one that, the company claims, is aimed at professional gamers and equipped with all the features necessary to suit their needs. BenQ is using the term “professional gamer” a bit loosely here, since the latest RL Series p...

11 January 2013
03:46 GMT

CES 2013: ViewSonic's TD 40 Windows 8 Touch Displays

Whether or not it feels strange and tiresome to reach forward and touch a monitor all the time, ViewSonic has immersed itself fully in the idea of touch-enabled displays. Windows 8 demands no less. In its press release, made in Las Vegas, Nevada during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2013), it spoke of three 10-...

8 January 2013
08:43 GMT

CES 2013: HP Launches a Bunch of New Monitors

HP has a very large booth at CES 2013, in Las Vegas, Nevada, which means that it didn't have to exclude any products form its exhibition. Case in point, the range of displays being exhibited is very large. We've already written about the U160 USB monitor, so now we can examine the “normal” mon...

7 January 2013
08:10 GMT

CES 2013: HP Launches Its First USB Monitor, U160 with HD Resolution

DVI, DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA connectors allow for a lot of video data to be sent to a display, which is why they can handle resolutions like 1080p (Full HD) and above. USB monitors have to do with less though. It isn't just the data limit. USB monitors also need to run on just the energy provided by the Unive...

7 January 2013
07:05 GMT

Samsung Launches Series 7 Touch Monitor

Samsung may have launched a bunch of touch-enabled monitors and laptops over the past year, especially during the second half, but it is only now that the first Windows-8 optimized multi-touch monitor is making its debut. Those, at least, are the words that Samsung used to describe the Series 7 SC770 Touch, a slim...

3 January 2013
05:21 GMT

LibrePlan 1.3.3 Gets Performance Improvements

LibrePlan, a collaborative tool to plan, monitor and control projects that has a rich web interface which provides a desktop-like user experience, is now at version 1.3.3. Highlights of LibrePlan 1.3.3: • Performance improvements on the project listing window have been implemented (especially when working with...

28 December 2012
11:23 GMT

New 27-Inch Monitor Launched by BenQ

27-inch monitors really seem to be getting released constantly these days, with or without 3D support. BenQ has the latest such monitor ready. Called GW2760HS, the newcomer is actually quite impressive, with its viewing angles of 178 degrees, Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), LED backlighting and contrast rat...

20 December 2012
08:54 GMT

NEC Intros New, Eco-Friendly, 24.1 Inch Widescreen LCD Monitor

NEC is bringing to the public a new competitor for the LCD market: MultiSync LCD-EA244WMi. It has a 24.1 inch diagonal and a maximum resolution of 1920×1200. At a first glance, you might think it's just another monitor but what really matters is packed inside.To start with, NEC focused its efforts on achie...

19 December 2012
09:03 GMT

LG Launches IPS Monitors with 2560 x 1440 Resolution

Display makers release monitors regularly, sometimes too often, but this particular facet of the industry is actually doing better than other sides of IT, which is probably why LG is taking chances. Rather than stick to the tried and true blueprint of Full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), a TN panel and 250 cd/m...

19 December 2012
04:59 GMT

Rare 5:4 Nearly Square Monitor Released by Iiyama

Nowadays, 4:3 monitors, which used to be the norm at one point, are quite rare compared to 16:9 ones (HD and Full HD), but what some may have forgotten is that there is a type of monitor that is even rarer. The 4:3 aspect ratio used to be the normal consumer standard, with the resolutions of 1024 x 768 being the mo...

13 December 2012
05:43 GMT

LED ProLite 24-Inch Monitor Launched by Iiyama

Iiyama is doing a good job of getting things back into routine. After uncanny and/or strange items like the Razer Fiona gamepad tablet and the USB hairbrush, a common monitor can be viewed as a welcome relief by some. Then again, that isn't quite accurate to say. While a monitor release is a common occurrence,...

12 December 2012
04:12 GMT

Dell UltraSharp U2713H, a 2560 x 1440 Monitor

After seeing even the smallest information on the 110-inch 4K TV from Westinghouse, the new monitor from Dell will seem positively mediocre, even though it is anything but. The monitor is as high-end as LCD displays can get, but it doesn't even come close to the level of the huge TV that will be shown off at C...

5 December 2012
07:02 GMT

LibrePlan 1.3.2 Has Support for Ubuntu 12.10 and Fedora 17

LibrePlan, a collaborative tool to plan, monitor and control projects that has a rich web interface which provides a desktop-like user experience, is now at version 1.3.2. Highlights of LibrePlan 1.3.2: • The project status report has been extended and now incorporates new columns with cost data; • The pl...

4 December 2012
07:10 GMT

Philips Reveals 3D Display with Ambiglow Technology

Since acceptable display quality isn't varied enough to differentiate between monitors, display makers have to use other means of attracting customers. Philips has a very unusual one in mind. Philips has officially introduced the Gioco 278G4 3D display, whose specifications are, overall, regular, but whose spe...

3 December 2012
07:40 GMT

Monitoring Software Zabbix 2.0.4 RC1 Is Available for Testing

Zabbix, an enterprise-class open source distributed monitoring solution, released under the GPL (free of charge for both commercial and non-commercial use), is now at version 2.0.4 RC1. Highlights of Zabbix 2.0.4 RC1: • Flicker-free screen shadowing has been implemented for old screen data; • Support of {...

29 November 2012
11:13 GMT

Eco-Friendly and Cheap LCD Monitor Launched by NEC

We don't know exactly what price NEC's LCD-AS192WM monitor will sport when it finally starts selling, but it won't be all that high, given its specs. As this report shows, the product is an LCD monitor with LED backlighting, a TN film panel, the 16:10 aspect ratio and a native resolution of 1440 x 900...

29 November 2012
04:43 GMT

4K UHD Sharp IGZO Display, a Professional Monitor

When the International Telecommunication Union came together and dubbed 4K resolution, as well as 8K for that matter, UHDTV, we did not expect the standard to show up on other types of panels, not so soon at any rate. UHDTV stands for ultra-high definition television and defines a native resolution of 3840 x 2160 (...

28 November 2012
04:17 GMT


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