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Need a few new pixels to display your shiny new digital images on? LaCie‘s got you covered, with its new 324i offering a premium feature set to accompany a premium price. Aimed specifically at creative pros with the pockets to appreciate a 10-bit P-IPS panel, exceedingly wide color gamuts (102 percent NTSC; 98 percent Adobe RGB), a slew of input connectors (DVI-D, HDMI, component and DisplayPort), 178-degree viewing angles and an anti-glare coating. The 24-inch panel boasts a 1920 x 1200 resolution, and the multifunction stand enables users to pivot the display for horizontal or vertical viewing. We gawked at it for a few minutes here at Photokina, and while the design is thoroughly corporate, the picture quality is indeed stunning. Other specs include a 1000:1 contrast ratio, a trio of USB 2.0 ports and an integrated cable manager; she’s on sale today for a stiff $1,249.99, but man, we’d almost pay it for that anti-glare action.

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LaCie pushes serious pixels on 24-inch 324i professional IPS display originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you’re been wringing your hands in wait for Apple’s new 27-inch IPS panel to land so you can place an order, today is your day. The 27-inch Apple Cinema Display is in the Apple Store now, and replaces the popular to look at but likely not well selling 30-inch model. The new display features a 2560 x 1440 native resolution and an LED backlit screen for brighter colors and energy savings. The display features a glossy screen, a built-in iSight Webcam, microphone, and speaker system. Since the 27-inch display is an IPS panel, you get near 180-degree viewing angles out of it.

The new display features three USB ports and a new Mini DisplayPort cable for computers that support it. Anyone else will have to get a DVI or VGA to Mini DisplayPort adapter. The new display also has a MagSafe connector, so Apple laptops can charge by connecting to the display directly instead of using a charger. The 27-inch Cinema Display is available now for $999.99, and ships within 1-2 weeks. 

Time to set aside childish things, dear readers. Dell’s just added the imperious U3011 monitor to the list of chattels available to purchase from its online store. This 30-inch IPS wonder offers a 7ms response time, 178-degree viewing angles on both axes, an eye-searing 370 nits of brightness, and a satisfyingly dense 2560 x 1600 resolution. A pair of DVI-D ports are kept company by a single DisplayPort and two HDMI inputs on the back, meaning that if you’ve got the cables, you’ll probably never have to reach around back after the initial setup. CNET‘s done an early review of this fresh new UltraSharp below and, if you must know, the 10-bit IPS panel walked away with an Editor’s Choice badge and a few stolen hearts. That menace!

[Thanks, Dan]

Dell UltraSharp U3011 now shipping: $1,499 for a 30-inch IPS panel with 2560 x 1600 res originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HTC already transitioned its Desire and Nexus One units from AMOLED to Super LCD, and it looks as if the outfit may soon be doing likewise on the highly popular Droid Incredible as it struggles against a long-running AMOLED shortage. The Verizon memo you see above clearly lays out the firm’s intentions, with an entirely new SKU (ADR6300VW3) expected to flush through retail channels “around the end of September.” In other words, those who purchase an Incredible after the end of this month will all but definitely be guaranteed an SLCD unit. We pinged HTC to see if it wanted to deny or confirm the claims, and here’s what we received:

“We haven’t announced any moves towards changing the Incredible display from AMOLED to SLCD.”

Yeah, a textbook denial. Oh, and if you’re wondering whether to rush or retard your impending Incredible purchase, have a look at our Desire head-to-head here. Decisions, decisions…

HTC Droid Incredible nearing switch from AMOLED to SLCD? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’d heard back at Christmastime 2009 that USB 3.0-infused DisplayLink kit would be hitting shelves in 2010, and lo and behold, it looks as if someone is dead-set on keeping a promise. Here at IDF 2010, DisplayLink has come forward with public plans to gravitate towards “any device, any display connectivity” with its new USB 3.0 chip platform. The DL-3000 and DL-1000 single chip series are being introduced in San Francisco, with each offering integrated display and networking connectivity, HD video support and “third generation DisplayLink adaptive real-time compression technology that dynamically manages bandwidth, taking full advantage bi-directional throughput of SuperSpeed USB.” The gist of all that? Thanks to SuperSpeed bandwidth increases, multiple full HD videos, high resolution graphics and networking data can be processed simultaneously, and there’s even the potential to enable graphics delivery over gigabit Ethernet. Essentially, USB 3.0 has opened up an entirely new playing field for DisplayLink, and we’re hoping that 2011 is the year that we finally put those resolution caps behind us on USB-enabled docking stations. We’ll let you know if we hear more from the show floor — much to our dismay, hardly anything is said about actual product implementation dates in the PR.

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DisplayLink aims for ‘any device, any display connectivity’ with USB 3.0 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:16:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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