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LG is set to show a 15-inch OLED TV that is striking in both its luminosity and design.

The TV is expected to be introduced at the IFA 2009 consumer electric show in Berlin in September and launched at the end of the year, says the website, OLED-Display.net.

LG hasn’t revealed the pricing for these beauties but it is not likely to come cheap. Sony’s 11-inch OLED TV costs $2500.

The new LG OLED display looks much like a photo frame with its controls and ports tucked in behind the screen. The screen can be wall mounted and tilted for best viewing angle.

OLED (organic light emitting diode)-based displays are taking off in a big way with companies such as Samsung and Nokia offering mobile phones with small OLED displays. The displays are attractive to consumers because they offer extremely vivid colors and high clarity. But so far the high cost of these screens has meant the technology hasn’t become widely used in consumer products.

The new LG 15-inch OLED TV could be a sign that these displays may now be ready to take the place of LCD and Plasma in HD TVs. With mass production and high sales volume, prices of these TVs could come down rapidly in the next few years. LG is also reportedly working on a 40-inch OLED TV.

More pictures of the LG OLED TV

If the Storm 2 seriously uses newfangled piezoelectrics to provide localized tactile response on its display — something the original Storm lacked with just a single clicky button mounted underneath the screen’s center point — then how come we’re coming to find out we’ve got four buttons mounted near the corners this time around? At this point, this picture posted of the Storm 2’s sensitive innards probably raises more questions than it answers — we’re clearly looking at four buttons here, which as CrackBerry says would facilitate the “multi-press” necessary to engage key modifiers like Alt just as you would on a regular keyboard. The problem is that this doesn’t even being to explain how or why the screen hardens up like a rock when the phone is off, because the four buttons plus traditional capacitive touch sensitivity would realistically get the job done without alien technology. We’re looking forward to a thorough briefing from RIM once the phone gains some official recognition, but until then, let the theories fly.

[Thanks, Doughy]

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BlackBerry Storm 2’s voodoo-powered screen torn apart, raises more questions originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We firmly believe that the all-too-popular ‘green card‘ is flailed about far too haphazardly these days, but whatever the case, BenQ‘s sure doing its darnedest to explain just how much Ma Earth adores its latest duo of V Series monitors. The 24-inch V2400 Eco and 21.5-inch V2200 Eco are both outfitted with LED-backlit 1080p panels, comically inflated dynamic contrast ratios (5,000,000:1, if you can even believe that) and a shell constructed from 28 percent recycled plastic. Meanwhile, we’re told these panels can suck down around 30 percent less power while in Eco mode, and overall, they consume approximately 36 percent less power than CCFL displays. If you’re onboard with everything, look for these to land in your neck of the woods soon, with China getting ’em first in a week or so.

[Via Far East Gizmos]

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BenQ grabs green card with LED-backlit V2200 / V2400 Eco monitors originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:17:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Geoff, who is hoping to find a new LCD to serve two masters.

“I have a MacBook Pro and an Xbox 360 and I would like to get a 20- to 24-inch display that will support both devices. The speakers should be inbuilt, or there should be an aux out on the display to hook up external speakers. Help! Please!”

The glaring omission of a price limit here has us a bit scared, but we get the feeling Sir Geoff isn’t looking to shatter the bank. Keep in mind that a speedy refresh rate will be needed for the gaming aspect, and it needs an HDMI and DVI socket at the very least. Get those gears a-grindin’!

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Ask Engadget: Best 20- to 24-inch LCD monitor with HDMI / DVI? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 Aug 2009 21:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So you’ve seen the ThinkPad W700ds and thought you could do with one of those compact secondary displays, eh? If Century’s earlier Plus One model didn’t exactly float your boat, you may be excited to learn that the company is adding DVI connectivity to the 8-inch panel, while keeping the same 800 x 600 resolution, USB input and 250 nits of brightness. Being able to alternate between two video sources without fiddling with cables is definitely appealing, as is the reduced CPU overhead when selecting the DVI linkup. Sadly, the price still hasn’t climbed down to sane levels, and at $174 before shipping, you’re probably better off scooping up some previously loved 17-inch LCD for even less. Or just cramming all 23 of those IM windows into that fancy cascading toolbar, whichever works.

[Via Akihabara News]

Update: Turns out that DVI port is actually an output, and it seems the product listing has now been changed to reflect that. Thanks, gothamsound!

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Century’s 8-inch Plus One LCD-8000UD adds DVI input, character originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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