Jun 12

Eizo 23-inch FlexScan EV2333W-H chooses DisplayPort, not HDMI

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Nobody was happy to see digital video standards splinter along the lines of DisplayPort and HDMI back in 2007. Two years on and Dell and Apple seem to be the primary forces behind the standard as the rest of the consumer electronics industry opts for straight-up HDMI. Kind of makes you wonder if DisplayPort is the new Firewire particularly with HDMI 1.4 and minascule Type D HDMI plugs around the corner. At least Eizo’s tossing DisplayPort another bone today with the introduction of its 23-inch FlexScan EV2333W-H in Japan. The 1920×1080 pixel display with 3000:1 contrast, 300nits of brightness, and 7-ms response also packs a DVI-D jack to help ease the transition. It’ll cost ¥54,800 (about $560) when it lands in Japan mid-July. Not exactly a game-changer.

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Jun 11

LG’s Netflix-friendly 47LH50 and 50PS80 NetCast HDTVs now shipping in America

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Without a doubt, the next big thing in the world of HDTVs is internet capabilities. With Toshiba just shipping its own web-enabled sets this week, LG Electronics is making sure it doesn’t fall too far behind by floating a few of its own NetCast models out to the open market. Originally unveiled at CES, these HDTVs are the first from the company with built-in Netflix streaming support, and if you’re curious about model numbers, it’s the 47-inch 47LH50 LCD HDTV and the 50-inch 50PS80 plasma that are available today. LG tells us that the 42-inch 42LH50 LCD and 60-inch 60PS80 plasma should hit later this summer, but if you’re looking to buy now, you’ll have to pony up $1,999 for the 47LH50 or 50PS80.

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LG’s Netflix-friendly 47LH50 and 50PS80 NetCast HDTVs now shipping in America originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 11

Husqvarna’s Panthera Leo is the mower of the future for your lawn of today

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Husqvarna's Panthera Leo is the mower of the future, for your lawn of today

Concept cars are a dime a dozen around these parts — but concept lawnmowers? A little more rare, and the latest from Husqvarna looks to be about as closely related to that rusty John Deere in your shed as Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes McLaren F1 car is to your boss’s E-Class. It has paddles on the wheel for adjusting three independent mowing blades, a “sophisticated” LCD display that displays speed and obstacle proximity, and a rechargeable lithium-phosphate battery with enough staying power to trim your yard for two hours straight, all shown in a soothing and thoroughly rendered promo video after the break. The one thing it can’t do, apparently, is tame the wild locks of Swedish male models.

Gallery: Husqvarna Panthera Leo

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Jun 10

Cheap Geek: Toshiba LCD HDTV, Portable TV, Ultrasone Headphones

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Sure, there’s lots of free content online, but this column actually saves you money. Is it too much to ask that you Twitter about it to all your friends?

1. If you’re one of the many people frantically looking for a new TV in advance of the digital TV transition, let me help you out. NewEgg.com is selling the Toshiba 22LV505 for $369.99 with free shipping. This is a 22-inch LCD HDTV with a built-in DVD player. This is a pretty awesome deal, right? It offers a 1680×1050 pixel 720p resolution, a 1000:1 contrast ratio, and a slot-loading DVD player that can also handle CDs and MP3 discs. It’s a great value for a surprisingly small price.

2. Or maybe you’d like a smaller TV–much smaller. NewEgg.com again has you covered with the Axion 7-inch Handheld LCD TV, which also gets digital signals and is selling for a modest $119.99 with free shipping. If you’re planning a camping trip, but the idea of staring at a campfire all night doesn’t thrill you, take a portable TV set along.

3. Music lovers, it’s time to treat yourself to some seriously good headphones. German manufacturer Ultrasone is offering 40 percent off five pro models, and throwing in free shipping as well. To see the on-sale headphones, visit the Ultrasone site, click the Shop USA icon, then click Promotional Items. You’ll see the discounted price once the item you want is in your shopping cart.

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Jun 03

NEC introduces tree-hugging MultiSync E222W LCD monitor

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How do you make an otherwise plain, unassuming monitor one that’s worth paying attention to? You make it run off of sheer joy, that’s what. Sadly, we’ve yet to see an LCD that gets all the juice it needs from the smiles on our faces, but NEC‘s 22-inch MultiSync E222W is unquestionably a step in the right direction. Said panel is said to utilize 50 percent less power and contain half the amount of mercury compared to traditional LCD monitors, and as for specs, you’ll find a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution, 250 nits of brightness, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, a five millisecond response time, DVI / VGA sockets and a 4-way adjustable stand. Check it this July for $269.

[Via iTech News]

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Jun 03

ViewSonic intros new 20-, 22- and 24-inch VG27 LCD monitors

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Don’t get all worked up here, you won’t find anything too far out of the ordinary. That said, there’s nothing at all wrong with new LCD options in the 20-, 22- and 24-inch segments, and that’s exactly what ViewSonic‘s delivering. The VG2027wm, VG2227wm and VG2427wm are all equipped with 1,920 x 1,080 Full HD panels, a 20,000:1 contrast ratio, 300 nits of brightness, an integrated two-port USB 2.0 hub, DVI / VGA ports and built-in stereo speakers. The new trio can be had right now for $319, $399 and $499 from smallest to largest. Sexy side shot is after the break.

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Jun 02

Samsung unveils 55-inch HD LCD, low power 10.1-inch display, and more at SID 2009

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If you’re a display aficionado (which you probably are, unless that subscription to Display Aficionado we saw at your apartment was a holiday gift from a misguided aunt) the Samsung booth at SID 2009 is proving to be a non-stop thrill ride, from the company’s OLED displays to this next item, the “world’s first” true 240Hz full HD 55-inch LCD display. The company is also showing off a new 10.1-inch LCD for netbooks with 50% less power consumption and a none-too-shabby 1366 x 768 resolution. Also on tap is a new 4-inch qVGA TFT-LCD made using a printable semiconductor process, but no details are forthcoming there. Happy Display Week, everybody!

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May 29

Sharp adds cyan and yellow to its RGB displays, laughs scornfully at magenta

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Sharp adds cyan and yellow to its RGB displays, laughs scornfully at magenta

Sharp is taking some cues from the nearly dearly departed print publishing world for its next line of LCDs, adding two colors to the typical RGB gamut. Cyan and yellow, half of the CMYK spread that makes your Sunday Garfield sketch pop, are going to be added to the company’s displays to make up what it’s dubbing “Multi-Primary-Color Technology.” The tech is said to be able to reproduce 99 percent of all colors able to be perceived by the human eye — because apparently 1.7 billion colors from a traditional LCD wasn’t enough. The displays will be on display at the Society for Information Display Symposium in San Antonio starting next week. So, lucky Texans, prepare to get your cone cells massaged.

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May 29

Pixel Qi demonstrates 3qi display, merges e-ink with LCD

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Pixel Qi demonstrates three-mode display set to merge e-ink with LCD

We knew Pixel Qi was up to something when it pledged to give us a cheap laptop that could last 40 hours on a charge. Now we can finally see what, with the OLPC spin-off releasing some images of a prototype screen called 3qi that looks like it can combine the best of e-ink and traditional LCD displays — prototypes that will be shown in the flesh at Computex next week. The screen can work as a traditional backlit LCD when indoors, can have that backlight disabled to be perfectly visible outdoors (shown after the break), and, as its pièce de résistance, can be toggled into an energy-efficient “epaper” mode. How exactly the company is fitting these seemingly disparate slices of technology into a single 10.1-inch screen is something of a mystery, but we’re guessing much will be answered next week ahead of a planned product launch by the end of the year. Color us intrigued.

[Via PC World]

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May 29

Apple Finally Upgrades Terrible MacBook Screens

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Apple has secretly upgraded the previously terrible unibody MacBook LCD screen to one that closer matches the pro-level displays in the MacBooks Air and Pro.

Regular Gadget Lab readers will remember that we found the MacBook screen to be somewhat lacking, with a terrible viewing angle and a propensity to send the blacks into a kind of negativity when looking from anywhere but straight on. It seems that Apple wasn’t happy about these panels, either, and has quietly started shipping MacBooks with new screens from AU Optronics, almost the same as those in the Air.

This is good news. My screen is still awful, despite being properly calibrated. It’s bright, colorful and contrasty, but for watching movies and editing photos it sucks. It seems quite wrong that there is such a weird trade-off when buying Apple portables: good or small, but not both. Now, though, it appears that MacBook customers are no longer being punished for choosing portability.

New Macbook Screen 9CA8? [Notebook Review Forums via Computer World]

Photo: thisday/MacRumors

See Also:
Dell Netbook Display Better Than MacBook Pro


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