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After the 2310m comes the, erm, 2310e. HP has put its 1080p-resolving 23-inch monitor on a strict training regimen and returned with this new unit that checks in at under an inch in thickness. The 2310e brings as much gloss as a humanoid can handle, even going so far as to replace the usual buttons with touch-sensitive light-up controls. Speaking of light, the jumbo HP logo on the back blossoms in a lustrous white when you turn it on. If that doesn’t curb your enthusiasm for this cake slicer, you’ll want to know it has DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort inputs, 250 nits of brightness, a 5ms response time, and an admittedly meaningless 8,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio. Price is set at $289 and US availability is expected on September 29th.

Continue reading HP’s 2310e is less than an inch thick, packs 1080p display, asks for $289 tithe

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Digg If you’ll recall, a little while back HTC waved its white flag amid AMOLED shortages and made the jump to the readily-available SLCD for its Desire and Nexus One handsets. As a quick recap, here’s what CEO Peter Chou said about the swap:

“The SLCD displays provide consumers with a comparable visual experience to HTC’s current 3.7 inch displays with some additional benefits including battery performance.”

So, just how “comparable” is the SLCD? To find out, we picked up both flavors of the Desire to perform some comparison tests. Let’s start off with the picture quality: what caught our attention straight away was how much sharper SLCD is, but alas, AMOLED is still in the lead for vibrancy and brightness. We dug a little deeper and learned that this has to do with the different pixel arrangements on the two types of panels — unlike traditional TFT LCD panels, AMOLED’s PenTile RGBG (red, green, blue, green, etc.) filter matrix utilizes just two subpixels per pixel instead of three in the same amount of space, thus allowing greater transmittance due to the larger red and blue subpixels. But obviously, the downside is that the pictures aren’t as sharp as the denser-packed SLCD. Read on for more!

Continue reading Spot the difference: HTC Desire’s SLCD versus AMOLED

Spot the difference: HTC Desire’s SLCD versus AMOLED originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:26:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A Super AMOLED 7-inch tablet was highly unlikely to ever materialize in a marketable form, but that didn’t stop many of us from dreaming about one. Consequently, there was palpable disappointment when Samsung failed to deliver on our unicorn hallucinations with the Galaxy Tab, but the company says not to worry. The Tab’s 7 inches of glorious visuals are being handled by a Super TFT panel, surely the Korean company’s answer to Sony’s Super LCD. It’s a screen technology that has been developed “alongside” Super AMOLED and just so happens to offer better battery performance and an obvious saving in cost. We’re usually inclined to consider such moves cynical marketing ploys — keep the Super branding, drop the actual super hardware — but the SLCD display on the HTC Desire gives us faith that perhaps TFTs really can be souped up. Video after the break.

Continue reading Samsung excuses absence of Super AMOLED on Galaxy Tab with Super TFT (video)

Samsung excuses absence of Super AMOLED on Galaxy Tab with Super TFT (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:02:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As one company moves out of the 30-inch display race, another looks set to step back into it. Dell’s unannounced, but seemingly all too real UltraSharp U3011 has been snapped over in China, and we’re being told it’ll offer a formidable 2,560 x 1,600 resolution while maintaining the styling of the smaller U2711. TFT Central reports it’ll be a 10-bit H-IPS panel from LG Display, bearing a 7ms response time, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 370 nits of brightness (ahem, overkill), and 178-degree viewing angles on both the horizontal and vertical axis. HDMI and DVI connections come in packs of two, accompanied by a lone DisplayPort. Sounds like it’s shaping up to be a fine competitor to HP’s ZR30w.

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Dell UltraSharp U3011 about to join 30-inch IPS monitor crew originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Aug 2010 05:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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If you go to Corning Inc’s website, you’ll see the company advertises its seemingly indestructible Gorilla Glass as being available for LCD TV sets, but to this point, no major manufacturer has taken up this tempting offer. That’s all about to change, apparently, as Corning has recently announced plans to massively expand its production capacity (see press release after the break) and is now predicting it’ll secure its first deal this fall. The benefits of going Gorilla are increased durability, strength and scratch resistance, which some are arguing could be a big selling point to display makers keen on doing away with plastic bezels and exposing edge-to-edge glass surfaces. Of course, the disadvantage is that we’d have to pay up to $60 more for a panel with the extra-tough stuff inside, but then having the option is better than not, right?

Continue reading Stab-proof Gorilla Glass coming to TVs near you in 2011

Stab-proof Gorilla Glass coming to TVs near you in 2011 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Aug 2010 18:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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