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LCD panels and dead/stuck pixels

LCD panels and dead/stuck pixelsre: LCD panels and dead/stuck pixelsre:I just took delivery of a Samsung 2232BW Pebble sounds weird when you say it like that. Thankfully I've had no dead pixels on it, and the performance is astounding, especially considering I was upgrading from a CTX VL700 17" CRT...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, pixel, LCD panel, dead pixel, LCD

Discussion threads 2007-10-09

Consumers see red over dead pixels

Consumers see red over dead pixelsAs anyone who watches my many ZDnet postsknows by now I am a Mac user and fan. However I think Apple SHOULD adopt a Nintendo like policy rather than force the user to become so upset that Apple will eventually give in. Me...

Tags: AutoCAD, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., pixel, dead pixel

Discussion threads 2005-02-17

LCD TVs keep flying off shelves

LCD TVs keep flying off shelvesLet me know when LCDs OR Plasma solve the "dead pixel" problem.I'm sorry, but if I were to pay $3,000 to $10,000for a TV set, the idea that there'd be this stuck-onbright Red or Green or Blue pixel right in themiddle of my screen forever...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, pixel, dead pixel, LCD, TV, LCD TV

Discussion threads 2004-03-26

Additional Resources

OLPC and Intel trumped by small-scale virtualization

I had planned for my next post to be a followup to my interview with Sun's Joe Hartley, but it's going to have to take a back seat to a story about small-scale virtualization in the 1:1 computing market. Maybe, though, this particular story suggests that Sun is headed...

Tags: Desktop, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-14

More on Apple's new Mini DisplayPort

More on Apple's new Mini DisplayPortDisplayPort is fine...but include the VGA port too so we don't have to carry around an extra cord....duh. It doesn't take up much space and EVERY windows laptop has a VGA port.30"!It's nice that it finally works with 30" even on MacBook (non-Pro).I just...

Tags: Corporate communications, Notebooks, Network technology, DisplayPort, Mini DisplayPort, Mini, Apple Inc., adapter

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Jobs: “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurtâ€�

Jobs: “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurtâ€�I get the feeling that Apple is worried thatif they placed a Blu-Ray disc into the unit that it would cut down on rentals thru iTunes.In that case it would appear that Blu-Ray has little need of Apple.Care to back that up?[i]I get...

Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, job, Apple Inc., Blu-ray disc

Discussion threads 2008-10-14

Microsoft and Yahoo: Ballmer's 'failure' now a 'dodged bullet'

Microsoft and Yahoo: Ballmer's 'failure' now a 'dodged bullet'Microsoft and Yahoo: Ballmer's 'failure' now a 'dodged bullet'Ballmer was very lucky indeed. Now they can purchase Yahoo at a much cheaper price. Yes I'm still for the purchase.I said so at the timeWalking away from Yahoo was a good...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, dodged bullet, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.

Free national Wi-Fi? Pardon me not holding my breath.So if the task gets sold to ONE bidder......what company is big enough to "connect" the entire country? And wouldn't that be creating a monopoly? Or wouldn't a monopoly exist, because the system is free?If it is free, where is the financial...

Tags: Taxes, Wireless LANs, Free trade, WIRELESS, Internet, tax, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Value, value and values in an open source world

Value, value and values in an open source worldWhy is it that many feel that companies should/mustshare software code, yet they draw the line at sharing anything which maintaines their own income?I do not see Boeing sharing design or manufacturing techniues with Airbus, KFC and Coca-Cola keep their recipies under...

Tags: proprietary software, software, open source

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)

Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)Pound for pound ...I think you're the best Zdnet might have. Dre` is OK, but he is still too Windows centric. Keep'em comming.^o^ ]:)Re: Surviving...;-)Great article as always, even if you have to diss me to do it.Support periodsGood article! I...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, LTS, recession, Ubuntu, LTS-version, Free Linux, stability update, Linux, Part 1

Discussion threads 2008-10-12

Anatomy of an attack: <EM>The New York Times</EM> on Solaris

Anatomy of an attack: The New York Times on Solarishmm>> Sun’s Boyle acknowledges that Sun employees participate in OpenSolaris development, but says they do so along with individual and corporate contributors such as Intel. Community registrations in the OpenSolaris community exceed 160,000, far in excess of Sun’s total employee account...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Servers, Murphy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Murph, Sun Solaris, New York Times Co., Microsoft Windows NT, Sun Products

Discussion threads 2008-10-11

"People with strong numerical and problem-solving skills seem to be appreciated by employers"

"People with strong numerical and problem-solving skills seem to be appreciated by employers"They are? They do?If I ever find a company that does outside of their R&D dept, I would be surprised. Most people, from the worker bee to the executive all seem brain dead, with very few (but nonetheless...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, worker bee, K-12, worker

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Garmin Nuvi 265WT

The Garmin Nuvi family of portable navigation devices PNDs is growing constantly, and the GPS manufacturer has added a new line called the Nuvi 2x5 series that focuses on providing high-end features for an affordable price. The flagship model of this line is the Garmin Nuvi 265WT, and it offers...

Tags: Keyboards, GPS, Network technology, POI database, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., Garmin Nuvi 265WT

Product reviews 2008-10-09

BenQ MP512 ST

BenQ's MP512 ST is a 1-chip DLP-based front-projector with a relatively low resolution of 800x600 SVGA that can be found for a ridiculously low price on the Internet. According to the company, this projector was designed specifically for the Nintendo Wii, a standard definition gaming platform. Owing to its surprisingly...

Tags: Projectors, menu graphical user interface, projector, BenQ MP512 ST, BenQ Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-09

2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie Crew Cab

Photo gallery:2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie CrewWhen we first laid eyes on the Dodge Ram, a few words came to mind: gargantuan, behemoth, colossal. The words that didn't immediately come to mind when the big ol' truck rolled into the CNET garage were "high" or "tech." However, after--literally--climbing into the...

Tags: Memory, RAM, Dodge Ram, beep

Product reviews 2008-10-09

Toshiba Qosmio G55-Q802

The 18-inch laptop has truly come into its own, with recent systems from Sony, Acer, HP and now Toshiba threatening to clutter the desks of multimedia enthusiasts everywhere. The Qosmio G55-Q802 is the odd man out among this group in that it does not offer a Blu-ray drive or even...

Tags: Processors, Notebooks, Qosmio G55, Cell, Intel Core 2 Duo, Toshiba Qosmio, Toshiba Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-08

Moixa Energy USBCell AA NiMH batteries

Moixa Energy USBCell AA batteries are practical for an on-the-go gadget addict. These attractive, compact batteries resemble other nickel metal hydride AAs, except for a bright green cap covering the USB plug. Instead of tossing them in the trash or nestling them into a recharging unit when out of juice,...

Tags: Engineering, Call2Recycle, Moixa, Moixa Energy, battery, USBCell, USBCell battery

Product reviews 2008-10-08

$236m judgment against spammer couple

$236m judgment against spammer coupleSadly, it's pointlessSadly, in reality such a judgment is pointless.Let them pay it in jail time$236m is a fair bill to run up. I say let them paying it back in jail time.Let's even be generous and say 1 day in jail will reduce the bill...

Tags: Spam, Email Ads, e-mail, spammer, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Open source in a time of recession

Open source in a time of recessionWhen the water hole shrinks,the kangaroo mice flourish.HistoryYes, the end of the dot-com bubble killed a number of illusions. The most prominent lesson was, Don't give away your main product. So at that time pure Linux and other open source plays disappeared.What was...

Tags: Rewriting History, recession, open source, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

2009 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring

Photo gallery:Mazda CX-7 Grand TouringEarlier this year, we tested a Mazda's CX-9. So when we heard that we were getting a CX-7 Grand Touring in the CNET garage, we braced for more of the same, only smaller. The tiny Mazda crossover didn't disappoint; the CX-7 has a lot in common...

Tags: Mazda CX-7, Mazda Motor Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-07