Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- LCD
- Liquid Crystal Display A display technology developed in 1963 at the David Sarnoff Research Center in Princeton, NJ, that is quite amazing. Sandwiched between polarizing filters and glass...
- Full LCD Definition >>
ZDNet Resources
- ASUS VH236H - LCD display - TFT - 23"
- The Asus VH236H is available for around $190 from e-tailers. For that price you not only get HDMI and DVI support, built-in speakers, a headphone jack but also great movie and game performance. We'd prefer to have more ergonomic options and a less frustrating OSD menu, but with its...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Pressing Menu, LCD, TFT, ASUS VH236H, S/A, ASUS, bezel, OverDrive, OSD, Samsung SyncMaster P2370
- Product reviews 2009-07-01
- The Wall Street Journal shows the limits of its HDTV knowledge
- I can't really argue with some aspects of a new Wall St Journal story titled "Lower Price Tag for Plasma TVs Comes at Price, but if you already have some knowledge about HDTVs, don't expect much illumination from the article. There are several minor gaffes and omissions...
- Tags: Wall Street Journal, Plasma, Knowledge, HDTV, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- Atrise Lutcurve 1.4.0 (Windows)
- Atrise Lutcurve is a calibration software for LCD or CRT monitors for 6500K gamma 2.2. Atrise Lutcurve provides users the capability to accurately calibrate single or dual monitors, CRT or LCD. All aspects of the critical areas are covered, such as viewing environment, colour temperature and gamma, along with fine...
- Tags: Monitor, Microsoft Windows, LCD, CRT, Atrise Software, Atrise Lutcurve, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-06-30
- LG W2053TQ-PF - LCD display - TFT - 20"
- The LG Flatron W2053TQ can be found priced from $150 to $180. The monitor includes a couple of useful eco-friendly options, and it has decent movie and game performance. Its matte screen also allows dark details to be seen more easily than the HP 2009m's glossy and reflective screen....
- Tags: Monitors & displays, TFT, LCD, display, LG Electronics Inc., bezel, Autoset, LG Flatron W2053TQ, brightness, monitor, OSD, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2009-06-19
- Toshiba announces its first LED-backlit LCD HDTVs
- Toshiba announces its first LED-backlit LCD HDTVsIt costs $800 more...and is probably worth itFluorescent backlights suck energy and burn out, while LED's sip power and last virtually forever. If one LED fails you probably wouldn't even notice the faintly dimmer onscreen spot. Figure a service call and bulbs plus power...
- Tags: Engineering, Monitors & displays, TVs, Toshiba Corp., LED-backlit LCD HDTV, first LED-backlit LCD HDTV, light-emitting diode, LCD, TV
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- Wal-mart's Father's Day deals: $128 Blu-ray player, $398 37-inch LCD HDTV
- Wal-mart's Father's Day deals: $128 Blu-ray player, $398 37-inch LCD HDTVNo to bluerayI will not have blue ray in my home until they get rid of the draconian DRM. No way will I have it.Blu-ray is on its way out anyway, don't botherI own both HD-DVD and Blu-ray players....
- Tags: HD DVD, Blu-ray, Digital rights management (DRM), DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, LCD, HDTV, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- Wal-mart's Father's Day deals: $128 Blu-ray player, $398 37-inch LCD HDTV
- Love it or hate it, you can't deny that Wal-mart knows how to stick a thumb in the eye of its competitors. It enjoys offering deeply discounted products around holidays, especially big ticket items like electronics. Last year, it offered a $128 Magnavox Blu-ray player as a "door breaker" on...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., HDTV, LCD, Blu-ray, Monitors & Displays, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-06-11
- Death of an analog TV
- Greenpeace is predicting a spike in electronic waste as the U.S. shifts to digital television. CNET News follows a TV as it gets recycled and offers guidance on what to consider when getting rid of an old TV.
- Tags: CNET News, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, News, e-waste, televisions, hdtv, recycling, china, waste, tv's, plasma, lcd, california
- Videos 2009-06-09
- Toshiba 55ZV650U
- Photo gallery: Toshiba ZV650U seriesAs LCD and plasma vie for popularity and picture quality bragging rights, one perceived weakness of the LCD camp has provided a reason for TV makers to charge more for step-up models: image blurring. Higher refresh rates like 120Hz and now 240Hz aim to...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba ZV650U, Toshiba ZV650U series, LCD
- Product reviews 2009-05-19
- Toshiba 42ZV650U
- Photo gallery: Toshiba ZV650U seriesAs LCD and plasma vie for popularity and picture quality bragging rights, one perceived weakness of the LCD camp has provided a reason for TV makers to charge more for step-up models: image blurring. Higher refresh rates like 120Hz and now 240Hz aim to...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba ZV650U, Toshiba ZV650U series, LCD
- Product reviews 2009-05-19
- Toshiba 47ZV650U
- Photo gallery: Toshiba ZV650U seriesAs LCD and plasma vie for popularity and picture quality bragging rights, one perceived weakness of the LCD camp has provided a reason for TV makers to charge more for step-up models: image blurring. Higher refresh rates like 120Hz and now 240Hz aim to...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba ZV650U, Toshiba ZV650U series, LCD
- Product reviews 2009-05-19
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: LifeCam webcam, free memory card with Casio camera, Samsung LCD monitor
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: LifeCam webcam, free memory card with Casio camera, Samsung LCD monitorpssst... there's also a woot off today NT.
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Flash memory, Memory, LifeCam, Samsung LCD, Gadget Gal, Casio Inc., Webcam, memory card, LCD, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., camera, monitor
- Discussion threads 2009-05-15
- Samsung LN52B750
- Photo gallery: Samsung LNB750 seriesOne of our favorite HDTVs of 2008 was the Samsung LN52A650, which has remained in our lab for more than a year as a comparison model representing LCD TVs that use a conventional backlight as opposed to LEDs. Now that 240Hz processing has arrived...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LNB750, Samsung LNB750 series, LCD
- Product reviews 2009-05-14
- Samsung LNB750 series--photos
- The Samsung LNB750 series can't beat the picture quality of the best plasmas and LED-based LCDs, but for a conventional LCD it's one of the best we've tested. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Photograph, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-05-14
- Jabra BT4010
- Bluetooth headsets with LCD screens are not new, like this BlueAnt V12 LCD headset from a couple years ago, but they're certainly rare. That's why we were intrigued when we saw the Jabra BT4010, which has a small LCD on the front. Unfortunately, that's about the only positive thing we...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Jabra BT4010, headset, Jabra, LCD
- Product reviews 2009-05-13
- Why are plasma HDTVs still the minority view?
- Why are plasma HDTVs still the minority view?Size and Power ConsumptionI think the main issues with plasmas is that they are hard to find below 50" and I would be that most TVs sold today fit into the
- Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, LCD technology, HDTV, LCD, plasma, TV, minority view
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- Why are plasma HDTVs still the minority view?
- They no longer suffer from major burn-in problems. Their prices have dropped enough to be competitive. Every expert prefers their picture quality. Despite all of these things, plasma TVs are still losing out to LCDs in the HDTV market and suffering in the global marketplace. According to market research firm...
- Tags: Plasma, HDTV, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: iPod nano, Samsung LCD monitor/HDTV, HP PhotoSmart
- An HP PhotoSmart photo printer, a Samsung LCD monitor and HDTV combo, and an iPod nano. Here are your daily deals for Tuesday, May 6, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the HP PhotoSmart A637 Compact Photo Printer for $100 at Best...
- Tags: Monitor, Apple iPod, Hewlett-Packard Co., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Apple iPod Nano, HDTV, LCD, Monitors & Displays, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Digital Music, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- WeatherLCD 1.0 (Mobile)
- Weather LCD provides current weather data in a retro LCD format, as well as forecasts, weather alert products and animated radar. If the weatherman on TV always seems to be wrong, maybe you can do better.
- Tags: Mobile, LCD, Homedatasheet, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-05-03
- Night Stand 2.5 (Mobile)
- Night Stand displays a beautiful, vintage LCD clock on your iPhone or iPod touch.You don't have to buy a night stand clock for your bedroom anymore you get a gorgeous alarm clock right under your fingertips. This application includes a alarm built-in which will do everything to wake you up...
- Tags: Vintage, Mobile, LCD, SpoonJuice, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-04-30

White Papers and Webcasts