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- 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...
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- Vizio announces Black Friday deals on its LCD HDTVs, Blu-ray player
- You may have noticed that Vizio hasn't been prominent in the Black Friday ads leaked online from Best Buy, Target, or Wal-Mart (save for a 26-inch LCD HDTV early special through Wal-Mart). But that doesn't mean the company, which has remained the number-one shipper of HDTVs in the U.S. for...
- Tags: Costco, HDTV, LCD, 1080p, Blu-ray, Vizio, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Full Wal-Mart Black Friday ad hits Internet, complete with Samsung, Sony HDTV deals
- If you read yesterday's post, you already know about a few of Wal-Mart's Black Friday home theater deals, including a $78 Blu-ray player. At long last, Wal-Mart's full Black Friday ad has hit the Web, and it includes some of those brand names that the earlier deals lacked. ...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Home Theater, Advertisement, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Internet, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, LCD, 1080p, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Newegg offers some early Black Friday deals on LCD HDTVs
- Online retailer Newegg got its start and still does a great business in selling computer components to DIYers, but it's expanded its reach and revenue by selling all sorts of electronicseven some small kitchen appliances. Of course, that roster of products includes HDTVs, and Newegg, like Wal-mart before it, is...
- Tags: Newegg.com, HDTV, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Target Black Friday HDTV deal: Westinghouse 32-inch LCD for $246
- More Black Friday deals are trickling onto the Web, and while we still don't have info on Best Buy's yet, Target's have leaked, and include a very enticing HDTV deal. You'll be able (if you're an early bird) to snare a Westinghouse 32-inch LCD for just $246. ...
- Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., LCD, Blu-ray, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-11-11
- Pixel Tester 5.0 (Mac)
- You want to check if your portable Mac or your screens or LCD displays have any dead pixels? You want to buy a second-hand portable Mac or LCD display but you want to check it first not to buy a defective one? You have multiple screens connected on the same...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screen, Pixel, LCD, AlphaOmega Software, Monitors & Displays, Mice, Desktops, Hardware, Components, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2009-11-09
- Vizio VM230XVT photos
- Vizio has announced two small LCDs, the VM230XVT and VM19XVT, both of which bring LED-backlighting technology to a smaller screen than we're used to seeing. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Photograph, LCD, News.com, Vizio, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-10-28
- Atrise Lutcurve 1.4.3 (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 2009-10-27
- Samsung SyncMaster 2333SW - LCD display - TFT - 23"
- Not suitable for graphic designThis monitor doesn't display light grey tones very well at all. In fact they are pretty much invisible. I've played with the settings but still can't get them visble. Both my Laptop LCD and Dell 28" LCD display the same tones in a browserno problem.If your...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Desktop publishing, LCD, LCD Display, TFT, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Sharp LC-52LE700UN
- Photo gallery: Sharp LC-LE700UN seriesLCD TV makers have always charged a premium for LED backlighting. In fact, the first LED-based LCD TV Sharp released, the inch-thick XS series, debuted last year at a cool $11,000 MSRP for the 52-inch model. LED has become a lot more mainstream since...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Engineering, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sharp Corp., Sharp LC-LE700UN series, Sharp LC-LE700UN, LCD, light-emitting diode
- Product reviews 2009-10-16
- Sharp LC-40LE700UN
- Photo gallery: Sharp LC-LE700UN seriesLCD TV makers have always charged a premium for LED backlighting. In fact, the first LED-based LCD TV Sharp released, the inch-thick XS series, debuted last year at a cool $11,000 MSRP for the 52-inch model. LED has become a lot more mainstream since...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Engineering, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sharp Corp., Sharp LC-LE700UN series, Sharp LC-LE700UN, LCD, light-emitting diode
- Product reviews 2009-10-16
- Sharp LC-46LE700UN
- Photo gallery: Sharp LC-LE700UN seriesLCD TV makers have always charged a premium for LED backlighting. In fact, the first LED-based LCD TV Sharp released, the inch-thick XS series, debuted last year at a cool $11,000 MSRP for the 52-inch model. LED has become a lot more mainstream since...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Engineering, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sharp Corp., Sharp LC-LE700UN series, Sharp LC-LE700UN, LCD, light-emitting diode
- Product reviews 2009-10-16
- Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device in hand, S60 apps on the Internet Tablet
- LCD reliability?The LCD in my N700 just bit the dust and apparently it's been a problem for others too. Do you think the N900 will have a more stable/durable LCD?RE: Nokia N900 Maemo 5 device in hand, S60 apps on the Internet TabletComplication is not necessarily bad.Not everyone needs...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Internet, Nokia N900, Nokia N900 Maemo 5, LCD, Internet Tablet, Nokia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- Canon releases Rebel XS firmware update
- Canon has released a firmware update for the digital Rebel XS/1000D SLR. The update is meant to fix unintended language change, LCD and shutter operation freeze. Here are the symptoms, according to Canon's site: Some cameras...
- Tags: Monitor, LCD Monitor, Firmware Update, Firmware, LCD, Canon Inc., Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-10-13
- AOC V22 Verfino - LCD display - TFT - 22"
- The AOC V22 can be found online for $353. That's about $50 more than the expected price of the Samsung SyncMaster XL2370, the best LED-based monitor we've reviewed. The AOC offers a built-in Webcam and microphone, but its advantages over the XL2370 stop there. The AOC has no DVI...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, TFT, LCD, AOC V22, monitor, bezel, OSD
- Product reviews 2009-10-07
- Western Digital adds e-Ink display to My Book Elite, Studio portable HDDs
- Is anyone else ...... getting sick of the trend in adding an "e" to the beginning of anything in hopes it sparks some new interest ... e-ink? When I was growing up, we called it an lcd display ... changing the name of something does not change what it...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Western Digital Corp., hard drive, e-Ink, LCD
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- TV Everywhere: We're not just ready; we're already doing it
- LCD TV'sWith the LCD TV's taking over of the market its making the transition even easier. I need no other equipment than a laptop with RGB and even better S-Video to hook up to my LCD and play movies over my wireless connection from my home server using VLC...
- Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, TV, LCD
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- Westinghouse releases 120Hz 42-inch LCD HDTV for $750
- Color gamut and shadow detailWestinghouse usually lacks those480Hz--What the--Keep dreaming!!!That is, if you have a cable box with a DVR that can play at 20 times slower than normal speed.It'd be nice to see that very slick... catch of that football when scoring a touchdown.Heck, why not have a 2880p...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, HDTV, Westinghouse, LCD
- Discussion threads 2009-09-27
- Westinghouse releases 120Hz 42-inch LCD HDTV for $750
- Not so long ago, it was a premium feature for top-of-the-line LCDs, but seemingly within a matter of months TVs with 120Hz refresh rates have hit mainstream prices. Now it looks like the technology to compensate for image blurring in fast-moving action will reach bargain sets this holiday season. ...
- Tags: HDTV, LCD, 1080p, Westinghouse, 120Hz, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Monitors & Displays, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-09-27
- Best Buy previews its 32-inch LCD HDTV/Blu-ray player combo on its Web site
- Hmm..... I dont think blu ray would be as enjoyable on such a small TV then on a larger one - I sell TV's and i find it hard to sell a Full HD TV that is 32" or smaller - I just dont see the visual benefit...RE: Best Buy...
- Tags: Web site development, Monitors & displays, TVs, Web technology, TV & Home Theater, Channel management, LCD HDTV/Blu-ray, player combo, Best Buy Co. Inc., LCD, Web, Web site
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- Best Buy previews its 32-inch LCD HDTV/Blu-ray player combo on its Web site
- TVs with built-in DVD players have mostly been the domain of bargain brands, but given the far-improved quality of the Blu-ray format, these combo units could attract more mainstream attention. Sharp has already announced a pair of LCD TV/Blu-ray combos, and now Best Buy is undercutting Sharp's pricing strategy with...
- Tags: Web, Best Buy Co. Inc., Web Site, LCD, Blu-ray, Web Site Development, Monitors & Displays, Ethernet, Branding, Web Technology, Internet, Hardware, Components, Networking, Marketing, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
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