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LG brings screen smackdown to Samsung over Optimus G

, Sep 12th 2012 Discuss [3]

LG has launched a pre-reveal attack on Samsung's favorite phone and tablet technology, AMOLED, hammering home the idea that its Optimus G display will be thinner, brighter, and more power-efficient. Announced last month, the Optimus G uses a new True HD IPS+ screen based on LCD not OLED technologies, and LG is keen to make clear why that's a specific advantage over Samsung's current Android flagship smartphone. Read The Full Story

LG IPS7 Series LCD IPS displays pack MHL for easy phone hookup

, Jul 20th 2012 Discuss [2]

LG has a pair of new LED IPS displays on offer, the IPS7 Series, promising high-quality graphics using technology borrowed from the company's big-screen TV range, though scaled to suit the average desk. The 27-inch LG IPS277L and its smaller 23-inch IPS237L sibling each eschew the mainstream TN panels common on external displays, as well as throwing in MHL-HDMI ports for easier connectivity with smartphones and tablets. Read The Full Story

Sharp and Hydis announce LCD license agreement

, Jul 16th 2012 Discuss [2]

There have been rumblings in the past that Hydis’ FFS LCD technology would make its way into certain tablets, and now the Korean manufacturer has signed a license agreement with Sharp that will see the two companies using each other's technology. The agreement will allow Sharp to make use of Hydis’ Fringe Field Switching LCD technology, which is similar to IPS technology but allows for higher brightness and a superior color gamut. Read The Full Story

LG to pay $380M in settlement of LCD price-fixing case

, Jul 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

LG is the latest company to jump on the settlement bandwagon as part of a class action case that involved accusations of conspiring to price fix LCD displays. The company has agreed to pay $380 million--the biggest sum amongst all companies involved in the case. Read The Full Story

Sharp agrees to pay $198.5M to settle LCD price-fixing lawsuit

, Jul 9th 2012 Discuss [0]

Japan’s Sharp Corp has agreed to pay Dell and two other companies $198.5 million for an out of court settlement over a lawsuit dealing with fixed LCD panel prices in North America and Europe. It was initially filed in November of 2009 against Sharp and several other companies including Epson, Hitachi and Toshiba. A spokesperson for Sharp said that the company came decide upon the settlement agreement independently from the other companies that are also involved. Read The Full Story

Samsung 75-inch ES9000 HDTV hands-on

, Jul 4th 2012 Discuss [4]

Samsung‘s ES9000 LED HDTVs were overshadowed by the company’s 55-inch OLED announcements, but the flagship LCDs are taking their turn in the spotlight now with the vast 75-inch model leading the way. SlashGear caught up with Samsung in London today, along with a hastily-freighted-in first 75ES9000 unit that had been brought specially from Korea this week.

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Samsung Display begins conducting business

, Jul 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung Display has announced that it is now conducting business as the world's largest display manufacturer. Samsung Display is a new merged corporation combining Samsung Mobile Display and S-LCD corporations. Samsung Display is now the world's largest display manufacturer with 39,000 employees and seven production facilities globally. Read The Full Story

Acer adds three new monitors to V5 LCD series

, Jun 28th 2012 Discuss [1]

Ready for some more LCD monitors from Acer? The company has taken the wraps off additional entries into the V5 series, bringing the total number of monitors up to six. The three new sizes on offer include 18.5-inches, 20-inches, and 23-inches. Acer say that the V5 series is perfect for those who don’t have a lot of room to play with, and you’ll find all the usual array of ports. Read The Full Story

Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p and M72e tiny desktops revealed

, May 7th 2012 Discuss [2]

Lenovo has outed a pair of diminutive desktops, the ThinkCentre M92p and M72e tiny, along with a new LCD display that has been specially tuned to deliver perfect VoIP and video conferencing results. The M92p and M72e tiny pack a choice of Intel 3rd Gen Core Ivy Bridge processors in a form-factor that's as small as 3-inches thick, with integrated graphics and WiFi. Read The Full Story

AOC 22-inch LCD gets juiced from USB

, May 2nd 2012 Discuss [3]

Once upon a time, only tiny sub-display monitors bypassed dedicated graphics outputs and used USB; now, AOC has a whopping 22-incher that delivers plug'n'play extension without the GPU hassle. The AOC e2251Fwu High Definition USB Powered Display may not have a sexy name but it's potentially a godsend to notebook users, displaying a 1920 x 1080 picture with both image and power supplied from a single USB connection. Read The Full Story

LG promises affordable monitors with IPS4 series

, Apr 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

More and more IPS monitors are hitting the market, but more importantly, the prices are tumbling down. The e-IPS panels on the cheaper monitors may not be as good as what you’ll find on professional setups, but they’re still head and shoulders above TN. LG has today announced a new line of IPS monitors, the IPS4 series, aimed at being “affordable” and noting how much better they are than TN panels. Read The Full Story

Pixel Qi teases ultra-frugal Retina Display rival

, Apr 21st 2012 Discuss [7]

Low-power screen experts Pixel Qi have teased a new iPad matching panel, equalling the Retina Display resolution but delivering "massive power savings" on Apple's technology. "We at Pixel Qi loved the Apple iPad3 screen, but were shocked by the overheating reports and the massive power draw (8Watts?!)" company founder Mary Lou Jepsen observed on the company blog. "We can now announce that we can match or exceed the image quality of the screen in the iPad3." Read The Full Story
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