Apparently having a wider viewing angle notebook isn’t always beneficiary working in a tight cubicle environment or public hotsports location like Starbucks or bookstore. LG Display has developed a 14.1-inch laptop’s LCD panel with a privacy control feature; display with ability to change viewing angles, so the curious minds next to you wouldn’t be able to see the information displaying on the screen.
As a wannabe photographer for years, I’ve used and appreciated the convenience of a dual-monitor set-up for culling and editing images. You can never have enough screen space when editing images in dual monitor-capable application like Photoshop, it eliminates the hassles of toggling in-between apps and allows for extra information to display on-screen. The down-side of having multiple monitors is having an extra stand occupying your desk space. For that reason, Ergotron offer an affordable dual LCD lift stand, the Neo-Flex, providing a simple yet ergonomic design to improve productivity and make best use of your desk space.
We’ve seen the DisplayLink technology gaining momentum from display manufactures like LG to Infocus, and was later stamped with Vista-Aero capability. The convenient USB-based multi-monitor technology has found its way to Japan with the availability of Mitsubishi LCD monitor.
Acer has teamed up with exotic car manufacturer Ferrari to bring you a limited edition LCD monitor known as F-22Bid- A natively 1680×1050, 22-inch widescreen LCD gaming display capable of 2ms Grey-To-Grey response time. The disclose specification of 20,000:1 contrast and brightness level of 300cd/m² suggested the manufacturer’s target is in gaming segment rather than professional uses. Likely another 22-inchTN panel monitor makes suitable for fast response gaming gig.
Following the launch of the 26-inch EA261WM and 22-inch EA221WM, NEC Display Solution rolls out two more EA series MultiSync with smaller screen sizes- TN panel 24-inch EA241WM and PVA panel 19-inch EA191M. Unlike their UXi series for professional, the EA is best for business and enterprise class users.
In an effort to stand out from the overcrowded sea of LCD monitor offerings these days, companies are going to odd efforts to add something–anything–that will bring attention to their products. Think of those scented laptops, for instance. But Alphascan has something different in mind.
Dell has snuck in two low end but affordable monitors at its online store. Both models feature a new rounded edge design with detachable stand, and 16:10 widescreen resolution of 1440×900 with inexpensive TN LCD panel. The smaller 17-inch S1709w sport a VGA output with moderated 600:1 contrast and 250 cd/m2 brightness. Feature wise is unattractive but great for business class user. But for $20 bucks, you can get the feature-rich S1909WX.
A lucky tester from Taiwan has got hold of two unheard of Dell S2209W monitors, perhaps the prototype, soon to release 22-inch monitors with 16:9 Aspect Ratio. Digital PC flat panel with native resolution of 1920×1080 is unusual; that’s a 16:9 aspect ratio for TV display and not a commonly used 16:10 as featured in most PC monitor. I could be wrong but I’ve never heard of one and even the first 22-inch WUXGA from Lenovo L220x is 16:10. Is Dell prepping for new line of multimedia display or breaking the PC monitor tradition with first 16:9 PC monitor? It would be interesting to see the scaling with 16:9 monitor on PC or Mac for that matters.
ViewSonic has announced a 22-inch 16:10 widescreen PC LCD monitor with a wealth of feature including a built-in DVD player, ASTC, QAM and NTSC integrated tuner. The featured rich 3-in1 display has a native resolution of 1650×1050, 1000:1 CR, 300 nits brightness, a fast response rate of 5ms; make it a suitable multifunctional display for gaming, movie entertainment or PC usage.
Westinghouse have announced a 19-inch LCD monitor with an unusually high resolution. The L1916HW runs at 1680 x 1050, capable of displaying 36-percent more on-screen content than a 19-inch display at the more typical 1440 x 900 resolution. Contrast is a healthy 3,000:1 while response time is a mere 2ms.
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