Put aside the $2900 package price for a moment and just consider the technology itself: only a handful of movies and shows are in 3D, and among them, about two or three are actually good, and none of them, except Monsters versus Aliens, is even for sale. More »

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Samsung’s “Super” AMOLED screens promise to be brighter than normal AMOLED and, more importantly, have touch sensors built into the panel instead of added on as an additional layer like most LCDs and all AMOLED screens. More »

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Samsung’s LD220G is a unique monitor. It uses Samsung’s UbiSync to connect a computer to it by USB, making the LapLift a transportable LCD, secondary display for laptops. At $240, the LapLift is affordable enough for frequent laptop warriors who would like multiple display set-ups. More »

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DisplayMate president Dr. Raymond M. Soneira has conducted a scientific experiment in which he claims that Apple’s iPhone 3G-S LCD is better than the much touted AMOLED display on Google’s Nexus One. OLED is inherently a far superior technology than LCD, but execution is crucial. Just because one form of technology is more advanced, it does not mean that everything that uses it will exceed the performance of an inferior approach. For example, not every rear-wheel-drive car will out-handle every front-wheel-drive auto. More »

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Continued from part one… Although CCFL backlit LCDs cannot match plasma for black levels, the best LED LCDs have some tricks to compensate for the technology’s inherent weakness. Local dimming allows LEDs to adjust individual lights (which illuminate parts of the screen rather than the entirety of it) to different levels of brightness. Side-lit LEDs and CCFL bulbs cannot accomplish this and suffer poorer blacks and lower contrast as a result. Still, ignoring the numbers, I purport that the best plasma displays produce deeper and better blacks than the best LED LCDs. More »

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Once merely toys for the wealthy, large 1080p plasma displays finally became affordable in 2009. Samsung has a new line of suspiciously inexpensive HDTVs, one of which is the PN50B530, retailing for $1299.99 Canadian. Presently, Americans have the PN50B550 at $1399.99 (although regularly discounted to the $1200 range), but specs on both models are identical except for the number of inputs, and the latter’s internet connectivity. At its price tag, the PN50B530 is an entry-level 1080p TV, but it has image quality that is far from low-end. More »

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The first part of this guide focuses on common LCD definitions, while this article provides an overview of the three major panel types used by LCDs, as well as the backlighting schemes and different inputs. For deeper reading, consult Wikipedia’s entry regarding the main LCD types. More »

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Among PC geeks, LCD jargon is now pretty much common knowledge, but most lay-folks still do not know the distinction between “LCD” and “LED.” Here is a basic beginner’s guide on the fundamentals of LCD technology. Part one is an explanation of what the numbers that manufacturers publish actually mean: More »

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TVs are advancing more and more each day, so much that they now have access to Internet apps. Well, the new glass TVs from Ad Notam are truly from the future, so much that they blend in with the design of your living room. The TV sports a single sheet of reflective glass that holds a HDTV in the middle. Ad Notam offers many pieces of these artsy glass built TVs that can be sandblasted, laminated, colored glass crafted, painted glass covered, or LED- back lit glass that can glow in a range of colors depending on your mood. More »

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Narcissism is going to a whole new level with the new Samsung ST550 and ST500 digital cameras. Not only do these cameras have the standard screen but they also have a 1.5 inch screen on the front for self-absorbed users to take pictures of themselves. Of course, the only exception that can be made is if they want to take a group shot, but how many of those do people really take? Other than the screen on the front, the cameras have a standard 3.5 inch screen and a 12-megapixel sensor. More »

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New advancements for LCD monitors are still coming down the pipeline, but most of them are so far down the line that the current pickings are starting to get slim. Add a little dash of color here, thin up the bezel there, and change up the shape of the base for good measure. Nope, seen it all before. Maybe all we needed was to use our brains a little more? More »

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ASUS keeps stealing the show at this year’s CeBIT - after their AIRO “folding laptop” demonstration, they hit us again with a proof-of-concept of their new “Green” LCD monitors, which eliminates the need for a video cable - wireless! More »

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