Displays
Although E Ink technology has remained a largely niche display tech over the past decade, it's none the less excelled in that role. The electrophoretic technology closely approximates paper, providing significant power advantages versus traditional emissive displays, not to mention making it significantly easier on readers' eyes in some cases. And while the limitations of the technology make it unsuitable for use as a primary desktop display, Phillips thinks there's still a market for it as a secondary display. To that end, Philips this week has introduced their novel, business-oriented Dual Screen Display, which combines both an LCD panel and and E Ink panel into a single display, with the aim of capturing the benefits of both technologies. The Philips Dual Screen Display (24B1D5600/96) is...
ASUS' VA278Q: 27-inch 2560 x 1440 IPS Display Due Out This Year
ASUS just showed me their first 27-inch 2560 x 1440 IPS panel (pictured above). Pricing and availability are both unknowns although I am hearing 2H 2012 may be likely...
46 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 1/9/2012Samsung Announces Series 7 and Series 9 Monitors
T27B750 Samsung has started CES early and has announced two new monitor lineups: Series 7 and Series 9. Series 7 is a premium consumer-grade series whereas Series 9 is mainly...
8 by Kristian Vättö on 1/8/2012ViewSonic V3D231 3D Display - The Passive Approach
Almost all of us have gone to see a movie in 3D at the theaters at this point. Unlike most 3D designs at home, movie theaters use a passive...
42 by Chris Heinonen on 12/30/2011Samsung S23A750D 3D LCD Display
The big push in movies and displays has been 3D the past few years. In movies it’s ranged from well designed and executed (Avatar) to a gimmick to charge...
82 by Chris Heinonen on 12/17/2011BenQ VW2420H Monitor Review
Recently I reviewed another monitor from BenQ that was designed as an all-in-one model to handle your computer use, as well as TV or video game usage. While the...
48 by Chris Heinonen on 12/10/2011Toshiba DX735 All-in-One: Notebooks Without Batteries
So far we've tested HP's TouchSmart 610 all-in-one and Dell's Inspiron One all-in-one, and in both cases we've found things to like along with aspects that left us wanting...
30 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/22/2011AOC Aire Pro: 23-inch IPS HD Display for Under $200
We've gotten our hands on plenty of IPS displays, but we've never seen one break that magic $200 barrier. AOC isn't a display manufacturer we've reviewed before, so we'll...
39 by Jason Inofuentes on 11/21/2011Samsung Surface SUR40 Available for Preorder
First demoed at CES in 2008, Microsoft's Surface started as an idea for making it easier to interact with information, pictures, video, and other content. Imagine a touchscreen interface...
17 by Jarred Walton on 11/18/2011Dell Inspiron One 2320: Stuck in the Middle With You
Our last Windows all-in-one review was for HP's TouchSmart 610, an interesting if slightly pricey piece of desktop kit. HP brought a lot of innovation to the table but...
35 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/17/2011HP TouchSmart 610: For Business or Pleasure
As much as it might pain some of us to hear it, Apple's iMac really did essentially legitimize the all-in-one as an alternative to the typical desktop-and-monitor combination. There...
21 by Dustin Sklavos on 11/2/2011ASUS ML248H: Thin for the Win?
One of the main reasons for the move towards LED lighting in home TVs hasn’t been about lower power usage or better performance, but about making that flat panel...
57 by Chris Heinonen on 10/27/2011Toshiba Releases 6.1" Display with Resolution of 2560x1600
Pretty much ever since the iPhone 4 with retina display was launched, resolutions have played a major role in smartphone market. In September, Samsung unveiled Galaxy S II HD...
50 by Kristian Vättö on 10/22/2011BenQ EW2420 Monitor Review
The EW2420 from BenQ is designed for use as a multi-purpose display. While it has the standard DVI and HDMI port you would expect on a current monitor, it...
48 by Chris Heinonen on 10/13/2011DisplayLink Shows Off USB 3.0 Video Adapters
Although IDF 2011 ended two weeks ago, not everything has been covered yet. One thing we missed was DisplayLink's announcement of their first USB 3.0 video adapters. There will...
8 by Kristian Vättö on 9/29/2011Dell U2311H: E-IPS, Full Adjustments, and DisplayPort
For years now Dell has been one of the few companies that consistently offers a range of displays using IPS panels for desktop displays instead of only the more...
65 by Chris Heinonen on 9/27/2011The Apple Thunderbolt Display Review
Ever since I moved to a notebook as my main work computer I've become increasingly annoyed with the process of actually moving my notebook-as-a-desktop around. At my desk I've...
277 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/23/2011LG's Shuriken Self Refreshing Panel Aims to Improve Notebook Battery Life by Up to an Hour
We've been hearing about self refreshing panels for years now and today Intel demonstrated one such panel using LG's Shuriken panel. The premise is simple: there's a small amount...
14 by Anand Lal Shimpi on 9/14/2011Sony Preparing New 3D Headset for Japanese Release
The HMZ-T1, the first iteration of a concept Sony demoed this past CES, will release in Japan on November 11, says Sony Japan. Japan will serve as a test market...
13 by Craig Getting on 8/31/2011Zotac releases DisplayPort to dual HDMI adapter
Zotac has released two new products: Mini DisplayPort and DisplayPort to dual HDMI adapters. These adapters are first of their kind and simply have one (Mini) DisplayPort input and...
19 by Kristian Vättö on 8/2/2011Samsung Central Station: The Future of Laptop Docking?
Back at CES 2011, Samsung showed us something that may have seemed futuristic. They showed us a monitor that connects to your laptop wirelessly and on top of that...
50 by Kristian Vättö on 6/14/2011