Archive for the ‘HDMI’ Category
LG Showcase PG60 Series Plasma TV at Sonoma Valley Film Society
LGE PG60 Series Plasma TVs
Size: 50″ (50PG60), 60″ (60PG60)
Pixel Format: 1080p Full HD
Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1
Frequency: 180Hz via Fluid Motion
Lifetime: 100,000 hours to half brightness
Input: HDMI 1.3 with Deep Color (4), USB Media Host (JPEG, MP3)
LG Electronics announced on April 2, 2008 that it is partnering with the Sonoma Valley Film Society as the “Official HDTV Sponsor of the 2008 Sonoma Valley Film Festival”. The Festival will run from April 9 to 13. LG will showcase its PG60 Series plasma HDTVs and market it as part of a stylish home theater setting that include the company’s BH200 Blu-ray player, and the LHT799 700W home theater system.
Samsung 2263DX: Dual Display 22″ and 7″ LCD Monitor
Samsung 2263DX
Size: 22″ and 7″
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1080 for 22″, 800 x 480 for 7″
Brightness: 300 cd/m2 for 22″, 200 cd/m2 for 7″
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1 for 22″, 400:1 for 7″
Response Time: 5ms for 22″, 30ms for 7″
Viewing Angle: 170/160 for 22″, 140/140 for 7″
Input: Analog RGB, DVI, HDMI. USB (UbiSync) for 7″
Other: 3.0MP webcam
The Samsung 2263DX is an interesting concept! The rather normal 22″ LCD monitor is tagged along by an additional 7″ LCD monitor that has a decent pixel format of 800 x 480.
BenQ V2400W: Slim 24″ LCD Monitor
BenQ V2400W
Size: 24″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Brightness: 250 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 4000:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 2ms
Viewing Angle: 160/160
Input: HDMI, DVI, VGA
Price: TBD
Availability: March in Asia, April in North America and Europe
BenQ claims its V2400W is the world’s slimmest 24″ LCD monitor and says that it is 21% thinner at just 2.44″ than any other. It is about time. I’ve purchased a 24″ LCD monitor before and I must say I was a little surprised to see how porky it was.
Samsung LN-T4081F: 40″ LCD TV with LED Backlight
Samsung LN-T4081F
Size: 40″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080, Full HD, 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Contrast Ratio: 500,000:1 (dynamic via LED Motion Plus)
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Response Time: 8ms
Backlight: LED
Input: HDMI, Composite, S-Video, Component
Price: $2499.99 (MSRP)
Samsung’s LN-T4081F uses a LED backlight instead of the typical CCFL backlight. Now simply using LED instead of CCFL doesn’t do much in terms of performance. So Samsung developed a technology called LED Motion Plus and LED SmartLighting.
Samsung T-series LCD Monitor
Samsung T-series LCD Monitor
Size: 26″, 24″ and smaller
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Contrast Ratio: 20,000:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 5ms
Input: DVI, VGA, HDMI
Availability: Sometime in March, 2008
Samsung unveiled its T-series LCD monitors at CeBIT 2008. The noteworthy T-series sizes are the 24″ and 26″ versions. Both have a pixel format of 1920 x 1200 and a dynamic contrast ratio of 20,000:1 and a response time of 5ms. You also have the option of adding a DTV tuner. The dynamic contrast ratio is an amazing 20,000:1 with acceptable response times of 5ms.
