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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.
LG Flatron L206WU: Driven by USB
LG Flatron L206WU
Size: 20″
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 5000:1
Response Time: 2ms
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Viewing Angle: 170/170
Input: DVI-D, VGA, USB
Availability: TBD
Price: TBD
LG’s Flatron L206WU is a special wide LCD monitor. All you need is a USB port to drive it. And six others!
LG L246WP-BN : 24″ LCD Monitor
LG L246WP-BN
Size: 24″
Aspect Ratio: 16:10
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1200
Brightness: 500 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Response Time: 8ms
Inputs: VGA, HDMI, Component
Panel: In-Plane Switching (IPS) technology or Multidomain Vertical Alignment (MVA)
Viewing Angle: 178/178
Price: MSRP $650
I have always preferred LCD monitors that use In-Plane Switching (IPS) panels. A display’s primary function, in my opinion, is to accurately display information, may that be text, graphics or video. For graphics color is very important. IPS panels are known to have little color shift as you go off-angle leading to great color reproduction. That is why almost all of Apple’s LCD monitors use IPS panels. And that is one of the reasons why I like LG’s L246WP-BN.
LG M228WD: 22″ LCD Monitor with Digital TV Tuner
LG Electronics M228WD
Size: 22″
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050
Contrast Ratio: 3000:1 (Digital Fine Contrast)
Response Time: 5ms
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Viewing Angle: 170/170
Input: HDMI, VGA, Component, S-Video
Special Features: Digital TV Tuner
Availability: Late November, 2007.
Pricing: TBD
The new M228WD is similar to LG’s M228WA in overall design except for the silver belly vs. the black belly in the M228WD (this might actually be a color option for both).
Qisda and Daewoo to Make Small Medium LG TVs
Qisda, formerlly BenQ, and Daewoo Electronics will be building small/medium LCD TVs for LG Electronics. These LGE LCD TVs will be geared for the European market. Qisda will manufacture the smaller sizes (15″, 20″, 26″) while Daewoo will focus on 32″. LGE also has much larger TVs (37″+) but will manufacture them in-house. Qisda operates a LCD TV plant in the Czech Republic and will begin modularizing LCDs for AU Optronics in Q4′07. AUO is part of the BenQ Group.
China is a manufacturing power house, no doubt. But there are continued questions about quality about the products that the country manufactures. Some examples are: Using lead paint for toys geared for children and automobile tires that have exploded and killed are just two recent examples. BenQ manufactures most of its goods in China. So, would I purchase a 26″ LCD TV manufactured by BenQ, or Qisda? Probably not. I strive to maximize the value of my money, but not at the expense of health concerns or other hazards unforeseen. I would not even consider a Daewoo-made 32″. Korean manufacturing is quite a bit better, in general, than Chinese, but I wouldn’t put my dollars on Daewoo to make high-quality goods. Samsung and LG would be the only Korean manufacturers I would trust, and carefully at that.
Source: DigiTimes via Witsview
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