Samsung starts mass producing transparent LCD panels

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Displays, HDTV,

Samsung announced today that it has become the first company to begin mass production of transparent LCD panels.

The panels, which measure 22 inches across the diagonal, support resolutions up to 1,680-by-1,050, have 500:1 contrast ratios, and are available in both color and black-and-white models.

Samsung claims that the panels offer the world's highest transparency rate: over 20 percent for the black-and-white variety, and over 15 percent for color. (The company says that conventional LCD panels with a backlight unit have only 5 percent transparency.)

According to Samsung, because panels with higher transparency rates are better able to utilize ambient light, the company's new panels consume up to 90 percent less electricity compared to traditional LCD monitors.

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Here’s why iPad 2 didn’t get a Retina Display

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, Displays, Editorial, Features, Handhelds,

In the lead-up to the iPad 2 announcement, many were predicting that Apple would give the tablet's 9.7-inch screen a bump in resolution. But when Steve Jobs revealed the second-generation iPad to the world, it had the same pixel count as the first one: 1,024x768, even though the display was revamped to be considerably thinner. Why no extra pixels?

Looking at the history of the display on the iPhone offers some clues. Apple kept the display of the iPhone at the same 480x320-pixel resolution for the first three versions of the phone, and when it finally upgraded the display for the iPhone 4, the bump was huge, doubling the display resolution to 960x640 pixels. The upgrade also introduced the term "retina display," a piece of marketing jargon that Apple doesn't quantify, but generally means a display that is better than the limits of human vision.

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Deal of the Day: Save 36% on Dell Vostro 230 with 24-inch Samsung monitor

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, Hot Deals, PC / Laptop,

Dell is offering a 36% discount on their Vostro 230 2.93 GHz Dual-core Mini Tower bundled with 23.6-inch Samsung 2494LW LCD Monitor, and that's good enough to make that our Deal of the Day. The Vostro base config also includes 2 GB DDR3 1333MHz memory, 250 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW Optical Drive, GMA X4500 graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit OS, and bundled Keyboard + Mouse with shipping included:

Save 42% on Dell Vostro 230 with 23.6-inch monitor

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Deal of the Day: Save 42% on Dell Vostro 230 with 24-inch Samsung monitor

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, Hot Deals, PC / Laptop,

Dell is offering a 42% discount on their Vostro 230 2.8GHz Dual-core Slim Tower bundled with 23.6-inch Samsung 2494LW LCD Monitor, and that's good enough to make that our Deal of the Day. The Vostro base config also includes 3GB DDR3 1333MHz memory, 320GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW Optical Drive, GMA X4500 graphics, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit OS, Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services 15-months subscription and bundled Keyboard + Mouse, and shipping is included:

Save 42% on Dell Vostro 230 with 23.6-inch monitor

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Deal of the Day: Save 29% on Dell UltraSharp U2211H 1080p monitor

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, Hot Deals,

Dell is offering a 29% discount on their UltraSharp U2211H 1080p display, and that's good enough to make that our Deal of the Day. That's a lot of screen real estate at a significant discount:

Save 29% on Dell UltraSharp U2211H 21.5-inch monitor

Don’t forget, if you’re looking for other deals, be sure to check out our Newegg Promo Code thread.

Deal of the Day: Save 46% on Dell P2411H 24-inch 1080p LED-backlit monitor

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, Hot Deals,

Dell is offering a 46% discount on their professional LED-backlit displays, and that's worthy enough to be our Deal of the Day. They've got the 1080p, LED-backlit P2411H 24-inch display up for sale, knocking $138 off the price, and shipping is thrown in for free to boot:

Save 46% on Dell Professional P2411H 24-in 1080p LED-backlit LCD Monitors

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Deal of the Day: Save 56% on LG 60LD550 60-inch HDTV

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Hot Deals,

Our pals over at Newegg have slashed the price of the LG 60LD550 60-inch 1080p HDTV by 56%, a savings of $1,569.99 off the original price, so we had to feature it as our Deal of the Day. You end up with a 60-inch LCD TV for just $1,369.98, and you don't even have to pay extra for shipping:

Save 56% on Lg 60LD550 60-inch HDTV

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Deal of the Day: Save 35% on Samsung 2494Lw 1080p monitor

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, Hot Deals,

Dell is offering a 35% discount onSamsung 2494LW 23.6-inch 1080p LCD monitor, and we're calling it our Deal of the DayThese typically sell for $229.99, but with the $80 discount, it's just $149.99 - and you get free shipping to boot:

Save 35% on Samsung 2494LW LCD monitor

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Deal of the Day: Save 30% on Dell LED-backlit LCD monitors

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, Hot Deals,

Dell is offering a 30% discount on their consumer LED-backlit displays, and that's worthy enough to be our Deal of the Day. They've got five different displays on sale, three of which are 1080p, and two of which even have HDMI built in:

Save 30% on Dell Consumer LED-backlit LCD displays

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Deal of the Day: Save 25% on Dell UltraSharp 27- and 30-inch monitors

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Displays, Hot Deals,

Dell is offering a 25% discount on their UltraSharp U3011 and U2711 displays, and that's good enough to make that our Deal of the Day. That's a lot of screen real estate at a significant discount:

Save 25% on Dell UltraSharp U3011 30-inch monitor
Save 25% on Dell UltraSharp U2711 27-inch monitor

Don’t forget, if you’re looking for other deals, be sure to check out our Newegg Promo Code thread.