High Display

The new products from Sony bring new quality definition for the entry-level projectors’ market.
Sony’s new E-series projectors use the BrightEra 3-LCD technology that offers the unparalleled picture quality, higher brightness and an increased panel life.

Each of the new products brings new features to this industry. The VPL-EX50 is Sony’s first 2500 ANSI lumen model under 3kg weight category and the VPL-EW5 is the first native 1280x800 WXGA projector made by Sony. More than that, the EW5 is HD ready and by using the 1280x800 resolution means it’s clearly designed for following the laptops’ widescreen video sources. With a standby power consume less than 3 watts, VPL-EW5 becomes the lowest power consumption projector in its class.

Among the interfaces incorporated by the E-Series I would mention a second RGB input for connection with more than one computer for VPL-EX50 and the RS232C to control the external device (used by all those three new projectors).
Setting up these projectors becomes an easy job for every user with the “Quick Start” and “Off&Go” technology.

The most affordable projector from Sony’s E-Series is the SVGA VPL-ES5 that offers brightness to 2000 Lumens at a SVGA 800x600 resolution. Even though this product doesn’t take advantage of the BrightEra 3-LCD technology, the low-price could make it a good seller on the projectors’ market.

The E-Series address to business and education projector market and offering the BrightEra 3-LCD technology to consumers could be a smart move made by Sony in this entry-level business.

After releasing the Samsung Armani cell phone, the two companies decided to unveil a new product under the same brands and this time it’s about an LCD display.
The Samsung Armani LCD comes with High Definition support and was first revealed at Milan International Furniture 2008 where visitors had the chance to find out about the two versions available, a 46-inch display and a 52-inch LCD featuring Samsung’s 100Hz technology.

The smaller model has an elegant backlight remote control and a stylish black housing, being expected in European and Korean stores this summer.

From this first picture we can’t say it’s an impressive LCD designed by Armani but we can wait for more information and more detailed pictures from Samsung probably at the beginning of this summer, when we’ll find out about the pric and full specifications list also.

At TechEd 2008, ViewSonic has introduced 3 brand new LCDs included in its VA line, with screen sizes ranging from 17 inches to19 inches, all featuring the company’s awarded display technology which delivers bright and clear images with fast response times at affordable costs.

The 19-inch VA1903wmb, 19-inch VA903mb and 17-inch VA703mb LCDs are available at prices ranging between $209 and $245, being designed for use in school classes and Government offices, where people need quality monitors on which to do spreadsheet manipulation, project presentations and Internet research.

The new LCD monitors are certified for Windows Vista Basic and sport a thin-bezel design, built-in speakers and the VESA mount system.
ViewSonic VA1903wmb has a 16:10 aspect ratio for dual-page viewing, 800:1 contrast ratio, 1440 x 900 native resolution and a 5 ms response time, while the ViewSonic VA903mb comes with 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 300 nits brightness, 1280 x 1024 native resolution, same as the ViewSonic VA703mb’s resolution, but with has an 8 ms response time, and 700:1 contrast ratio.



"The need for multimedia desktop displays in the classroom is increasing as curriculum evolves and students are utilizing video and Web sites for daily learning," declared Jeff Volpe, vice president of Global Brand and Emerging Technologies, ViewSonic. "By introducing inexpensive LCDs with features typically associated with more expensive, high-end displays, ViewSonic is making it possible for users to enjoy the latest in display technology without breaking the bank."

NEC has announced its new 22.5-inch amorphoussilicon TFT LCD display module featuring WUXGA resolution, great picture quality and full high-definition resolution, 460 cd/m2 brightness, 97% color gamut and double frame rate of 120 Hz for enhanced motion picture.
NEC’s ultra-advanced, super-fine TFT technology plus a 10-bit source driver ensure 1024 grayscale steps per each of the primary colors, achieving 1073 million colors per pixel.

In its press release, the company specifies that "The introduction of the new 22.5-inch high-definition LCD is further evidence of NEC LCD Technologies' longstanding dedication to providing advanced display solutions that meet the sophisticated requirements for high-end monitor applications such as high-performance motion picture monitors," said Hidetoshi Usui, department manager in charge of product planning and marketing, NEC LCD Technologies, Ltd.

Together with the 22.5-inch module, NEC brings also a 19-inch color TFT LCD module with SXGA resolution.
NL192120AC25-02 module with 22.5-inch diagonal has a display area of 483.84 × 302.4 mm, 0.252 × 0.252 mm pixel pitch, 800:1 contrast ratio, 88 degrees viewing angle, and 12 ms response time, while the 19-inch NL128102BC29-10 LCD has a resolution of 1280 x 1024 pixels, 376.32 × 301.056 mm display area, 16.77M colors, 0.294 × 0.294 mm pixel pitch, 300 cd/m2 brightness, 800:1 contrast ratio 88 degrees viewing angle, and 20 ms response time.

Both modules will be presented these days at Display 2008.

Together with DreamWorks Animation SKG, Hewlett Packard demonstrated an innovative display technology capable of producing affordable and consistent color accuracy between devices.
It was called the HP DreamColor Technology and is meant to display “accurate, predictable color and a simple color management process to assure vision-to-production color consistency in a widescreen LCD”.

This leads to the first combination of true 30-bit color with a range of 1 billion colors, with a LED-backlit LCD and will be available at a fraction of the cost of high-quality displays.
HP DreamColor Technology-enabled displays will be used in broadcast, film/video post-production, animation and graphic arts sectors, where they will offer richer color and darker blacks, including factory presets for all color ranges from NTSC, SMPTE, sRGB, Rec. 709, Adobe RGB and DCI video standards.

HP will adopt this new technology support in a range of displays and printers.