Society of Information Display (SID) held 2010 International Symposium, Seminar, and Exhibition from May 23 to May 28, 2010 at Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA, USA. The SID, that is now in its 48th year, is the major international event for scientists, engineers, manufacturers, and users in the electronic-display industry. Below is a brief review for only three of many products presented this year.
Samsung has presented an ultra energy-efficient USB-powered monitor. It is an 18.5" LCD display capable of running exclusively from USB - no adapter required. It is an extremely energy efficient display. Built with LED backlight, Samsung has been able to drop the peak power consumption down to only 6.3W. That is why the device can function from bus power over USB.
SONY has introduced a rollable (bendable) OLED display. The flexible OLED measures 4.1" and is only 80 micrometers thick. To reach the goal of a rollable display, SONY developed OTFT - organic TFT (thin film transistor) with original organic semiconductor material. The rollable OLED has a resolution of 432x240 pixel, 16.8 million colors, and contrast ratio 1000:1.
LG has showed the largest 3-D display in the World. This display is a gigantic 84" ultra high definition (UHD) 3-D panel with 3840x2160 resolutions. That is four times the resolution of previous full HD TV panels with (1920x1080). To enable watching in 3-D, the display requires a polarized glasses.
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Thursday, June 3, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
How to Choose The Best Laptop and its Manufacturer
Buying a laptop is an investment and it can be a difficult decision. To get most from your investment, you need to choose right features and options. On the other hand, it is important to select a good quality system that will last for years. This article is to help to find approaches that may ease the process of choosing the best laptop for you.
If you ask any expert what laptop is the best in terms of quality, normally you get different answers. One of the reasons is that every user has different experience. Another reason is that each user experienced good or bad things with laptops in different times. In fact, there is no laptop model that was always positioned at the top of the list. This is one of difficulties in choosing a laptop with the best quality.
It is easy to notice that comparison in terms of the quality or reliability of laptops (manufacturers) is very similar to the comparison of any hi-tech devices, like, TV-sets, cellular phones, as well as, automobiles. New ideas, inventions, and technologies enable human-made things to evolve very fast and in different directions. Evidently, discovering similar underlying principles may help to ease a selective process.
Firstly, we need to accept an important fact why in eyes of different people the best models are different. The quality can be different for the same model because it depends on criteria that are set by evaluator. Secondly, nowadays there is a wide variety of laptops, such as, mini, netbook, desktop replacement, therefore, the comparison may be similar to comparing apples and oranges. Thirdly, the quality can be relative thing to a certain extend even without a sound basis because particular models may be preferable for some users due to an emotional attachment, not logical objective reasons.
Anyway, the good news is that the number of laptop manufacturers is not so big and there are almost the same major ones for a decade. Currently these are Dell, HP Compaq, Toshiba, Acer, Lenovo (IBM), Sony, Gateway, Apple, Asus, Samsung, Panasonic, Fujitsu. The existence of many manufacturers is good because it means a stronger competition. A honest competition helps to create a perfect product otherwise monopoly would eventually lead to the degradation of quality.
Concerning particular models, if we define an average notebook in terms of performance and screen size it could be easy to build the list of models that are considered by most users as the best. For business needs, for example, the list could consists of such models as Lenovo ThinkPad, Sony VAIO Z Series, Dell Studio, HP Pavilion, Gateway NV7915u, Toshiba Satellite, Asus UL30VT. Please note, this list may change as time goes by, so that in 2011 this list should be updated.
© Alex Smartson. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
If you ask any expert what laptop is the best in terms of quality, normally you get different answers. One of the reasons is that every user has different experience. Another reason is that each user experienced good or bad things with laptops in different times. In fact, there is no laptop model that was always positioned at the top of the list. This is one of difficulties in choosing a laptop with the best quality.
It is easy to notice that comparison in terms of the quality or reliability of laptops (manufacturers) is very similar to the comparison of any hi-tech devices, like, TV-sets, cellular phones, as well as, automobiles. New ideas, inventions, and technologies enable human-made things to evolve very fast and in different directions. Evidently, discovering similar underlying principles may help to ease a selective process.
Firstly, we need to accept an important fact why in eyes of different people the best models are different. The quality can be different for the same model because it depends on criteria that are set by evaluator. Secondly, nowadays there is a wide variety of laptops, such as, mini, netbook, desktop replacement, therefore, the comparison may be similar to comparing apples and oranges. Thirdly, the quality can be relative thing to a certain extend even without a sound basis because particular models may be preferable for some users due to an emotional attachment, not logical objective reasons.
Anyway, the good news is that the number of laptop manufacturers is not so big and there are almost the same major ones for a decade. Currently these are Dell, HP Compaq, Toshiba, Acer, Lenovo (IBM), Sony, Gateway, Apple, Asus, Samsung, Panasonic, Fujitsu. The existence of many manufacturers is good because it means a stronger competition. A honest competition helps to create a perfect product otherwise monopoly would eventually lead to the degradation of quality.
Concerning particular models, if we define an average notebook in terms of performance and screen size it could be easy to build the list of models that are considered by most users as the best. For business needs, for example, the list could consists of such models as Lenovo ThinkPad, Sony VAIO Z Series, Dell Studio, HP Pavilion, Gateway NV7915u, Toshiba Satellite, Asus UL30VT. Please note, this list may change as time goes by, so that in 2011 this list should be updated.
© Alex Smartson. Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction prohibited without permission.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Recession Creates a Green Habit among PC Users - Do-It-Yourself
A small Canadian company, Vancouver Laptop, becomes one of the pioneers to promote a new green habit of living by creating a new option for laptop users - fix-it-yourself.
The millions of laptops are broken worldwide every year; and statistically, the most breakable part is an LCD screen. Before recession it was easier for most people to buy a new laptop in case of broken screen. Now more and more consumers look for a cost-effective solution. Surprisingly it has a positive side effect for environmental protection.
It is known that a very tiny battery can make one cubic meter of soil seriously contaminated and cause a water pollution. A much bigger laptop battery creates much more disposal troubles, not to mention other parts of laptop. Besides, replacing broken LCD screens, PC users can reduce the demand for new laptops those production pollute the Earth. Evidently replacing screens by laptop's manufacturer is good for our green planet. But there is even a "greener" option.
"What to do if your laptop screen is broken and you do not have warranty? Of course, you may find some place to repair or to send to the laptop manufacturer to fix. But these options would be not the best for your budget and the environment," says Andrei Kisel, the co-owner of Vancouver Laptop Inc. "If you replace the screen on your own, you save resources and minimize your expenses on the cost of the laptop screen and labor. It is easy to do using our on-line illustrated guide even if you are not a technical person - with a couple of tools you will be able to replace the screen on your own."
The PC users who decide to replace a broken screen themselves can be sure that the company distributes only new genuine laptop screens. These screens are the same as the ones that laptop manufacturers use in their current laptop models. All models are made by reputable manufacturers that are globally recognized suppliers of electronic components. The LCD screens are compatible with Dell, Acer, HP, IBM-Lenovo, Compaq, Gateway, Toshiba, Sony, Apple, Samsung, Fujitsu, Packard Bell, NEC, Asus, Cicero, Eurocom, MDG, Averatec and many other laptop brands.
Related story: Do Your Part: Travel Green
The millions of laptops are broken worldwide every year; and statistically, the most breakable part is an LCD screen. Before recession it was easier for most people to buy a new laptop in case of broken screen. Now more and more consumers look for a cost-effective solution. Surprisingly it has a positive side effect for environmental protection.
It is known that a very tiny battery can make one cubic meter of soil seriously contaminated and cause a water pollution. A much bigger laptop battery creates much more disposal troubles, not to mention other parts of laptop. Besides, replacing broken LCD screens, PC users can reduce the demand for new laptops those production pollute the Earth. Evidently replacing screens by laptop's manufacturer is good for our green planet. But there is even a "greener" option.
"What to do if your laptop screen is broken and you do not have warranty? Of course, you may find some place to repair or to send to the laptop manufacturer to fix. But these options would be not the best for your budget and the environment," says Andrei Kisel, the co-owner of Vancouver Laptop Inc. "If you replace the screen on your own, you save resources and minimize your expenses on the cost of the laptop screen and labor. It is easy to do using our on-line illustrated guide even if you are not a technical person - with a couple of tools you will be able to replace the screen on your own."
The PC users who decide to replace a broken screen themselves can be sure that the company distributes only new genuine laptop screens. These screens are the same as the ones that laptop manufacturers use in their current laptop models. All models are made by reputable manufacturers that are globally recognized suppliers of electronic components. The LCD screens are compatible with Dell, Acer, HP, IBM-Lenovo, Compaq, Gateway, Toshiba, Sony, Apple, Samsung, Fujitsu, Packard Bell, NEC, Asus, Cicero, Eurocom, MDG, Averatec and many other laptop brands.
Related story: Do Your Part: Travel Green
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