Choosing the Best Big-Screen TV for You

Dreaming of a big-screen TV? The devil -- and the value -- will definitely be in the details.
Ten years ago, all you had to do was decide your price range, then bag the biggest, baddest set your wallet could support. These days, you have to navigate a myriad of different technologies.

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Honeywell LCD patent suit targets PC industry

Aerospace manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. is filing suit against 34 companies in the PC and mobile phone industry. This due to infringements on its proprietary technology that controls the brightness of LCD screens. Defendants include Dell, Apple Computer, Fujitsu, Sony, HP, Gateway to name a few.

Learn more at InfoWorld.

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Untraviolet Power Pixels

Although a bit old (July 22, 2004), this article is mentioning an interesting technology to come, fresh out of University of Cincinnati and Extreme Photonix, LLC. A new flat-panel uses lightwave coupling to generate a screen that transmits light 10 times more effectively than traditional liquid crystal displays.

Read the complete story at Technology Review.

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Is LCD Ready for Hardcore Gamers?

Player issues this query: "Since the holiday season is rolling around, I've been contemplating shelling out the big bucks for a nice LCD display. I'm a die-hard gamer, with several choices of monitors in the market today, it can get a little confusing. Ghosting seemed to be a problem with intense games, but with displays reaching 8ms-16ms response time, is it really an issue anymore? Is it time for this gamer to move on to greener pastures, or stay the course with my trusty CRT?"

See answers at GameTab

A Whole World In Front Of Your Eyes

Displays that fit less than an inch in front of your eye (Virtual Retinal Displays – VRD) have been in development for the last 10 years or so. One of the most common applications is in camcorders and digital cameras however, there is more and more demand for systems that can clearly show streaming media in the same detail as a television. As one of the leading authorities in display technologies, Planar developed a technology utilizing a monochrome electroluminecent (EL) technology. It’s extremely rugged features didn’t outweigh the fact that the demand today is for full color displays.

The latest demand for VRDs is coming from the mobile phone market. David Pescovitz at TheFuture talks about this new topic in this interesting article.

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Wearable Displays for Advertisements

We’ve all seen those poor people standing outside some fast food restaurant or other store with a fire sale wearing two big signs on their front and back. To the Canadian company Pixman this seemed just too static and they decided to design a system with actual wearable displays.


Learn more at IggySoft's Table PC Blog

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