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24-inch LED Backlit LCD Coming from Samsung

24-inch LED Backlit LCD Coming from Samsung

by , 4:40 PM EDT, April 11th, 2007

Samsung has announced a 24-inch (60 cm) LED backlit LCD display with 180 degree viewing and near perfect light uniformity, according to DailyTech.

"As notebooks become thinner, the need for LED-backlit screens become more important as they take up far less space and requires less power," the author reported. "The same is true for desktop displays, but LED-backlit LCD panels are used primarily for a different reason here: uniformity and color gamut."


Samsung 24-in LCD Display, LED Backlit

The new displays boast a high contrast ratio and excellent color saturation. Samsung said that these displays will reach 111 percent of the NTSC standard while traditional LCDs commonly manage about 72 percent. The resolution will be 1920 x 1200 and the panel will have a true 180 degree viewing angle.

In terms of availability, Samsung hasn't yet committed. However, the author noted that," the lag between Samsung panel announcements and monitor production can sometimes exceed six months."

Just in time for Christmas.

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Close Name:Guest
Wed Apr 11, 2007 4:52 pm Subject: 180 degree viewing angle?

So, you can see the picture while looking directly at the side of the monitor?

Cool.


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Close Name:Biff Posts: 1479 Joined: 08 Apr 2004
Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:03 pm Subject:

Yes, please! Gimme!


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Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:38 pm Subject: LED

Sounds like it was designed for the 24" iMac Plus......


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Close Name:doogie Posts: 17 Joined: 21 Sep 2004
Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:23 pm Subject: Viewing Angle

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Guest wrote:
So, you can see the picture while looking directly at the side of the monitor?

Cool.


Very Cool! Of course the perspective at this viewing angle does distort the image *slightly*.


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Wed Apr 11, 2007 6:56 pm Subject:

I can't wait for these LED-lit LCDs to come down in price. Longer backlight life, better uniformity, larger color gamut...what's not to like? Today's backlight bulbs suck.


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