COMDEX 2003 Display Coverage: Prelude to a CES
by Kristopher Kubicki on November 26, 2003 10:50 PM EST- Posted in
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Sharp
In case you don't know much about Sharp, they are currently the second largest LCD producer for consumer panels (17" and higher). Like Samsung, Sharp produces panels and retail LCD products, but their presence is not as strong in the US as it is in Asia or Europe. Sharp also has an enormous focus on home theater LCD products that do not quite cross over into the PC industry (Sharp is still the world's #1 LCD TV producer).Sharp was very excited to announce more details about their 6G Kameyama facility. As we mentioned before, this will be one of the largest substrate foundries in the world at a little over 3.5M sq feet and will begin full production of 1500x1800 mm substrates in January (1500x1800mm substrates allow for 16 19" panels, which is a 40% increase of Samsung's largest capability). Sharp is also able to construct its 26" - 35" LCD TV right on the campus. $500, 4th generation 19" LCDs appeal to us too!
On the heels of the incredible successful Zaurus, Sharp was also very excited to show off their 2lb, 0.55" thick Actius MM10 running Transmeta's much more capable Efficeon processor. As further introductions to the Actius line, Sharp presented its TN10W tablet and Actius AV18P DTR. Below, you can see the MM10 and the TN10W tablet:
Even though tablet PCs are exciting, it's the Actius RD3D that won us over. The Actius RD3D is our COMDEX Best of Show. Why would we award a 2.8GHz laptop “best of show”? Oh, did we mention that the display allows you to toggle on 3D imagery (natively, no goggles)?! Furthermore, full production units will be shipping before the end of November. Hopefully, Andrew Ku, our mobile editor, will have an opportunity to analyze the unit thoroughly!
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KristopherKubicki - Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - link
Sorry artifex, I updated it and forgot to mention it :)Kristopher
WooDaddy - Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - link
Kris,Cool. Look for a bunch of old guys in wife-beaters, drunk and with AVN passes around their necks touting the worlds-greatest new killer app.
My company's image is very important to me. As the founder, I'd have it no other way.
Woo
artifex - Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - link
oops, never mind, I see it's been changed to AGP and PCI, now.artifex - Tuesday, December 2, 2003 - link
I'm still hoping someone can tell me how they managed to have two AGP cards in a single system?KristopherKubicki - Monday, December 1, 2003 - link
Yes we will have a bit of CES coverage.Look for the young guys in suits :) Thats us!
Kristopher
WooDaddy - Monday, December 1, 2003 - link
Kris,I really hope that last comment you said about the CES is true. I'm planning on going this year. Do you or you collegues plan on going this coming year and doing an article?
Woo
KristopherKubicki - Monday, December 1, 2003 - link
most monitors are 8 bit, only the AUO 16ms panel is 6 bit. The LG Philips and Samsung 16 and 12ms panels are 8bit. Sharp is working on 10bit panels by the end of the year.Kristopher
ViRGE - Sunday, November 30, 2003 - link
Humm, I'm a bit depressed to see yet another monitor company leave the CRT space; I'm still not ready for LCDs financially, and I'm still iffy on their features considering the 6bit and pixel response times(I mean we're just now at 16ms, which is barely acceptable in my book since that's nessisary for 60fps). I hope NEC stays in the game a bit longer, otherwise I'm going to have to start hording CRTs(although the current Samsung 757MB I use will last for quite some time I'm sure).KristopherKubicki - Sunday, November 30, 2003 - link
LG Philips is doing first runs on its 19" 16ms S-IPS panel. I will have to try to check with NEC concerning that panel.I know NEC has had a lot of quantity issues. They dont have a huge production capability and they probably wont be able to persue it much longer.
Kristopher
miomao - Sunday, November 30, 2003 - link
Nec said they will use a proprietary S-IPS panel for the 1980SX successor. :\LG.Philips already make a 19'' 25ms S-IPS panel used in the LG L1910B model.
But the pro model L1910P has a Fujitsu MVA.
Someone say that maybe they still have production quantity problem (?)