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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Quanta and LG Philips LCD
Quanta doesn't seem to fit into the LCD category, but in actuality, they have been a longtime partner with Sharp. To make a long story short, the newest trend in display manufacturer is to integrate audio and video codec DSPs directly into the display. AG Neovo began integrating SRS WOW processors into its high end X series displays around Computex. Companies like Albatron took that one step farther and began integrating DVD drives into the display as well. Since Quanta will be integrating DVD drives and DSPs into some Sharp manufacturered LCD TVs, NuTech (Quanta's retail division) will rebrand the units and market them for sale in the US and Europe. Unfortunately, at time of publication, we couldn't provide any specifications or images, but it's something on the horizon to look for!LG Philips LCD didn't actually have an official presence at COMDEX, but we had the opportunity to talk with a representative from the company to catch up on current market trends. We mentioned earlier that Sharp was dethroned recently as the number one LCD producer; but what we didn't mention was that LG Philips LCD is now currently #1. LG Philips has enjoyed incredible success over the last few months due to high volume and innovative research in the LCD sector. If you have found our COMDEX LCD coverage interesting so far, you would probably like to check out our Dell 2001FP preview published a couple weeks ago. The Dell 2001FP uses the LG Philips S-IPS 16ms panel, which we have had very positive things to say about. Remember, the LM201U04 is the world's first 16ms true 8-bit panel (and it's 20"!).
As far as other innovations with LG Philips LCD, the company has been working hard with Dell recently. Not just with the Dell 2001FP, but also with their new 17" and 30" LCD TVs (which have been doing very well apparently). NEC is also capitalizing on LG Philips LCD's wonderful panels in the form of their 30" wall-mountable displays and the upcoming 2080UX+. For those of you who are curious about the status of 16ms 17" and 19" Super IPS panels, our sources claim initial test runs on the 17" substrates is near completion and 19" will be next. We can't wait to see working samples! LG.Philips LCD will have a huge presence at CES, so we will have more news from the international LCD giant in just a few weeks.
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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 (?)