Samsung will bring at CeBIT next month, the new SyncMaster 940UX, a 19-inch LCD monitor that dumps the DVI and VGA connectors and is going to be USB only. Why USB only? Because via USB is the easiest way to connect or disconnect your device, plug it in when you need it, or take it out when you don’t. Another reason is the multiple LCD monitors connected at the same time, which will not require multiple graphics cards for each one.

However there is a small debate on how will the graphic processing is going to be done and rumors say the CPU will take that job which brings more questions in the air. Will the computer have less performance when connecting two or three monitors, will it fail in those demanding applications? Samsung says no, and they claim three monitors for multimedia and five for less intensive working will not slow down your machine. These questions will be answered at CeBIT when we will know if the solution is to use an external USB video card or just let it go like that. Release date is set for May, to come with Windows XP drivers at first and followed by Vista after.
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Today was news day for Sharp, with their new AQUOS range of products. They are presenting five new HD AQUOS LCD TVs with 65, 57, 52, 46 and 42-inch screen size. Take one of these and connect the 1-Bit Theater AQUOS Audio System to it and you have a very professional solution for your living room.

The AQUOS LCD models Sharp launched today are the highest class when it comes to image quality, using double-speed (120 Hz) advanced super view LCD panel for fast moving images to show up right and a high contrast ratio of 3000:1 these are industry’s thinnest and lightest LCD TVs compatible with the AQUOS Fami-link systems.

Sharp doesn’t have a price for their new launched AQUOS LCD TVs display. More detailed information and specifications can be found on Sharp.

We discovered a budget LCD TV coming from British manufacturer - Evesham. The 32” LCD TV is part of Evesham’s new Alqemi range. The 32SX model incorporates innovative technologies for best image quality. The LCD is a great budget solution. It offers for £599 the best combination of features:

• HDMI connector
• 1366 x 768 resolution
• Twin TV tuners analogue and digital
• Digital Tick approved
• Nicam stereo sound and virtual Dolby surround sound
• Picture-in-Picture (PIP)
• Acrylic finish on screen surround
• Twin Scart
• Component
• S-video
• Composite
• VGA input
• Cam slot (TOP-UP TV compatible)
• FREE wall bracket

The key advantages of Alqemi screen are the two tv tuners, the HDMI port and PIP feature. Oh! And don’t forget the price. It costs 50 quid less than a Toshiba sold in online stores.

If you thought installing a LCD display in your car is a hard task you haven’t seen Sony’s XVM-F65WL wireless LCD display. This device needs only to be powered an requires no extra wires for video or audio input as it receives that trough a built-in wireless adapter.

For example you can connect this LCD to other Sony DVD players that have built-in WiFi and it will automatically play both the video and audio on that DVD. However the audio signal can also be received using a set of wireless headphones if you don’t want to disturb the person driving. If you are still not convinced that we are a dealing with a cool gadget here are some of the most important features:

6.5″ color LCD video screen
infrared wireless headphone transmitter (for up to two sets of headphones)
one set of wireless headphones and a wireless remote ships with the product
two audio/video inputs
audio/video output
built-in speakers

All in all a pretty cool device to complete the XPlod series in your car. However a huge setback is the price of $449.99 (not including the actual DVD player).

A nut geek or a futuristic cop? That would say your friends about the Rimax Virtual Vision Glasses 4.0. The technology used for these glasses is impressive. When you put on the glasses, they give you the equivalent of watching a 40” screen. Rimax glasses are using mini-LCD display which create the impression of a big TV two meters away. Wheter you use the glasses with your laptop or PMP the viewing experience is extraordinary. The Virtual Vision Glasses can be worn over conventional glasses.

Powered by a rechargeable Lithium battery which provides up to 8 hours of viewing, Virtual Vision headset has built-in stereo earphones. Its users have the options to control the volume, brightness and contrast. The price is £199.95 according to Paramountzone.
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Sleek, black and pretty cool. It is Toshiba Regza 26WLT66 a 26-inch LCD screen ready for HD revolution. It features Tosh’s ‘Active Vision LCD’ picture processing technology which increases the viewing experience. This new technology claims to enhance detail, color, contrast and movement as well as the all important upscaling from standard definition programs. The 1366 x 768 resolution is quite adequate regarding the screen dimensions. The 26WLT66 model offers a 800:1 contrast ratio and 500 cd/m2 brightness.
The Regza 26WLT66 provides excellent sound quality thanks to the enriched SRS WOW audio output. The screen has a built-in Freeview tuner, two HDMI ports and two Scart sockets. Its users have the possibility to connect the screen to a PC or to HD DVD or Blu-Ray players. The price ranges between $950-$1,000.

…under 4 pounds (approx 2kg).

The 246 x 72 x 177 mm (9.6″x2.8″x7″) device weights only 3.5 pounds (1.5 Kg) being the perfect choice if you are looking for a light yet powerful product. The image quality will satisfy anyone as the brightness is set at 3,000 lumens and the contrast is 1,600:1. Speaking of image quality I should mention the native XGA resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, but the device is able to display UXGA (1600×1200 pixels) resolution as well.

Customers will appreciate the most all the auto setup functions like the autofocus for the image, the auto signal detection, the automatic digital trapezoid correction or the auto power start function. And speaking of good news, the product is available immediately at a reasonable price of $1,299 with a lifetime that can reach up to 3000 hours in Eco-mode.

The new MW221U and MW201U wide screen LCD Monitors that Asus released on Friday are meant to provide the customers with new ways to enjoy the increasing media and eye-candy available on computers today. Benefiting from a Microsoft Windows Vista Certification the two new products will certainly deliver best performance when displaying the new Aero UI (User Interface) in Microsoft’s new OS (operating system).

If the Windows Vista compliance, doesn’t tell you much about the real performance capabilities of the two new devices let’s see what they can really do. The 20″ and 22″ LCD displays offer an incredible 2 ms response time when displaying dynamic scenes so be sure you won’t notice even a glimpse of image lagging on this two monitors. To further detail the multimedia capabilities of them I will mention that both the MW221U and the MW201U have built-in DVI support and built-in stereo speakers with a headphone jack and they are both compliant with the HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) standard.

All in all I must admit the two new products would look great on anyone’s desktop and the features they pack would certainly make the PC experience more enjoyable.

Although the name doesn’t tell you nothing, HANNSvibe LCD will impress you with its spectacular design. The white color takes this LCD TV out of the crowd. It has an interesting look because of the rounded case. The removal speakers in the front are other cool innovation. The idea is very clever, because you would like to place them for stereo listening during a movie, for example.

The HANNSvibe did a good job when tested during a DVD playback, according to Crave.cnet.co.uk. All in all, this LCD coming from HANNspree is a good deal. We find prices from $1099 up to $1299 in online stores.

HD TV mania has just started. The global demand for LCD TV will be around 69 million in 2007 and estimated to grow up to 100 million units in 2009. Sharp recently unveiled its biggest LCD TV in production. It is the LCD monster Aquos of 108-inch (274 cm). The LCD TV was presented in Las Vegas at Consumer Electronics Show.

The 108-inch LCD is manufactured at Sharp’s Kameyama Plant, the first in the world using 8th-generation glass substrates. The success of this product is backed by Sharp’s great history in producing LCD screens. In 1988 Sharp’s was the first manufacturer that launched a 14-inch TFT LCD. Furthermore, they were permanently preoccupied of evolving their LCD models. So, in 2004 they launched the 45-inch model, followed in 2005 by 65-inch model. Sharp has been meeting the demand for high image quality by achieving resolution (4096 x 2160 pixel) four times higher than the current HD, the world’s highest contrast ratio (1 million:1) and fast full-motion video response rate (4 msec, 120 Hz). We didn’t find information regarding the prices, but we can tell you this TV is only on the Japanese market for the moment. Enjoy!