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Flat-panel prices sink on low demand
News The golden age for flat-panel monitor makers is ending after 10 months. After rising for nearly a year, the prices on components for flat-panel monitors have begun to drop. PC manufacturers, analysts and even panel makers expected to see shortages...
[August 9, 2002, 7:55]
Flat-panel demand lights up LCDs
News LCDs are commonly used in flat-panel monitors and notebook computers. But as they pulled back, flat panels and notebooks increased in popularity, with companies like Gateway and Apple -- with its flat-panel iMac -- pushing such products.
[May 30, 2002, 13:26]
Flat-panel supply set to surge
News A long-standing supply crunch for liquid-crystal display panels is starting to lift, providing hope that prices for flat-panel monitors will begin falling again later this year. Prices rose in 2003 amid demand for LCD panels for use in monitors...
[March 8, 2004, 7:30]
Flat panel shortage tipped
News The global demand for large, high-quality flat-panel displays will outstrip supply by 4.3 percent in the fourth quarter, research company iSuppli/Stanford Resources said on Thursday. In the first quarter, flat-panel suppliers shipped 28.5 million...
[May 28, 2004, 9:20]
Flat-panel monitors edge ahead
News Flat-panel monitors for desktop computers are expected to surpass traditional cathode ray tube (CRT) monitors in revenue this year, a sea change for the display industry. Declining prices, combined with aggressive bundling deals from PC makers such...
[March 13, 2003, 9:19]
Flat-panel iMac gets super-sized
News Apple Computer plans to serve up a new iMac model with a larger flat-panel display during next week's Macworld Expo trade show, according to sources. The upgrade to a 17-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) comes as sales have all but stalled on...
[July 10, 2002, 7:30]
Flat-panel prices drop as popularity rises
News Sales of flat-panel displays more than doubled throughout 2002 as increased supplies led to price drops, according to new figures from market researcher iSuppli, underscoring the trend that is seeing traditional CRT monitors losing out to liquid...
[April 3, 2003, 16:19]
Flat-panel iMac pictures leaked
News Apple also won't be the first company to combine a PC with a flat panel monitor. Apple Computer will unveil a new iMac on Monday that sports a 15-inch flat-panel display connected by a pivoting arm to a half-dome base, resembling a luxo desk lamp...
[January 7, 2002, 8:55]
Dell proffers flat-panel fix
News Dell says it has a fix for a driver problem that has some of its customers' flat-panel screens drawing a blank. Some people who purchased a Dell Optiplex or Dimension desktop PC with a Dell UltraSharp digital video interface or DVI-capable flat...
[March 8, 2004, 9:45]
IBM adds new angle to flat-panel monitors
News IBM has released a flat-panel monitor that rests on a cranelike arm, allowing it be positioned -- like a desktop lamp -- in nearly any direction or angle. IBM, which offers T Series displays in sizes from 15 inches to 20.8 inches, said the T560 is...
[October 5, 2001, 13:07]
CeBIT 2000: Acer unveils designer flat panel display
News Acer introduced a new, swanky LCD flat panel display at CeBIT on Thursday, describing it as an "exclusive design edition". The Acer Slim FP855 comes in a metallic silver case and, according to its manufacturer, will mainly be used for...
[February 25, 2000, 10:27]
Nuggets: Cool flat panel speakers with a thumping bass
News What you get are two ultra-thin satellite speakers based on Labtec's proprietary flat-panel technology. The acoustic advantage of the flat panel design is that the stereo sweet spot is wider than comparable cone speakers.
[August 10, 2000, 16:37]
IBM thinks big with new flat panel
News IBM on Tuesday unveiled its first model in a new line of ThinkVision flat-panel displays, which it plans to debut later this year. Part of our ThinkVision plan is to make the user experience better through design," said Mickey Mantiply, product...
[February 26, 2003, 7:50]
Apple to ditch CRTs for flat panel monitors
News The company has been quietly telling dealers that bulky tube monitors will be phased out as it switches to sleeker flat-panel monitors, say distribution sources. The Apple 17-inch cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor -- the last model available of this...
[May 4, 2001, 7:48]
Slow start for flat panel monitors says analyst
News Flat panel monitors reduce light reflection and give a sharper, more accurate picture. Baker says prices for CRT monitors have dropped significantly "in the last year or so" and despite a drop in the price of flat panel monitors, the older...
[October 21, 1998, 15:54]
Sharp launches high-res flat panel
News A number of flat panel makers, including Samsung and Viewsonic, offer UXGA displays in sizes that range from 19-inch to 23-inch monitors. The growth of the flat-panel monitor market has slowed recently as supply of LCD panels -- the primary and...
[August 2, 2002, 10:37]
Apple fuels flat-panel iMac speculation
News Speculation for next week's show in San Francisco has centered on whether chief executive Steve Jobs might use his keynote speech to introduce a flat-paneled successor to the three-year-old iMac, which analysts say is due for an upgrade.
[January 2, 2002, 9:09]
Electronics giants join forces on flat-panel displays
News NEC and SVA see liquid crystal displays in China's future. The two electronics companies on Wednesday said they have signed an agreement to create a Shanghai-based joint venture by June 2003. SVA, the largest electronics group in China, is a...
[March 27, 2003, 8:28]
Online sales help Dell in Q3
News We are seeing I'd say a significantly improved availability of flat panel screens than where we were two months ago," he said. Revenue was hurt by a shortage of flat panel displays for notebooks. Dell Computer met reduced analysts' estimates in its...
[November 12, 1999, 10:09]
New IBM tech sharpens flat panels
News IBM has a prototype LCD that may be the future for flat panel displays. This should help viewing text on high-resolution flat panel displays. According to IBM officials, the panel can display two full-sized 8.5in by 11in documents side by side.
[July 14, 2000, 12:09]
