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TFT Market Boom Despite Glass Shortage
News A worldwide TFT glass shortage will force prices up but Demin reckoned this won't be enough to dampen interest in flat panel products. The TFT market is starting to be a real market now," said Bob Raikes, consultant at monitor specialist Meko and...
[February 19, 1999, 10:19]
Tosh Fires 13.3-inch TFT, MMX Salvo; Mulls Tiny PC
News Based on a 100MHz DX4 processor, the Libretto packs 8Mb RAM, 520Mb hard disk, 6.1-inch 640 x 480 TFT, Type II PC Card slot, fast infra-red and lithium ion battery into a 1.5lb clamshell design. The top-end 740CDT (£4,995 + VAT) includes a 166MHz...
[January 27, 1997, 12:05]
Rock Rolls Out 13.3-inch TFT, MMX Power
News A 200MHz Pentium MMX with 48Mb EDO RAM (expandable to 80Mb), 256Kb pipeline burst-mode cache, 13.3-inch XGA TFT screen, 2.1Gb hard drive, eight-speed CD-ROM drive (swappable for floppy drive), nickel metal-hydride, infra-red and CardBus slots...
[February 20, 1997, 11:32]
Windows '97: Iiyama Sees USB, TFT, 19-inch Screens
News The products will be a monitor with integral USB hub collar, a TFT screen and a 19-inch FST CRT unit. Iiyama can be contacted by telephone on 01438-745482.
[February 24, 1997, 15:30]
NEC Prepares 13.3in TFT Notebook Screen
News The largest ever notebook screens will be available late this year when NEC releases a 13.3in TFT LCD panel, almost filling out the A4 format and making larger screens unlikely. The size makes for a 21 per cent larger viewing area than the current...
[July 11, 1996, 10:07]
TFT Displays, USB Wait On Market's Response
News Crawley added that LCD drawbacks such as screen size, problems in resolution switching, and difficulties in viewing screens in some highly-lit environments also counted against TFTs, and doubted whether Compaq has committed to selling a large...
[August 22, 1996, 16:01]
15.1-inch TFT Laptops Are Coming Soon
News However, UK portable specialist AJP Business Computers will next month become the first mobile PC maker to ship a unit with a remarkable 15.1-inch diagonal TFT LCD capable of at 1024 x 768 internal resolutions.
[October 22, 1997, 16:54]
Notebook Vendors Gawp At AJP 15.1-inch TFT Claim
News UK portable specialist AJP Business Computers announced on Wednesday that it will ship a unit, the 233MHz Pentium MMX-based Series 8500, with a 15.1-inch diagonal TFT LCD capable of at 1024 x 768 internal resolutions, next month.
[October 24, 1997, 16:22]
UK Tech Week: Sanyo Cautious In TFT Display Market
News The consumer electronics giant reports strong growth in its flat panel business but says entry level models -- that's anything below 18in -- will not be launched in the UK. This is still a young market," says John Boyle, general manager for Sanyo...
[October 7, 1998, 12:04]
Dell Sweetens 133MHz Notebook Prices
News The basic specification Latitude XPi P133ST with 8Mb RAM, 810Mb hard drive and 11.3-inch TFT screen is down from £2,250 + VAT to £2,000. A higher-specification Latitude XPi P133ST with 24Mb RAM, 2.1Gb hard drive and 11.3-inch TFT screen drops from...
[November 8, 1996, 10:26]
Elonex, Mitac Deliver 133MHz Pentium Notebooks
News Elonex's NB-5000 TFT range comes in 133MHz Pentium and 150MHz Pentium flavours. The entry-level NB-5133 (£2,330 + VAT) is a 133MHz Pentium-based notebook with 16Mb RAM, 1.35Gb hard drive, 12.1-inch TFT screen, removable 3.5-inch floppy drive, 16...
[December 9, 1996, 13:27]
IBM Sells LCD Patents
News LCD supplier AU Optronics has signed an agreement with IBM to acquire 170 global patents for TFT LCD technology. The patents cover driving circuits, backlights, RGB filters, and TFT array processes amongst other technologies, according to the...
[July 4, 2005, 18:35]
A Fantastic Investment; The Quality Is Outstanding!
Member Review I decided to buy a TFT monitor after getting my first job and was immediately impressed by the clarity and brightness of the picture. On top of the excellent picture quality you can connect a console or TV tuner to the TFT via the S-video or AV...
[December 3, 2003, 15:32]
LG Philips Claims Largest Organic LED Display
News The company, which manufactures TFT-LCD screens at factories in South Korea, unveiled a prototype 20.1inch active matrix OLED display at the FPD International trade show in Japan on Tuesday. It is based on 'low temperature polysilicon', a technique...
[October 19, 2004, 17:05]
ACi Ships P-233 Notebook
News The London-based direct seller will include the part in a £3,195 + VAT unit comprising 32Mb RAM, 512Kb cache RAM, 2.1Gb hard drive, 13.3-inch XGA TFT screen, 16-speed CD-ROM drive, wavetable sound and Duracell battery.
[June 23, 1997, 13:42]
LCD Price Falls Mean Cheaper Notebooks
News A 166MHz Pentium-based model with 24Mb RAM, 1.8Gb hard drive, 12.1-inch TFT and eight-speed CD-ROM drive falls £400 to £1,999. The reductions are partly due to our lower cost price of the TFT panels," said Nick Boardman, managing director.
[March 27, 1997, 17:28]
Samsung Ready To Roll With Organic LEDs
News The screens are self-luminous organic materials and so require a third less power than TFT and LCD screens, which use conventional thin-film transistor liquid crystal displays. Response times are quicker too — according to the company the screens...
[November 22, 2005, 15:45]
Five Years Ago: LCD Price Falls Mean Cheaper Notebooks
News A 166MHz Pentium-based model with 24Mb RAM, 1.8Gb hard drive, 12.1-inch TFT and eight-speed CD-ROM drive falls £400 to £1,999. The reductions are partly due to our lower cost price of the TFT panels," said Nick Boardman, managing director.
[March 17, 2002, 6:01]
Flat Panel Shortage Tipped
News A study released by the company found that large TFT LCDs (liquid crystal displays) will be much in demand because of increased spending associated with the holiday season.iSuppli defines a large screen as one that is more than 10 inches in...
[May 28, 2004, 9:20]
