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Asus Designo MS236: Fancy ring monitor

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:23:02 +0000

Remember the ring series of monitors from LG? Yeah? Good, because Asus, of Eee PC fame, has pounced on the concept to create its own circular-standed monitors, the Designo MS series

Samsung SyncMaster XL2370 1080p monitor with LED backlight: Hands-on photos

ian.morris@cnet.co.uk (Ian Morris) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:05:02 +0000

If you want a monitor that looks awesome, saves you money and the polar bears, you might want to look at the Samsung XL2370, which is really very good at all of those things

Nokia Booklet 3G: Photos of Nokia's netbook

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:04:02 +0000

Nokia nabs a netbook: the Nokia Booklet 3G is a new mini-laptop with 3G, GPS, HDMI and a sleek chassis. We have photos and more specs. Take a look

Asus T4T1: Hands-on with the monitor that's also a TV

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:39:01 +0000

Remember the Asus T1 monitors we wrote about last week? We've just been sent a sample of the 24-inch 24T1 version to play with and have wasted no time putting it through its paces

Asus T1: Monitors that turn into tellies

richard.trenholm@cnet.co.uk (Rich Trenholm) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:12:02 +0000

Asus launches the T1 series of monitors that are also high-definition TVs with two HDMIs, Freeview tuners and claimed contrast of 20,000:1. What to watch?

Asus announces wireless USB LCD monitors

nate.lanxon@cnet.co.uk (Nate Lanxon) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:57:01 +0000

Asus has been talking up its latesy non-Eee creation: wireless computer monitors. That's right, one cable less behind the desk

Most iPhone apps spurned after purchase

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 10:30:02 +0000

Only 30 per cent of people who buy an iPhone app actually use it the day after purchase, while, after 20 days, the figure drops to 5 per cent, according to Pinch Media

BenQ M2200HD: 16:9, 1080p monitor joy

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:24:02 +0000

Monitors with 4:3 or 16:10 aspect ratios are dying out. The future is all about 16:9 displays like the new BenQ M2200HD, which we had the pleasure of testing recently

HP Dreamcolor LP2480ZX: One billion colours!

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:48:02 +0000

HP has just sent us what it believes is the LCD monitor to end all LCD monitors. The HP LP2480ZX can deliver colour reproduction usually only possible with a CRT display

LG Flatron W2284F: Nipple-powered monitor

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:13:02 +0000

The Flatron W2284F has the curves of Beyonc�, style like Gok Wan, and -- with a weight of just 4.4kg -- we suspect it may even have one of those trendy eating disorders

Apple 24-inch LED Cinema Display: Hey, good lookin'

nick.hide@cnet.co.uk (Nick Hide) — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:42:02 +0000

In a short aside at tonight's Cupertino launch of the new MacBook and MacBook Pro, Steve Jobs casually introduced a new Cinema Display monitor

Sony not alone in displaying OLEDs at Ceatec 2008

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:08:02 +0000

Sony has been showing off its super-slim OLED TVs at the Ceatec 2008 electronics show in Chiba, Japan, this week. But it's not alone -- NEC and KDDI have joined in on the fun this year

LG Flatron M2294D: When monitors and TVs get it on

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:15:02 +0000

LG's just released the Flatron M2294D LCD TV-cum-PC monitor -- a screen that looks like a telly, acts like a telly, but also packs a high-resolution panel so it can be used as a proper PC monitor

Fujitsu-Siemens ScenicView 'Zero Watt' monitor: Pigs might fly

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 12:00:02 +0000

Green is the new black. No, we're not talking about the latest trends at the London Fashion Show -- rather the current trend of making electronic friendlier to the environment.

LG Flatron W2252TE: Greenest monitor in the world?

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:50:02 +0000

So you wanna save the Earth, huh? You've got two options: you can visit Surya nightclub in London with its electricity-generating dance floor, or you can buy an LG Flatron W2252TE

Video reviews round-up: Serving up aces

shannon.doubleday@cnet.co.uk (Shannon Doubleday) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:30:00 +0000

It's Wimbledon time and we've got some top seeds of our own in this video reviews round-up -- they're sweeter than strawberries and cream

Samsung SyncMasterT200: 20-inch rose black monitor

ian.morris@cnet.co.uk (Ian Morris) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:32:01 +0000

Having rewritten the manual on TV design, Samsung is trying to do the same thing with computer monitors. But do you want your monitor to be a thing of great beauty?

Rocking your world with the video reviews round-up

shannon.doubleday@cnet.co.uk (Shannon Doubleday) — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:30:00 +0000

If you lived under a rock and just emerged, would you care about the 3G iPhone? While you're out in the sunshine, why not stick around for some hardcore video reviews?

BenQ V2400W: World's thinnest 24-incher

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 28 May 2008 15:12:02 +0000

Have a butcher's at the BenQ V2400W LCD monitor. It's 62mm at its fattest point, which makes it the thinnest 24-inch monitor in the world

Microsoft LaserTouch: Multitouch sensor prototype

Fri, 23 May 2008 10:59:02 +0000

Microsoft researchers have demonstrated a new, low-cost method for manipulating a monitor or wall display with your hands. Quick, someone get Tom Cruise on the phone

LG Flatron W2242S: Budget 22-inch monitor

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:00:00 +0000

Calling all cheapskates! LG has just started making a 22-inch monitor that you can pick up for pennies. 16,000 pennies to be exact

Photos: Hands-on the Samsung Dual Display 2263DX

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:15:02 +0000

How do you make a good LCD screen even better? You add a second display via USB and call it the Dual Display 2263DX, that's how

Samsung T220HD monitors: Rose, emerald and sapphire black

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:00:02 +0000

Remember the 'rose black' TVs we told you about a couple of months back? The ones that appear red in the light? Now they've been made into LCD monitors

HP W2408h: 24 inches of monitory goodness

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:24:02 +0000

Fancy a big monitor? Of course you do, sunshine. Have a butcher's at this new 24-incher from HP, we reckon it's right up your alley. Now be a good lad and get us a cup of tea

Asus MK241 monitor: Where magnificent meets meh

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:59:02 +0000

Asus, arguably the most innovative hardware maker of the last six months, has just sent us its its 24-inch MK241 monitor -- and it's a very mixed bag

Asus goes bamboo crazy: LS201, Essentio 5110, S6, U6

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:00:02 +0000

Asus has thrown all caution to the wind and unveiled a host of bamboo concept products at the CeBIT 2008 expo in Germany

LG Flatron L197WH: OMG! A 10,000:1 contrast ratio?!

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:00:01 +0000

The tech stork just dropped off LG's new Flatron L197WH monitor, which the company claims has a contrast ratio of 10,000:1. That's a pretty spectacular number

BenQ G 2400W: Who's bad?

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:59:01 +0000

It's has to be said: BenQ has made some of the baddest monitors in the business. That's 'bad' in the Michael Jackson sense of the word. Shamon mother******!

Viewsonic VX2240w: Average is as average does

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 12:12:02 +0000

Monitors with dynamic contrast ratios are all the rage now. We've seen some corkers from LG, and have now got our hands on the Viewsonic VX2240w

Dell Crystal display: It's well glassy

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:36:02 +0000

We think we've fallen in love with Dell's new 22-inch display. Who were we to know that tempered glass could be so damn attractive?

Crave TV: Alienware's bad boy ALX PC and curved display

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:40:02 +0000

It's not every day you're smacked in the face twice by a lunatic, but that's what it feels like -- Alienware just hit us with a 42-inch display and an octocore gaming PC with four graphics cards

Hannspree Boston: We've got wood

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:41:02 +0000

We all know the designers at Hannspree are marvellously bonkers. Why else would they release a monitor that looks like it was carved from a tree?

LG Flatron L226WTQ: Highest contrast ratio ever

feedback@cnet.co.uk — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 11:00:00 +0000

Want blacker blacks and whiter whites? Sure you do. Meet the world's first computer monitor with a 5,000:1 contrast ratio

Asus VW198T: No-nonsense Vista monitor

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:28:02 +0000

Asus has released the VW198T monitor but has forgotten to stuff it full of weird and wonderful gimmicks. But is it any good for, you know, looking at things?

Asus LS201: Punchable 'scratch-proof' monitor

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:09:01 +0000

The LS201 monitor has a crystal-sapphire protective panel that Asus claims is scratch-proof and 'punch-proof'. So we punched it

LG larges it with its 24-inch L245WP monitor

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 11:13:02 +0000

LG's new 24-inch widescreen display is a serious piece of kit -- HDMI input and HDCP support means it will show 1080p 'Full HD' video in all its glory

Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC: The 30-inch upgrade

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:11:02 +0000

Forget CPUs, memory and bigger hard drives -- the ultimate PC improvement is the Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC, a massive 30-inch monitor

Samsung Syncmaster 2040UX and 940UX: USB monitors

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:21:01 +0000

Samsung has unveiled a pair of monitors that hook up to the PC via USB -- and you can connect up to six simultaneously

LG Flatron L1960TR: 3,000:1 favourite

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 11:38:01 +0000

LG just handed us its Flatron L1960TR -- the world's first LCD monitor with a claimed 3,000:1 contrast ratio

Philips 190X7: Smarter than the average TFT

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 11:54:01 +0000

We usually don't get out of bed for monitors that are less than 24 inches, but we'll look at the Philips 190X7 anyway -- we're feeling generous

Lenovo D221: Cheapo 22-inch monitor

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:28:01 +0000

Hold the front page: Lenovo has just announced a 22-inch widescreen monitor for little more than pennies

LG Fantasy: Stylin' monitors from the Chocolate people

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:03:03 +0000

LG has just unveiled two sexy new ranges of computer monitors and Crave was one of the privileged few to get a hands-on...

Dell E207WFP: �155 20-inch monitor shocker

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:41:01 +0000

You're selling a 20-inch widescreen monitor with excellent specs for a measly �155? Surely there must be some mistake, Mr Dell?

ViewSonic ViewDock: iPod on your PC screen

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:53:01 +0000

Another day, another podcessory. But this one is actually pretty interesting, in a "why didn't they think of it sooner?" sort of way

Crave Talk: Pin-stripe rebel -- the PC at 25

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 14:55:17 +0000

It was born dull. It grew up dull. A quarter of a century on, how on earth has the IBM PC become the ultimate gaming platform?

Dell 2400MP: A projector for grown-ups

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Tue, 01 Aug 2006 12:12:18 +0000

The Dell 2400MP is a good value business projector with a tonne of features. PowerPoint aficionados need look no further

Asus PW201: Shiny happy TFT

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:20:01 +0000

If you like checking yourself out, or you just like shiny things, have a butchers' at this brand new LCD monitor from the folks at Asus

Samsung SyncMaster 940BW: PC HD goes HDCP

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:29:01 +0000

Samsung flies the high-definition monitor flag with the first HDCP-ready 19-inch widescreen model in the UK

ViewSonic VP2130b shows us the money

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Tue, 02 May 2006 12:19:01 +0000

If all that new-fangled widescreen nonsense isn't your cup of tea, you could do worse than to check out the 21-inch ViewSonic VP2130b

LG shows Emotion at CeBIT

rory.reid@cnet.co.uk (Rory Reid) — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:36:01 +0000

What happens when you lock LG's style gurus in a room with an ordinary TFT monitor? You get the Emotion series -- a range of displays that'll knock your socks off. Maybe