displays

Samsung DVD-HD860 review

Reviews Samsung's DVD-HD860 is essentially aimed at owners of high-definition displays who want to maximize the performance of their existing DVD collection. The contrasting black and silver styling will complement most modern displays.

Editor's rating   8.1

Tags: samsung, connectivity, standards, high definition

21 September 2006, 16:32

Toshiba SD-350E review

Reviews When making the upgrade to high-definition flat-screen displays, pernickety home cinema users often find that standard DVD players no longer cut the mustard. FeaturesToshiba's player is only worth the upgrade if you have a flat-screen TV or...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: toshiba, high definition, optical, upgrade

15 November 2005, 16:43

Widescreen monitors

Reviews The popularity of square-ish 4:3 displays has dwindled at the expense of newer, widescreen models. This is good, because Windows Vista, the replacement for the ageing Windows XP, has portions of its user interface that are designed specifically for...

2 February 2007, 14:00

ghosting

Reviews 1) A visual phenomenon in LCDs and other digital displays where an image moves faster than the display can redraw it, thereby leaving a trail of former versions of the image in the wake of the redrawn image Ghosting might also be called trailing...

21 December 2006, 10:12

OLED (organic light-emitting diode)

Reviews OLED displays, originally developed by Kodak, are unlike LCDs in that they don't require backlighting, instead, they emit light themselves. OLED displays offer many advantages over LCDs, including less power consumption and brighter output, and are...

21 December 2006, 15:20

Apple Cinema HD Display (23-inch) review

Reviews Apple's latest line of Cinema HD Displays (available in 20-inch, 23-inch and 30-inch models) ushers in a renewed spirit of cross-platform cooperation. FeaturesThis generation of Cinema Displays marks Apple's return to a DVI connection (after years...

Editor's rating   7.9

Tags: apple, contrast, brightness, cinema

14 September 2004, 23:00

Hazro HZ30W review

Reviews A newcomer to the monitor market, Hazro has introduced a range of professional widescreen displays starting at inches in size. The biggest of the bunch, the £850 HZ30W, joins a very small number of 30-inch displays currently available.

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: hazro, monitors, brightness, displays

24 January 2008, 14:56

transflective display

Reviews Transflective displays incorporate elements of both transmissive and reflective displays. A type of LCD screen often used for PDAs. These screens use LED backlighting to illuminate the display indoors, but also use a reflective surface to produce...

3 January 2007, 10:34

active matrix

Reviews Active-matrix displays use transistors to control each dot on the screen, which results in faster response and brighter, crisper images than those produced by passive-matrix displays (which are largely obsolete as computer displays).

3 January 2007, 16:48

How do I find the right fit?

Reviews The tiniest -- sometimes referred to as subnotebooks -- have 10-inch displays and cramped keyboards. • Midsized displays (12 to 14 inches) Plus, their displays top out at 12 inches or so, and they don't have internal CD or DVD drives.

12 May 2005, 17:29

passive matrix

Reviews Passive displays apply current to the diodes at a specific refresh rate to maintain an image. Passive-matrix displays are often found on handheld devices, such as mobile phones and PDAs, and are less commonly used for laptops because of the better...

3 January 2007, 16:51

Apple iPod Photo (30GB) review

Reviews Unlike the screen on the iRiver H320, another MP3 player that displays photos, the iPod Photo's transflective face is visible with the backlight turned off. Offering a full-colour, 16-bit screen as well as 30GB and 60GB capacities, the iPod Photo...

Editor's rating   9

Tags: apple uk, digital camera, thumbnail, battery life

25 March 2005, 22:35

Acer Aspire 8920G preview

Reviews Those without HDMI-enabled external displays can always make use of the standard analogue D-Sub port. Not only are these more stylish than the previous models, but they're the first laptops to feature either 16-inch or 18.4-inch displays that offer...

Tags: acer, cpu, sample, return

31 March 2008, 16:56

Sony Ericsson Z530i review

Reviews Once you open up the phone, you'll see the 128x160-pixel screen that is surrounded by a silver border similar to the external screen and also displays the model number and Sony Ericsson name. The Sony Ericsson Z530i is available free on contract...

Editor's rating   7.5

Tags: sony ericsson, section, silver, scale

29 June 2006, 14:46

Sony SDM-S205F review

Reviews DesignBoxy black designs are typical of modern business displays, but unlike the bulky Lenovo ThinkVision L201P, the Sony SDM-S205F injects the basic-black look with class. In fact, they had a warm tone that's generally confined to CRT displays.

Editor's rating   7.3

Tags: sony, panel, sub, contrast

18 July 2006, 11:45