Tag archive: BenQ

Taiwan's Benq has unveiled its new V series of LCD monitors in the United States, announcing the 21.5-inch V2220H and 24-inch V2420H will be available from retailers this month. Although the company didn't announce any pricing information—that would just be too simple—they are touting a few of the new panels' specs, including a total depth of just 15mm, HDMI 1.3 connectivity, and an “unrivaled” dynamic… Read More

Taiwan's BenQ has announced an entirely new V-series of displays, some of which the company claims are the world's thinnest in their size range: the 21.5-inch V2200 measures just 15mm thick, while the 18.5-inch V920 shaves off another millimeter for a 14mm depth—because that extra millimeter of space will completely change the feel of your workspace. The new V-series of displays includes nin models ranging from 18.5 inches… Read More

Taiwan's BenQ has unveiled its new LCD display, which claims to be the first monitor on the planet to pack a 1080p full HD resolution into a 21.5-inch display. (And given the somewhat odd panel size, they're probably correct.) BenQ says the E2200HDA will be the first in a line of five full HD LCD monitors that support 1080p resolution and the 16:9 aspect ratio—and some of those will stretch out to 24 inches. “With… Read More

Taiwan's BenQ is again laying claim to having the world's slimmest 8 megapixel camera—it previously claimed its DSC X800 was the slimmest in the category—this time with its T850 point-and-shoot camera. The T8650 sports a 3× optical zoom, a 3-inch LCD display, ISO sensitivity down to 1600 (more for shake-free and movie modes, USB 2.0 connectivity, and SD/SDHC storage, along with consumer-friendly snapshot… Read More

Taiwan's BenQ has announced its V2004W 24-inch LCD display, which the company is not only claiming is the world's thinnest display in its size range (measuring just 2.4 inches at its thickest) but establishes computer hardware as "the newest art form" with its "unexpected" asymmetry and airplane-inspired curves. "The V2400W is inspired by the B2 stealth bomber, evoking a sense of mystery, awe and the… Read More

BenQ has announced its new DCS X800 point-and-shoot digital camera, which the company is claiming is the slimmest 8 megapixel shooter on the market, with a thickness of 14 mm, but it pulls in its gut to measure just 9.8 mm at its thinnest. The X800 also sports a 3-inch LCD display, face detection technology, and BenQ's “Super Shake Free” image stabilization to ensure clear pictures. The camera sports USB 2.0 connectivity,… Read More

Taiwan's BenQ has announced four new LCD monitors aimed at gamers, with three widescreen models sized at 19 inches (the X900W), 20 inches (the X2000W), and 22 inches (the X2200W), along with the traditionally-proportioned 19-inch X900. The two 19-inch models sport DVI-D and D-sub inputs, while the 20- and 22-inch units add HDMI inputs. All four monitors sport fast 2ms grey-to-grey response times, 160° viewing angles, HDCP… Read More

As if modern laptops weren’t sleek and urban enough, BenQ has upped the ante in appealing to city-goers with a laptop designed to recall the glittering skyline of a major metropolis. The BenQ Joybook R43 looks ordinary enough in its matte-black finish, except for a slim band of skyscraper-esque geometric shapes etched across its top, interlaced with softly glowing white lights to simulate the glow of the city. BenQ executed the… Read More

Taiwan's BenQ has been upgrading its digital camera line, today announcing its DC X735 digital camera, featuring a 2.5-inch LCD, 7.2 megapixel resolution, face tracking, and high ISO sensitivity—all packed into a slim 14.7 mm-thick frame (12.5 mm at its thinnest). The X735 replaced the X725 in BenQ's lineup, which the company only recently debuted in June of this year. The new model features a 3× optical zoom, USB… Read More

Taiwan's BenQ has introduced its new C840 digital camera, following up on the C740i the company announced just this past July. The C840 features an 8 megapixel resolution, a 2.5-inch LCD viewfinder, a face tracking mode which does its best to make sure people in your snapshots are recognizable, and an Shake-Free mode designed to prevent photos from being blurred by hand motion—BenQ doesn't say whether the camera uses… Read More

Troubled Taiwanese electronics maker BenQ has announced 13 new LCD monitors in sizes ranging from 17 to 22 inches, all featuring 5 ms response times, 300 nits of brightness, integrated multimedia functions, and ambient LED illumination. The new E Series displays offer display rations ranging from 16:10 widscreen aspects to traditional 4:3; the displays also feature BenQ's Senseye+Photo technology to offer useful presets that provide… Read More

Back in March, BenQ's CEO K.Y. Lee offered his resignation in the wake of the financial disaster brought on my the purchase of Seimen's AG mobile phone business, while cost the company over $1 billion dollars before BenQ finally gave up and wound up parting the company out and selling it for scrap. At the time, BenQ's board expressed confidence in longtime leader Lee, insisting he stay on and guide the company back to… Read More

Troubled electronics manufacturer BenQ—still trying to recover from its misadventure with mobile phones and now engaged in a risky retooling of its enterprise which includes selling off its own brand—has launched two new seven megapixel digital cameras aimed at the consumer market, hoping to win buyers with touchscreen functionality and super-slim designs. Announced last March but just shipping now, the T700 offers a 3-inch… Read More

Taiwan's BenQ is still struggling to get back on its feet after a series of significant setbacks, including its mis-adventure in the mobile phone business (which has found the company essentially selling off the remainders of Seimens AG as scrap), the arrest of BenQ executives on insider trading charges, and the recent dicey move to spin off its own brand and keep hold of its manufacturing assets. Now, the company has announced a… Read More

Taiwan's troubled BenQ has delivered a surprise: the company plans to spin off its BenQ brand as a technology design firm, while keeping its contract manufacturing business and operating under a new name: Jia Da Corporation. According to BenQ president K.Y. Lee, the move is a common-sense division of the company. About 60 percent of BenQ's revenue come from contract manufacturing for heavy hitters like Hewlett-Packard and Dell,… Read More