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The RCA LYRA Audio/Video Jukebox lets TVjunkies record their favorite programs directly onto a pocket-sized device – without the need to use a PC. The 20 GB RCA RD2780 is a “virtual VCR” in your pocket, featuring a 3.5″ screen that easilyconnects to a television set via an analog composite video output and can record up to 50 hours of video content directly from an analog video source. The RD2780 also plays back digital… Read More

“The Austin-based market research firm said in its latest Monthly Large-Area LCD Pricing Report blended large-area thin-film-transistor LCD prices fell 3% from $295 to $285 in July and are expected to fall another 3% in August to $275. Prices are expected to fall 2% per month through the end of the year. According to DisplaySearch, weakness in the LCD monitor market is fueling larger than anticipated price reductions in notebook PCs… Read More

According to a CNET News.com report, a study released by the El Segundo, Calif.-based company foundthat large, TFT-type LCDs 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 diagonallength. The use of TFT (thin film transistor) technology generally indicates a higher-quality display. If the company's prediction is correct,… Read More

According to CNET News.com, Toshiba plans to show a new 14.1-inch SXGA+ LCD with a 1400×1050 resolution that weighs only 330 grams. The company will also display a new 12.1-inch WXGA LCD for widescreen notebook PCs that offers a resolution of 1280×768 and weights 250 grams. Toshiba said it will unveil a prototype of a color 3.5-inch Quarter Video Graphics Array “system on glass” input display that can… Read More

Seiko Epson Corporation (“Epson”) Tuesday announced that it has used its original inkjet printing technology to successfully develop the world's first large-screen (40-inch) full-color organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display prototype. Self-luminescent OLED displays, which offer outstanding viewing characteristics, including high contrast, wide viewing angle, and fast response times, are widely seen as the leading… Read More

The output was boosted by manufacturers of TVs making strong showings in the LCD TV market at the year-end sales season and by IT equipment manufacturers such as Dell Inc entering the market. Production will continue growing quickly in 2004, but industry observers can't say by how much. Given the tight demand-and-supply situation for large thin-film transistor (TFT) LCDs for TVs, pricesare unlikely to fall any time soon. Nikkei Market… Read More

Sony said it will initially use the displays for its brand of mobile devices. The first products equipped with OLED displays will likely be mobile phones, digital still and video cameras, or personaldigital assistants. Sony plans to begin production at a monthly capacity of about 300,000 2-inch OLED panels in Aichi, central Japan. ST LCD now makes small-sized low-temperature polysilicon thin-film-transistor LCD panels for use in portable… Read More