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    Automatic Brightness Controls and Light Sensors on HDTVs and Smartphones are useless

    I have a new feature article that shows that the Automatic Brightness controls and Light Sensors on all HDTVs and mobile displays are effectively useless due to bad design and engineering. They have a major impact on battery run time for Smartphones and US power consumption for HDTVs, in...
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    Misleading, Exaggerated and Fraudulent Display and HDTV Specs Exposed

    Actually, only the inflated published specs have increased since 2006, the objective Contrast Ratios have improved only slightly since then. For the best LCDs, the scientifically measured Contrast Ratios are actually still only between 1,500 and 2,000. SXRD is Sony's flavor of LCoS technology...
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    Misleading, Exaggerated and Fraudulent Display and HDTV Specs Exposed

    You missed the point of the article... The article is about misleading and exaggerated manufacturer specs for displays, which makes it impossible for consumers to evaluate display (and projector) picture quality and performance based on their published specs. So, there are plenty of excellent...
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    23 Tips for Buying the Best HDTV or Computer Monitor

    Let's compile a list of the Best sources for reviews I've listed a few of my favorite places to look for objective reviews of HDTVs, monitors and displays. A great forum project would be to compile a comprehensive list of the best sources for reviews with separate threads for HDTVs, monitors...
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    23 Tips for Buying the Best HDTV or Computer Monitor

    Best sources for HDTV and display reviews My recommended list of sources for HDTV and display reviews was shortened by the editors. Amir will be shocked that "Widescreen Review Magazine" where we are both Contributing Editors does not show up in the article. The editors took it out because only...
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    23 Tips for Buying the Best HDTV or Computer Monitor

    I have a new article called "23 Tips for Buying the Best HDTV" (or computer monitor) that has been very well received - surprised me by making the front page of digg.com. The title and content seem ideal for this forum. Note that it is designed for a broad range of audiences so many of the...
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    Retina display for the iPhone?

    The iPhone 4 has an outstanding display... and I'm glad that Apple resisted the emotional rush to OLEDs because they still need lots of improvement before they will be ready to compete with the highly refined IPS LCDs. The iPhone 4 display should be comparable to the outstanding IPS LCD in the...
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    Misleading, Exaggerated and Fraudulent Display and HDTV Specs Exposed

    Sharp should have consulted Mr. Spock instead... Sharp's new Quattron Technology is exposed as another shameful marketing gimmick. HDTV television and movie content is produced and color-balanced on three-color displays that are accurately calibrated to Rec.709. Sharp’s fourth primary color is...
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    Misleading, Exaggerated and Fraudulent Display and HDTV Specs Exposed

    Now Live: Misleading, Exaggerated and Fraudulent Display and HDTV Specs Exposed My article "Display Myths Smashed" is now live, here is the link: http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/display_myths_shattered Let me know what you think... your comments welcome.
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    Display Technology Series on Twitter

    Indirectly - I compare the Nexus One to the iPhone - iPhone wins but it has major shortcomings. http://www.displaymate.com/Nexus_iPhone_ShootOut.htm And I compare the Nexus One to the Droid - the Droid wins big time! So the Droid significantly outperforms the iPhone...
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    Display Technology Series on Twitter

    OLED and LCD Displays in Android 2.0 and 2.1 Phones There are a number of issues: 1. ALL Android 2.1 phones have 16-bit color in the Gallery, which is the main photo viewer. For the Android browser, some phones have 16-bit color and others have 24-bit color. I took a lot of heat from the...
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    Misleading, Exaggerated and Fraudulent Display and HDTV Specs Exposed

    I have a major feature article on display specs coming out shortly in Maximum PC magazine. It's the cover story and an 8 page comprehensive exposé. The issue has already shipped to subscribers and will be on newsstands within two weeks. Here is a link to the published article...
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    Display Technology Series on Twitter

    I've started a Display Technology series on Twitter with tweets designed to clear up lots of common misconceptions about display technology held by many and possibly most consumers, videophiles, techies, technicians, some reviewers, and even manufacturers. There are now 80 entries, which are...
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    Display Technology Articles

    I've written a series of articles on Display Technology that should be of interest to members of the forum. They cover CRT, LCD, Plasma, DLP, LCoS and OLED technologies and have appeared in dozens of consumer, ProAV and research publications worldwide. There are two series: one for HDTVs and...
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