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Upcoming Dell monitors to have LED backlights by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:55 AM on January 9, 2009 LED backlighting technology has been a staple of thin-and-light laptops for some time, but it's been largely absent from the desktop scene (Apple's $899 LED... Type: News story Tags: Displays	43
Etc. by Scott Wasson — 10:10 AM on December 30, 2008 Had a pretty productive day yesterday. Did data entry and made graphs for GPU stuff. 12 different GPU configs and seven different benchmarks,... Type: News story Tags: Displays The Tech Report	79
LCD panel prices are headed down by Cyril Kowaliski — 1:49 PM on December 8, 2008 Don't be surprised if LCD monitors keep getting cheaper over the coming weeks and months. The folks at DigiTimes have learned from "market sources" that... Type: News story Tags: Displays	45
High-density 23'' Dell display arrives in the U.S. by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:36 PM on November 18, 2008 After quietly showing up in Canada over a week ago, Dell's bizarro 23"... Type: News story Tags: Displays	33
Deal of the week: Cheap RAM and a 24-inch widescreen by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:20 AM on November 14, 2008 We have a pair of deals for you this week. A month ago, we featured a 4GB Kingston DDR2-800 memory kit with a CAS... Type: News story Tags: Displays Memory	39
Dell launches 23'' display with unusual resolution by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:07 PM on November 10, 2008 Here's something you don't see every day. Dell has quietly added a new... Type: News story Tags: Displays	60
Stereoscopic glasses coming this year from Nvidia by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:04 PM on September 17, 2008 In our podcast last Saturday, we talked a little bit about Nvidia's plans in the field of stereoscopic 3D. Nvidia demoed its technology at... Type: News story Tags: Graphics Displays	40
Dell introduces 24-inch monitor with 16:9 aspect ratio by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:04 AM on July 29, 2008 In early July, DisplaySearch predicted that PC and notebook monitors would inevitably transition to 16:9 aspect ratios, with 16:9 monitors to be among the... Type: News story Tags: Displays	57
iSuppli sees bright future for DisplayPort by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:03 PM on July 25, 2008 Devices with HDMI connectivity have only been in the market for about five years,... Type: News story Tags: Displays	47
DisplaySearch: Transition to 16:9 displays is 'unstoppable' by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:45 AM on July 2, 2008 Many of us may find ourselves using PC and notebook monitors with 16:9 aspect ratios within a few years, if DisplaySearch has its facts straight.... Type: News story Tags: Displays	176
Shuttle preps Atom desktop, new monitor by Cyril Kowaliski — 6:00 AM on June 9, 2008 Although tiny laptops and strange photo shoots stole the show at Computex last... Type: News story Tags: Systems Displays	8
Sony OLED TV suffers from premature aging by Cyril Kowaliski — 10:58 AM on May 9, 2008 Many have heard about the XEL-1, which Sony claims to be the first commercial TV based on OLED technology, but less well known is... Type: News story Tags: Displays	34
Apple hit with class-action lawsuit over LCD panel claim by Cyril Kowaliski — 2:54 PM on April 3, 2008 While 6-bit LCD display panels are common in cheaper monitors, many users regard them as inferior to proper 8-bit panels that can display full 24-bit... Type: News story Tags: Displays Mac	35
Dell unveils new wide-screen 20-incher by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:34 PM on March 17, 2008 It's new monitor season at Dell. After the DisplayPort-equipped 30" 3008WFP and 24" 2408WFP, the Texan PC vendor is back with a brand new... Type: News story Tags: Displays	49
More, bigger monitors boost productivity, says study by Cyril Kowaliski — 5:14 PM on March 13, 2008 Most folks have probably already figured out for themselves that having to use a painfully small display with a low resolution impedes their productivity. However,... Type: News story Tags: Displays	76
TR's Hardware Survey: The results are in by Cyril Kowaliski — 3:43 PM on February 26, 2008 Just over ten days ago, we kicked off our very first hardware survey. We asked our readers 15 questions pertaining to everything from processor... Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Motherboards Multimedia Storage Displays Memory Operating systems	41
The TR Hardware Survey: What's in your main PC? by Cyril Kowaliski — 9:10 AM on February 15, 2008 We're unveiling a new feature today, the TR Hardware Survey. As its name suggests, this feature's goal is to give both us and you, the... Poll Questions: • Processor • Graphics processor • How much did your graphics card cost at the time of purchase? • Chipset • Motherboard brand • Memory size • Total internal hard drive storage capacity • Primary optical drive type • Sound card • Number of displays • Main display type • Main display size • Main display aspect ratio • Main display resolution • Primary operating system Type: News story Tags: CPUs Graphics Motherboards Multimedia Storage Displays Memory Operating systems	238
Dell unveils new 24-inch monitor with DisplayPort by Cyril Kowaliski — 12:14 PM on January 17, 2008 Folks eager to try out the DisplayPort display interface may swoon over Dell's new 30" UltraSharp 3008WFP monitor, but the display's two-grand price tag... Type: News story Tags: Displays	30

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tipoo

It's not a benchmark suggestion, but a benchmark*ing* suggestion, I've always wanted to see more older CPUs thrown into what benchmarks they can to sh...

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lilbuddhaman

Obligatory "what about Higher resolution desktop monitors" post. +26

chuckula

Good idea, and to expand on this point: A whole lot of people have already given... +26

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I'm sorry but if there's enough market demand for 13.3" 3200x1800 screens, there... +21

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